# Sidechain - cubase 14 pro **URL:** \ **Category:** Cubase\ **Tags:** cubase-14\ **Created:** [April 12, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569 "2026-04-12T14:53:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jason\_Barlow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jason\_Barlow](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jason_Barlow)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/1 "2026-04-12T14:53:18Z")
I’m using Cubase 14 Pro and have been trying to get the sidechains to work however, there are no videos that seem to show it. The Steinberg official training seems to use an older version because when I go into the compressor (for example) there is no cog wheel there is only an ‘active sidechain’ option and then, I’m unable to choose the track that I want to link it to. Am I being stupid? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Moneto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/johnny_moneto/32/329861_2.png) [@Johnny\_Moneto](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Johnny_Moneto)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/2 "2026-04-12T15:01:11Z")
I think you are already doing the right thing. Please observe that Cubase does not allow you to create feedback loops, ie. the signal of a channel can never come back to it. Possibly the source channel that you would like to select already is part of that signal chain somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Reco29](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/reco29/32/319942_2.png) [@Reco29](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Reco29)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/3 "2026-04-12T17:48:36Z")
To add to what @Johnny_Moneto said: Maybe add a screenshot and provide more details. Sidechaining hasn’t fundamentally changed for quite a while now. Did you watch [Dom’s tutorial on sidechain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMaJPyuwr1A)? ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Barlow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jason\_Barlow](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jason_Barlow)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/4 "2026-04-12T18:09:36Z")
I did watch Dom’s video and that’s where I’m lost. He speaks about a ‘cog’ on the plugin but, there’s no cog in 14. ---
**Author:** ![Reco29](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/reco29/32/319942_2.png) [@Reco29](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Reco29)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/5 "2026-04-12T18:15:05Z")
Can you point me to the part where Dom mentions a cogwheel? I think it might as well be a slip. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Moneto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/johnny_moneto/32/329861_2.png) [@Johnny\_Moneto](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Johnny_Moneto)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/6 "2026-04-12T19:13:54Z")
This is what you are looking for in the header bar of each plugin: ![grafik](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/original/4X/1/a/5/1a5e20f3e40cc25e485d09232432599e9aefa33a.png) The cog wheel symbol got replaced by arrow down symbol, which is the indicator for a pop-up menu in Cubase nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Reco29](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/reco29/32/319942_2.png) [@Reco29](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Reco29)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/7 "2026-04-12T19:27:42Z")
It’s the same icon in Dom’s tutorial hence I assumed it was a slip. I think I remember that there once was a cogwheel before the overhaul of sidechain in Cubase. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Moneto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/johnny_moneto/32/329861_2.png) [@Johnny\_Moneto](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Johnny_Moneto)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/8 "2026-04-12T19:30:15Z")
Dom makes so many videos… 😁 We might be talking about this one here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OMaJPyuwr1A/maxresdefault.jpg "5 Ways To Use Sidechain | Cubase Secrets with Dom") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMaJPyuwr1A) ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Barlow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jason\_Barlow](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jason_Barlow)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/9 "2026-04-12T19:37:01Z")
That’s massive help, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Barlow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jason\_Barlow](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Jason_Barlow)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/10 "2026-04-12T19:41:03Z")
That’s exactly the one I watched. ---
**Author:** ![Reco29](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/reco29/32/319942_2.png) [@Reco29](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Reco29)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/sidechain-cubase-14-pro/1029569/11 "2026-04-12T20:43:36Z")
Yes, you are right! There once was a cogwheel which was replaced by the arrow. That explains it 👍