Need a new noise gate.

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I recently hooked my Friedman smallbox up to my suhr reactive load for recording. I am running a pedal board in 4cm and i am getting quite a bit of noise from the computer. My smallbox has a sat switch and i am not heavy into boosting the amp in front. I have a few modulation pedals and a wah. Most of the time i am either using a reverb or delay in the effects loop. I want something that gates naturally. I have owned the decimator g string before and i liked it. I just always felt like the amp sounded a little better without it. Is there any other options? I am not sure if i need the gate in front of the amp and the loop or not.
 
Get a Fortin Zuul. It works great out front or in a loop. Minimal tone suck.
 
Also made the switch to Zuul. Thee best gate I've ever used.
 
Is Zuul better than ISP Decimator? I am all about the ISP Decimators...
 
Still using the NS2. I see no reason to switch. It does what I want it to do.
 
Question on the Zuul.

In all the videos I have seen the decay sounded really bad. If you are just playing some random quick chug or whatever and you rest in between them there is a really awful sound. I hear it in every video I have seen which makes me think it cannot be dialed out? The G string 2 doesn't do that. That would be a deal breaker for me.

You can hear it here at 7:12


and here at 1:10
 
I love my ISP Prorack G. I also have the ISP Prorack...which i'm selling for $200.00 but since my old account was locked for some reason, I had to create this new one.
 
I think for many of us the, ISP Decimator was king until the Fortin Zuul came out.
 
Another vote for the Zuul here. Fantastic, was running 2 isp’s before this
 
i just realized i have an old ns2 laying around. I will throw it in the loop and see how it sounds.
 
Metal1977":1tu42b4e said:
I think for many of us the, ISP Decimator was king until the Fortin Zuul came out.
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That was my experience.
 
Looks like you cant get the full use of the Zuul unless you have a pedal that can split your signal. I don't have any pedals with a second output.
 
I too switched from ISP to Zuul. I do wish the Zuul didn't need a split but otherwise I like it.
 
errrrrl":2uwoyzvb said:
I too switched from ISP to Zuul. I do wish the Zuul didn't need a split but otherwise I like it.
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I like mine better running at 12 volts, without the key. It gives a little more headroom.
 
So what is up with the thing in the videos? Can anyone comment about that? Just curious. I like the G2 and no reason to switch but it is a pain in the ass to connect with 4 cables.
 
boyedav":1z3xsxxf said:
I use an RJM Effect Gizmo and I think it has a buffered output for a tuner that I could use to key the Zuul without loading down the signal to my amp. I could power it from my Strymon Zuma AND eliminate one potential source for ground loops. Plus it sounds like it'd be even more transparent than the ISP.
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Thats exactly how I’m running it and it works like a charm. And yes on the transparency comment as well.
 
I am biased, but I have used every gate on the market in a professional setting, and I love my ZUUL. I use it for everything now and everyone that tries it? Swaps over. Mike did really well on this one.
 
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