Duck 2

Duck 2 by Devious Machines is a volume-shaping effect built for precise sidechaining and rhythmic movement. Instead of wrestling with compressor settings, you draw multi-segment envelopes to carve exact volume curves onto any track. It’s ideal for making kick and bass coexist, but also excels at gating, tremolo, and creative pattern effects. Trigger envelopes from MIDI, sidechain, or audio, or lock them to the beat like an LFO. Multiband mode splits your signal into up to three bands, each with independent shaping for detailed tone control. Over 200 presets cover ducking, gating, rhythmic patterns, and more, while envelope groups sync shapes across instances. You can even extract envelopes from audio files or live inputs. Whether you produce EDM, pop, hip-hop, or experimental electronic music, Duck 2 offers a fast, visual workflow that makes volume shaping feel musical and intuitive.