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3-Band Noise Gate (Basic Controls)
The SOUND4 BIG VOICE² - Base has a 3-band noise gate. This can help gate noises in specific
bands (for example, noises generated by doors, countertops and etc.) while still passing actual
speech. Bear in mind that the attack time on the SOUND4 BIG VOICE² - Base gate is virtually
instantaneous (set) and is not adjustable.
Metering
– Indicates the Gain input level for each band.
Threshold
– Allows the input threshold level at which the gate will open to be set.
Attenuation
– Defines the resting attenuation level for the gate when closed.
Hold
– Sets the closing of the gate by delaying it with the specified amount of time when the
input level falls below the specified threshold.
Release
– Sets the speed (in dB per second) at which the gate closes when the input level falls
below the specified threshold and the hold time elapses.
3-Band Noise Gate (Advanced Controls)
Generally speaking, the advanced controls expand the basic controls by adding additional
metering, band coupling adjustments and individual access to each band controls.
Metering (Advanced)
– Except for displaying input levels, the Advanced tab also displays the
gate attenuation applied to each band.
Mode
– this setting is used to adjust the coupling between each band’s gate, and how the
threshold controls interact. This option does not directly affect the target, hold, or release settings
as those controls are independent. Whether a band will be master, slave or alone is defined by the
level set.
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Master
– In order for the threshold for a band to operate independently from the others, the
band should be set to Master. Have in mind that the gate activity for each band nevertheless
if it is set to Master or Slave will still be coupled.
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Slave
– when set to Slave, the threshold for the band’s gate will be slaved to the Master
bands and will not have an effect.
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Alone
– when set to Alone, that band’s gate activity and threshold will be completely de-
coupled from the other bands.
If, for example, you want to emulate a “wideband” gate, the mode of all three bands must be set
to Master, and the threshold for all three bands should be identically set.
Threshold
– Is used to set the input threshold level at which the gate for each band will begin
to open. Depending on how the bands are coupled with the Mode, the behavior and interaction of
these threshold controls will change.
Attenuation
– Defines the resting attenuation level for the gate when closed.
Hold
– Sets the closing of the gate by delaying it with the specified amount of time when the
input level falls below the specified threshold.
Release
– Sets the speed (in dB per second) at which the gate closes when the input level falls
below the specified threshold and the hold time elapses.
