Compression and gating

Effects reference

Dynamics effects respond to playing level. Adjust them while playing both quiet and strong notes. Threshold depends on the signal feeding the effect, so a setting that works with one guitar may need changing for another.

Effect	Purpose and controls	Starting point
Compressor	Reduces level differences. Attack, Knee, Ratio, Release and Threshold determine when and how strongly it acts.	Use a gentle Ratio, then lower Threshold until strong notes are controlled without losing all their attack.
Expander	Increases the difference between quiet and loud signals. Attack, Knee, Ratio, Release and Threshold control the response.	Set Threshold just above the unwanted low-level sound and use a gentle Ratio to retain natural note endings.
Noise Gate	Attenuates the signal below Threshold. Attack, Hold and Decay shape opening and closing; Range sets attenuation.	Raise Threshold until idle noise is reduced, then lengthen Hold or Decay if sustained notes end abruptly.

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