RP21D User’s Guide Section Two - Editing Functions

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Noise Gate

 

LoThresh

 

 

%kHz

 

%kHz

%kHz

F

%kHz

 

 

1 On msdB 2 ￿

msdB

msdB 4

1msdB

 

 

4

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LINK CHANGED

 

LINK

LINK

 

 

 

 

COMP

WAH TUBE

EQ GATE

 

 

 

 

FACTORY USER

SEAMLESS

DIST

EQ

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3

BANK

1 OF 3

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PAGE

 

 

 

CLIP

 

 

L/R OUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Display is now telling you three things about the Noise Gate

1.This is showing that the type of effect you are about to edit is the Noise Gate, and that the effect is on. The number 1 icon before the word “on” indicates that in order to access the on/off parameter, you must press the number 1 button. The status can then be changed by rotating the Data Wheel.

2.This is the default setting for the Noise Gate. The Noise Gate default shown here is factory default 1 (F1)which is a Low Threshold setting. The number 4 icon which precedes the F1 value, indicates that in order to access the default parameter, you must press the number 4 button. The default can then be changed by rotating the Data Wheel. See page 22 for a complete list of defaults.

3.The bottom corner of the display is showing that there are 3 pages of parameters associated with the Noise Gate, and that you are on the first of these three pages. The Next Page button can be used to access page 2 of the Noise Gate parameters.

Once you have accessed page 2 of the Noise Gate, the display will look something like this:

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Type:Silencer2

 

 

1 2 msdB%kHz 2

4msdB%kHz

3 S

 

4

LINK CHANGEDLINK CHANGED

 

LINK

 

COMP WAH TUBE

EQ

 

GATE

 

FACTORY USER

 

DIST

EQ

#DIGITAL

 

SEAMLESS

 

2

BANK

b

 

 

PAGE 2OF 3

 

 

 

CLIP

Post T&D

%kHz1to4 3%kHz

msdBmsdB

LINK

L/R OUTS

1.This is the type of Noise Gate that you are going to use. You have two choices of Noise Gate types. The different types are basically changing the plascement of the Gate in the signal path. Silencer 1 puts the Noise Gate detector at the input of the RP21D before the signal enters the Preamp. Silencer 2 places the gate detector at the end of the Preamp after the Preamp modules. Silencer 2 is also more sensitive to the signal that is present, and not as likely to shut while you are playing. Press the number one button and rotate the Data Wheel to change the type of Gate.

2.This section of the display is showing that there are 3 pages of parameters associated with the Noise Gate, and that you are on the second of these three pages. The Next Page button can be used to access page 3 of the Noise Gate parameters.

After you have accessed the third page of the Noise Gate parameters, the display will look something like this:

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 ￿

4

 

 

 

 

 

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ThreshAtten

 

AttackRelse

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

%kHz

2

 

 

 

%kHz

 

 

3

 

 

%kHz

4

 

 

 

%kHz

 

 

 

 

-60msdB

 

 

4msdB

 

 

 

 

msdB1

 

 

3msdB

 

 

 

 

4

 

LINK CHANGED

 

 

LINK CHANGED

 

 

LINK

 

 

LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMP WAH TUBE

 

EQ

 

 

 

GATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACTORY USER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIST

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEAMLESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

BANK

3OF 3 b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

L/R OUTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display it now telling you five more things about the Noise Gate parameters.

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DigiTech RP21D manual Noise Gate LoThresh, TypeSilencer2, Post T&D, ThreshAtten AttackRelse

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