---
title: kAudioSessionProperty_OtherMixableAudioShouldDuck
framework: audiotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_othermixableaudioshouldduck
---

# kAudioSessionProperty_OtherMixableAudioShouldDuck

For audio session categories that allow audio mixing with other apps, specifies whether other audio should be reduced in level when your app produces sound. This property has a value of FALSE (0) by default. Set it to a nonzero value to turn on ducking.

## Declaration

```swift
var kAudioSessionProperty_OtherMixableAudioShouldDuck: Int { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When your app is finished playing sound, be sure to set this property back to FALSE to remove ducking.

## See Also

### Constants

- [kAudioSessionProperty_PreferredHardwareSampleRate](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_preferredhardwaresamplerate.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_PreferredHardwareIOBufferDuration](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_preferredhardwareiobufferduration.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_AudioCategory](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_audiocategory.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_AudioRouteChange](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_audioroutechange.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareSampleRate](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwaresamplerate.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareInputNumberChannels](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwareinputnumberchannels.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputNumberChannels](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwareoutputnumberchannels.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputVolume](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwareoutputvolume.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareInputLatency](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwareinputlatency.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputLatency](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwareoutputlatency.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareIOBufferDuration](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_currenthardwareiobufferduration.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_OtherAudioIsPlaying](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_otheraudioisplaying.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_OverrideAudioRoute](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_overrideaudioroute.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_AudioInputAvailable](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_audioinputavailable.md)
- [kAudioSessionProperty_ServerDied](audiotoolbox/kaudiosessionproperty_serverdied.md)