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External side chaining

FabFilter Pro-Q 2 offers the possibility of feeding an external signal to its side chain, so that you can visualize the signal in the

Analyzer, comparing it with the pre-EQ and post-EQ spectrums. Also, you can use the SC input to let Pro-Q 2 match its spectrum,

using

EQ Match.

Feeding a signal to a plug-in's side-chain inputs works slightly different in various hosts. This topic describes the procedure for some

of the most popular hosts around:

Cubase, Logic Pro, Ableton Live and Pro Tools. To explain how it works, we use a scenario with

two tracks. The first one contains the audio that we want to process with Pro-Q 2, which we'll call the main track from now. The

second track contains the audio that we want to route to Pro-Q 2's external side-chain input. We'll call this track the side chain

track.

After setting up everything according to the instructions below for your host, you can check whether everything is routed correctly.

Play the audio and make sure the 'SC' option in the

Analyzer options panel is enabled. Confirm that FabFilter Pro-Q 2 shows the

side-chain spectrum now.

Cubase

Open Cubase and create a new empty project.

Add two audio tracks that we'll use as main track and side chain track.

Add audio files on both the main track and the side chain track. You can simply drag audio files from a Finder/Explorer

window onto a track.

Open the Mixer. In the main track, click on an empty insert slot and select the VST 3 version of FabFilter Pro-Q 2 in the EQ

menu (note the VST 3 icon which looks like ///).

In the plug-in header, click on the Activate Side-Chain button (right of the R/W buttons) to enable the external side chain in

Cubase.

At the top of the Mixer, set the output for the side chain track to the side-chain input of FabFilter Pro-Q 2.

Logic Pro

Open Logic Pro and create a new empty project via File > New...

Add two audio tracks (via Track > New...) that we'll use as main track and side chain track.

Add audio files on both the main track and the side chain track. You can simply drag audio files from a Finder/Explorer

window onto a track.

Select the main track and add Pro-Q 2 in the first Insert effect slot.

In the right top corner of the plug-in interface header, in the 'Side Chain' menu, choose the side chain track. Now, the signal

from the side chain track is sent to FabFilter Pro-Q 2's external side-chain input.

Ableton Live

Open Ableton Live and start with an empty arrangement. We'll use Track 1 as the side chain track and Track 2 as the main

track.

From the folder menu's on at the left top of Ableton Live's interface, drag different audio clips to the first empty slots of Track

1 and Track 2.

From the VST (or Audio Units) plug-in menu, also at the left top of Ableton Live's interface, drag FabFilter Pro-Q 2 onto Track

2, the main track.

In Track 1 (the side chain track) in the 'Audio To' menu select 'Track 2' instead of the default 'Master'. Now, an extra menu

appears right below: choose 'FF Pro-Q 2 3/4' instead of the default 'Track In' to route the track's signal to FabFilter Pro-Q 2's

external side chain inputs.

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