Noise gate in the studio ?

[Plendakor]

I just realised I was using two noise gates in the effect chain of my GT-10, because I NEED them when rehearshing on my 100W amp. But I turned them off just now and, despite the hum (which is not heard while music is playing at the same time) it's like I can "feel" my pick now.

Do you use a noise gate while tracking ?

 

[greyskull]

When tracking? god no.
Edit that shit by hand.

 

[xTomx]

Nope, if it cuts off too soon whilst recording then you can't recover what it silenced; record raw and you can cut out whatever you like.

 

[Trevoire520]

I normally use one when tracking, Colin Richardson does the same and it certainly doesn't hurt the sound of his records.

 

[if6was9]

Depends on the band and the sound they come in with. If it's someone doing an over the top hi gain sound with lots of stops and starts I might use one. Usually I edit the miced tracks after though.

 

[PD-Baraka]

i use an ISP deicmator. editing goes down with this little handy thing.

 

[drew_drummer]

If I'm in the same room as the cab when recording, then yes, I try to use one.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

I sometimes use one during reamping.
never on the DI track during recording of course

 

[Melb_shredder]

Yes and no. Depends on the playing/ amp + di noise etc. But I DO like what an ISP Decimator does in the loop on an amp when I'm reamping. So half the time yes, half the time no

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Never while tracking DI's but we have been using one a lot lately while reamping just to kill some amp noise and then cut the rest out by hand afterwards.