Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar Noise gate Combines an adaptive input detector with galvanic isolation between the detector and the gain reduction block The adaptive detector reacts to the dynamics of the playing and adjusts its timing accordingly, providing transparent gating for different styles From subtle finger picking to powerful chugging The threshold control sets the level at which the gate opens, allowing signals above this level to pass through, while signals below this level are attenuated or muted Hard Soft switch modifies the gate's response time for different playing styles The 4-cable method is typically used by connecting the guitar directly to the input and utilising the clean signal to control the gating, with gain reduction occurring after the preamp distortion