Reference Guide

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Sidechaining
Mixing
Limiting the number of plug-in sidechain inputs
By default, a multi-channel VST plug-in always exposes the maximum number of input channels it
supports.
You can limit the number of sidechain inputs that SONAR displays for any given VST plug-in. This is
useful if you don’t need to use all the input channels and you want to limit the number of audio input
channels that are displayed in SONAR.
To limit the number of sidechain inputs
1. On the Utilities menu, click Cakewalk Plug-in Manager to open the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager.
2. In the Plug-in Categories list, select VST Audio Effects (VST).
3. In the Registered Plug-ins list, select the desired plug-in.
4. Under VST Configuration, click Plug-in Properties to open the VST Plug-in Properties dialog
box.
5. In the Max used inputs box, specify the max number of inputs you want to use for the plug-in.
Sidechaining signal flow
See also:
“Signa l flow” on page 839
Note: The default value is the maximum number of mono input channels as exposed by the
plug-in. The valid range is from 2 to the maximum number of channels exposed by the plug-in.
With a value of 2, SONAR will not display any sidechain inputs for the plug-in. With a value of 4,
SONAR will display 1 stereo sidechain input, etc.
Track 1
Output
Track 1 effects bin
Track 2
Output / Send
Bus
Output / Send
FX
Sidechainable FX
Hardware
Output
Sum
Sidechain input
Bus