VirtualDJ - Ducking In VDJ 2020

PRO InfinityMember since 2014

Hello all!

A few years ago, I posted here on the forums asking for help in automatically lowering (and fading) the mic volume. Locodog provided the perfect solution:

locodog wrote :

@groovin, abandon the previous pm's this is better.
That's not a fade that's a cut.

For an actual fade, it's trickier.

2 Dial, 1 Button Ducking with the Volume FX

first get and install the "Volume" FX
http://www.virtualdj.com/plugins/index.html?addonid=16845

Put this on a dial (custom or HW, custom will do) This sets the bottom level
(you'll only have to set this once, ever)

set '@$DukLevel' & var_equal '@$DukLevel' 0 ? set '@$DukLevel' "`get_var '@$DukLevel' & param_add 0.01"

Put this on another dial. This sets the rate, slow to very fast, (Over 100%, 7.5s to less than 0.5s )
(it too only needs to be set once)

set '@$DukRate'

Put this on a custom_button

var_equal '$DukVar' 0 ? mic on & deck 1 effect_active "Volume" 1 & deck 2 effect_active "Volume" 1 & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 2 60% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 2 60% & set '$DukCounter' 1 & repeat_start_instant 'DukSweep' 10ms 201 & var_greater '@$DukLevel' '$DukCounter' ? set '$DukVar' 1 & repeat_stop 'DukSweep' : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.1 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.005' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -0.5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -0.5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.2 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.01' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -1% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -1% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.3 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.015' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -1.5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -1.5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.4 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.02' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -2% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -2% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.5 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.025' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -2.5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -2.5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.6 ?  set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.05' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.7 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.06' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -6% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -6% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.8 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.07' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -7% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -7% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.9 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.08' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -8% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -8% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.99 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.09' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -9% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -9% : set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add -0.1' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -10% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 -10% : mic off & repeat_start_instant 'DukSweep' 10ms 202 & var_greater '$DukCounter' 1 ? set '$DukVar' 0 & repeat_stop 'DukSweep' & set '$DukCounter' 1 & deck 1 effect_active "Volume" 0 & deck 2 effect_active "Volume" 0 : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.1 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.005' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +0.5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +0.5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.2 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.01' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +1% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +1% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.3 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.015' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +1.5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +1.5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.4 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.02' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +2% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +2% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.5 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.025' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +2.5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +2.5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.6 ?  set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.05' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +5% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +5% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.7 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.06' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +6% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +6% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.8 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.07' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +7% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +7% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.9 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.08' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +8% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +8% : var_smaller '@$DukRate' 0.99 ? set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.09' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +9% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +9% : set '$DukCounter' '`get_var "$DukCounter" & param_add +0.1' & deck 1 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +10% & deck 2 effect_slider "Volume" 1 +10%

Unfortunately, in the latest version of VDJ I can't seem to get this to work.

First, I can't locate custom dials, only custom buttons. Second, the Volume FX add-on is apparently no longer available to download.

Does anyone know how I can achieve this now?

Appreciate your help!

Posted Sun 07 Jun 20 @ 11:42 am