Drawmer DS101 500 Series Noise Gate - Manual (Page 11)

1 1 DS101 - Noise Gate for 500 Series Systems
will drop and then recover. It is usual to select a
fairly fast Attack time, with a slow Release time of
a second or so - this will react quickly and then
bring the music level back up slowly and smoothly,
and is hence less disconcerting to the listener
In addition to voice over applications, the Duck function
of the DS101 may also be used to treat a signal where
the peaks are too loud and require attenuating. In this
application, ‘Duck’ and ‘Internal’ (i.e source switch not
selected) modes should be selected, and the ‘Range’
control adjusted to give the desired attenuation to
signals above the ‘Threshold’ setting. In extreme cases,
the ducking action may be used to remove signal peaks
altogether, and by careful use of the filters, it may be
possible to remove a snare drum from a drum mix or
clicks and pops from a recording. This same technique
can be used to reduce the level of other instruments
during a solo.
Ducking Music whilst a
Radio Presenter Talks