Use this feature to apply an auto duck effect to a track. When Auto Duck is on, MixPad detects the volume of control track and applies a volume reduction to the other tracks. For example, it is used to lower the music background track when a vocal track is the main focus; then raise the music background when the vocal track is silent.Auto-Duck is available from Menu -> Track and from the Tools tab.
- Auto-Duck Fade this Track - Automatically lower or adjust the volume level based upon the Master/Control track. This is also known as the �Duck Track�
- Auto-Duck Track is Control - No ducking effect on to the track. This will act as the control track that the duck tracks respond to
- Auto-Duck Smart (Music Fade, Voice Control) - Automatically set all tracks as duck or control based on their classification of Voice or Music
- Auto-Duck Ignore this Track - The auto duck effect is off on the track
Suppose Track 1 is a voiceover narration and is selected as a Auto-Duck Track is Control. Track 2 is the background music and applied as a Auto-Duck Fade this Track. MixPad will detect the volume level of Track 1. Once the volume crosses over the Threshold, the volume of Track 2 will lower automatically with a Fade-In and Fade-Out applied for smooth transitions in volume levels. When Track 1's volume is lower than the Threshold, Track 2 will return to its original volume level.
Auto Duck Settings
Auto-Duck Smart (Music Fade, Voice Control) checkbox will automatically set a track as duck or control based on its audio classification of Music or Voice.
The list of the Control Tracks and Duck Tracks allow you to classify your project tracks as Control or Duck from one dialog instead of adjusting the setting on each individual track.
Settings:
- Threshold - The level in the control track that determines when the volume of the duck track should be lowered.
- Attenuation - This determines how much to lower the volume of the duck track.
- Attack / Fade-In - This determines how quickly to transition from full volume to the duck volume.
- Release / Fade-Out - This determines the speed that the volume returns from duck to normal.
- Hold - This determines how long the lower volume should be held in the duck track, even if the threshold is no longer exceeded in the control track.
