Hey guys I’ve been watching through all the tech tips videos and just watched the one on Gates and Sidechain but I’m not exactly sure what a gates actual purpose is…
In the video he was using the gate to trigger the lead synth when the bass line came in but couldn’t this be done by just putting in the notes to the piano roll of the lead synth? It just didn’t make too much sense to me…I figured the gate must have some other purpose as well
which tutorial was it you where watch?
http://www.sonicacademy.com/Video%20Player/?course=2097¤tvideo=2143
Its the Tech Tips 1 Gates & Sidechain
gates are traditionally used for cutting out low level hiss from tape machines.
but in this instance its just showing some creative uses using the gates sidechaine… its not something you might use very often but its something to experiment with for creating interesting pumping effects in your track.
Thanks Phil I’ve never used the Gate function before so I was interested in what it could do