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Compressor ducking source triggers even when muted
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Description
Operating System Info
Other
Other OS
macOS 26.3
OBS Studio Version
32.1.0-rc1
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/ybLIr7OqG6K1NuN8
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
Muted audio source sidechained to shouldn't affect the source with the compressor until unmuted.
Current Behavior
Muted audio source (in my case, mic) ducks music even when mic is muted.
Steps to Reproduce
- Add two audio sources.
- Add a compressor side-chaining one to the other.
- Mute the source being side-chained to.
- Speak/play audio on secondary source and see the audio is ducked.
Anything else we should know?
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in OBS Studio 32.1.0-rc1 using the linked log and the listed sidechain steps. Trace how compressor sidechain input responds to an audio source mute state; done means a muted sidechain source no longer ducks the other source, while unmuted behavior still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100