claesbjo Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Just found out that if I put a silver gate as last plug on master bus with 100 ms or so attack and release and really low threshold (like -80), the operation becomes much nicer. Instead of sound exploding into my face when I press play, It fades up in a nice way. cheers claesbjo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlogic Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Just remember to bypass it when you Bounce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivermetimbers Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Turn your monitor volume down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzfilth Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Turn your monitor volume down. +1 If anything explodes into your face, then you're listening way too loud. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shivermetimbers Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Turn your monitor volume down. +1 If anything explodes into your face, then you're listening way too loud. Christian +1 Except for your car tire ... then you must not put in so much air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widdershins Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 This is still quite a nice tip though, even at low volumes I have a dislike for sounds suddenly cutting in. Part of my musical OCD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzfilth Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I still think the risk of forgetting to bypass it for a bounce is very high. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claesbjo Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Well, with a threshhold of -80 db I don´t think it´s the end of the world if you forget to bypass the gate at mixdown.. Maybe it works at even lower thrshlds..? I just find it sounding so much more musical , since there always is a small clicky sound when you press play or skips with the ruler bar.. Makes me think that it would be cool if there was an option to have tape-like operation with a definable speed up and slow down fade at start and stop. Or maybe thats just too nerdy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Just found out that if I put a silver gate as last plug on master bus with 100 ms or so attack and release I wonder what the long release does? I suspect it won't change anything at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SONiC Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Even with the risk of forgetting to turn it off, it sounds like a nice idea. I can't wait to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I just tried it and hated it. Just my personal opinion, but when I press play I want to hear the audio under the playhead, not a slow ramping up to the audio that is 100ms after the playhead. I could see where this may come in handy if musicians in the studio want to preview some sections of the song. But for me when editing and/or mixing? No way. It would be like editing a photoshop picture and having each edit slowly fade in rather than be instantaneously visible on my screen. Cool effect for a minute or two, but quickly unbearable if you have to get some work done. I tried it by placing the playhead at the beginning of a bar where an acoustic guitar was strumming. Without the noise gate I can clearly hear the first attack of the first guitar chord, just the same as all the attacks of all the other chords. With the noise gate the first attack is smoothed out. What should sound like ThchaKa TchaKa TchaKa now sounds like shhhwwwaKa TchaKa ThcaKa Argh. I don't like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claesbjo Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Just found out that if I put a silver gate as last plug on master bus with 100 ms or so attack and release I wonder what the long release does? I suspect it won't change anything at all. No, since the gate is always active due to to low threshold, I dont think it matters what release you have. I noticed that my method only smooths starts, not stops, regardless of release time. cheers Claes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I noticed that my method only smooths starts, not stops, regardless of release time. My point exactly. When you press stop, the gate starts its release time and ramps down on the silence, so you'll hear an abrupt stop with or without the Gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eriksimon Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 And why shouldn't you create this "fade up" by a simple line of volume automation? I don't get this "trick" at all... it is to be eased into something so loud it would startle otherwise? Then I'd say something else is called for - like turning the volume down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 And why shouldn't you create this "fade up" by a simple line of volume automation? I don't get this "trick" at all... it is to be eased into something so loud it would startle otherwise? Then I'd say something else is called for - like turning the volume down. i believe that the idea is that this tip will allow for the fade-in, on the fly, and happen at any point you move the cursor or play from.....it isn't a feature of the piece, itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eriksimon Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 And why shouldn't you create this "fade up" by a simple line of volume automation? I don't get this "trick" at all... it is to be eased into something so loud it would startle otherwise? Then I'd say something else is called for - like turning the volume down. i believe that the idea is that this tip will allow for the fade-in, on the fly, and happen at any point you move the cursor or play from.....it isn't a feature of the piece, itself Ah, I see... but still... http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5387436346_f8633070be_m.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musaicsong Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Turn your monitor volume down. +1 If anything explodes into your face, then you're listening way too loud. Christian Then you haven't dealt with Virus-TI when it's having a fit. It could make you go deff. A very dangerous device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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