Brochure

The DS501 is a sophisticated
dual channel noise gate with fully
tuneable 'Peak Punch'
incorporating a number of
features pioneered by Drawmer,
which are invaluable to the
sound engineer, and not found
on conventional noise gates.
Positioned in the Drawmer range over the
industry standard DS201 Dual Gate, the
DS501 Power Gate features new dual mode
‘tuneable’ Peak Punch processing sections. In
tuneable mode a fully variable frequency
selector with a range from 75Hz to 16kHz
allows the user to shape the transients of the
gated signal and ‘tune-in’ to the particular area
of the audio spectrum where the Peak Punch
is to be active. In addition a variable ‘more’
control allows the user to tailor the amount of
processing. A secondary Full Band Peak
Punch mode is also available.
Designed principally for drum and percussive
gating applications, tuneable Peak Punch
makes it possible to add transient punch to
frequencies lacking in individual drum sounds,
adding greater definition and presence to the
gated signal. Using low frequency Peak Punch
•
COMPREHENSIVE ENVELOPE CONTROL,
•
KEY INPUT FOR EXTERNAL TRIGGERING
• ‘KEY LISTEN’ FACILITY
• EXTREMELY FAST ATTACK TIME TO PRESERVE THE
•
BALANCED XLR INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
• STEREO LINKABLE
• CAN BE USED FOR ‘GATING’ OR ‘DUCKING’
• HIGH AUDIO SPECIFICATION
adds depth to thin drums, whilst
higher frequency Peak Punch
can dynamically boost rim shots
or the ‘crack’ of a snare drum. In
addition to Drawmer’s traditional
‘traffic light’ gate status display,
the DS501 features new
‘approaching threshold’ metering
on each channel allowing visual
monitoring of signal activity
below threshold.
DS501 Power Gate
2 channel ‘Frequency Conscious’ noise gate with
tuneable ‘Pro-Level’ Peak Punch - 1U
• 'TUNEABLE' PEAK PUNCH
•
VARIABLE HIGH PASS AND LOW PASS
FILTERS FOR
‘FREQUENCY
CONSCIOUS
’ GATING
ATTACK
, HOLD, DECAY AND RANGE
NATURAL ATTACK OF THE SOUND
Preliminary Information
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APPLICATION
The DS501 also features Drawmer’s
pioneering ‘frequency conscious’ operation
which enables individual signal frequencies to
trigger the gate. For example, if a gate is used
to clean up the snare drum sound it is quite
likely that the nearby hi-hats will spill into the
snare drum microphone and cause the gate to
open. Increasing the threshold level may cure
this problem, but then there is a very real
danger that any quieter snare drum beats may
not cause the gate to open at all and the
performance can easily be ruined.
The Drawmer solution to this problem is the
inclusion of two variable filters, one high-pass
and one low-pass, which act upon the side-
chain keying circuitry. By setting the output
switch to key listen the user can hear the
action of the filters and adjust them to reject
high frequency spillage from the hi-hats. This
now enables the gate to only open on the
lower frequencies present in the snare drum.