How do I disable facetime audio ducking?

FaceTime is the only video calling application that doesn't lag. It has been great for my long distance relationship. However, FaceTime insists on lowering the volume of every other application, and I can't seem to disable it. Is there a way to do this? I makes it impossible to watch a movie with another person via video call.

omnitarian wrote: ...How do I ... disable FaceTime completely?...
Launch FaceTime. Then use the FaceTime > Preferences... menu command. Set the FaceTime slider to "OFF". Then quit FaceTime.
BTW, your Mavericks 10.9.1. is out of date. Download and apply the OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update (Combo).

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