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Overview

Gridshift supports traditional audio sidechain routing as well as clip-based triggering. MIDI and Trigger Impulse modes use clip start positions and MIDI note-on events as triggers — since these positions are known ahead of time, there is no detection delay, even when pre-trigger is applied.

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Modes

Sidechain is configured per plugin via the SC button in the effects chain.
ModeDescriptionRequires
AudioRoutes the source track’s audio to the plugin’s sidechain inputPlugin with sidechain bus
MIDISends MIDI note-on events at note positionsPlugin with MIDI input
Trigger ImpulseGenerates synthetic audio impulses at clip starts or note positionsPlugin with sidechain bus

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Setup

  1. Open the plugin window for the effect you want to sidechain
  2. Click SC in the plugin window
  3. Select a source track
  4. Choose a mode
Plugin window with sidechain panel showing source and mode selection

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Pre-Trigger

MIDI and Trigger Impulse modes support a pre-trigger setting (0–15 ms) that fires events early to compensate for plugin attack time. This does not add latency.
Last modified on March 9, 2026