Degath's Ducker

We could run countless applications in parallel on a modern-day system, but there are many cases in which the effects can be at least annoying, like voice-chatting with someone and playing music at the same time. If you don't want to pause the music or look for the volume mixer to turn it down each time you get a call, ducking the music is the best solution. With Degath's Ducker, you can have the volume of one application turn down automatically when you run another one. For example, your music player can reduce its volume automatically when someone calls you on Skype.

Degath's Ducker works on all modern Windows systems, and it doesn't ask for any special codecs or drivers. It comes as a single executable, which you can extract and run immediately, without installing anything on your computer. You can let it run quietly in the background at all times, without seeing any impact on performance.

The application lets you set up one or more triggers and targets on different sides of its compact user interface. It automatically detects all your input and output devices, as well as all running audio applications, so you only need to select one from a drop-down menu and make your settings. Each trigger and target is displayed together with an on/off button, as well as a slider for quick adjustments, so you don't have to go in their menus each time you wish to change something. Also, you can turn Degath's Ducker on and off altogether, with a single click, if you don't want to duck any sounds for a while.

Degath's Ducker places a good amount of options at your disposal for setting up triggers. You can pick any running audio playback application or audio device and set the desired volume. You can also make some advanced tweaks to change the shape and offset of the peak gain, peak smoothing and the ducking itself, by simply turning a series of knobs. Setting up targets is much easier since it only involves selecting a device or application and setting a volume.

When an application or device on the left side of the user interface is in use, everything on the right side will have their volume reduced according to your settings. The best part is that Degath's Ducker doesn't just change the volume suddenly. With the options it places at your disposal, the transition can be slow and smooth. This makes it ideal in various situations, besides lowering the volume when you get a voice call.

With Degath's Ducker running on your system, you will never have to ask your friends to repeat themselves because your music was too loud.