FREQUENCY CONTROLLED COMPRESSOR or NOISE GATE vst effect?
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- KVRAF
- 6478 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
It basically looks at the audio signal, and when the volume is low enough (below certain threshold), it turns down the volume completely, and hence blocks (ie. gates) the noise.
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- KVRAF
- 4738 posts since 20 Feb, 2004 from Gothenburg, Sweden
If I remember correctly, the gate in Cubase built-in "VST Dynamics" has a setable detection frequency range as well.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 13 posts since 11 Dec, 2005 from Santa Cruz
doing so right now, Kingston. Thanks!
and to answer your question, a noise gate is a device that turns off audio (like a physical gate closes).
How it is typically used is you set the threshold of the gate to a particular volume.
As an example, think of a Snare drum that hits, sets off a long Reverb plugin.
The Reverb will slowly get quieter until it is inaudible.
If you set a noise gates threshold at a certain volume, the REVERB will decay until it reaches that threshold and then it will suddenly cut off abrubtly.
When you hear really harsh, white noisey kinds of industrial snare drums (think Nine Inch Nails, 'Closer') they are frequently snares but through loud and thrashy reverbs but then gated tightly (or the threshold is very high).
Noise Gates, can also be set so lightly that they just will turn the volume off if you have to much noise in your recordings.
They can also be set to turn on slowly and also release slowly like compressors.
I hope that helps,, Deadmichaelp. Please jump in anyone if I didn't explain it well.
and to answer your question, a noise gate is a device that turns off audio (like a physical gate closes).
How it is typically used is you set the threshold of the gate to a particular volume.
As an example, think of a Snare drum that hits, sets off a long Reverb plugin.
The Reverb will slowly get quieter until it is inaudible.
If you set a noise gates threshold at a certain volume, the REVERB will decay until it reaches that threshold and then it will suddenly cut off abrubtly.
When you hear really harsh, white noisey kinds of industrial snare drums (think Nine Inch Nails, 'Closer') they are frequently snares but through loud and thrashy reverbs but then gated tightly (or the threshold is very high).
Noise Gates, can also be set so lightly that they just will turn the volume off if you have to much noise in your recordings.
They can also be set to turn on slowly and also release slowly like compressors.
I hope that helps,, Deadmichaelp. Please jump in anyone if I didn't explain it well.
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- KVRist
- 94 posts since 18 Sep, 2004
hey thanx for the information ! i 'll try to use them from now on 
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- KVRAF
- 8732 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
Yeah...it's pretty competent too. But it's not quite as smooth as Floorfish. And it alwas sounded to me like the Cubase one was frequency-triggered rather than frequency-conscious (if that's the right term).If I remember correctly, the gate in Cubase built-in "VST Dynamics" has a setable detection frequency range as well.
Certainly I've never needed any other gates - between the Cubase dynamics gate, the midi gate (which has always been one of Cubase's most useful plugins...) and Floorfish, I've never felt the need to look for any others.
Wasn't there a midi gate called MigaGate or something similar?
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- KVRist
- 30 posts since 23 Sep, 2013 from Israel