#62: Noise Gates - How They Can Help Clean Up Audio And Creatively Shape The Sound Of Your Recording

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This is another episode covering a basic audio concept and tool. Or rather a whole category of tools, as gates come in many different forms with different feature sets these days.

While most people interested in audio probably have an idea of what a gate is, many still don't fully understand it. And using gates without really understanding them can be dangerous. It might cause damage to your recordings that can not be fixed anymore. Also, when you're recording yourself and working with a mixing engineer it's really helpful to know what a gate can and can't fix later in the process.

And finally, gates can not only be used to get rid of unwanted noise, but to shape the sound of your recordings creatively. Drums are a great example for this. 

We use them all the time in mixing and we sometimes do it in ways that are a little more advanced or rather uncommon for some people, so we thought we'd share it with you to help you get a better understanding of gates and also to show you some techniques that you maybe haven't thought of before.

Let's go!

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