Ducking - Extron electronics DMP 64 User Manual

Ducking

Ducking provides a means to duck, or lower the level of one or more input signal targets
when a specified source must take precedence. Ducking lasts for the duration of the
ducking source signal (plus hold and release time) and restores the duck target(s) original
level once the ducking source signal has ceased.
Ducking may be useful when:
•
Program material needs to attenuate in order to accentuate the voice of a narrator,
•
One microphone is used by a chairman or master of ceremonies, and needs to have
priority over other mics and/or program material, or
•
A paging mic must attenuate all other signals.
Ducking processor blocks are individually inserted from a context menu as shown below.
Only a ducking source needs to be inserted. Ducking targets are enabled from the Ducker
Configuration dialog.
Ducking is configured in a window which opens when an active ducking processor
block is double-clicked (see figure 26 below). Ducking can be globally set up
from a single configuration window, which opens when any of the active ducking
processor blocks are double-clicked. When a ducking processor block is inserted, it is
automatically set to
Enable Mic/Line Source
a
b
c
d
Figure 26.
Any of the six inputs can be ducking sources. Any or all of the remaining inputs and
virtual sends can be targets.
Enable Mic/Line Source
unchecked by default.
e
f
g
Ducker Configuration Dialog
. All inactive ducking processor blocks have
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