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Gates & comps at the lower end
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<blockquote data-quote="Greg Cameron" data-source="post: 16872" data-attributes="member: 42"><p>Re: Gates & comps at the lower end</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>+1</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I woud strongly recommend staying away from gates that don't have a key filter as well as attack/release controls. You will be sorely disappointed otherwise as generic gates like the ones built into a lot of compressors don't perform very well as far as triggering goes. You need to be able to zero in on what the trigger frequency is and how long it takes for the gate to open and close. Don't bother gating snare drum either. For me at least, the number one use of gates is on ringing toms that can't be fixed with board EQ. Second is kick drum. Another excellent gate besides the Drawmer DS is the Aphex 622 or the older 612. You can get these at bargain prices as audio houses blow out their analog inventories in favor of digital consoles. 2 ch. gates that used to sell for $1000+ can be had for a couple hundred bucks. Don't cheap out and get crappy gates. You won't use them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Greg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg Cameron, post: 16872, member: 42"] Re: Gates & comps at the lower end +1 I woud strongly recommend staying away from gates that don't have a key filter as well as attack/release controls. You will be sorely disappointed otherwise as generic gates like the ones built into a lot of compressors don't perform very well as far as triggering goes. You need to be able to zero in on what the trigger frequency is and how long it takes for the gate to open and close. Don't bother gating snare drum either. For me at least, the number one use of gates is on ringing toms that can't be fixed with board EQ. Second is kick drum. Another excellent gate besides the Drawmer DS is the Aphex 622 or the older 612. You can get these at bargain prices as audio houses blow out their analog inventories in favor of digital consoles. 2 ch. gates that used to sell for $1000+ can be had for a couple hundred bucks. Don't cheap out and get crappy gates. You won't use them. Greg [/QUOTE]
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