Twisted Lemon has announced the release of SideKick4, which now costs €14.99.

Creating a side-chaining effect in most VST sequencers can be quite a hassle. The purpose of SideKick is to make this process a lot easier. You will be able to make a side-chaining setup just by loading two instances of the VST plug-in and linking them together by selecting one of the thirty-two built-in virtual buses.

Main changes since version 3:

• 32 stereo virtual buses for side-chain routing.
• The virtual channels are upgraded to virtual buses, making it easier to create side-chain mixes. And thereby supports (virtually) unlimited instances of SideKick4.
• Ratio & gain control, Lifting the effect up from a gate effect to full compressor.
• Optional stereo-linking, by turning stereo-linking off you can create expressive stereo ducking & keying effects.
• Multiple audio input and output meters creating better transparency in the interface for side-chain routing.
• All parameters, including the side-chain routing can be automated and saved by the VST host. This ensures the side-chain routing will stay intact after saving and closing your project.

SideKick functions as a VST effect plug-in for Windows and is available now for €14.99.