What is a noise gate?Ī noise gate is a type of filter that literally turns your mic off until it bypasses a certain threshold. The goal here is to minimize its impact without causing much distortion to your voice, but you'll probably never reach a point where your keyboard is 'invisible.' - especially if you're out there slamming your Cherry Blue switches in a fit of rage. You can NOT just 'remove keyboard noise' without removing other parts of the audio. We'll go over setting up noise gates and talking about ways to reduce or eliminate keyboard noise from your mic.īefore we start, let's set some expectations. Filters and gates are not magic. I know, a lot of this stuff looks pretty scary.īut rest assured, its not nearly as difficult as it looks. Please complete that tutorial before continuing on. This is a continuation of our article on noise reduction using Reafir and Light Host. While this method gives you full control over your noise gate, it may be easier to follow our new tutorial on automatic real-time noise reduction.
