Quote Originally Posted by mindgame
when your using the second kick(the one you dont hear) as a trigger for the compressor via the sidechaining, is the 2nd kick a duplicate pattern copy of the first kick (the one you will hear) so it triggers the compressor at the sametime, everytime kick one actually hits?? (like a mirror image used to trigger teh compressor)
i usually have my sidechain kick play all the time, so that when the actual kick drops out during a breakdown my noise gate doesn't close on me and take the other sounds with it.