The EM Poll

RANE G4 Quad Gate

Jul 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Myles Boisen

           

The Washington-based Rane Corporation has been making solid, affordable audio gear for nearly 25 years. The company's well-built products are staples in countless sound-system and broadcast racks, but tend to have a lower profile in the studio market. That sleeper status may change, however, once recordists get their hands on the new G4 Quad Gate.

Admittedly, noise gates don't have the sex appeal of microphone technology, compressors, and the like. That may be because gates are (or should be) an invisible part of the process when they work as intended to control and reduce unwanted noise or acoustic leakage. In addition, gating technology — like the mousetrap — worked well when it was developed in the 1980s and has seen few refinements since.

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