Nice Gate <300?

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Hi all,

I'm looking to get a nice useful noise gate in the sub $300 range and I don't even know where to begin. I've read people referring to Drawmer as "THE" gate to have, but I'm wondering if there's anything else out there that compares.

FYI, I mostly record vocals and acoustic guitar using an MXL V67g and Oktava mk012 in a very noisy room. I've used a Beh. Composer as a gate thus far and have found it useful but noisy (it adds quite an artifact after the signal ends but before the gate clamps down).

Thanks.
 
You can get a dbx 1075 for about $499, but could prob find it on e-bay for less.
 
Used Valley People Gatex
Behringer Intelligate/Autoquad
Used Furman quad gate
Used Aphex gates

If you get lucky, you may find an ART Progate or a Drawmer MX40 for that price.
 
Why don't you try a software gate? Gating is a fairly easy thing to do for a computer, and there are many good free gating plugins out there (Floorfish for one). If you're not recording to a computer, perhaps you should invest in doing so?
 
bpr103 said:
FYI, I mostly record vocals and acoustic guitar using an MXL V67g and Oktava mk012 in a very noisy room. I've used a Beh. Composer as a gate thus far and have found it useful but noisy (it adds quite an artifact after the signal ends but before the gate clamps down).
Click to expand...

this was my only compressor/gate for about 5 years...

try putting it in expander mode...much smoother open and close.

Mike
 
Used Aphex 612 or 622 gate. Pretty common on e-bay and they work well. Will be less expensive than a used Drawmer. I have a 622. Rane also makes a nice 4 channel gate but they are harder to find.
 
Thanks for all the responses, but Halion wins, with a suggestion that not only feeds my need for new gear, but also keeps me from spending money. That Fish Fillets package is great. :D
 
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