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Originally Posted by u b k  agreed, i've yet to hear a plug that pops as satisfactorily as a drawmer or kepex. it's the analog vs. digital argument that never was...
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I have 2 Keepex IIs that I love and use often. Up until several months ago, I would have agreed with you 100%. That was until I used the Drumstrip plug-in for the SSL Duende.
I really believe it would change your mind about this. It has for me, big time.
Not only does it rival the sound and performance of the hardware gates, but it also has the other tools to enhance it even further. The transient shaper on Drumstrip is as good as any I've heard in hardware-land too.
I know I might get flamed for this, but unless you hear and use it for yourself, you'll never know. It really is amazing!
I still use my Keepex IIs for tracking sometimes....but honestly they are seeing much less use. I bought Drumstrip a couple of months ago. I can see phasing out hardware gates for drums almost completely if/when I get a second Duende.
For noisy guitar stomp boxes, hardware gates still rule!