User's Manual
24 - English
Operation
Using the KickGate
The KickGate is a Bose® proprietary technology that allows you to raise the level of a kick drum channel while
eliminating the risk of feedback from the microphone. Two KickGate settings are available in the Comp/Gate
menu.
1. Connect the appropriate type of microphone.
2. Select an appropriate ToneMatch® preset.
3. Adjust the channel input Trim control until the hardest kick drum hits turn the input channel LED red, then
continue to adjust the control until the LED turns green. This optimizes your channel input Trim level.
4. Select Comp/Gate with the rotary selector.
5. Rotate the Type control to scroll down the list, highlight KickGate 1: Regular or KickGate 2: Fast, and
press Select. Choose KickGate 2 when using a double bass drum pedal.
6. While playing the kick drum, increase the volume to the desired performance level.
7. Play the kick drum at the softest level you intend to use in the performance and check that you can hear it.
8. While playing softly, increase the Thresh level until some of the kick drum hits get cut o. Then lower the
Thresh level by 3 dB.
9. While playing the kick drum normally, rotate the Tight control counter-clockwise to reduce the tightness
and add more “boom” to the sound. Tightness can be adjusted from 0% (slowest) to 100% (fastest).
E. De-Esser – Side-chained compressor featuring a preset compression ratio with variable threshold and
gain parameters. Designed to reduce sibilance on vocals.
F. Noise Gate – Noise gate with a fast preset attack time, variable threshold, and variable speed (release
time). Well-suited for eliminating unwanted noise from microphones and instruments.
G. KickGate 1: Regular – Gate featuring a preset attack time, and variable threshold and tightness
(release time) parameters. This is a Bose® proprietary technology designed specifically for kick drums.
This robust gate provides maximum gain before feedback, making your kick drum as loud as possible
through an PA system.
H. KickGate 2: Fast – Same as KickGate 1 but adjusted for faster tempos. Select this setting if you are
using a double bass drum pedal.
2. Press the Select control to select your choice, or press the Cancel control to exit the list with no change.
3. Compressor 1-3, Limiter, De-Esser: Rotate the Thresh control to adjust the input threshold (trigger) level
from –50 dB to 0 dB. Rotate the Gain control to adjust the gain from 0 dB to 30.0dB. The gain bar above
the control shows the amount of gain reduction. This display helps in setting the threshold.
Noise Gate: Rotate the Thresh control to adjust the input threshold (trigger) level from –90 dB to –30 dB.
Rotate the Speed control to set the gate closing speed to any value from 0% (fastest) to 100% (slowest).
Rotate the Ramp control to adjust the slope of the gate from 0% (horizontal) to 100% (vertical).
KickGate 1-2: Rotate the Thresh control to adjust the input threshold (trigger) level from –20dB to 0 dB.
Rotate the Tight control to adjust the tightness (how quickly the gate closes) from 0% (slowest) to 100%
(fastest).