Create vocal reverb ducking sounds with ease
Vocal Reverb Ducking
Upload your processed vocal. Reverb ducks on every syllable and blooms in the gaps.
Preview with your MR track — download vocal-only or full mix.
How to Use & What is Reverb Ducking?
Start with a processed vocal
Upload a vocal that has already been tuned and processed (pitch correction, EQ, compression). This tool adds the final reverb ducking effect. The finished file is meant to be placed directly on top of your MR (instrumental) track in your DAW — no further processing needed on the reverb itself.
What is reverb ducking?
In professional mixing, the reverb return channel has a compressor with a sidechain fed by the dry vocal. Every time the vocal sings, the sidechain triggers the compressor and the reverb volume is pushed down. When the vocal stops, the compressor releases and the reverb blooms back up. The result is a vocal that sounds clean and intelligible while still sitting in a rich, spacious sound.
How the controls work
- Ducking Depth — acts like the sidechain compressor threshold. Lower values mean the reverb ducks harder and more dramatically on every syllable.
- Space Size — controls the reverb decay time and pre-delay. Booth (tight, 0.3s) up to Cathedral (long, 4.5s).
- Reverb Mix — how much reverb is blended with the dry vocal. Keep this between 30–50% for a professional sound.
- MR Volume — preview volume of the instrumental. Does not affect the downloaded files.
Recommended settings by genre
- Pop / R&B — Ducking 35–45%, Space 40–55% (Studio~Hall), Mix 35–45%
- Ballad — Ducking 25–35%, Space 60–80% (Hall), Mix 40–55%
- Hip-hop / Rap — Ducking 60–75%, Space 20–35% (Booth~Room), Mix 25–35%
- Spoken word / Podcast — Ducking 70–80%, Space 10–20% (Booth), Mix 20–25%
After laying this vocal onto your MR, use our free mastering tool to bring up the overall loudness and balance before release.
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