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Utility Series · Volume Gate
GATE
Cut the noise. Carve the rhythm. Shape the silence.
A tempo-synced volume gate built for producers who want surgical control over what gets through. Draw your own gate patterns or pick from a library of ready-to-use shapes.
VST3 · AU · AAX
Mac & Windows
Free lifetime updates
Works in every major DAW
FL Studio
Ableton Live
Logic Pro
Pro Tools
Cubase
Studio One
Try it yourself
Pick a preset. Hear it cut.
Press play, then click between the four presets. Each one is a real GATE pattern running on the same drum loop. Watch the gate shape change, hear the rhythm transform.
Try these 4 presets — click to switch
Utility Series
GATE
LISTEN UP AUDIO
Volume Gate
Mix
Output
Bypass
1/8 LOOSE GATE · CLICK PLAY ABOVE TO START
REAL PLUGIN OUTPUT · RENDERED FROM GATE DIRECTLY · SAME LOOP, FOUR PATTERNS
What's Inside
Six features. One purpose.
GATE strips volume gating down to the essentials. Every control exists to help you sculpt rhythm and silence with surgical precision. No filler, no buried parameters, no learning curve.
Custom Shapes
Draw your own gate shape directly on the graph. Click to add nodes, drag to position, curve to taste. Build any rhythmic gating pattern your track needs.
Tempo Sync
Lock the gate cycle to your DAW's tempo. Choose from 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 bar, or 2 bar rates. Patterns repeat in perfect time, every time.
Snap Grid
Quantize your gate nodes to musical intervals. 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, or off for total freedom. Perfect timing without effort.
Curve Control
Bend each segment between gate nodes. Linear cuts for hard stutter effects, smooth curves for natural fades, anything in between. Your call.
Mix
Blend the gated signal with your dry input. Parallel processing built in for that subtle rhythmic ducking effect, or full wet for hard cuts.
Preset Library
Twenty-plus ready-to-use gate patterns sorted by category. Tight, Natural, Drums, Creative, Noise. One click to load — instantly fits.
Patterns, Visualised
Draw the rhythm you want to hear.
The interactive gate graph shows your pattern in real-time. Click anywhere to add a node, drag to reshape, right-click to remove. Build sidechain stutters, rhythmic ducks, or precision noise gates — all by drawing.
- Click to add nodes anywhere on the graph
- Drag mid-segments to add curve tension
- Snap to grid for tight quantized timing
- Resizable UI — fits any workflow
Tempo-Locked
In time. Every time.
Sync the gate cycle to your DAW tempo — patterns repeat in perfect time, no clicks or slips. Pick from common rates (1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 bar, 2 bar) or sync off entirely for free-running effects.
- 1/8 — fast stutters, hi-hat-style chopping
- 1/4 — classic sidechain feel
- 1/2 to 2 bar — long-form rhythmic shaping
- Sample-accurate sync to host tempo
1/8
1/4
1/2
1 BAR
Built for Producers
Gating done properly. Finally.
GATE isn't another stripped-down noise gate. It's a creative rhythm tool that doubles as a precision noise gate. Use it for stutter edits, sidechain swells, vocal chopping, snare cleanup — whatever your track demands.
- Drum bus, vocal chain, master bus — works everywhere
- 20+ factory presets across 5 categories
- Save your own custom shapes as user presets
- Under 1% CPU on modern systems
INPUT
-6.0
GATED
-12.0
MIX
100
The Workflow
From flat loop to rhythmic groove.
GATE is designed to be obvious within thirty seconds. No 50-page manual. No sidechain routing nightmare. Just shape, time, and play.
01
Drop GATE on your bus
Drum bus, vocal chain, master bus — wherever you want rhythm or silence. GATE works everywhere and pulls under 1% CPU.
02
Pick a preset or draw your own
Browse 20+ factory shapes across five categories, or click to add your own nodes. Drag them around until your pattern feels right.
03
Sync to tempo, dial in mix
Lock the cycle to your DAW tempo (1/8 to 2 bar), blend the gated signal with your dry input via Mix, and you're done.
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