Looking for a GOOD Gate

[Philter]

Hi Musicmakers,

 

Im looking for a good dxi/vsti - gate, i have tried several but they dont seem to be what im looking for. The gate should be controllable via an external key (ie an audio track that triggers the envelope). The gates key should also be eq-able, and most of all the evelopes shold be realy realy fast.......If there is such a gate out there then please let me know.

[Guest antic]

I haven't the time to try it myself, although I heard this one is good (and free):

http://www.mgaudio.de/modules/main.php?con...oducts&lang=eng

 

though I'm not sure if it meets all of your needs...

[Philter]

thanks for the tip , ill keep this one.....But its not realy what im looking for...im looking for the type best compared with the bog standard 19" Behringer gate....the type that can be externaly keyed...

[irschtas]

you should search for "Advanced Midi Gater". it's freeware and triggered by midi-notes fed to it, that way you are in control of how long the actual gating is (funky 1/32 notes can thus easily also be added). it has an envelope and a filter also.

[irschtas]

and since I'm such a swell fellow, I even dug up the link for you.

 

AMG

 

it looks silly, but I've gotten some very good results with it.

[Philter]

Your right it does look rather silly, its not exactley what im after but it will definetley do the job....thank you, you are a swell fella...

[qa2pir]

i hope you will excuse me for hi-jacking your thread for a moment

 

i just wonder what a gate is exactly?

 

what does it do technically and how do i use it?

[Philter]

A gate is a "BLACK BOX" that can procces any audio signal like a ADSR-envelope. Sort of like a door that

lets the signal through or not.

 

The envelope can be triggerd in different ways:

 

1. the audio signal itself triggers the envelope.

This is done by adjusting the Threshhold to the level you want the envelope to be triggerd.

this is especialy good for gettig rid of noise, say on vocal trax.

 

2. An external audio signal triggers the envelope.

Exaple: a sampled breake beat is used to trigger the envelope (this signal is not heard),

and a voval is played through the gate. By now adjusting the threshhold so that the kik

and the snare of the break trigger the gate, the vocal is only then heard when the kik

and the snare are played.

 

3. A midi signal triggers the gate. this is similar to 2,

the difference being that no threshhold needs to be adjusted.

 

hope this explination helps you.

[mumble]

Do you own Reaktor? There are a bunch of user-created ensembles for this. The one I use is called "Trance Gate". It has a step sequencer interface and tracks to the songs tempo. You use it as an insert effect.

[Digital Psyence]

you should check out the Gat'R from Sonicbytes

 

here's a link

 

Gat'R

[Philter]

Unfortunatley i dont own reacktor........Gat R looks realy cool, thanks for the tip...But i think the simpler AMG will do just fine for my purposses, also considering that its freeware...

[irschtas]

hahaaa, I win! I was happy when I discovered that little piece of equipment

[qa2pir]

Philter: thank you very much!