Dec 21, 2016  How to download & install 'Kickstart by Nicky Romero' + KEYGEN. WMG, [Merlin] Liberation Music (on behalf of Ultra Records); PEDL, SOLAR Music Rights Management, Muserk Rights Management, Sony.

Sidechain compression: no top-notch EDM, house or R&B production can do without. Kickstart is the fastest way to get that signature sidechain effect in your own tracks. Nicky Romero and Cableguys got it all laid out for you. Forget complicated compressor routings, simply drop Kickstart on your channels—a big Mix control and hand-crafted modulation curves get you started.

You can use Kickstart in any VST or AU sequencer such as Ableton Live, Logic, Cubase, Fruity Loops, etc Kickstart features Mix control. 16 hand-crafted modulation curves. Precise oscilloscope.

Synced or retriggered via MIDI. Loop and one-shot modes.

See also: The UI is pretty straightforward. First of all, the effect has a big ‘Mix’ knob which is, of course, just another term for a Dry/Wet control. The higher the percentage, the more apparent the volume automation effect will be.

Next to it, we have a choice of different volume curves, or, as the developers like to call them, hand-crafted modulation curves. In total, there are sixteen curves you can apply. Some are creative, some are relatively standard, such as the first one, which ducks the volume right at the start of the count.

Obviously, this curve closely mimics the position of the kick drum in most dance music tracks and its effect on a side-chained track. Underneath the curve display, you can monitor the waveform of the audio signal going through the plugin in real-time. The waveform display is super convenient, as you can make sure to tweak the volume automation curve according to the audio signal that is being processed.

The customization can be done by choosing the preferred envelope shape and by shifting the envelope left or right. Conveniently, it is possible to make these adjustments by using the left and right arrows on the UI. Other than that, you can set the different timing options on top of the user interface. You can choose between 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1/1, and thus determine how the volume automation relates to the host application’s tempo setting. Setting the note length to 1/8 means that the envelope is restarted every 1/8th count, whereas 1/4 means it’s applied every 1/4th count and so on. Opening the settings tab (by pressing the gear icon) shows the different retriggering options, which make things a lot more interesting.