#Audio hijack ducking how to#
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In the Ducking block, the upper audio input can be set-up with a Threshold and with the Ducking Volume control, you can also have your music be automatically lowered while you’re speaking if you want! You’ll have to play with these levels a bit until you’re satisfied with the result. Then we get the audio from iTunes, lower the volume and feed it to the Ducking block too. In this example, we get audio from the Mic, denoise it, enhance volume and feed it into the Ducking block.

You can connect your audio sources to the input of a Ducking block, then output from there to your Soundflower virtual device to pass that audio to Discord. In Audio Hijack, create a new empty session. We’ll use Soundflower as an input audio device for Discord! This way, though, Discord would just stream the system music, not your mic too! For example, it’s super useful to record the audio from a game you are playing: you set the output device to Soundflower, open Quicktime Player and start an Audio Recording session choosing Soundflower as the input device and there you go!

#Audio hijack ducking software#

Soundflower alone is a very handy piece of software since it can help you record any audio you can hear from your system. You’ll find these virtual devices both in audio input and audio output. It generates two virtual audio devices you can control from System Preferences on your Mac: Soundflower (2ch) and Soundflower (64ch). Soundflower is a MacOS system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications.

#Audio hijack ducking install#

Keep in mind that you might need to re-configure the Input Device, Output Device and volume threshold for your microphone.Ĭlick on the image to download a pre-configured Audio Hijack Session file Discord + iTunes + Microphone Setupįirst, install both Soundflower and Audio Hijack. Here’s a pre-configured Audio Hijack Session, if you prefer you can download and launch it directly! With this, you can avoid steps from 3 to 7.

Start your Discord Voice Chat session and have fun! Now you can talk with nice background music chosen directly from iTunes 🙂.

Deactivate Input Sensitivity in Discord.

Launch Discord and set Soundflower as the input device instead of your microphone from Preferences -> Voice Settings.

Start Playing Music with iTunes and test if everything’s working fine recording sample audio with QuickTime Player: choose Soundflower as input for QuickTime and regulate volume according to your preferences.

Run the Hijack Session pressing the circular button on the bottom-left corner of the app’s window.

Add a separate iTunes input Application to the session and connect it to the output device you’ll be using with Discord (for example, your headphones).

Connect the Ducking Station to Soundflower as Output Device.

In the Ducking Station, be sure to configure the volume threshold for your microphone and, if you wish, configure the Ducked Volume for iTunes (this option will make the iTunes volume lower when you’re talking on the microphone).

If you want, you can add a Denoise and Volume Control to the Input Device and Volume control to input Application.

Add a Ducking Station then connect to it the Microphone as Input Device and iTunes as input Application.

Launch iTunes and Audio Hijack and create a new empty session.

Download and Install Soundflower and Audio Hijack.

#Audio hijack ducking full version#

You’ll have to buy the full version to have a fully functional, noiseless app but I really recommend doing so: I didn’t find any other free app able to do what Audio Hijack can! Step-by-step Summary

Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba, trial, and paid version, but free download.Īudio Hijack in Trial mode will work well for some minutes, then it will add noise to your audio.

So, if you need to stream iTunes Music to Discord together with your mic input, here’s the guide for you. You see, I have a playlist for every possible fiction situation, from normal fantasy scenes to sci-fi adrenaline packed fights! I usually roleplay as a Game Master and atmosphere music an essential part of my roleplay routine. So I had to come up with a brand new solution.

#Audio hijack ducking how to#

I needed to play my iTunes playlists while roleplaying with my friends using Discord, but I didn’t know how to do it: there are a Spotify integration and various Spotify bots but nothing more.

#Audio hijack ducking for mac#

Keep in mind this guide is for Mac users. Have you ever wished you could play your iTunes music directly to Discord during an audio session, having full control of your music and mic volume? I had, I really needed this badly.