Thunderbird Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hi all I really am pretty clueless with effects and was just wondering if some one can tell me in simpleton terms what the difference between noise gates limiters and compressors is please? I googled it but it just confused me more lol Cheers in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Over-simplifying a bit but noise gates reduce gain (or switch off) when the signal level is low - in other words they switch off the hiss and hum when you're not playing a note. Compressors and limiters reduce gain when the signal level is high, so the loudest bits in your playing will be turned down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thank you kind sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephantgrey Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 @dinkz pretty much summed it up. Id just like to add that the most common use for both is compressors usually are used either at start of the chain to even out your playing (especially useful if you swap between techniques) or at the (middle/)end of the chain to even out your effects. Noise gates are often used after noisy fuzz/dist's so that there is silence when your not playing a note, and nice wooliness when you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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