Whats The difference between a Gate And Expander?

[I Dont Know Sh!t]

What is an expander. I know a gate attinuates under a set threshold but what dose an expander do, why do plugins say Gate/Expander?

 

[LeodPenrose]

Nothing they do the same thing.....A gate expands the dynamic range....just another name for it I guess

 

[DJ Synner]

From my working knowledge...

An expander is the opposite of a compressor.

It can reduce OR increase the volume of a sound under a certain threshold. A multiband expander is quite useful.

 

[krushing]

How does a gate expand dynamic range?

 

[moses]

How does a gate expand dynamic range?

it makes the low parts even lower.


a gate is basically the same thing as an expander. the only difference is that a gate has an infinite ratio - it either opens or closes completely. an expander on the other hand can have other ratios, much softer ones.

an expander is the opposite of a compressor, a gate the opposite of a limiter.

a gate is a specialized expander (with a fixed, infinite ratio), like a limiter is a specialized compressor (also with a fixed, infinite ratio).

 

[houbal]

the difference is the same between a compressor and limiter , in this case , ull reduce the volume of a sound below the threshold , the expander will let some of the signal pass thru depending of the ratio u set , in the other hand the gate will stop any signal below the threashold .