Is the muffler supposed to clamp all the way?

[Aentons]

I built a muffler and I thought the gate was supposed to turn all the down, but I can still hear the signal a bit after the gate.

 

[BuddytheReow]

CCW makes it clamp down harder. It’s a little counterintuitive like the filter control on a rat. Do you still have noise regardless of the knob setting?

 

[Aentons]

It's not noise. Full ccw it's gated but I can still hear some signal coming thru. Same thing on the rest of the rotation, once it gates, the signal is reduced, but not completely.

 

[Locrian99]

When i let a note sustain i had like a weird fizz at the cut off but it was silent after. I took a video of it let me see if i still have it

 

[Aentons]

When i let a note sustain i had like a weird fizz at the cut off but it was silent after. I took a video of it let me see if i still have it

Yes, I do get a bit of crackle and fizz as the gate is closing

 

[Locrian99]

Yes, I do get a bit of crackle and fizz as the gate is closing

Yea i found the video, crackle is probably a better term. I found it annoying, but was only really on a sustained note.

 

[BuddytheReow]

I think the "crackle" just means the gate is too clamped and cutting out wanted signal. Are you running a high gain setup?

 

[Aentons]

I can hear the signal playing multiple guitars clean into a clean amp. I can really hear it with a big muff into the gate. It's not super loud but it's definitely not all the way off.

 

[Aentons]

Here is a video of what I'm talking about

 

[BuddytheReow]

Not sure if really an "issue" since it's meant just to kill the "hiss" from other circuits. I've got this pedal and it does a decent enough job, but not enough to say "this is the only noise gate I'll ever use". I do want to try out a Muzzle and compare, but THAT chip is holding me back.

 

[Aentons]

Not sure if really an "issue" since it's meant just to kill the "hiss" from other circuits. I've got this pedal and it does a decent enough job, but not enough to say "this is the only noise gate I'll ever use". I do want to try out a Muzzle and compare, but THAT chip is holding me back.

Yep, if that's how it works, then thats fine. I just didn't know if it's normal for this pedal.

A friend of mine has the newer mxr and he says his is dead quiet. But, I have a Maestro Invader Distortion pedal with a noise gate built in and it doesn't turn all the way off either.