Posts Tagged ‘hiss’

What is an Expander?

What is an Expander? Expanders increase the difference in loudness between quieter and louder sections of audio making quiet sounds quieter and loud sounds louder.  They are pretty much the opposite of compressors working by turning down the volume when the signal level falls below the

What is a Noise Gate?

Noise Gates A noise gate is a hardware device or plugin that can be set to automatically mute the signal during parts of the audio track where the instrument is not being played, and un-mute again when the instrument is being played. Some noise gates are able to close partially thereby reducing the level rather [...]

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