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gio424
Contributor I
Dec 10, 2018 2:26 PM UTC

Smart Ducking Instructions

Sonos has shared a video on how to enable smart ducking. Cannot get it to work because the Alexa app does not have the settings they show in the video. Can you provide written instructions?
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    jgatie
    jgatie
    Dec 10, 2018 2:29 PM UTC
    Do you have a link to that video?
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    gio424Author
    Contributor I
    Dec 10, 2018 2:53 PM UTC
    https://twitter.com/SonosSupport/status/1072140271486427136
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    jgatie
    jgatie
    Dec 10, 2018 3:07 PM UTC
    That looks like a different version of the Alexa app. On mine, you need to to hit the little house with the sliders in it on the lower right (outlined in red). That will bring you to the Groups page. Then you can add/select a group, then set default
    speaker.

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    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    Dec 10, 2018 3:13 PM UTC
    I saw this the other day and it works great for default speakers, just say play any music and it plays through a Sonos speaker of that is set a defult music speaker in that group(room). I did think it could also stop ducking but it didn't.

    You will have to create groups(room) first then add the devices in that group and then the default music device.

    HOWEVER, reading the recent instructions you have to have ALL you Sonos Speakers assigned to a group or the smart ducking will not work. I've just done that so will see if this works when I get home this evening.
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    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    Dec 10, 2018 3:27 PM UTC
    Just looked for the tweet and it is now unavailable! Maybe it's not working after all. I'll soon find out.
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    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    Dec 10, 2018 7:36 PM UTC
    Happy to report ducking works as it should. Only ducking in the same room as the alexa device that has been activated.
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    coralrf1
    Lyricist III
    Jan 17, 2019 6:33 PM UTC
    Ducking does not work on my system. It doesn't duck. I have Eco Dot and (1) sonos play 5. Could someone share further instructions regarding proper group set up or what ever I am missing here.
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    coralrf1
    Lyricist III
    Jan 17, 2019 6:35 PM UTC
    Also I could not find the video about this problem
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    Smilja
    Smilja
    Jan 17, 2019 6:43 PM UTC
    Ducking does not work on my system. It doesn't duck. I have Eco Dot and (1) sonos play 5. Could someone share further instructions regarding proper group set up or what ever I am missing here.
    1) Create an Alexa Group
    2) Put the Echo device and the Play:5 into the Alexa Group; tap 'Save'.
    3) Tap (the green area of) the Alexa Group
    4) Set up the Play:5 as 'Preferred Music Speaker'
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    bockersjv
    bockersjv
    Local Superstar
    Jan 17, 2019 6:48 PM UTC
    And make sure every sonos speaker your have is in a group.
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