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Inputs, outputs and controls
English manual 2015-09-28
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Send and Return jacks
Typically, you would place a noise gate in the sig-
nal path after your distortion pedal(s).
Distortion
pedal(s)
Daisy-chaining noisy effect pedals
and Sentry Noise Gate
However, noise from a distortion pedal may be
so loud that it prevents your guitar from ringing
out naturally before the gate closes, which kills
playing dynamics. With Sentry Gate’s Send/Re-
turn loop, you can plug your guitar directly into
the pedal’s input while placing your noisy effects
in the loop.
If you do not get the desired results when daisy-
chaining your pedals, consider using the Send
and Return jacks as shown here.
Input
Distortion
pedal(s)
Output
Placing noisy effect pedals in Sentry
Noise Gate’s Send/Return path
With this setup, the gate is opened and closed
by the direct guitar signal and will operate re-
gardless of the noisy pedal’s output – ensuring
the most natural and unobtrusive gating pos-
sible.
Using sidechaining creatively
With the two scenarios described so far (daisy-
chaining or placing noise guitar effect pedals in
the Send/Return path), the signal coming from
your guitar will determine when the gate opens
and closes. But there is also a third option that
opens up new creative possibilities: Use another
audio signal to control the gate. For example,
you could feed a kick drum into Sentry Noise
Gate’s
input,
and this percussive signal will open
and close the gate, thereby attenuating the sig-
nal from your guitar (connected to the
Return
jack) independently of its own level. While this
kind of gating is very popular in electronic dance
music, it can also be used to great effect in other
genres.
External
audio signal
(e.g. kick
drum)
Using a separate audio signal
to control the gate
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