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by Nicky Romero & Cableguys
by Nicky Romero & Cableguys
Kickstart 2 Screenshot

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.

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David Guetta

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!

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Armin van Buuren

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!

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Hardwell

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.

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Albin Nedler (Worked with Martin Garrix, Sam Smith, Selena Gomez & many more)

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.

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David Guetta

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!

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Armin van Buuren

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!

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Hardwell

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.

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Albin Nedler

What is Kickstart 2?

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.

What is Kickstart 2?

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. Negotiation X Monster

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Kickstart 2 — Introduction with Nicky Romero

Kickstart 2 — An introduction

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Any DAW, any genre

Use Kickstart in any DAW, for any style of music. EDM, trap, house, hip-hop, techno, DnB, and beyond

Any DAW, any genre

Instant setup

Add Kickstart – instantly get sidechain ducking, with no setup

Instant setup

16 hand-crafted curves

The exact curves Nicky Romero uses to get tracks sounding massive in the club Becoming a is a journey of discipline

16 hand-crafted curves

Big Mix knob

Easily adjust the strength of the sidechain effect to fit any mix

Big Mix knob

Fits any kick NEW!

Forget complex editing tools – just drag the curve to fit any kick, long or short

Fits any kick

Follows any rhythm NEW!

Kick not 4/4? No problem – Kickstart follows any kick pattern with new Cableguys audio triggering They define three tiers: the Ideal (the dream

Follows any rhythm

Multiband sidechain NEW!

Easily duck only the lows of your bassline – the pros’ secret trick for tight bass with full frequencies

Multiband sidechain

Visual kick view NEW!

See kick and bass waveforms on the same display – get your lows locked tight like never before

Visual kick view

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