Sidechaining enhancements

Manage sidechain routing directly from the effects view toolbar

You can assign sidechain connections to a plugin or instrument directly from the effect view toolbar, without having to return to the source track(s) in the Track view or Console view. To do so, do one of the following:

Click the VST2/VST3 drop-down menu in the VST plug-in toolbar, point to Sidechain Sources, then select the desired input source.

The Sidechain Sources submenu is only shown for plugins or instruments that have a sidechain available.

Choosing a source creates a send from the chosen track/bus source to the instrument's sidechain input.

Choosing a checked menu item removes that send to the instrument sidechain.

Note: Up to 25 sidechain sources are listed in the Sidechain Sources submenu. If more than 25 sources are available, only connected sources will be shown. To access all available sidechain sources, select Manage Sources to open the Manage Sidechain Sources dialog box.

A. Sidechain Sources menu B. Open Manage Sidechain Sources dialog box 

Click the Sidechain Sources button to open the Manage Sidechain Sources dialog box, which facilitates the sidechain send management across multiple sources types (i.e. track, aux, bus).

The Sidechain Sources button is only shown for sidechain capable plugins or instruments.

The Sidechain Sources button will highlight to show when a plugin sidechain input has something routed to it.

Selecting a source creates a send from the chosen source to the plugin's sidechain input.

Deselecting an item deletes the send.

The Send Settings are applied to newly added sends and will also modify any existing sends if changes are made to the settings.

The Follow Track Pan setting will be applied but only affects playback when a send is a Post Fader send.

Show These Sources lets you filter which source types are displayed in the list. Any changes to send settings are applied to all items, not just to the currently shown items.

Double-click the Send Level slider to reset to 0 dB, or click the slider, then press F2 to type a dB value.

For details, see Manage Sidechain Sources dialog.

Figure 15. Manage Sidechain Sources dialog box.

 

Note: Only sends can be added from the Manage Sidechain Sources dialog box, although Sonar also supports directly connecting a track or bus output to a sidechain.

Manage sidechain routing directly from ProChannel modules

You can assign sidechain connections to a supported ProChannel modules (such as PC4K S-Type Bus Compressor) by right-clicking the module header and pointing to Sidechain Sources.

Sidechaining for VST instruments in Synth Rack

Sonar has long supported sidechaining for plugins that are inserted into an FX Rack. In addition, Sonar now also supports sidechaining for sidechain capable VST instruments in the Synth Rack.

To specify the sidechain input for a VST instrument:

1.	Open the VST instrument's property page (see Opening a soft synth’s property page).

2.	Click the VST2/VST3 drop-down menu in the VST plug-in toolbar, point to Sidechain Sources, then select the desired input source:

Choosing a source creates a send from the chosen track/bus source to the instrument's sidechain input

Choosing a checked menu item removes that send to the instrument sidechain

Support for instruments with a single aux input

Sonar can now handle synths with a single aux input and expose it as a sidechain.

Prevent sidechain routing from creating a feedback loop

Sonar has logic to prevent feedback loops when creating sidechain connections.

 

See:

To insert a send to an effect sidechain input

Sidechaining

Synth Rack

Using the Synth Rack

New features

 

See:

To insert a send to an effect sidechain input

Sidechaining

Synth Rack

Using the Synth Rack

New features