Ducking Hybrid Reverb issue

[paulpoitier]

Hi all,

I have a hybrid reverb effect on a drum track. I want to duck the effect when the drum hits play, so I have grouped it with a compressor which is sidechained to the drum track signal. However, the compressor is reducing the sound of the drum hits, not the effect - when the ratio is turned all the way up & the threshold is turned all the way down, only the effect can be heard. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

P

[Angstrom]

Group the reverb and compressor into a rack.
Name that chain "ducked reverb", make the reverb 100% wet.
Make a new chain and name it "dry signal". Don't bother puttin any effects on there.

Now the reverb audio stream will duck . The drums won't.

Put the compressor before the reverb to duck the "send" into the verb, but put it after to duck the reverbed signal.
Putting it first is cleaner. Keeps fewer sounds reverberating around. Putting the ducker after is more mushy, but an be the effect needed.

[paulpoitier]

Group the reverb and compressor into a rack.
Name that chain "ducked reverb", make the reverb 100% wet.
Make a new chain and name it "dry signal". Don't bother puttin any effects on there.

Now the reverb audio stream will duck . The drums won't.

Put the compressor before the reverb to duck the "send" into the verb, but put it after to duck the reverbed signal.
Putting it first is cleaner. Keeps fewer sounds reverberating around. Putting the ducker after is more mushy, but an be the effect needed.

That's worked perfectly, thank you for the help. Do you know why it is necessary to add the second, dry chain? I can't work out what function it's actually performing.

P