TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate, Manual

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Inputs, outputs and controls
English manual 2015-09-28 16
USB port
Use the standard Mini-B USB port on your TC
Electronic effect pedal to connect your pedal to
a computer. This will allow you to load TonePrints
into the pedal or create your own TonePrint us-
ing TC’s TonePrint Editor. For more information,
see “TonePrint”.
If there should be firmware updates for this ped-
al, they can also be installed using the USB port
– see “Updating the firmware”.
Effect controls
Please note that the knob assignments on your
TC Electronic effect pedal are the
default as-
signments. Using the TonePrint Editor, you can
rewire all knobs so they control one or several
parameters of your choice. For more information,
see the TonePrint Editor manual.
The three Sentry Noise Gate knobs control the
“When?”, “How much?” and “How quickly?” of
noise elimination.
Threshold knob – noise gate threshold
Use the Threshold knob to determine the signal
level at which the gate should start attenuating
the signal.
This is the “sensitivity” of the noise gate: When
the input signal falls under the level set with this
knob, the gate closes, and the signal level at the
output is reduced (or muted completely). This
means that the
higher the Threshold, the more
aggressive and noticeable the noise gate will
act. Use
lower Threshold settings for a more
subtle/“forgiving” noise gate.
►
Turn the Threshold knob to the left for a high
Threshold setting (more noise will be elimi-
nated).
► Turn the Threshold knob to the right for a low
Threshold setting (more signal and possibly
noise will pass through).
! If you turn the Threshold to maximum posi-
tion and you are dealing with noise pedals,
the gate may not close at all. As long as the
Gate status LED is green, the gate is open. For
more information, see “Gate status LED”.