Gat'R Quick Reference

Gat'R is an VST audio effect. Use it like any other audio effect, following the instructions in your host manual.

*PRESET MANAGER* ... click on the titlebar to open an additional menu
display	The display shows the currently selected preset. There are 128 presets available. A left click opens a selection menu, a right click opens the preset rename dialog
NEXT/PREV	A click on the upper half skips to the next preset, a click on the lower half skips to the previous preset
SAVE/LOAD FXP	A click on the upper half opens the 'Save as Cubase preset' dialog, a click on the lower opens the preset browser menu. Note: the default preset directory can be set by clicking on the titlebar of the Preset Manager and selecting the appropriate function
SAVE/LOAD FXB	A click on the upper half opens the 'Save as Cubase bank' dialog, a click on the lower opens the bank browser menu
Recall	This function allows recalling presets via Midi in-notes. The selected note recalls preset 1, the halftone above selects preset 2 and so on. Note: this setting is saved globally

*SEQUENCER (center-right)*
The Sequencer panel contains the two stereo gates. The top pair is the volume gate, the bottom pair the filter gate. Each gate allows setting the left (upper) and right (lower) stereo channel independently. The gates can be from 1 to 32 steps long. This length is set with a mouse-click on the LED's above and below the steps, or by using the Steps parameter in the Gate panel (see below). Each step has one of three possible states: Off: the gate will be closed (the release phase begins if there was a tied On step before it) On (normal, or impulse): the gate will be opened and the attack phase begins; the gate stays open for the duration set by Gatetime (see below) On (tied): The gate will be opened and stays open until the next Off step A left mouse click sets a step On. Once on, another left click toggles Tied mode. The right mouse button sets a step Off. On the left and on the right there are the tool-buttons. The left ones are used to quickly set and reset all steps. They use the same logic as for the single steps. Tip: Holding Control while pressing on of this buttons, rotates all steps to left (left mouse button) or right (right mouse button). A click on the tool-buttons on the right opens a menu with additional functions.

*MAIN OUTPUT (left-top)* ... click on the titlebar to select another skin
Power	Toggles between On and Bypass (audio thru) mode
Dry:Wet	Mix of wet (gated) signal and unprocessed input signal: 0 : 100 = 100% input 100 : 0 = 100% gated 50 : 50 = 50% input + 50% gated
Volume	Main output volume in dB


*VIEW (middle-top)* ... click on the titlebar to select the Preset Manager at once
PRS/SET/LFO	Switches between the Preset Manager, Settings and LFO display panels: PRS: Preset Manager panel becomes visible on the right (see below) SET: Settings panel becomes visible (see below) LFO1-6: LFO details (1-6) are visible (see below)

*SETUP (right-top)* ... use the View selector to make this visible
Routing	Sets the unit chain. The abbreviations are: V: Volume gate D: Delay unit F: Filter gate
Mode	Sets the play (sequencer-trigger) mode: THLD (Threshold): Activates the sequencer when the audio input goes above the Threshold setting (see below). It then stays active for the Holdtime (see below) SYNC: The sequencers are 100% synchronized with the host's transport controls and song position NOTE: Sequencers are started on the first Midi note-on event received, and stay active for the holdtime (see below); subsequent note-ons received during this active period will not cause the sequencers to restart NOTE2: Sequencers are re-started with every Midi note-on event and stay active for the Holdtime (see below) Note: This setting is saved globally.
Threshold	Adjusts the threshold for the THLD mode (see above). The absolute range of an audio signal is 0 - 1.
Holdtime	Sets the holdtime for the THLD, NOTE and NOTE2 modes (see above)
Midi-In	Selects the Midi-in channel for the NOTE and NOTE2 modes (see above)
Midi-Out	Selects the Midi-out channel for generated CC-events, which are generated on every step of the 4 gates: Volume Left, Volume Right, Filter Left and Filter Right In: Use the channel of the last in-event for the output channel 1 - 16: Channel Off: No CC-generation at all
CC-Vol.L CC-Vol.R CC-Ftr.L CC-Ftr.R	Sets the CC numbers for the generated CC-events. If Volume view is active CC-Vol.L/R are visible, if Filter view is active CC-Ftr.L/R are visible

*LFO 1-6 (right-top)* ... use the View selector to make this visible
Waveform	Sets the LFO waveform: SIN: sine TRI: triangle PLS: pulse with 50% duty cycle (square) SAW+: saw up SAW-: saw down RND: random S&H: sample and hold audio input S&H2: sample and hold audio output PLS25: pulse with 25% duty cycle PLS33: pulse with 33% duty cycle
Sync	Synchronizes LFO frequency to the host's song tempo
Frequency	Adjusts the LFO frequency in Hertz. This parameter is only used if Sync is OFF (see above)
Phase	Adjusts the LFO phase, which is used on every restart of an LFO
Smooth	Filters the LFO waveform for more gradual parameter changes
Amount	Adjusts the amount of influence on the target parameter. Note: LFO waveforms have a range from -1 to 1, so it is often useful to raise the setting of the target parameter in order to make the negative waveform part of the LFO audible
Target	Sets the target parameter. The following abbreviations are used: V: Volume F: Filter D: Delay MIX: Mix (dry/wet) LVL: Level STR: Stereo separation AM: Volume gate amplitude modulation FB: Delay feedback FRQ: Filter cutoff DRV: Filter overdrive FM: Filter gate cutoff modulation QM: Filter gate Q (resonance/bandwidth/gain) modulation ATK: Attack (gate) RLS: Release (gate) CLS: Close (gate) OPN: Open (gate) SWG: Swing (gate) DLY: Delay (gate) GTM: Gatetime (gate) D:W: Global Dry/Wet

*Gat'R (center)*
Volume Gate	Toggles the volume gate on/off. Note: the volume and delay unit parameters are still in use, only the volume gate sequencer is off
Display	Toggles between Volume and Filter view (see above)
Filter Gate	Toggles the filter gate on/off. Note: the filter stays active (if on), only the filter gate sequencer is off

*VOLUME/FILTER GATE (center left)* ... change between them with the Display switch in the middle
Steps	Adjust the length of a pattern (1-32). This can also be set by clicking on the led's above and below the steps!
Tempo	Sets the gate tempo (synchronized to host)
Attack	Adjusts the attack time
Release	Adjusts the release time
Close	Sets the value for a closed (off) step
Open	Sets the value for a open (on) step
Swing	Delays every second step, starting at the beginning of the sequence
Delay	Delays the entire gate in 1/128th steps. Use it to achieve a time-displacement of up to one step
Gatetime	The global gatetime (duration) for impulse (not tied) steps

*VOLUME/FILTER OUTPUT (bottom-left)* ... change between them with the Display switch in the middle
Level	Signal level (volume) of the unit
Mix	Dry/Wet mix between unit-input and unit-output
Stereo	Controls the unit's stereo separation: 100%: No influence (normal stereo) 0%: Merge left and right channels to mono -100%: Completely swap left and right channels

*DELAY/FILTER (bottom- center)* ... change between them with the Display switch in the middle
On/Off	Sets the delay or filter unit on or off. Tip: the delay buffer is cleared when the delay is activated, so make a double-click if you are experimenting with high feedback delay lines and want to clear the buffer

*VOLUME ADJUST (bottom- right)* ... change between them with the Display switch in the middle
Amod	Adjusts the amplitude modulation of the volume gate. Note: unlike the step Open/Close settings this is bipolar, which means that negative values reverse the step's influence (off steps become on, attack becomes release, release becomes attack)
Dry	Delay dry level
Wet	Delay wet level (the delayed signal)
Feedback	Delay feedback level
Time	Delay time in ms (only used if Sync is off)
Sync	Delay time synchronized to host

*FILTER ADJUST (bottom- right)* ... change between them with the Display switch in the middle
Fmod	Adjusts the cutoff modulation of the filter gate. Note: this is bipolar, which means that negative values reverse the step's influence (off steps become on, attack becomes release, release becomes attack)
Qmod	Like Fmod but for Q (resonance, bandwidth or gain)
Freq	Cutoff frequency
Q	Resonance, bandwidth, or gain depending on the filter mode (see below)
Drive	Adjusts the overdrive amount. Note: this can dramatically raise the volume at higher levels; use the unit's Level to compensate if necessary
Threshold	Distortion threshold level. All signals below this level will be clamped to the Clamp-level (see next row)
Clamp	Distortion clamp
Type	Sets the filter-type: LP : Lowpass (Q = resonance) HP : Highpass (Q = resonance) BP : Bandpass (Q = bandwidth) BP2 : Bandpass with peak gain (Q = bandwidth) BR : Bandreject, or notch (Q = bandwidth) EQ : Equalizer (Q = gain) LS : Lowshelve (Q = gain) HS : Highshelve (Q = gain)