Keep bed track at a constant volume

[radio42]

You might use the build in ReplayGain function with a track or in general to keep the perceived volume level the same.

But I am not sure, if this is what you are looking for.
It sounds a bit, as you want to attenuate the volume level dynamically depending on what is currently playing live? There is no such function for that - not do I believe it might be useful.

[radio42]

That is something very different to what you initially described. But maybe be I simply misunderstood...

When you open the TalkUser Settings Dialog, e.g. from the general settings, section Mixing/Fading - please click on the '?' icon at the very top right.
You can define a 'Soundbed Track' and its 'Attenuation' value for it.
Exactly what you are looking for.

[radio42]

Settings are all good. I believe, that your soundbed track might have wrong cue-points set or even none and the ACPD gets wrong - resulting in a very long fade-in. Maybe you can manually check that file and manually set the cue points to your needs.

[radio42]

I is said the exact opposite.
When you clear all cue-points, these are probably automatically calculated when the track is loaded.
So I meant, that you should then set the cue-points explicitly- in that case (when set) the ACPD would not change them.

[radio42]

Please send me your audio track in question (the soundbed)!
When I understand you correctly, all is first fine for 30-40 sec. when you start TalkUser and then after 30-40 sec. the soundbed track‘s volume is suddenly increasing!!

There is nothing, which actually increases the volume. Also in my tests I can not reproduce that behaviour, i.e. here my soundbed track stays at a contant volume level, just as expected. So please send me that track, to see, if I can reproduce it.

[radio42]

Thanks.
I tested your soundbed track (you send me) with exactly your TalkUser settings.
But here I do NOT have any change in the volume of the soundbed or alike. The volume is constant and did not change at all.

Are you maybe using a VST/DSP which causes this? Or a feedback loop in your mixer settings? - else, I can unfortunately not reproduce your issue at all here. I tested even both file and also let tested it with a various TalkUser times, up to 20 minutes. All was working as expected with no change in the volume at all.

[radio42]

No, not automatically or via a control-command.
It sounds, that the build in AGC is in your case not appropriate, as this is the purpose of an AGC - which is here NOT wanted.
Maybe you should better use a limiter VST or alike.

[radio42]

You might take a look to some VSTs from ToneBoosters for example or for final Broadcasting take a look at StereoTools - they don’t slowly increase the gain.

[radio42]

No. The soundbed is an extra bed. When you need a manual one with extra and a manual control, you can use a Standby Player or Cartwall.

[radio42]

The command would be:

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STANDBY_PLAY 1

to play the 1st standby player.