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8 Tutorials
8.2 A Brief Tutorial on Dynamics Processing
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after the signal has gone below the threshold is determined by the hold time.
How fast the gate closes is determined by the release. How much the gate
attenuates the unwanted signal while closed is determined by the range.
Noise gates were originally designed to help eliminate extraneous noise and
unwanted artifacts from a recording, such as hiss, rumble, or transients from other
instruments in the room. Since hiss and noise are not as loud as the instrument being
recorded, a properly set gate will only allow the intended sound to pass through;
the volume of everything else is lowered. Not only will this strip away unwanted
artifacts like hiss, it will add definition and clarity to the desired sound. This is a very
popular application for noise gates, especially with percussion instruments, as it
will add punch or "tighten" the percussive sound and make it more pronounced.
The following are the compression presets that were used in
the PreSonus BlueMax. We have included them as a jumping-
off point for setting up compression on your StudioLive.
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