Noise Gate

Noise Gates are used to mute a signal whenever the signal level drops below a specified threshold.

Initialization Dialog

 

 

The control dialog has two different layouts, one for a single channel selection, and another for a multi-channel selection. Multi-channel blocks will have meters available in a window accessible via the meters button.

 

1. Attack Time determines how quickly the gate opens when signal is present.
2. Release Time determines how quickly the gate closes when signal is no longer present.
3. Threshold determines what input signal level will trigger the gate to open.
4. Identifier provides a custom label, when dialog box is minimized.
5. Bypass disables the Noise Gate without changing settings.
6. Meters opens a window that displays the meter information. (Multi-channel blocks only)

 

A meter & numeric display indicate the current amount of gain reduction being applied.

Right-clicking over certain settings will provide a menu of additional options. Control Dialog Boxes for Noise Gates can be minimized to create user control surfaces (see Customizing Component Objects).