sidechain-style volume shaping locked to host tempo. sixteen generated ducking curves, midi note retriggering, audio or sidechain threshold retriggering, and full-band or low-band-only ducking.
tempo-synced pumping
ducking locked to the host grid, no sidechain routing required.
16 generated curves
from smooth glue pumps to sharp gated shapes.
midi retrigger
restart the curve from any midi note.
threshold retrigger
trigger from the input or a sidechain feed.
low-band mode
duck only below the crossover and keep the top end untouched.
full shape control
depth, mix, length, slope, threshold, crossover, and output gain.
install guide
- macos: run the installer — it places the vst3 and au in the system plugin folders. approve the standard macos installer prompts.
- windows: unzip, then copy the Pulse Ducker.vst3 folder to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.
- restart your daw (or rescan plugins) and load pulse ducker on a track.