MXR M135 | Smart Gate Noise Gate

Tame your hissing high-gain amp or silence your string of stompboxes with this ingenious pedal. The Smart Gate is equipped with three selectable types of noise reduction to handle virtually any type of signal. It bites down on sizzle and hum but lets the smallest detail of your playing through. With its uncanny ability to sense precisely when - and how fast - to engage, this little genius will never get in your way, so you can wring every last bit of sustain out of that chord without being cut off. The M135 features a hardwire bypass, precise threshold trigger, and amazingly clean circuitry.

Each of the Smart Gate's noise reduction settings are optimised for specific input sources. In general, the Hiss setting works well with instruments and input sources that boost the high frequency range, such as vocal mics, wind instruments, keyboards, and electric bass. The Hiss setting and the Mid setting are both effective on instruments with high gain midrange boosting, such as distorted electric guitars and amplified harmonicas. The Full setting is most effective when used to quiet input sources with low-end hum and buzz problems, such as AC line noise, display noise, or light dimmer noise. To quiet a rack of noisy effects, place the Smart Gate last in the signal chain, just before the amplifier