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Audio ducking

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, audio ducking means: Reducing the level of one audio source while another is active, often lowering music under speech.

In Turkish: ses bastırma

How it is used

Editors apply audio ducking to preserve speech clarity; levels can recover when the priority sound stops.

Example sentences

  1. Audio ducking lowers the music whenever the narrator speaks.

    One sound makes room for another without stopping entirely.

  2. The editor adjusted audio ducking to avoid sudden volume changes.

    The adjustment controls the smoothness of the level change.

Common collocations

  • apply audio ducking
  • automatic audio ducking
  • audio trackThe sound recording attached to a video, such as voice, music, or effects, which can be edited, muted, or replaced.
  • voiceoverA recorded voice that explains or comments on what a video shows, while the speaker is usually not seen on screen.

More terms: Video Production and Editing

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