So… in Ableton you can use empty MIDI clips to sidechain things like gates and compressors etc, and by empty I mean with no instrument out puttiong audio etc, so it’s just midi notes dedciding the on/off.
Can you do this in Logic/Cubase etc?
This is a fact checking question before I publish something basically!
yes and no… you can use “ghost channels” to trigger what ever you want but you will always have to have some audio signal. sooooooo you might run a kick with no master/mixer volume but might be sending just to sends which you could use for sidechaining/gating etc.
Cheers Phil, tis what I thought but needed to make sure.
Same as…
You just need to have something running.
In regards to Midi… You can have a Midi region / clip running & have it bussed to a bus with no output. Either at bottom of channel or on a send.
Good for gating etc… but only problem is that when you solo it, the effect is taken off.
With Audio, it’ll still keep pumping or gating when you solo it. Which is probably always better 