Understanding the Gate Effect

In this video, we will learn about the gate effect and how it works. We will explore its features and how to use them creatively.

Threshold and Floor Knob

• The gate effect is similar to a height level in amusement parks. If you're not tall enough, you can't go on the ride. Similarly, if your sound is not loud enough, it won't pass through the gate.

• The threshold determines how loud your sound needs to be to pass through the gate.

• The floor knob mutes anything that does not pass the threshold.

Return AB and Flip Gate

• Return AB determines the amount that the gate is opening or closing.

• Flip Gate allows only quiet sounds to pass through while gating louder sounds.

Look Ahead and Delay Compensation

• Look Ahead delays everything by 1.5 milliseconds in order to grab everything instantly.

• Delay compensation can be turned up to ten if you find the gate imprecise.

Attack, Release, and Hold

• Attack determines how fast or slow fading into the gate occurs once it passes the threshold.

• Release makes the gate close slower or faster.

• Hold determines how long it holds after passing through.

Creative Effects of Gating

• Gating can be used for creative effects such as taking only loudest elements of a drum loop or guitar melody.

• Sidechain section enables mapping of trigger photogate with drums for dynamic effects.

Gate Dynamic Effect Controls

This section discusses the gate dynamic effect controls and how they can be used creatively.

Using the Gate Dynamic Effect Controls

• The gate dynamic effect controls can be used to turn down whoever is not loud enough.

• The gate dynamic effect controls cannot pass the gate and can also be used creatively with sidechain.