Bayou Media announces Drum Gator plugin for Windows VST - currently in beta testing
Bayou Media has announced a new plugin called Drum Gator, a unique noise gate designed specifically for drums and percussion. It will initially be available for Windows platforms in VST format (32-bit 64-bit). Drum Gator is currently in beta testing and the first release is expected some time in the summer of 2015.
Here's what they say:
Drum Gator does not suffer from the issues experienced with traditional noise gates. It uses a transient detection algorithm combined with spectral analysis to remove only the unwanted drum hits while preserving other program material. It can also do things that are not possible with any other noise gate, opening up creative possibilities that were previously unavailable.
Drum Gator is triggered by a transient detection algorithm which monitors the rate of increase in the initial onset of the drum hit. It can much more accurately detect the initial onset of a drum hit resulting in a more natural sound as the gate opens. Unlike traditional, level-based noise gates, Drum Gator will not chop off the initial transient of a drum hit.
Drum Gator treats each drum hit as a separate entity. This allows individual drum hits to be selectively gated based on their spectral (frequency) content. For example, removing snare drum "bleed" from a kick drum track becomes easier and more accurate because Drum Gator doesn't depend on the assumption that the "bleed" signal will exist at a lower level than the desired signal. If the signal bleeding through matches the spectral content of an unwanted signal, it can be gated out regardless of its level.
There's an almost infinite variety of drum and percussion sounds out there, and each instrument has unique spectral characteristics. You can easily train Drum Gator to recognize and process the unique spectral characteristics of your program material. You are not limited to built-in spectral filters.
Anyone interested in beta testing should email info@bayou-media.com.
