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Noise Gate

A noise gate — attenuates the signal when it falls BELOW the Threshold, so room noise, hum, and breath between phrases drop away; it opens when you sing or play above the line. Range sets how far it ducks when closed (a floor, not a hard mute); Attack / Release set how fast it opens / closes (Release also holds it open briefly, preventing chatter). Put it FIRST in a vocal chain — gate the raw signal, then compress. Melody-owned DSP (dynamics-rt). Automate the Threshold over a take for rhythmic / creative gating.

Inputs

PortSignal
audio_inaudio · audio

Outputs

PortSignal
audio_outaudio · audio

Parameters

ParameterRangeDefault
Threshold-80 – 0 dB-45
Attack0.1 – 50 ms2
Release5 – 500 ms120
Range-80 – 0 dB-60

Used in these rigs

Gated Reverb · Tight & Punchy

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