Ableton Live 12.1 (Standard) audio effects that let you feed them with audio from another track (“Sidechain” input)
| Device | What the sidechain does | Where to turn it on |
|---|---|---|
| Compressor | Classic ducking or keyed compression; optional side-chain EQ | Click the little triangle on the left of the device, then hit “Sidechain” inside the panel. (Ableton) |
| Glue Compressor | Bus-style compression with the same external/eq side-chain panel as the regular Compressor | Unfold panel ▸ enable Sidechain. (Ableton) |
| Multiband Dynamics | Lets three-band dynamics react to another signal (great for de-essing or band-limited ducking) | Unfold ▸ Sidechain button. (Ableton) |
| Gate | Opens/closes according to another track (classic rhythmic gating) with an optional side-chain EQ | Click the triangle ▸ Sidechain. (Ableton) |
| Auto Filter | The filter’s envelope follower can be driven from an external audio source for rhythmic sweeps | Unfold ▸ Sidechain button. (Ableton) |
| Corpus | Resonator can be excited (or ducked) by external audio for tuned percussion effects | Unfold ▸ Sidechain section (same layout as the dynamics devices). (Ableton) |
| Shifter | Envelope-follower & FM sections can follow an external side-chain (great for keyed pitch FX) | Unfold ▸ Sidechain panel in section 5. (Ableton) |
