Bass transient ducking with Transient Shaper sidechain

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5 steps

Insert Transient Shaper on your bass channel.
In its sidechain section, select your kick track as the input.
Turn on the sidechain filter and sweep its frequency down until only the kick’s low thump passes.
Pull the Attack knob left (negative) until the bass transient dips in time with the kick.
Adjust the Sustain knob to tighten or lengthen the tail as needed.

why it works

The sidechain filter isolates the kick’s envelope, so the transient shaper reduces the bass’s attack only when the kick hits, cleaning up low-end overlap.

ran in the 2026-11-11 issueall techniques →

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