Ducker
Lowers one signal while another is active - music under your voice.
intermediate
Right-click → Mixing & Effects → Ducker.
| Ports | Carry |
|---|---|
| Input | What to duck - music, game audio |
| Key | What triggers it - your microphone. Only listened to, never output |
| Output | The ducked signal |
The key is not passed through, so wire your mic to the destination as well:
Music
Loopback/Spotify
Output
L
R
Mic
ASIO/Focusrite USB ASIO
Output
Mono
Ducker
Sidechain Ducker
Input
In L
In R
Key
Key
Output
Out L
Out R
To Routling 1
WASAPI/Routling OUT 1 (Routling Virtual Audio)
Input
L
R
Settings#
Ducker
Sidechain Ducker
Input
In L
In R
Key
Key
Output
Out L
Out R
10ms100ms1s
Threshold-20dB
| Setting | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Mode - Duck lowers the whole signal; Carve lowers only the frequencies the voice uses | Duck | |
| Threshold - key level that starts it | -60 to 0 dB | -20 dB |
| Duck (Cut in Carve) - how far it drops | -60 to 0 dB | -20 dB (Carve -6 dB) |
| Attack | 1-200 ms | 10 ms |
| Hold - minimum time down | 0-1000 ms | 100 ms |
| Recovery | 5-2000 ms | 400 ms |
Threshold is a slider; the other four are the handles on the curve.