Specifications

MICRO
GATE'
BACK
Description
The Alesis
MICRO
GATE
is
a true stereo
in/stereo
out
noise
gate.
As
the
name
suggests,
a
noise
gate
is
sort of an
electronic
fence
gate.
When
there
is
enough
pressure
on
the
gate
(the
signal
is
loud
enough),
the
gate
will
open to let the
signal through.
You
can
control
how
much level
it will
take
to open the
gate
(or
how
much
pressure),
how long
the
gate
will
stay
open, and
how
fast
it will
close. Because
of
this amount
of control, the MICRO
GATE
can be set
to eliminate
any
noises,
clicks, or buzzes which
might
be
a component
of the signal
by closing the
gate
(turning
off) either when
a signal
is not
present,
or when
the signal
drops
below
a
preset
threshold
(or
pressure).
The
MICRO
GATE
will not
actually eliminate
all noise
that is
a component of
the signal,
just
the
noise
that exists when
the signal is not
present.
This is
true of
any
gating
device.
It
can also
be used for
a
variety
of special etfects such
as
gating
the
reverb
on a snare
drum to achieve
the
popular
80's
style drum
sound effect,
or
tightening
up
the sound
of a
live
drum
kit
by
suppressing leakage
between drum mics.
FRONT
POWEN
?RGGER
R
OUTA''
L
R
NruT L
o
.-\
v
(
r(
)( )( )(
u
'vrc
\*_-,/
\_/
\_/ \_/
\,
o
ALE^s.ls_co^BpoFAIoru
-a-.815
*#f*Effi.#ffff
iLTx
LOSANGELES.CA.
-
ilioe,luse
*turE*FsNEL
23