diff --git a/packages/core/controls.mjs b/packages/core/controls.mjs
index b203bfb83..20c74b666 100644
--- a/packages/core/controls.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/controls.mjs
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ export const { tremoloshape } = registerControl('tremoloshape', 'tremshape');
  * stack( n(run(8)).scale("c:minor").s("sawtooth").delay(.7).orbit(2), s("bd:4!4").beat("0,4,8,11,14",16).duckorbit(2).duckattack(0.2).duckdepth(1))
  *
  */
-export const { duck } = registerControl(['duckorbit', 'duckattack', 'duckdepth'], 'duck');
+export const { duck } = registerControl('duckorbit', 'duck');
 
 /**
  *  the amount of ducking applied to target orbit
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index f95c44803..f75187946 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -420,20 +420,19 @@ function setOrbit(audioContext, orbit, channels) {
   }
 }
 function duckOrbit(targetOrbit, t, attacktime = 0.1, duckdepth = 1) {
- const targetArr = [targetOrbit].flat()
-
- targetArr.forEach(target => {
-  if (orbits[target] == null) {
-    errorLogger(new Error('duck target orbit does not exist'), 'superdough');
-  }
-  orbits[target].gain.gain.cancelAndHoldAtTime(t);
-  const currVal = orbits[target].gain.gain.value;
-  orbits[target].gain.gain.setValueAtTime(currVal, t);
-  orbits[target].gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(clamp(1 - duckdepth, 0.01, currVal), t + 0.002);
-  orbits[target].gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(1, t + Math.max(0.002, attacktime));
-
- })
+  const targetArr = [targetOrbit].flat();
 
+  targetArr.forEach((target) => {
+    if (orbits[target] == null) {
+      errorLogger(new Error(`duck target orbit ${target} does not exist`), 'superdough');
+      return;
+    }
+    orbits[target].gain.gain.cancelAndHoldAtTime(t);
+    const currVal = orbits[target].gain.gain.value;
+    orbits[target].gain.gain.setValueAtTime(currVal, t);
+    orbits[target].gain.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(clamp(1 - Math.pow(duckdepth, 0.5), 0.01, currVal), t + 0.002);
+    orbits[target].gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(1, t + Math.max(0.002, attacktime));
+  });
 }
 
 let hasChanged = (now, before) => now !== undefined && now !== before;