If you’re looking for essential tools to reduce unwanted noise, control dynamics and clean up audio, look no further than the trusty noise gate! Whatever the recording, a good noise gate can help you to achieve a cleaner sound by cutting our noise during quieter sections. Fortunately, you don’t need to spend a fortune to get your hands on a high-quality gate plugin, as this post will uncover 5 free noise gate plugins from simple, no-frills gates to more advanced options with sidechaining and analog warmth. Let’s jump right in and see if there’s something here that’ll help improve your mix!

Renegate

Renegate is a full-band gate plugin offering precise control over unwanted noise. It features program-dependent hysteresis, which auto-adjusts to capture a desired signal without cutting off important transients. The built-in Look Ahead feature ensures that the gate consistently catches transients, making it effective for sharp, fast sounds. Renegate also includes a program-dependent auto-release for smooth gate transitions and uses a 43-band psychoacoustic auditory model for state-of-the-art envelope detection, resulting in a highly refined and responsive noise gate solution.

Gate

Gate is a super simple, yet powerful noise gate plugin, perfect for noise removal and dynamics control. Its sidechain function allows for flexible control of the gate, enabling creative effects like ducking one signal under another. Look no further if you’re looking for something easy to use!

DD Gate

DD Gate is a simple noise gate plugin with sidechain control, allowing users to trigger the gate with an external signal for more dynamic mixing techniques. Despite the minimal controls, its simplicity makes it quick and easy for basic noise-gating tasks where more complex gates may not be necessary,

Bob Perry Gate 2

Bob Perry Gate 2 is one of the more versatile noise gate plugins in our list. It features sidechaining, an easy-to-use scalable GUI, and a visual waveform display that includes threshold indicators, aiding users in visualising the gating process in real-time. With switchable response algorithms, input, output, and gain reduction metering, it offers both precision and flexibility.

Analog Rack Noise Gate

The Analog Rack Noise Gate by Nembrini Audio is a simple and effective gate designed primarily for guitar and bass players. Combining the best features of both analog and digital pedal effects, it introduces an analog warmth through its preamp virtual circuit, adding tube-like colouration to the audio. This gate efficiently removes unwanted noise and hum while maintaining the integrity of the instrument’s tone.

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