Specifications

MICRO GATEtcont'd
Controls
The Threshold
control sets the
point
at
which
the
MICRO
GATE
will
open
(let
the signal through).
Turning
this control clockwise
(to
the
right) lowers
the threshold
point,
making
the
gate
easier to
trigger.
The Rate
control determines how fast
the
MICRO GATE
will
close,
with
the
fastest
position
being all the
way
to the
right
(clockwise).
This
can also be thought of as a
release
time control.
A Delay
control allows the user to determine
how long the
MICRO GATE
will
wait
before closing after a signal
has dropped
below the threshold.
A
series of colored
LED
s are
also
included
to
indicate
the
current
status of the
MICRO
GATE. A
red
"Close"
LED
indicates
that the
gate
is
closed
and
no
signal
is
being allowed
through.
A
green
"Open"
LED indicates
the the
gate
is open,
having
risen
above the threshold
point,
and signal
is
flowing
freely
through the unit. The
yellow
"Delay"
LED indicates
that the
signal
has
dropped below threshold
and the
MICRO
GATE
is
waiting
for
a
period
of time
(determined
by the delay control)
before
closing.
An External Trigger input
can also be
found
on the
rear
panel.
This input is
sometimes called a
"key"
input. The function
of the
External
Trigger
input
is
to allow the
MICRO
GATE to open by
being triggered
from
a source other than the one
plugged
into
the
inputs. An
example of
this
is when
an
instrument
track
(such
as
a
keyboard), which has
been
played
with
imprecise rhythm,
can be
tightened up and the
track saved by triggering
(or
"keying")
from
another
instrument which was
played
with more
precise
time.
ln
this case, the output of the snare
drum
track is
plugged
into
the
Trigger Input
of the MICRO GATE which then
has
the
keyboard
track
plugged
into its normal inputs. Every
time the snare drum
hits,
the
gate
will
open allowing the sound of
the keyboard
through
in
perfect
sync.
The length
of time
that the
keyboard
stays
on
will
be determined by adjusting both the
Rate
and
Delay
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