Trance Gate
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A Trance Gate is a rhythmic on-off volume modulation effect used in electronic music, primarily Trance.
Originally, this effect has been created with a noise gate using an external audio source.[1] (e.g. synthesizer.[2][3], drum machine [4][5]) as a trigger to create a rhythmic gated pattern on the affected synthesizer or sampler.
With current music technology the trance gate effect can be (and often is) created using other volume modulation tools[6] (e.g. Kilohearts Trance Gate[7][8][9], IL Gross Beat, LFOTool[10], Flux Mini 2, Flux Pro and many more), step sequencer or manual volume automation[11]
A trance-gate-like rhythm can also be achieved by a certain placement of midi notes on the affected sound source. However, the result might be different compared to using a trance gate, due to the continuous triggering of a new midi note on the synthesizer/sampler instead of gating the volume.
History
Synthesizer gating techniques started to get used in music productions since the 1980s. The popularity of this technique increased further during the 1990s[12], especially in trance music, where it became a unique sound characteristic of the genre. In classic trance, this effect was usually applied to sawthooth wave synthesizer chords or choir samples[4]
The usage of the trance gate effect expanded into various music genres and continues to be used in modern productions[5]
Examples
Productions where the trance gate effect or a trance-gate-like rhythm has notably been used:
- Age of Love - The Age of Love (Jam & Spoon Watch Out for Stella Mix) (1992)
- Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Cosmic Baby Interpretation) (1993)
- Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (DJ Kid Paul Mix) (1993)
- Ayla - Ayla (Taucher Remix) (1996)
- Kosmonova - Ayla (1997)
- Ayla - Liebe (1998)
- Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Three'n One Remix) (1998)
- Crystal Castles - Baptism (2010)
- Unknown Prophet - Love Letter (2026)
References
- ↑ "Advanced Gating Techniques: Part 2". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ↑ LoudSpaceMusic (2024-05-03). Vocal Stutter Effect - Trance Gate Effekt. Retrieved 2026-02-08 – via YouTube.
- ↑ platinumloops (2011-10-15). How to Create a Gated Synth - Part 1. Retrieved 2026-02-08 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 SynthMania (2017-09-07). Synthmania quick tip #18 - The Nowhere Land gated choir sequenced triplets. Retrieved 2026-02-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Underdog Electronic Music School (2021-05-10). The trance gate technique (like Ross from Friends, Bicep, Max Cooper and Moderat). Retrieved 2026-02-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Hodgson, Jay (2019). Understanding Records - A Field Guide to Recording Practice (2nd ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-5013-4238-7.
- ↑ "Kilohearts - Trance Gate". Kilohearts. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ↑ "Kilohearts Docs - Kilohearts Essentials". Kilohearts. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ↑ "kHs Trance Gate". Reason Studios Shop. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
- ↑ SadowickProduction (2019-02-17). Chaining & Automating LFOTool Make Rhythmic Gate Effects. Retrieved 2026-02-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Müller, Matthias (2017-04-26). "Video Tutorial: Gated Synth Programming - So funktioniert das Trance Gate". delamar.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ↑ "Use The Trance-Gate Effect to Alter the Rhythm of Your Instruments". www.soundbridge.io. Retrieved 2026-03-28.
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