hhhmmm…wouldn´t it be easier to send the midi-cc´s from the kickdrum channel (kick/bass sc) direktly to a sc compressor, i think i have seen something like this - can renoise do this?
i will post the comp later…i´ll have to search it first…!
you can run windows VSTs under linux by using “fst” or “dssi-vst” (there’s a tutorial in tips & tricks). It works quite well, but it won’t be integrated to your “renoise experience”.
I did it recently as follow :
run your sidechain compression VST with fst / dssi-vst
switch renoise to 8 outputs
send your key signal to channels 5/6
send your compressed signal to channels 7/8
route them to your VST compressor with Jack
use outputs 1/2 and 3/4 for everything else
It works like a charm, but it’s a pain in the ass to set up, as you have to do all the wiring by hand. The tutorial says that you can use LASH to record your FST configuration, which would make the thing much easier, but I couldn’t make it work. If you get this to work, it would only be a matter of opening your song in renoise, then opening the corresponding LASH session.
if you just want ducking on a kickdrum, use the lfo on a channel volume.
otherwise draw your custom lfo the way you need it if you can’t
use proper sidechaining.
Agreed, of course it would be great to have it as it normally should be. But I use volume automation as a sidechain simulater all the time and it works very well. I really wouldn’t mind if sidechaining wouldn’t be implemented within the next couple of years .