Noisegate help needed ?

[skarhead]

I need some help here guys.
Were talking about a stereo system with two heads.

The important question is (going for added "sterilization" the sound sort of - i play loads of stop/start riffs etc)

How do you think - should the signal be gated :
a) only before preamps
b) in the loops (would eliminate preamp hum which is a nice thing because to be honest that bothers me rather than my muting technique :P )
c)measuring the signal before the preamp and then gating it in the loops (think NS-2 4 cable method, ISP decimator ProrackG w. a stereo mod)

Right now i'm considering buying two NS-2 pedals to be placed just after the signal splitter - before each amp so the amps would be in NS-2's loops - so c) would be an answer theoretically.

Now there's ISP which is expensive and I'd need a steremod for option C or just forget the "4 cable method" which is also available in the ISP (prorackG atleast)

Which one of them would you consider the most useful :
Rocktron Hush ? 2CX maybe ? DBX 166? Boss ?

Would you advise me to gate it with the four cable method of the Boss (option C) or just gate pre/post preamps?

Pete

[Inazone]

I guess I don't know the best method for what you're trying to do, but I have a Rocktron Hush IICX in my recording rig, running one side through the loop of a solid state ART DST-4 and the other side through the loop of a tube Peavey Rockmaster. It works great for getting rid of preamp hum. A friend of mine bought one for his recording studio, where he is using it with a Randall MTS modular pre and an ADA MP-1, and he loves his as well. The price is definitely hard to beat.

If you are really trying to "lock down" your sound, it might be worthwhile to track down a BBE 362NR as well. I run that after the Hush in each preamp's loop for that last little bit of hiss/hum removal and overall smoother recorded high-gain tone. Overall, it's by far the best formula I've found for tight, powerful palm-muting and chugging.

[markD]

i use a rocktron super C noise unit in stereo with my rig. it works well. i run it in the efx loop of my rivera s120. that head is stereo and i run it with 4 cabinets in a wet/dry setup and that eocktron keeps it tight and quiet.

[toejam]

I've got a Boss NS2 and an MXR Smart Gate. Both work well, but I prefer the Smart Gate and think it works a little better.

[Bengal65]

Hush Super C! Works fantastic I'm a believer!

[emperor_black]

I like the ISP better than the NS-2