How do dynamic bands work in Neutral EQ?

Make a Neutral EQ band move only when the sound calls for it, including from another track's sidechain.

How do I duck a bass band with the kick in Neutral EQ?

Make a Neutral EQ band move only when the sound calls for it, including from another track's sidechain.

Dynamic bands

Any bell or shelf can move on its own, only when the sound calls for it.

Select the band and turn on Dynamic. A second row of controls opens above the strip.
Set a Range. A negative range pulls the band down as the sound rises; a positive range pushes it up.
Leave Auto Threshold on, and the band moves only on what rises above its usual level. Turn it off to set the threshold in dB yourself.
Set Attack and Release for how fast the band moves, or leave Auto Release on.

Control	What it does
Range	How far the band may move, and in which direction.
Threshold	The level where movement starts. Greyed out while Auto Threshold sets it.
Attack, Release	How fast the band moves down and comes back.
Auto Release	Lets go quickly after a short burst (100 ms) and slowly after a sustained push (500 ms), so the band neither pumps on a held note nor lags on a hit.
Sidechain	Listens to another track through the plugin’s sidechain input, so a kick can duck a bass band only where the kick sits.

A dynamic band keyed from the sidechain, with the sidechain input drawn as the second trace in yellow

The band listens to its own region, the same one you hear with Solo. The display tints how far the band can reach and draws the moving curve inside it. With Dynamic off, the band is an ordinary band again, so you can compare with one click.