TrackGate
Real gating, in-the-box.
TrackGate is a real replacement for console and outboard gate/expanders.
Instant to use, plus digital niceties like lookahead and intelligent detection.
Enjoy easy gating: download the demo.
Features
- State of the art gating and expansion.
- Noise detector for automatic gating.
- Quick, simple, ergonomic interface.
- Circuit models of classic gates.
- Ultra-low attack times in circuit model modes.
- External sidechain for triggered gating.
- Sample-accurate MIDI triggering as gate or ducker.
- Two-band sidechain EQ.
- Windows VST, VST3 and AAX as 32+64bit, RTAS 32bit
- Mac VST, VST3, AU and AAX as 32+64bit, RTAS 32bit
Sound
- Configurable down to zero-latency.
- Variable lookahead to avoid losing transients.
- Ducking mode.
- Threshold, Ratio, and Gain-Reduction Depth.
- Automatic detection of noise in signals.
Vision
- Simple set-and-forget interface.
- Mac Retina support.
- Autolisten for configuring filters.
Windows System Requirements
- Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
- 32bit or 64bit
- ProTools 7 or newer (RTAS and AAX Native)
- A host that supports VST or VST3, such as:
- Steinberg Cubase
- Steinberg Nuendo
- Steinberg Wavelab
- Sony ACID Pro
- Ableton Live
- Cockos Reaper
- Magix Sequoia
- Magix Samplitude
- AudioMulch
Mac OS System Requirements
- Mac OS 10.7 or newer. For 10.7 and 10.8 use the Intel 32/64 Mac Combined Installer on the Downloads page.
- Intel or Apple Silicon Mac
- ProTools 7 or newer (RTAS and 64-bit AAX Native, 32-bit AAX is not supported on Mac OS). For RTAS use the Intel 32/64 Mac Combined Installer on the Downloads page.
- A host that supports VST, AU or VST3, such as:
- Apple Logic (32bit or 64bit)
- Apple Garageband
- Steinberg Cubase
- Steinberg Nuendo
- Ableton Live
1.13 (2023-10-30)
- Fix incorrect latency on re-opening a project in Studio One.
- Fix latency reporting in VST3.
1.12 (2023-04-03)
- AAX Apple Silicon support.
1.11 (2022-11-23)
- Fix VST3 bundle structure for architecture on Windows.
1.10 (2022-11-03)
- Fix incorrect latency on re-opening a project in Ableton Live.
- Improve parameter display text reported to host for discrete parameters.
- Fix crash when moving between insert slots in Logic.
- Fix UI positioning in Reaper when window size is smaller than plug-in UI size.
- Fix duplicated preset data in VST3 preset file.
- VST3 can replace VST2 in Cubase/Nuendo 12 if missing or no longer supported.
1.09 (2022-03-28)
- Remove 32 bit AAX support on Mac.
- Improve parameter automation response at start of item if inserted as a Take FX in Reaper.
1.08 (2021-06-22)
- Fix potential incorrect parameter recall with VST3 in Bitwig.
- Fix uninstaller location on Windows.
- Fix DPI scaling on Windows in apps that are not per-monitor aware.
1.07
- Fix plugin not processing automation during silence when VST3 "suspend in silence" option is enabled in Cubase/Nuendo.
- Fix UI sizing on Windows when application is set to override DPI scaling.
- Fix updating of track controls assigned to MIDI CCs in Reaper with VST3 version.
- Fix potential crash when instancing VST3 version in Harrison Mixbus.
- Update to new style load/save dialogs on Windows and fix initial path.
- Fix background colour of meters.
- Fix incorrect VST2 plugin window size with DPI scaling on Windows if host uses effEditGetRect flag (e.g. Tracktion Waveform and Max/MSP).
- Peak readouts are now sample accurate.
- Fix text entry box position when zoomed in Logic.
1.06
- Fix potential crash when using different plugin formats in the same project.
- Fix VST2 crash in Wavelab
1.05
- Freely resizable UI.
- Fix potential crash when double-clicking to enter value as text.
- Fix potential crash when closing window whilst resuming playback.
- Fix MIDI learn in VST3 version.
1.04
- Improved HiDPI support
- Support VST2 getEffectName for some rare hosts
1.03
- Fix AU validation in old not-really-supported versions of Logic
- Reaper key entry improvements
- HiDPI support in Cubase and Studio One on Windows
- Improvements with discrete parameters drag/mousewheel
- Ext sc labelling improved
1.02
- Mac build now requires 10.7 or later
- Improve menu position when opening a menu would cause it to appear offscreen
- AAX Mac window focus improved
- Fix potential crash when file saving fails
- Fix crash when closing UI with text box open
- Fix crash with text entry on touchbar MacBook Pro
- Fix potential crash when closing UI
- Support for mono->stereo AU
- Installer searches for existing VST plugins folder for 64-bit plugins on Windows if run for first time
- Correctly sign Windows installers with Codesigning cert
- Improve text and layout for Windows installers
- Improve install descriptions and logo for Mac installers
1.01
- OpenGL improvements
- Reduce graphics overheads
- Improve text editing on 64bit mac
- Fix bug with rare crash when MIDI learning
- Improve VST3 automation
- Add check for AU mono case.
- Improve calliper sliders.
- Improve preset handling
- Improve Zoomed GR scaling
- Improve mousewheel handling on windows
- Accept ',' as well as '.' for numeric entry
- Improve preset extension handling on windows
- Improve keyboard handling
- Support VST3 GR metering in Studio One
- Improve automation resolution in Logic X
- Fix VST3 double-precision sidechaining in Wavelab 9
- Fix input gain metering
- Fix ProTools automation of attack/release
TrackGate
Gating and Expansion are easy processes to overlook. Until you need them. And then a good gate can make the difference between re-recording and a great mix.
Large-format console users have had the luxury of a decent gate to-hand for years, but in the box things didn't necessarily sound quite as good.
So we applied our same obsession with circuit modelling to gates and expanders, and the result is TrackGate.
Latency goes down to zero, CPU usage is frighteningly low, and it sounds fantastic - fixing gating and expansion problems that can often leave you struggling to solve with other gates.
Good sounding MIDI Gating and Ducking are also often hard work to achieve - again TrackGate makes it simple.
TrackGate fills the need for a quick, great-sounding gate with ease.
