Does anyone know how to set-up Waves side-chain C1 compressor for just 1 mono voice track and 1 stereo music track in Vegas Pro 13? I've tried several times and have finally come to the forums for an answer (I hope).
hmm... I know how to do it with the Sony Wavehammer effect but it is a weird set-up and thought there must be a simpler way to do it with a nice straightforward plugin like the C1. I can't believe you can't do such a fundamental video type of thing with Vegas. I recall asking Sony to include this type of ability and maybe they just never have.
Vegas does not have and has never had side-chain capabities.. despite many requests since V1... (SCS never listened to the users anyway). There are however a few side-chain comps that will work.. I tried out the $80 db 'AudioWare side-chain comp' and the free 'TwistedLemon Sidekick', which worked, but I much prefered manual volume envelopes. Drawing the manual envelopes can be a bit time-consuming though.
Easier way using manual envelopes is to select a whole region before pulling the envelope down, less drawing. Additionally one can choose how long of an envelope fade is needed under preferences--Editing--Time selection envelope fade plus the alignment. Side chaining would be nice though.