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Please add a sidechain feature to sub group compressors to allow for ducking capabilities.

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asked Dec 30, 2022 in StudioLive Series Feature Requests by michaelroy1 (1,170 points)
edited Mar 16, 2023 by michaelroy1
Please add the ability to sidechain, the Bus Group Compressors so that they can listen to and duck each other.  It’s a common practice in live sound applications to duck your stereo instrument bus under your stereo vocal bus to allow the vocals to pop out of the mix.  This feature is found on many other consoles and should be an easy add to the next SL firmware update.  It's also a strategy used by many High Level live audio engineers.

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answered Jan 29, 2023 by michaelreust1 (2,480 points)
I came here to add this, however I suggest rewording the headline as most people won't understand this wording.  Something like "Add the ability to designate a bus or group as a compressor key source."  and then I'd make a separate post requesting a ducker feature on its' own, even though it's possible to set up a compressor that way.
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