ChannelStrip 4+

It’s only a fiver so it’s no biggie, but I’ll likely not use this much because other plugins can be used together to achieve the same effect. I suppose this would work as a ‘job lot’ when one needs to use minimum resources, though.

The small real-time graphical images, fit well with the DAW world, very useful. Oftentimes I need a gate, and this is the one I usually pick up. (Dunno why it’s 3-stars, there’s nothing wrong with it.) I think there might be some sort of limiting factor, making ‘3’ the strip component maximum, because several channel strip type plugins max out at that? I’m saying a 4-task version with a limiter might be good. Anyway the main reasons I use this is either to kill a noisy guitar input signal (Classic Vibe Squier pickups and a busker amp), but also, for receding echoes on AUv3 because, peculiarly, Mixbox CS doesn’t have a gate, so I use this afterward in the FXlist.

Otherwise those echoes/delay effects just clog up the whole frequency spectrum, and I suppose it would kill reverb too, at whatever signal strength you set. It just keeps the output limited to a few echoes only, at a decent level a listener can hear, then kills the signal in time for a fresh note. Keeps things more crisp, just needs careful adjustment but this method works. Apple’s little GarageBand, my favourite, has a noise gate but no graphic. I come from the analogue era, and am very fond of being able to ‘see’ my music efforts now, it’s a luxury I have grown to love. Take care all.

This is a really useful and beautifully designed channel strip plugin that forms the ‘bread & butter’ of channel control with a deliberate emphasis on low CPU usage, simplicity and usability through the inclusion of only essential features (which it delivers) but with that special Audio Damage finesse that I love! It’s very slick and the GUI visualisations provide a helpful insight into the characteristics of the processed sound output. It’s ‘purposely’ lite so that it can be used simultaneously across multiple channels. It’s thoughtfully designed, intuitive to use, and basically an everyday tool for establishing a good clean solid source before getting lost in deep surgical analysis or going wild with FX - groovy!