Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
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beaubrummels
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Re: Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
Noise gates are for any time you have noise. If you can control/set the duration of every part of the envelope, you can also make the coolest tremolo effect with one.
Noise gates are for any time you have noise. If you can control/set the duration of every part of the envelope, you can also make the coolest tremolo effect with one.
VinceT
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Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
I did for a while - the MXR Noise Clamp - it did exactly what I wanted - though I did modify it for extra sensitivity, so that it wouldn't clip note tails, which was fine on HB guitars but single coils it would read hum as notes sometimes.
That said, it's not on my board at the moment because I found the difference with/without wasn't worth taking up space and power slot.
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I did for a while - the MXR Noise Clamp - it did exactly what I wanted - though I did modify it for extra sensitivity, so that it wouldn't clip note tails, which was fine on HB guitars but single coils it would read hum as notes sometimes.
That said, it's not on my board at the moment because I found the difference with/without wasn't worth taking up space and power slot.
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IMENATOR
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Re: Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
I use my Decimator GString sirve my gain crancked and use guitar volume at will. I go from edge of breakup for rhythm to dirtty for soloing. I put the decimator in the Tx loop to control the noise fron the amp.
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I use my Decimator GString sirve my gain crancked and use guitar volume at will. I go from edge of breakup for rhythm to dirtty for soloing. I put the decimator in the Tx loop to control the noise fron the amp.
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Obsessive Compulsive
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Re: Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
Don't do it. Noise gate doesn't filter out noise. It only works when you are idle (doable with a kill switch/ rolling the volume off). Once you start hitting the strings the gate will open and there's that noise again. What you need is a good grounding system.
Don't do it. Noise gate doesn't filter out noise. It only works when you are idle (doable with a kill switch/ rolling the volume off). Once you start hitting the strings the gate will open and there's that noise again. What you need is a good grounding system.
ThisDyingSoul76
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Re: Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
True... Noise gates should be a last resort. A lot of metal guys use them so their rig is dead silent during choppy riffs and rhythms with a lot of silence between notes. But, ideally you want to locate the source of the noise and make sure there are no robes that can be cured in other ways like bad grounds or things of that nature. Once you have all the hums and buzzes sorted out, if you find its still noisy due to hiss or slight hum from single coils, then you will want a noise gate - but chances are, with a low to moderate gain setting, the pickups hum won't be that bad.
True... Noise gates should be a last resort. A lot of metal guys use them so their rig is dead silent during choppy riffs and rhythms with a lot of silence between notes. But, ideally you want to locate the source of the noise and make sure there are no robes that can be cured in other ways like bad grounds or things of that nature. Once you have all the hums and buzzes sorted out, if you find its still noisy due to hiss or slight hum from single coils, then you will want a noise gate - but chances are, with a low to moderate gain setting, the pickups hum won't be that bad.
Re: Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
Well for taking out hum from single coils, the ehx humdebugger works nice. It wont filter out power supply hum perhaps.
The TC Sentry noise gate has some interesting controls like freq selection when using the toneprint editor. That unit "might" work for you. I remember it had a toggle switch for hiss removal or something too. I don't have it & haven't had a chance to use it in my setup though.
Well for taking out hum from single coils, the ehx humdebugger works nice. It wont filter out power supply hum perhaps.
The TC Sentry noise gate has some interesting controls like freq selection when using the toneprint editor. That unit "might" work for you. I remember it had a toggle switch for hiss removal or something too. I don't have it & haven't had a chance to use it in my setup though.
IMENATOR
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Re: Anyone using noise gate pedals for non-high gain stuff?
I don't have proper grounding at home or band practice and my Decimator GString ii works fine, I am not using tons of gain like heavy metal so that may not create that much of gain noise. I say it is worth trying as long it is not heavy meta gain.
I don't have proper grounding at home or band practice and my Decimator GString ii works fine, I am not using tons of gain like heavy metal so that may not create that much of gain noise. I say it is worth trying as long it is not heavy meta gain.
