- What does a noise gate pedal do?
- Should I use a noise gate pedal?
- Is a noise gate cheating?
- Do noise Gates affect tone?
What does a noise gate pedal do?
A noise gate pedal will attenuate a signal that drops below a certain threshold - so in between riffs, licks and chord stabs, it'll cut your signal to prevent that annoying hum.
Should I use a noise gate pedal?
Guitar processors usually have this feature in which you can control noise by using the noise gate option but players using pedals/amp distortion would need to get a noise gate pedal to solve this issue. ... For example, a delay repeats ringing in after your attack is understood as Decay by your noise gate pedal.
Is a noise gate cheating?
In short, no, it's not cheating.
Do noise Gates affect tone?
It's important to know that filters on a noise gate don't affect the tone of the instrument. It's only affecting how accurate the noise gate is, not how the instrument sounds.