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    xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
    type="guide"
    id="gate">
    <info>
        <link type="guide" xref="index#plugins"/>
    </info>
    <title>Gate</title>
    <p>
        Gates attenuate signals that register below the threshold. This kind of signal
        processing reduces disturbing noise between useful signals.
    </p>
    <p>
        PulseEffects uses the gate developed by Calf Studio.
    </p>
    <terms>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Attack</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                Amount of milliseconds the signal has to rise above the threshold before gain
                reduction stops.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Release</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                Amount of milliseconds the signal has to fall below the threshold before the
                reduction is increased again.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Threshold</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                If a signal rises above this level the gain reduction is released.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Ratio</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                Set the ratio by which the signal will be reduced.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Knee</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                Controls how smooth is the entrance in the gain reduction phase.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Makeup</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                It amplifies your signal after processing.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Stereo Link</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                Choose if the gain reduction is affected by the louder channel or by the average
                level between the channels.
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Detection</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                Choose if the gate should take the signal peak for detection or the RMS value
                (it is smoother).
            </p>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>
                <em style="strong" its:withinText="nested">Gain Reduction</em>
            </title>
            <p>
                The level of gain reduction when the signal is below the threshold.
            </p>
        </item>
    </terms>
    <section>
        <title>References</title>
        <list>
            <item>
                <p>
                    <link href="https://calf-studio-gear.org/doc/Gate.html" its:translate="no">
                        https://calf-studio-gear.org/doc/Gate.html
                    </link>
                </p>
            </item>
            <item>
                <p>
                    <link href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_gate" its:translate="no">
                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_gate
                    </link>
                </p>
            </item>
        </list>
    </section>
</page>
