Hello,
I'm kind of new in the world of recording since I'm only 25 and so I have never worked with tape mags... my point being that it is really easy to chop off tracks and I usually would rather spend a week or so cleanning the drums rather than taking a few minutes to set up noise-gates (I don't have much hardware/money, so I'd have to use plug-ins)
Am I just wasting precious time, or can this be justified ?
Thank you in advance for you time and wisdom...

Best regards
JB