Auto-duck (ducking for calls)

When you get on a call, mixr automatically lowers your other audio so you can hear and be heard — then puts everything back exactly where it was when you’re done. No scrambling to pause your music when a call comes in.

How it works

mixr watches for your microphone going live — the sign you’re on a call or recording. When it does, mixr ducks your other apps: it lowers their volume so the call comes through clearly. When your mic goes idle again, mixr restores each app to exactly the level you had it.

You don’t set anything up. It just happens when you need it.

It spares the call

mixr is smart about what to duck. The app you’re actually calling on isn’t lowered — only your other audio (the music, the video, the game in the background) gets ducked. You hear your call at full volume and your distractions turned down.

It adapts to how you’re listening

How much mixr ducks depends on your setup:

• On speakers, it ducks more — because background audio in the room competes with your call.
• On headphones, it ducks more gently — because you’ve already got the call right in your ears.

It restores exactly

When your call ends, every app goes back to precisely the volume you had it at — not a guess, not a default. If your music was at 70%, it returns to 70%.

Turning it off

Auto-duck is on by default because it’s the kind of thing you want without thinking about it. If you’d rather it didn’t, you can turn it off in mixr’s settings.

Auto-duck reacts to your mic going live — it’s not the same as pausing media. It lowers your other audio for the moment you need to focus on a call, then gives it all back.