smart:gate by Sonible

Discover smart:gate by sonible, the next generation in audio gating that transforms tedious cleanup into a fast, intuitive process. Unlike conventional gate plugins that primarily react to signal levels, smart:gate utilizes an AI-powered gating methodology for truly intelligent processing.

Content-Aware Processing & Intelligent Source Detection: The core distinction of smart:gate lies in its content-aware gate processing and intelligent source detection. Instead of setting a threshold and hoping for the best, smart:gate focuses on your selected target source within the signal. You can simply select your target source from a drop-down menu, choosing from a wide range of instrument and sound profiles like vocals, electric guitar, piano, and more. The intelligent gate then reliably delivers results even when the target source varies in level or a competing instrument is louder than the signal you want to keep.

This content-aware processing unlocks smart:gate's full power in complex scenarios where conventional gate plug-ins struggle. It is described as being "truly able to differentiate between a mix and the signal component contained within it".

Reliable Results & Faster Workflows: Tedious gating is a thing of the past. smart:gate provides solid results and makes parametrization incredibly fast and easy. You get visual guidance and insights for faster workflows, with the target signal's activity and gating visualized in detail. This allows you to get your parametrization and tweaking done much faster, all with familiar controls and without any guesswork. Get smart:gate for reliable results and a faster workflow.

Acing Any Gating Challenge: smart:gate simplifies common, challenging tasks. Easily remove microphone rumble and bleed from vocal tracks, or learn how to precisely separate instruments in a drum loop, such as separating the kick from the snare. smart:gate empowers you to achieve cleaner mixes and make more room for clarity.

Powerful Features for Fine-Tuning: Beyond its intelligent core, smart:gate sports a host of features for detailed control:

• A three-band suppression network allows you to weight the gating across the frequency spectrum.
• The level bias enables you to increase the level-dependency of the processing, extremely handy for refining the response to transient target sources.
• Switch to ducking mode to utilize the same target-focused functionality for ducking applications.
• smart:gate can also be used without its content-aware AI features as a conventional gate if desired.

Compatibility & Trial: smart:gate is compatible with standard plug-in formats including VST, VST3, AU, and AAX on both Mac and Windows. It offers native Apple Silicon support and supports sample rates from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz. System requirements are modest, needing Windows 10 (64 bit) or MacOS 10.13+, 4GB RAM, and a compatible CPU/GPU. Experience the power of smart:gate for yourself! Give smart:gate a try for 30 days with a fully-functional demo.

Industry professionals agree, calling smart:gate "really amazing" and "truly insane what smart:gate can do".