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Zitterbart · 05-10-2016, 08:09 AM

Generally speaking noise gates should not be used with too restrictive setting when recording vocals or speech, because they tend to cut off the quieter sounds and make the recording sound unrealistic. Sometimes a combination of noise gates and the noise reduction feature (like you find in Audacity) works best (at leat for me).

I am using Ardour, a MIDI-Keyboard (old YAMAHA), a Fender Mustang I for picking up the guitar signal and a AudioTechnica AT2020 USB+ for speech and vocals.

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Zitterbart Groupie Join Date: May 2016 Location: Germany Posts: 22	Generally speaking noise gates should not be used with too restrictive setting when recording vocals or speech, because they tend to cut off the quieter sounds and make the recording sound unrealistic. Sometimes a combination of noise gates and the noise reduction feature (like you find in Audacity) works best (at leat for me). I am using Ardour, a MIDI-Keyboard (old YAMAHA), a Fender Mustang I for picking up the guitar signal and a AudioTechnica AT2020 USB+ for speech and vocals. __________________ Turtles are fast. Turtles are dangerous!