The Boz Digital Gatey Watey is a lightweight but clever gate plug-in. Unlike traditional gates, Gatey Watey lets you choose which frequencies get attenuated when the level drops below the threshold, making for a much more natural sounding gate. It works great for getting rid of drum bleed without cutting off your drums, or de-noising electric guitars without cutting off the sustain. Basically, itβs how all gates should work, but for some reason, they donβt.
Really? A gate plug-in?
Letβs just be honest here for a minute. Itβs really hard to get excited about a gate plug-in. Part of the reason I have a hard time getting excited about gates is because they all pretty much seem to do the same thing, with some minor differences between different gates. But thatβs why Boz made Gatey Watey. It stems from the idea that gates, even as a utility, can be much better.
What Sets Gatey Watey Apart from the Zillions of Gates Out There?
Gatey Watey has one feature that Boz believe every gate should have; frequency selective attenuation. What this means, is that you can tell Gatey Watey to only attenuate the high frequencies (or the low frequencies, if youβre into that sort of thing) when the input drops below the threshold. This turns out to be super powerful when it comes to gating drums, electric guitars, or pretty much anything that requires a gate. For example, if you want to cut the high hat bleed out of a snare without killing the ring of the snare, Gatey Watey is your man. Do you want your distorted guitars to ring out without without your neighborβs fluorescent light collection blaring through your pickups? Gatey Watey to the rescue.
Even in normal gating situations, Gatey Watey excels. You just tell it what to turn down, and how much to turn it down.
Simple to Use
Features:
- Frequency selective gating
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- Simple Interface
- No Learning Curve





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