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Noise Gate (noun)
Type: noun, processor
Pronunciation: /noise-gait/
Also spelled or known as: Gate, Noise-Gate
Related: Noise, Gate
What does Noise Gate mean?
An audio processor that cuts off the volume of an audio once it passes below a certain volume threshold.
Noise Gate (also known as “Gate”) is an audio processor that cuts off the volume of an audio once it passes below a certain volume threshold. Noise Gate is basically used to control the volume of an audio signal, it eliminates sounds below a given threshold in a recording.
It’s job is to lower the volume of low and unwanted audio peaks.
Example sentence: “I always use noise gate when i mix.”
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