TC electronic SDN BHD NDY-1 user manual Damp, Release, Dry Blend function in the Noise Gate

OPERATION

position (fully counter-clockwise) and set all other controls to “12 o’clock” (center) position. Now turn up your guitar’s volume potentiometer, but do not play. Then turn up the THRESHOLD knob to the point where the gate starts dampening you signal.

7 – Damp

This parameter determines how hard the signal should be attenuated when the signal level falls below the set Threshold. Now you may think that you should always go for maximum dampening. However, bear in mind that you should also strive for a smooth transition from the “gated/attenuated” stage to the “open” stage. The more dBs that are released when the Gate opens, the more obvious the gating effect becomes. This means that you will have to experiment to fine-tune the Noise Gate to your sounds – there is no “one-size-fits-all” setting.

8 – Attack

Attack is the time it takes for the Noise Gate to release the gain reduction of the signal after the level of the input signal has exceeded the Threshold. In other words: With Attack, you determine how fast the gate

should open when you are playing your guitar. For guitar setups it is very common to use very fast attack times. Turn ATTACk counter-clockwise for faster attack times.

9 – Release

Release is the time it takes for the Noise Gate to reach the attenuation specified by the Damp parameter when the signal drops below the Threshold point. In other words: with Release, you determine how fast the gate should close when you stop playing. Slow release times are achieved by turning the knob clockwise and results in a very natural sounding fade out. A faster release time is achieved by turning the knob counter- clockwise and is typically used for hard-rock and metal where the gate needs to close very fast.

12 – Dry Blend function in the Noise Gate

Dry Blend mode off (no LEDs):

Select this mode for a full-band Noise Gate.

Dry Blend modes; Min, Mid & Max:

These modes process low, mid and high frequencies

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