[linux-audio-dev] Re: Sidechains, was Re: [linux-audio-announce] [ANN] swh-plugins 0.3.4

[Paul Davis]

>Steve,
>   Sorry for being dense on side-chain issues, but I've shied away from
>using these specific plugins inside of Ardour since I seem incapable of
>figuring out on my own how the side chain gets hooked up within that
>application. Is this an Ardour issue, or am I just missing some simple piece
>of info that makes it obvious?

yes, its an app-specific question.

present: ardour can't hook up the side chains in any useful way, sort of

future: such plugins would be inserted into a patch bay-like object,
and connected to from there using wires or something similar.

between time: you could always use jackrack or some similar tool, put
the plugin there, and connect "by hand" from within ardour. you'd
create a port insert in the relevant audio track to send/return the
audio to the compressor, then connect whatever you want to the side
chain ports of the compressor. port inserts add latency, however.

--p