Nicky Romero Kickstart 2

Nicky Romero Kickstart 2 — the fastest way to achieve that signature sidechain pumping effect on your Mac.

Kickstart 2 by Nicky Romero instantly solves the problem of low-frequency clashing between your kick drum and bass. No more fiddling with compressors — simply drag and drop this plugin onto any track to automatically duck the volume with every kick hit. Go beyond standard 4×4 beats with the brand-new audio trigger powered by Cableguys, which intelligently follows any kick pattern you throw at it. Free up space for your bass using the new multiband split feature. Use Kickstart 2 for EDM, Trap, House, Hip-Hop, Techno, DnB — any genre imaginable — and achieve tighter, more energetic mixes that sound loud and powerful on any system.

Features of Kickstart 2:

• Instant Setup: add Kickstart to your channel — get an immediate ducking sidechain effect with zero configuration needed, perfectly synced to your tempo, with timing options of 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, or 1/1.

• Dry/Wet Mix Control: quickly adjust the intensity of the sidechain effect to perfectly match and complement the balance of your mix.

• 16 Hand-Crafted Curves: designed personally by Nicky Romero, these now-classic Kickstart sidechain shapes are the exact ones he relies on to make his tracks hit massively in the club environment.

• NEW Movable Slope: simply drag the curve to tailor the sidechain response to any kick drum of any length or character. No complicated editing tools or steep learning curve required whatsoever.

• NEW Audio Trigger: Kickstart can automatically follow any kick drum pattern by utilizing the world-class audio trigger engine developed by Cableguys. No longer limited to just 4×4 beats, now you can use kickstart 2 nicky romero for Hip-Hop, DnB, Trap, Pop music, and much more.

- MIDI Trigger: need your own custom rhythms? Program any sidechain pattern you want directly in MIDI for complete creative control.

- NEW Band Split: sometimes you want your sidechain to be loud, proud, and in-your-face pumping. But what if you need that tight, locked-in bass without any audible ducking artifacts? Professional mix engineers achieve this using an "invisible" sidechain — a secret weapon technique where only the lowest frequencies are attenuated. Now it is built right into Kickstart 2 on Mac: simply press the Band button, and your mid and high frequencies will remain completely untouched by the sidechain processing.

• NEW Kick View: visualize your kick and bass waveforms simultaneously on one unified display. Lock in your low frequencies with greater precision than ever before.

• PLUS Kickstart 2 comes equipped with a resizable interface (75–200%); native support for VST3, AAX, and Apple Silicon M1; along with click-protection smoothing for seamless triggering. If you're considering a nicky romero kickstart 2 download for your Mac setup, rest assured it is even lighter on your CPU and RAM than the original Kickstart 1, making it perfect for complex sessions and live performance workflows.