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The DS201 is a sophisticated dual channel noise gate incorporating a
number of features pioneered by Drawmer, which are invaluable to the
sound engineer, and not found on conventional noise gates.
variable high pass and low pass filters for "frequency conscious" gating
comprehensive envelope control, attack, hold, decay, and range
key input for external triggering
"key listen" facility
extremely fast attack time, to preserve the natural attack of the sound
balanced inputs and outputs
stereo linkable
can be used for "Gating" or "Ducking"
high audio specification
These features and its "user friendliness" have made it the "industry standard" throughout the world.
Setting up noise gates can be tedious and unrewarding. For example,
when attempting to separate a signal from unwanted noise or crosstalk
that is relatively high in level, spurious triggering of the gate by
unwanted components within the sound can be a serious problem. This can
often be experienced in the studio when recording a drum kit. If a gate
is used to clean up the snare drum sound it is quite likely that the
nearby hi-hats will spill into the snare drum microphone and cause the
gate to open. Increasing the threshold level may cure this problem, but
then there is a very real danger that any quieter snare drum beats may
not cause the gate to open at all and the performance can easily be
ruined.
The DRAWMER solution to this problem is the inclusion of two variable
filters, one high-pass and one low-pass, which act upon the side-chain
keying circuitry. By setting the output switch to key listen the user
can hear the action of the filters and adjust them to reject high
frequency spillage from the hi-hats. This now enables the gate to only
open on the lower frequencies present in the snare drum.
Drawmer pioneered the concept of frequency conscious gating, and the
Drawmer DS201 was the first noise gate to include this feature.
The very fast attack of the DS201 means that it can open in a matter of
micro seconds, thus preserving the natural attack of whatever sound is
being gated and the comprehensive envelope controls mean that the gain
can be changed at whatever rate best suits the material being
processed. With vocals for example, a fairly fast attack is needed so
as not to clip the leading consonants but a slower release time will
prevent the end of words being clipped off and will also fade out any
noise gradually rather than cutting it off abruptly. This latter point
is very important as the human ear is far more sensitive to rapidly
changing noise levels than to a constant low level noise.
Another important role played by the gate is in the reshaping of
existing sounds. An example of this might involve a simple sampling
delay line used to store a sound to be re-triggered later and added to
a mix. A gate can be used to impart a slower attack or faster decay to
the sound and careful setting of the decay envelope can effectively
hide any noise present at the end of the sample. When using a sampler
or drum machine the gate can be considered a triggered envelope shaper,
and the wide range allowed by the envelope controls make the DS201
ideal for this application.
The unit can be switched to accept a key input, which allows the gate
to be triggered externally. An example of this would be to use a snare
drum signal to open the gate on a separate ambient microphone to create
a natural alternative to gated reverb.
Each channel can be individually switched from Gating to Ducking for
'voice over' applications or the removal of 'clicks' and 'pops'.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on : TEL: 08450 944 122 Email: [email protected] Mob: 07872 93 48 42
