For many years, Drawmer's name has been synonymous with gates. Drawmer practically invented the modern gate with the first reliable, fast and frequency sensitive gate. Rare to find a studio without one, the Drawmer gate is "go to" gate for drums and other percussive sources. Furthermore, according to Pro Sound News Drawmer gear was used in 6 of the top 10 tours of 2004. Affordable, the Drawmer gates have a great sound and are built to last!

Drawmer DSL424 — Two compressors, two gates, one rack space...
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Thousands upon thousands of Drawmer units are still in play across the globe. Some of the most popular include the DS404 four channel gate, and the DL441 four channel compressor/ limiter. Now Drawmer has introduced their latest audio tool, combining two channels of frequency conscious gating with two channels of intuitive compressing and limiting in one rack space: the DSL424.

The DSL424 allows the audio engineer to utilize high quality gates and compressors where rack space is at a premium. The frequency conscious gate channels include high and low pass filtering, allowing the engineer to dial in the frequency at which gating is triggered thereby avoiding unwanted triggering by ambient noise. Key listen mode allows you to listen to the affected material to help you dial in the correct frequency. A rear panel key input also allows you to use source material from another channel to trigger the gate effect. The compressor channels include Threshold, Hard Knee/Soft Knee, Ratio, Make-up gain, Bypass, and Peak Limiting controls. Setting up is simplified by the auto attack and release system which continually optimizes the attack and release times to suit the dynamics of the material being processed. At its highest ratio setting, the DSL424 also provides true hard limiting.

Key to the popularity of Drawmer auto gates and compressors is the fact that the auto circuitry has been designed to allow transient sounds to pass through cleanly, thus maintaining the clarity and transparency of the original source. Your mixes therefore become more present and intelligible in difficult live sound or recording situations.

Use the DSL424 on snare and kick drum to really bring out the punch of the rhythm section. Gate the bass with the bass drum as the key trigger to "tighten things up." Use it on stereo guitars to get that "in your face" powerful sound. Use it on the stereo buss to smooth out the overall mix and make it more "musical" without audible pumping or loss of clarity, or use it on smaller systems to hard limit the program material and save stress on your speakers. Most of all, count on the legendary Drawmer ruggedness and reliability to hold up under the most gruelling tour or studio situations.
DSL424 Features:
Two stereo linkable gates, two stereo linkable compressors in one rack space

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DS201 2 Channel

When this 2 channel noise gate was introduced in 1980, it redefined the role of the gate both in recording and live sound environments. It was the world's first frequency conscious gate, allowing the user to define at which frequency band and level the gate will trigger. Gated reverb and room ambience suddenly became possible. Drum sounds were vastly improved. Microphones on tom toms, for instance, would no longer open with cymbal crashes. Drawmer gates remain the unchallenged standard worldwide.

Insiders say:
Every studio should have one-you can't mix drums without it!

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DS404 Quad noise gate

The 404 adds a unique set of features to the venerable Drawmer DS201 gate by enabling you to switch channels over to downward expander node. This is very important if you want to "soft gate" things like electric guitars through a slew of noisy pedals. A four channel frequency conscious gate/downward expander that is perfect for studio situations where you may need for than 2 channels of gating but are not always sur what you will be asked to gate.

Insiders say:
If you are on a budget, this is an ideal low cost gating solution. The downward expander mode makes it great for almost anything that needs isolation from noise.

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DS501 Power Gate

What could we do to the DS201 world standard gate? Ivor Drawmer does it again with the first real innovation in gating in 20 years. The DS501 adds a dynamic expander circuit to a gate, to restore attack to sounds that must be gated severely to avoid noise. "Peak Punch" is a very short duration dynamic expander that is tunable to nearly any octave wide frequency you choose. This enables you to "bring the sanre" out of the snare drum, or add low end to the kick, or retune the conga's after the fact. Amazingly fun to play with, Peak Punch can used either in tunable mode or full band mode for gaining a small 6-8dB boost on the front edge of transients.

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put this on a snare and watch it come alive!

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MX40 4channel Punch Gate

The MX 40 has a simplified frequency conscious operation by using an octave wide filter instead of a High Pass and Low Pass two knob operation like the Drawmer 201, 501 and 404. This makes it very easy to tune the gate to the drums, and is faster to set up, making it ideal for fast moving projecdts where lots of set up time is not available. In addition, "Peak Punch" has been added in a full band mode to enable you to "bring out" attacks in drum sets despite heavy gating. The MX40 is perhaps the best bargain in drum gates ever.

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If you record drums, this is a must have.

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