SideKick Changelog

What's new in SideKick 4.3.2

Aug 31, 2009
  • Extended support of high end multi threaded systems using very low audio
  • buffer settings.
  • Added shift + click functionality to the knobs, which allows quicker
  • fine-tuning of the compression settings.

New in SideKick 4.3 (Aug 17, 2009)

  • Added a 'listen' button above the receive bus selection box. Which will allow you to hear the output of the selected receive bus. Making the sidekick also usable as a simple audio re-router within your host.
  • Added a display below the receive bus selection box, which shows the delay of the side-chain in milliseconds. The delay is dependant on the VST host and its audio settings.
  • Internal optimization, which lowered the side chain delay in most cases to half the amount of previous versions.
  • Added unique numbering of the side chain instances that are running making it easier to see with which instance you are working.
  • Added a filtering section to the plugin. With a optional low & high cut filter on both the side chain input and audio output. The filter settings can be applied to the side-chain control signal (the 'input' button). And/or to the outputted audio (the 'output' button), which allows you to only side chain the audio between the low and high cut filters. (spectral ducking/keying).
  • You can now input values with the keyboard. All parameter setting displays are now editable by double clicking the display.
  • Added decibel notation to the meters.
  • multiple fixes and optimizations

New in SideKick 4.1 (Feb 26, 2009)

  • Fixes for the side-chain routing extending the compatibility with multiple VST hosts.
  • (Support for variable buffer sizes and eliminating the dependency of computation order within the host).
  • A led to indicate if audio is being received from a virtual bus.
  • Parameter presets to make a side-chaining setup even faster.
  • A drive knob with soft saturation to 'fatten up' the output signal.