| Yes. In the analog realm, it's hard to beat a Drawmer DS201. Great filters and control. In the digital realm, I find that just about any gate is fine; I typically use the stock Digi Gate - the older one. In fact, I had one on a kick drum earlier, really emphasizing the punch and attack of the kick. Gates are one area I don't need much 'vibe/color'. A gate that works properly will either give it to you or it won't. In my experience.
Sometimes I'll go through and edit out noise/space between tom hits/etc, but sometimes it's groovier to use a gate. Lately, it's been a lot more gates. Whatever gets 'the' sound, right?
Ben |