{"id":7446,"date":"2020-03-17T11:07:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:46:41","slug":"what-is-ducking-and-how-can-it-help-you-sound-better-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/harman-pro\/what-is-ducking-and-how-can-it-help-you-sound-better-live\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Ducking and How Can It Help You Sound Better Live?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever been at an event and noticed that when the emcee starts speaking, the background music instantly drops, then it pops right back up again as soon as that person finishes talking? This isn\u2019t some frenzied mixing engineer frantically pushing faders up and down; this is ducking in action.<\/p>\n<p>Ducking temporarily lowers, or \u201cducks,\u201d the volume level of a specified audio signal anytime a second specified audio signal is present. In live sound, ducking is commonly used to lower background music anytime a person speaks, then raises it when that person finishes speaking, as in the emcee example above. This technique can be employed in any scenario where you need to be heard over backing tracks, whether you\u2019re hosting an event, giving a speech or teaching a fitness class.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HPro_DuckingInfographicsMain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HPro_DuckingInfographicsMain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HPro_DuckingInfographicsMain.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/HPro_DuckingInfographicsMain-768x407.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, how does ducking work? Let\u2019s get technical for a minute: Ducking is an application of sidechain compression, in which the output level of one sound channel controls the action of a compressor effect on another channel. Here, a control channel is set to trigger a compressor on a correlated channel or channels whenever the control signal exceeds a predefined volume threshold. When the control channel exceeds the threshold, the compressor kicks in and the level of the background channel is reduced; when the control level drops back below the threshold, the background channel level comes back up to its normal level.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7449\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7449\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7449\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TopWaveform.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TopWaveform.png 1280w, https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/TopWaveform-768x140.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An audio \u201ccontrol\u201d signal dictates the volume level of the ducked audio signal. The control signal remains at full volume at all times.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7452\" style=\"width: 345px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gL8dvaJmMYA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7452\" class=\"wp-image-7452\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.2020-March-HPro-Amplified-Now-Shipping-IRX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.2020-March-HPro-Amplified-Now-Shipping-IRX.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.2020-March-HPro-Amplified-Now-Shipping-IRX-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/03.2020-March-HPro-Amplified-Now-Shipping-IRX-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch the JBL IRX loudspeaker series video walkthrough.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ducking chains can be created manually with signal processors, or for automatic, foolproof results, take advantage of the one-touch ducking feature built into <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/en\/product_families\/irx-series\">JBL\u00a0IRX\u00a0Series<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jblpro.com\/eon-one-compact\">EON ONE Compact<\/a> portable PAs and select Soundcraft mixers, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcraft.com\/en\/product_families\/notepad-series\">Notepad<\/a>\u00a0series and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundcraft.com\/en\/products\/ui24r\">Ui24R<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ducking isn\u2019t limited to live sound; in the studio, ducking is used when recording narrations, voiceovers, translations, podcasts, YouTube videos, and other productions that benefit from lowering background music under speech. It\u2019s even used (or more accurately, misused) creatively in EDM and pop music production to trigger volume \u201cpumping\u201d and other special effects. (Great examples of pumping include Eric Prydz\u2019 \u201cCall on Me\u201d and Daft Punk\u2019s \u201cOne More Time.\u201d) A ducker can also be inserted in a reverb or delay line to manipulate those effects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7450\" style=\"width: 1285px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7450\" src=\"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BottomWaveform.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1275\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BottomWaveform.png 1275w, https:\/\/hpro-web-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/insights\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BottomWaveform-768x134.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u201cducked\u201d audio signal level automatically lowers anytime the control signal is detected or reaches a predefined volume threshold.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re performing live or in the studio, ducking is a fast and easy way to manage audio levels, make room for all of the elements in your mix and ensure your voice is always heard, loud and clear.<\/p>\n<p>If you have comments to share, we&#8217;d love to hear them. Please share in &#8216;Leave a Reply&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever been at an event and noticed that when the emcee starts speaking, the background music instantly drops, then it pops right back up again as soon as that person finishes talking? 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