For most songs, the default1/4 Lengthoption works just fine. Or, use midi Triggerto program any pattern.ħ. What if your kick isn’t four-to-the-floor? You can use audio Triggerto to follow any kick drum’s pattern automatically (route the Kick track into the plugin’s external sidechain input). Adjust the slider till the kick punches through clearly and the pumping effect seems to “disappear”.Ħ. To pump only the lowest frequencies, turn on the band split. You can also shift the entire curve with theShiftarrows.ĥ. If the sidechain is too short/long for your kick drum – or you want to play with the feel and groove – drag the slope (colored area)of the curve. Production are real-life producers making creative plugins to help you achieve studio quality processing quickly and easily. These are useful musical motifs to get you up and running quickly which can eventually become the basis for whole tracks. Use the bigMixknob to set the strength of volume ducking to fit your mix.Ĥ. CHORDS includes multiple factory preset progressions, all labelled in detail. Click the Sidechain curves to find one that feels right for your song.ģ. By default, Kickstart ducks the signal at the start of every beat, for a classic four-to-the-floor sidechain compression effect.Ģ. Add Kickstart 2to your bassline(or any other sound you want to duck). Here’s how to start using Nick Romero Kickstart 2 right away:ġ. Don’t have time to read the whole manual? This section is for you!