Internally, each gate features ARX's brand new proprietary ultra-low-noise high-speed opto-coupler circuitry with program dependent Attack time, which tracks the incoming signal to automatically determine optimum gate response. The new opto-coupler offers noise and distortion specifications which cannot be matched by conventional VCA or DSP designs, say the company.
ARX says its research shows that the majority of noise gates get used on drum kits, which means using typically five to six gate channels, whereas most other units have two or maybe four channels.
Front panel controls for each gate consist of the industry standard controls for Release, Depth and Threshold, plus Red and Green LED displays to indicate Gate Open or Closed status, and an IN/OUT bypass switch with Yellow LED Status display.
(Lee Baldock)
