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== Noise Gates ==
The Noise Gate controlled by the big Noise Gate Knob on the front of the unit is actually part of the Input block. If you lock Input (I recommend doing so), you will always use that Noise Gate setting. Also, it is not a traditional noise gate but more of a noise remover or noise suppressor, which can leave artifacts when set fairly high. For these reasons, I like to use a rather low value here - just enough to suppress ''some'' noise when muting the guitar strings.
The 2:1 and 4:1 Gate effects are the true expansion-based noise gates, and they work very well. These are the ones to use for high-gain patches where you need dead silence when muting the guitar strings. The difference between the two is the expansion ratio they use. The 2:1 Gate effectively halves the volume of the signal if the original signal is lower than the Threshold value you dial in. The 4:1 Gate basically doubles that, making the volume 1/4 of what it is originally. For punchy chord/silence/muted chord/silence djent-type riffing, I like the 4:1 Gate. For leads or more traditional hard rock, I prefer the 2:1 Gate - it's enough to achieve silence while muting but won't noticeably decay sustained notes too quickly.
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