Gating - tips, VSTs etc

Hey team.



I’m doing a piece on creative use of Gating. I just wondered if any of you guys had any ideas on clever gate techniques, or any preferred VSTs you use etc?



I already got some ideas for using unusual side chain sources, gating reverb etc. Just wondered if you cats had anything to share.



Thx

the only time i’ve ever used a gate was to remove the remaining drums and percussion from the back ground of a vocal. they are good for cleaning up movie samples when you want to remove the background noise



i personally like the Sonalksis Gate


I’m including the broader sense of gating in this too, like stuttering vocals with envelopes etc.



I’ve got a bunch of stuff already, I just wanted to ask the team incase there is any cool stuff I’ve not thought of.



Specifially any funky routing of audio/midi/sends etc.

only used gate for a stutter effect when the sidechain is activated. i have heard you can alter the transients and release parts of drums and toms to get rid of part of the sound from the hit

i only use a gate to let people into my community…

Araldfx’s stormgate 3 is pretty amazing, i think they stopped selling software though

[quote]howiegroove (26/07/2010)[hr]i only use a gate to let people into my community…[/quote]



and they use one to keep you out hahahahaha

[quote]bangthedj (26/07/2010)[hr]I already got some ideas for using unusual side chain sources, gating reverb etc. Just wondered if you cats had anything to share.



Thx[/quote]



What DAW are you using?

Ableton, but the article is DAW independent

[quote]bangthedj (26/07/2010)[hr]Ableton, but the article is DAW independent[/quote]



I know a few cool things you can do in Logic using ultrabeat as a gate. But in ableton, Tom cosm is the man!



Rhythmic Vocal Gating With Ableton Live – Synthtopia



http://www.cosm.co.nz/

Been ages since I been on tom cosm’s site, forgot how good some of his vids are!