How can you make a gated Synths without any special plugin?
Simply use a compressor with side chaining to chop any sound you like (works best with pads or sustaining instruments) aprox. setup time 2 minutes
Note: if you wanna have more of an aggressive sounding you can use a gate with side chain instead
A compressor is smooth, doesn’t completely cut your instruments and creates a soulful timbre whereas a gate is aggressive and really chops the sound staccato like. Mostly you know this technique from electronic music. Also many modern Synths already got a build-in rhythmical gate.
*) Pre-fader means that the volume fader has no influence on the send output volume because the signal of your send output is routed to your fx (or side chain) inputs before the volume fader.
5. Open your Synth track again and play around with the compressor’s attack and release time. This all influences the choppin sound directly. Also note that the trigger sound itself (in this case the HiHat) has a big impact on the chopped sound as well. Also the compressor itself influences the sounding of course.
You’re Done. This it what it could sound like Gated Synth (compressor)
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