How do I make attack/release ramps for a gate?

BLAIR

Hey guys, I've got a really simple gate set up here, if the volume of one FFT bin is lower than the threshold, it gets cut off, but because it's just logic, it instantly gets shut off which creates a click. How could I mod it so it's more smooth? I tried a lin smoother, but it didn't sound great :(

colB

I would have though that instead of a smoother, you want a gradual ramp down of amplitude...

so two thresholds A and B, the higher one A is where you start to ramp down the level, and the lower one B is where level hits zero

then it would be something like

So everything above A is passed though, everything between A and B is ramped between A and Zero, and below B is zero...

(+ve input only)

EDIT: hmm... this is not quite right...

better!

BLAIR

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/5283#Comment_5283

Thanks colB!

ANDREW221231

if you do want to just turn off a partial below a certain amplitude, the solution looks like this. i guess that is basically the same exact thing as what you did, but i've never run into that problem doing it this way

BLAIR

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/5497#Comment_5497

Not sure why but this didn't work for me :( Couldnt hear any sound

ANDREW221231

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/5510#Comment_5510

post an .ens and i'll fiddle around with it and try to troubleshoot. spectral gating is like... the easiest thing in the world, so i can't conceive of what would make it not work

BLAIR

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/5534#Comment_5534

yeah that's what I'm thinking haha, after the compare module it just 0s everything out no matter what the threshold is at. I'll message you the patch

Studiowaves

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/936/how-do-i-make-attack-release-ramps-for-a-gate

Don't forget that a simple 1 pole low pass filter will ramp. When the threshold hits send a low frequency to a filter. When the gate opens up send a high frequency to the F input on the filter. Experiment with different low end frequencies and you'll get a decent release. I assume this gate does not pass audio and is a control voltage.