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Ark Sidechain

Draw the duck — volume shaping that pumps exactly how you want.

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Included in ARKITEKT membership ($97/mo, opens soon) · free during the public beta.

Ark Sidechain interface

A simplified web version of Ark Sidechain’s SIMPLE face, running in your browser. Sound only plays after you press Play.

What it does
  • Shaped ducking curve
  • Visual gain-reduction display
  • Built for kick-and-bass pumping
Specs
Factory presets
30
Parameters
15
Formats
VST3 · Standalone
Test rig
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First five minutes
  1. Drop Ark Sidechain on an audio track, a return or the master.
  2. Explore: shaped ducking curve.
  3. Then: visual gain-reduction display.
  4. Save your own version as a preset so it is one click away next session.
Included in ARKITEKT membership
$97/mo · everything included
Opens soon

Ark Sidechain comes with the membership — together with all 48 Ark plugins, the ARKITEKT DAW, every factory preset, the genre sample packs and every future drop.

Join the beta — freeJoin for $97/mo — coming soon

Paid membership opens soon. Join the free public beta today — your membership attaches to the same account when it opens.