Stereo Tool

Bochja, can you please explain how you setup gating on this preset? I have all my songs replay gained at RG2 levels, which I think are -18dB. Then I have the input pumped a bit on the DSP model of Stereotool at +5db. There are still some songs that have soft intros that seem to stay under the gate for a bit, which doesn't sound super great after a loud cold ending or some station imaging. What is your ideal input level for this preset? Perhaps my idea of gating isn't correct or needs some improvement.

I understand gating to be a minimum level to which the AGC will reach to bring audio up. If the gating is set to -15dB and my low intro is at -20dB, the AGC won't touch it until the audio gets up to -15dB. Is that correct?

Also, I've heard there's some ability that ST has to use "smart gating", where it monitors the audio and adjusts gating automagically. Maybe that was something else, or somewhere else...

Thanks for the help!

Hi Bojcha, I'm Loving your preset. But I need help with one setting and one general concept.
At which level should i give input to Stereo Tool?
I generally use the INPUT GAIN so that peaks reach 0 dB or so, but I found that if i do not use and leave the input as is (-12db) the preset sound better.
So, what should I do? Should I increase Input and decrease the ACG Drive of the same amount? Should I leave it "as is" and just play with the gate?
Thanks for the preset and thanks in advance for your reply!

First, thanks for you reply!
Second, if input gain shouldn't matter, why I have more compression in the MB1 if the I rise the drive (and Higher output level)? I mean, it might be a noob question, it but was worth asking

I've been testing this out, for television shows/live streams of random quality, and it's great! I've recommended it to a few friends.

I don't know what your inspiration was but it provides a sound similar to my current BreakawayOne preset.