Gate

The Noise Gate automatically attenuates the signal when it drops below its threshold level. For example to:

• Reduce excessive ring on a kick or tom drum
• Reduce hiss on a noisy keyboard when not played.

Touch and drag the curve or touch a parameter box. It highlights orange to show its value can be adjusted using the screen Rotary.

Depth - Sets how much the signal is attenuated when the gate closes. A good starting point is around 30dB. Reduce for less attenuation. If Depth is set to 0dB the gate will not attenuate the signal.

Threshold - Sets the level at which the gate opens to let the signal be heard. The meter on the left lines up with the graph and shows the signal at the input to the gate. The gain reduction meter on the right shows when the gate is closed. The histogram below shows gate activity over time.

Attack, Hold, Release - These controls set how fast the gate opens when the signal rises above the threshold, how long it is held open after the signal falls below the threshold and how long it takes to attenuate after it closes.

Side Chain Filter - Sets the frequency range of the signal that triggers the gate. Use this to prevent false triggering of the gate by filtering out low or high frequencies outside the fundamental range of the instrument being gated. For example, the low frequencies of a kick drum causing the gate on a rack tom to open.

In - Switch the gate in or out of circuit. The side chain can also be switched in or out of the gate. The curve turns yellow and the gain reduction meter displays red when the gate is switched in.

Library - You can store and name the current gate settings as a preset in the Library. Existing presets can be overwritten with the current settings. User Libraries can be exported and imported via USB key. To do this go to the Setup / Memory / Library Manager screen.

Sel buttons – Hold to PFL (listen to) the signal after the Gate, or touch while holding the Copy, Paste or Reset key to copy the gate settings to other channels or to reset them to default.