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mixsit
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..If I'm correct in understanding, side-chain in the way we're talking about is LITERALLY the output (for example, on a compressor) that says "side-chain." If you had that on say, a bass guitar and linked it to the kick drum channel, you're compressing the bass guitar based on the side-chain input, which is the kick drum.
Of course, PARALLEL compression is when you do as I've been talking about, and using a send. Running something in parallel uses a send, running something in side-chain means you're using a different input to trigger something, such as compression.
Yeah?
Yes pretty much. But the 'side chain jack is simply an access point and/or interruption of the normal path.. to the detector circuit. What you do with it.. could be as simple as injecting some filtering.
Here's an example where the control path is called side chain' w/o anything additional going on.
Google Image Result for http://rane.com/n155fig6.gif
don't know if that's 'industry norm or not but it is Rane.

So this thread sure is a good example of how just using a few terms differently can really keep the meanings clearer.