• variable high pass and low pass filters for "frequency conscious" gating
• comprehensive envelope control, attack, hold, decay, and range
• key input for external triggering
• "key listen" facility
• extremely fast attack time, to preserve the natural attack of the sound
• balanced inputs and outputs
• stereo linkable
• can be used for "Gating" or "Ducking"
• high audio specification

These features and its "user friendliness" have made it the "industry standard" throughout the world, by which all other gates are judged.

See the full specs and press reviews on Drawmer's own datasheet

Note: Older units had unbalanced ¼" jack in/out connections. New units are only available with balanced XLR in/out connectors.

Technical Specification

• Connectors: XLR
• Input impedance: 20k ohms balanced
• Maximum input level: +21dBu
• Bandwidth: +1dB 20Hz to 34kHz
• Noise: (Ref to 4dBu gate open) -93dB (Ref to +4dBu gate closed) -98dB
• Headroom: (Ref to +4dBu) -16dB
• Dynamic Range: 116dB
• Crosstalk: -80dB @ 10kHz
• Key input impedance: 100k
• Distortion:
  0dBu: 100Hz .015%, 1kHz .005%, 10kHz .015%
  +1OdBu: 100Hz .015%, 1kHz .005%, 10kHz .02%
• Maximum output: 21dBu
• Outputs Floating balanced
• Control ranges: LF Filter 25Hz to 4kHz, HF Filter 250Hz to 35kHz
  • Threshold infinity to -54dB
  • Attack 10 microseconds to 1 sec
  • Hold 2 ms to 2 sec
  • Decay 2 ms to 4 sec
  • Range -80dB to 0dB
• Function switches: Key Source: External/lnternal, Gate/Duck, Key Listen/Gate/Bypass, Stereo Link
• LEDs (Gatemode): Green: Gate open (Signal above threshold), Yellow: Gate open (Visual indication of attack hold and decay characteristics), Red: Gate closed (Signal below threshold)
• LEDS (Duck mode): Green: Signal not attenuated, Yellow Hold time, Red: Signal attenuated (according to range control)

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