# No Side Chain option in Waves Harmony

**URL:** <https://forum.waves.com/t/no-side-chain-option-in-waves-harmony/10360>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/no-side-chain-option-in-waves-harmony/10360 "2024-12-10T22:37:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![petrajordan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@petrajordan](https://forum.waves.com/u/petrajordan)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/no-side-chain-option-in-waves-harmony/10360/1 "2024-12-10T22:37:35Z")

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I am trying to set up a side chain in Waves Harmony but the option is not showing up at all.

I’m using Logic Pro X, running on Sequoia 15.1.1. on a Mac Book Pro M4

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**Author:** ![simon.a.billington](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/simon.a.billington/32/158_2.png) [@simon.a.billington](https://forum.waves.com/u/simon.a.billington)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/no-side-chain-option-in-waves-harmony/10360/2 "2024-12-24T09:58:01Z")

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If you want to pass MIDI to it and control it that way it needs to be inserted as an Instrument. Well actually it’s called a Midi-Controlled Effect. That will have a sidechain you can pass audio to.

Assuming this is how you were tying to use it.

Yeah it’s a really old pain-in-the-■■■ limitation from about 15 years ago. Hopefully Apple will update and simplify this process soon.