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This plugin is life-changing. I’ve told Nicky it would be awesome to make the bass & duck communicate, and he’s done it! Just by moving the slope, I have a perfect sidechain for my kick.
Mixing in 2022 is more important than ever, especially for dance floor tracks. The kick is the most important element in most dance tracks and it really needs a proper place in your mix. This new version gives more hands on tools to shape the place of your kick in the mix, to make sure it has the perfect impact on the dance floor! Essential!
A sidechain tool I've been looking for my whole life. Thank you Nicky for letting me help during the development of the plugin. It's a must have tool!
An already powerful tool just got even better. Kickstart 2 comes with insane flexibility and awaited new features. The perfect side-chain pump plug-in just arrived… and she’s gorgeous.
This plugin is life-changing. I’ve told Nicky it would be awesome to make the bass & duck communicate, and he’s done it! Just by moving the slope, I have a perfect sidechain for my kick.
Mixing in 2022 is more important than ever, especially for dance floor tracks. This new version gives more hands on tools to shape the place of your kick in the mix, to make sure it has the perfect impact on the dance floor! Essential!
A sidechain tool I've been looking for my whole life. Thank you Nicky for letting me help during the development of the plugin. It's a must have tool!
An already powerful tool just got even better. Kickstart 2 comes with insane flexibility and awaited new features. The perfect side-chain pump plug-in just arrived… and she’s gorgeous.
Kickstart 2 instantly solves the problem of clashing, muddled kick and bass.
Forget fiddling about with compressors – Nicky Romero and Cableguys put everything you need for professional sidechaining into one fast, easy plugin. Just drop Kickstart on any track to instantly duck the volume with each kick drum, creating space for your bass.
Now your kick and bass will punch right through the speakers with professional impact, definition and groove. Use it for EDM, trap, house, hip-hop, techno, DnB – anything.
Use Kickstart in any DAW, for any style of music. EDM, trap, house, hip-hop, techno, DnB, and beyond
Add Kickstart – instantly get sidechain ducking, with no setup
The exact curves Nicky Romero uses to get tracks sounding massive in the club If you grew up in or around a
Easily adjust the strength of the sidechain effect to fit any mix
Forget complex editing tools – just drag the curve to fit any kick, long or short
Kick not 4/4? No problem – Kickstart follows any kick pattern with new Cableguys audio triggering As one fan put it, seeing the lads
Easily duck only the lows of your bassline – the pros’ secret trick for tight bass with full frequencies
See kick and bass waveforms on the same display – get your lows locked tight like never before
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