FS: ISP Decimator Noise Gate
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Emdprodukt
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jipchen
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Btw Greg, do you use the Decimator when reamping or just live? I couldn't justify buying the G-String for gigs only, but if it's useful and doesn't worsen the tone when reamping then I might think about buying one again 
Pekka Posio
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I did my last reamps with Decimator Prorack G in the FX loop of 5150 I. I tried it with and without, and I really couldn't hear the toneloss. The stuff had pretty many bumpy riffs and quiet spots, so the decimator saved pretty much time from cutting the awful 5150 noise between hits.
Btw Greg, do you use the Decimator when reamping or just live? I couldn't justify buying the G-String for gigs only, but if it's useful and doesn't worsen the tone when reamping then I might think about buying one again
I use it while reamping and live. It is really great for reamping. James Murphy recommended I pick one up, and I took his advice. If it has any influence on the tone at all, it may remove negligible frequency content extremely high in the spectrum that is being LP'd out anyway, or is unwanted in the first place. When you have well edited DIs and a good noise reduction pedal in front of the amp, you'll be in great hands.
The noise floor on the 5150s is pretty high, but the truth of the matter is that if you are using a noise gate in front of the amp only, and have the DIs cleaned up well, that kind of noise between chugs that's just preamp hiss will be barely audible in the first place. If you pay careful attention, it's present on a lot of professional recordings, and definitely doesn't hurt the production overall
I've heard the Prorack G is very similar circuit wise to the G string, but even improved. I really prefer not to put anything in the effects loops of my amps, though. It would be a terrible pain plugging it in every single one when I changed amps as well
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gabriel g.
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Pekka Posio
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The noise floor on the 5150s is pretty high, but the truth of the matter is that if you are using a noise gate in front of the amp only, and have the DIs cleaned up well, that kind of noise between chugs that's just preamp hiss will be barely audible in the first place. If you pay careful attention, it's present on a lot of professional recordings, and definitely doesn't hurt the production overall
I like the idea that when there is supposed to be silence, there definitely is no noise at all
Also my first post wasn't correct; Ofc I did use the Prorack G infront of the preamp AND in fx loop 
I definitely understand it's pain in the ass if you are trying out very many amps while tracking or reamping, but you don't need to everytime plug the noise gate in while trying out tones. Once you have found the killer amp for the song you should patch the gate if required!
jipchen
ForesterStudio
Thanks for your answers guys Played the first gig without a noise-gate (I used the second channel of my EVH-5150 with volume at 0 as a mute knob) but I got some ugly feedback in the beginning. Wasn't much of a problem during the songs but I'd rather have it work right from the start. The Decimator G-String is ridiculously expensive in the EU but oh well..
Played the first gig without a noise-gate (I used the second channel of my EVH-5150 with volume at 0 as a mute knob) but I got some ugly feedback in the beginning. Wasn't much of a problem during the songs but I'd rather have it work right from the start. The Decimator G-String is ridiculously expensive in the EU but oh well..
