Best Noise Gate

[Toe-Knee]

I own the NS2, and I have it wired to supress the noise in both the loop and infront of the amp in a 4-way style wiring. It does the job, but I'm considering trying out the MXR Smart Gate, which I've heard is meant to be very good.

The smart gate is a great upgrade from the NS2

With the NS2 it's known to suck tone, but with the MXR, I hear that it only shuts off sound when not playing, which apparantly makes it a true gate, as to the NS2 which supresses the noise at all times. If you follow my drift? Thing is, how would I hook it up to gate both in front, and the fxloop of the amp? Or would it require 2?

unfortunately it would require two however if you try with just your NS2 in the loop it should still remove all the noise its just a bit less convenient than getting rid of some of it beforehand.

If you are handy witha  soldering iron you could build 2 far cheaper than you can buy 1.

There are also some great mods that give you more control so you have
Attenuation
Attack
Sensitivity
Release controls.

It makes it a heck of a lot more flexible

[Attica!]

That sounds pretty awesome with the mods. As i said, my NS2 does the job, but I'd prefer something that could maybe give me more of my tone. I'd obviously try to demo one first as there's no point spending £100 on a new one when there's not much difference with my setup.

[Toe-Knee]

That sounds pretty awesome with the mods. As i said, my NS2 does the job, but I'd prefer something that could maybe give me more of my tone. I'd obviously try to demo one first as there's no point spending £100 on a new one when there's not much difference with my setup.

Yup its always best to try one.

I need to either get mine back or build a new one with all the mods as im missing it.

[gwEm]

i like the new mxr smart gate. wouldn't touch an ns-2 myself

[Alex]

My NS-2 only sucks tone in the effects loop.

[witeter]

The NS2 does everything I need when it comes to a noise gate and i wouldnt be without it for playing live

[Valisch]

Interesting :)  A lot of people have different opinions. Is it really all just personal taste?  Perhaps i should buy them all and see which one i like best.  Musician's Friend's 45 day return policy could be of some use there :)

[Toe-Knee]

Interesting :)  A lot of people have different opinions. Is it really all just personal taste?  Perhaps i should buy them all and see which one i like best.  Musician's Friend's 45 day return policy could be of some use there :)

At the end of the day it really does boil down to personal tastes and what works best for differing situations.

The reason i like the MXR is because you cant actually tell its there until its not.

I will however be building a heavily modded version for extra flexiblity and also a few ISPs in the near future so i guess i could do some shootouts of sorts. It's a shame i sold my NS2

[BlankPlank]

Another vote for the ISP here. Contrary to what Tony might tell you, I sometimes dabble in a bit of teh blues, and I find it works very well, although my experience with using it for metal is much more extensive, haha

[Toe-Knee]

Another vote for the ISP here. Contrary to what Tony might tell you, I sometimes dabble in a bit of teh blues, and I find it works very well, although my experience with using it for metal is much more extensive, haha

Doesnt your ISP add noise :D???

[JacksonRR]

Another vote for the ISP here. Contrary to what Tony might tell you, I sometimes dabble in a bit of teh blues, and I find it works very well, although my experience with using it for metal is much more extensive, haha

Doesnt your ISP add noise :D???

Is it plugged in backwards?  :P

[ericsabbath]

rocktron hush
the reaction version is only US$60 and works pretty well
very robust construction
the new guitar silencer is interesting

[Roobubba]

I'm sure I've posted this about a bazillion times, but ISP Decimator ProRackG.

And then move onto the next part of your chain to tweak.

:)

[BlankPlank]

Another vote for the ISP here. Contrary to what Tony might tell you, I sometimes dabble in a bit of teh blues, and I find it works very well, although my experience with using it for metal is much more extensive, haha

Doesnt your ISP add noise :D???

Go $%&# yourself :D
I actually think it's the loop on my amp y'know. I've sent it back once already and they said it had loop problems.

[Toe-Knee]

Another vote for the ISP here. Contrary to what Tony might tell you, I sometimes dabble in a bit of teh blues, and I find it works very well, although my experience with using it for metal is much more extensive, haha

Doesnt your ISP add noise :D???

Go $%&# yourself :D
I actually think it's the loop on my amp y'know. I've sent it back once already and they said it had loop problems.

You should try it with another amp then :D

Because if it is adding noise its a pretty useless noise gate :D