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The Complete Guide to Gates

A complete, systems-based course on the noise gate and downward expander as both cleanup and creative tools. Master threshold, range, attack, hold, release, hysteresis, and the key input so you can tighten drums, clean vocals, build trance gates, recreate the 80s gated-reverb snare, and design with gates on any plugin.

9 Modules
24 Lessons
~18 Hours
The Complete Guide to Gates

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What You'll Learn

This comprehensive course covers everything you need to know, with hands-on examples and real-world applications.

1

Foundations of Amplitude Control

2 lessons

What a Gate Actually Does
The Gate in Context
2

Mastering Every Parameter

3 lessons

Threshold and Depth
Timing Controls
Advanced Parameters
3

Cleanup Gating for Drums

2 lessons

Kick Drum Cleanup
Snare and Tom Cleanup
4

Cleanup Gating for Vocals and Instruments

2 lessons

Vocal Cleanup Gating
Guitar and Instrument Cleanup
5

Sidechain and Key Input Gating

3 lessons

Understanding the Key Input
Frequency-Conscious Gating
Creative Key Routing
6

Creative Rhythmic Gating

2 lessons

Trance Gates and Pattern Gating
Sidechain Rhythmic Gating
7

Gated Reverb

3 lessons

The Classic Gated Reverb Sound
Building Gated Reverb
Modern Applications
8

Gating in the Mix

3 lessons

Signal Chain Integration
Session-Wide Gating
Mixing Decisions
9

Advanced Techniques and Sound Design

4 lessons

Multiband and Frequency-Selective Gating
Sound Design and Glitch
Ableton and Other DAWs
Integration and Application

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