Kickstart 2 the powerful plugin

Nicky Romero designed Kickstart 2, the powerful LFO plugin which was developed in collaboration with Cableguys. It is faster and more precise than setting up a compressor since it creates sidechain compression effects. Not only does it give your kick drum room to breathe but it can also add movement to any sound you want.

Waveforms associated with the processed signal are visible using an oscilloscope in the background. These oscilloscopes are updated in real-time according to the current envelope setting. MIDI triggering is also included with four sync lengths (18, 14, 12, and 1/1), with external audio sidechaining newly added for Kickstart 2. On the top bar, you can choose between Sync, MIDI, and Audio. A further new feature is band splitting (20Hz to 5.12kHz), which covers all frequencies between 20Hz to 5.12kHz

This mode essentially automates the effects and is ideal when you just want a tempo-locked repeat effect. Sidechaining requires external control, which Kickstart 2’s new MIDI and Audio options provide. Whenever you choose either of these modes, you will receive an additional playback. Using this mode, you can simply repeat the song with a tempo-locked loop. There are MIDI and audio sidechaining options in Kickstart 2. Each mode offers additional playback options. Each mode offers additional playback options.

A looping option is available as well as a marker. The hat  is delivered in one shot once Kickstart 2 is triggered by the sidechain. Once triggered, the audio level will remain at this level. The envelope will be continuously triggered by the sidechain until it is triggered again if you select looping mode.

Drawing the envelope shape by hand is not possible in Kickstart2. You can customize the preset curves by a number of methods.   Version 2 of Kickstart is a more comprehensive plugin than version 1. This type of effect becomes easier and more precise as you use it regularly. Despite the free trial not being necessary, you’d be fooling yourself if you didn’t take advantage of the discounted price.