Plug-in Reference

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The Included Effect Plug-ins
Dynamics Plug-ins
Ö If side-chaining is supported, the gate can also be controlled from another signal source
via the side-chain input. When the side-chain signal exceeds the threshold, the gate
opens. For a description of how to set up side-chain routing, see the Operation
Manual.
Side-Chain button Activates the side-chain filter. The input signal can then be shaped
according to set filter parameters. Internal side-chaining can be
useful for tailoring how the gate operates.
Center (50 to
20000
Hz)
When the Side-Chain button is activated, this sets the center
frequency of the filter.
Q-Factor (0.01 to
10000)
When the Side-Chain button is activated, this sets the resonance of
the filter.
Monitor button Allows you to monitor the filtered signal.
Attack (0.1 to
1000
ms)
Sets the time after which the gate opens after being triggered.
Deactivate the Live button to make sure that the gate is already open
when a signal above the threshold level is played back. Gate
manages this by looking ahead in the audio material, checking for
signals loud enough to pass the gate.
Hold
(0 to 2000 ms)
Determines how long the gate stays open after the signal drops
below the threshold level.
Release
(10 to 1000 ms or
Auto mode)
Sets the time after which the gate closes (after the set hold time). If
the Auto button is activated, Gate finds an optimal release setting,
depending on the audio material.
Analysis
(0 to 100)
(Pure Peak to Pure
RMS)
Determines whether the input signal is analyzed according to peak or
RMS values (or a mixture of both). A value of 0 is pure Peak and
100
pure RMS. RMS mode operates using the average power of the
audio signal as a basis, whereas Peak mode operates more on peak
levels. As a general guideline, RMS mode works better on material
with few transients such as vocals, and Peak mode better for
percussive material, with a lot of transient peaks.
Live button When this button is activated, the look-ahead feature of Gate is
disengaged. Look ahead produces more accurate processing, but
adds a certain amount of latency as a trade-off. When Live mode is
activated, there is no latency, which might be better for live
processing.
Parameter Description