[Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!

[Peter Wollan]

I still don't understand this notion.  For CW, don't you obtain this
effect simply by turning down the sidetone volume?  On transmit,
receive is already muted.

     Peter

On 1/20/09, Darwin, Keith <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com> wrote:
> Ducking is a commercial radio / sound industry technique of attenuating
> the music when the DJ talks.  In the old days, the DJ at the radio
> station would just pan down the music volume whenever he spoke into the
> mic.  These days, recording studios will use a compressor with a
> separate trigger (side chain) input.  The compressor is set to attenuate
> 20 dB or so whenever there is something on the trigger input.  You run
> the music through the compressor and feed the voice to the trigger.
> Then, when you talk, the compressor is activated, forcing the music to
> "duck" under the vocals.  Close your mouth and a moment later the music
> rushes back to full volume.
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K3 711 -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken Kopp
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:56 AM
>
> What is "ducking", as you call it here?
>
> 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
>     ElecraftCovers at rfwave.net
>
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