Method and system for performing audio ducking for headsets

An audio output device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory having instructions stored therein which when executed by the processor causes the audio output device to
• receive, over a wireless connection, a first data packet and a second data packet as a dual audio stream, the first data packet comprising a first encoded audio signal and a first volume level and the second data packet comprising a second encoded audio signal and a second volume level, wherein the first volume level is lower than the second volume level and the first encoded audio signal is encoded differently than the second encoded audio signal;
• decode the first and second encoded audio signals;
• apply a first scalar gain associated with the first volume level to the first decoded audio signal and apply a second scalar gain associated with the second volume level to the second decoded audio signal to generate first and second gain-adjusted audio signals, respectively;
• and
• drive a speaker of the audio output device with a mix of the first and second gain-adjusted audio signals.

An audio source device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory having instructions stored therein which when executed by the processor causes the audio source device to
• receive a first audio signal and a second, different audio signal,
• encode the first audio signal and the second audio signal, wherein the first audio signal is encoded differently than the second audio signal,
• generate a first data packet that includes the first encoded audio signal and a first volume level and generate a second data packet that includes the second encoded audio signal and a second volume level, the first volume level being lower than the second volume level, and
• transmit, over a wireless connection, the first and second data packets as a dual audio stream to an audio output device.