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The Gate effect included in GearBox is designed to reduce the noise that your guitar makes when you
are not playing. You can think of it as a gate that opens to let your guitar sound through when you
play, and closes when you stop playing to shut out the noise you would otherwise hear after you stop
playing.
The Gate works by detecting the input level to GearBox from your guitar. When the input level is
below the level set for the gate’s Threshold knob, the gate will close at the speed set by the Gate’s
Decay knob, and cut off the signal from your guitar. When the input level is above the threshold, the
gate will open to let your guitar signal through. Turning the Threshold knob clockwise increases the
aggressiveness of the gate in its effort to cut off sound. The idea is to set the threshold low enough so
that it doesn’t cut off the signal as you are playing or a note is sustaining, but high enough so that the
background noise from your guitar doesn’t keep the gate open. You’ll need to select the Gate setting
that works best with the Amp Model you’ve chosen as well as the guitar(s) and pickups you happen to
be using with GearBox. (The Hum Reducer eliminates noise in another way.)
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What is GuitarPort Online?
GuitarPort Online is the membership service accessible from within the GearBox software which
offers guitar lessons, artist biographies, guitar news, transcriptions to popular songs and licks and more!
If you are not already a member of GuitarPort Online, click the GuitarPort Online button above the
Browser to take a tour of GuitarPort Online.
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What is the (Player) Half Speed Button?
The Half Speed button is available in the Player interface, which is displayed in the Browser when you
select the Player button. When the Half Speed button is lit red, the Player will play back the currently
loaded Track at half speed without changing pitch. This can be very handy when you are trying to
learn a guitar part. Slow the track to half speed for careful study, then switch back to normal speed once
you’re ready to put what you’ve learned into action.