CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS
9
•
Threshold
The gate
Threshold
sets the level at which the gate
opens
as indicated by the ‘
OPEN
’
LED above the
Threshold
knob. Essentially, all signals
above
the
Threshold
setting are
passed through unaffected, whereas
signals
below
the
Threshold
setting are
reduced
in
level by the amount set by the
Range
switch. The ‘
CLOSE
’ LED above the
Threshold
knob indicates when the gate is
closed
(the signal level is below the threshold). If the
Threshold
is set fully counter-clockwise, the
Gate
is turned
off
(always open), allowing
all signals to pass through unaffected.
•
Release
The
Gate Release
time determines the rate at which the gate closes. This is indicated
by observing the OPEN and CLOSED LED’s. As the
Release
time is lengthened
(clockwise), you will notice that the CLOSE LED reflects the
close
time.
Release
times
should typically be set so that the natural decay of the instrument or vocal being gated is
not affected. Shorter
Release
times help to clean up the noise in a signal but may cause
‘
chattering
’ in percussive instruments. Longer release times usually eliminate ‘
chattering
’
and should be set by listening carefully for the most natural sounding
Release
for the
signal being processed.
•
Range Switch
The
Gate range
is the signal level
reduction
that occurs when the gate
closes
.
Therefore, if the
Range switch
is set at
15 dB
, there will be a
slight
change in the
signal as it crosses the
Threshold
. If the
Range switch
is
pushed in
, the signal will be
Gated
(r
educed
) by
60 dB
. The CLOSE LED above the
Threshold
knob indicates this
by changing brightness relative to the
Range
amount that has been selected. When the
Range
is set to
15 dB
, the CLOSE LED will show half illumination. When the
Range
is
set to
60 dB
, the CLOSE LED will illuminate to it’s brightest level at the
end
of the
release time.
(
REMEMBER: Release
time is set by the
Release
control.)
