Sixgate Architect's Specifications

The noise gate shall be a six channel unit in a steel chassis six inches deep and one rack unit high. 

Each channel shall be independent of the others, and have variable controls for Release, Depth and Threshold. Release times shall be program dependent. Each channel shall also have a hardwire Bypass switch on the front panel, and three LED indicators to show gate open, closed and active status.

The unit shall have electronically Balanced inputs and outputs, on TipRingSleeve (TRS) jack connectors (Tip +, Ring –, Sleeve Ground, with an Input impedance of 20 Kohms (10 Kohms unbalanced). 

The Input headroom shall be +20dB, and the frequency response shall be 20 Hz to 20 KHz, +/--0.2dB. The Output impedance shall be 300 ohms (150 unbalanced), and the maximum Output
level shall be +20dB. 

The Signal to Noise ratio shall be -105dB 'A' weighted (-95dB unweighted) when the gate is closed; -98dB (-93.5 unweighted) when it is open and the Depth control is at minimum. 

The Sidechain insert points shall be TRS jack connectors and have an impedance of 10 Kohms. These points shall also serve as Key Inputs. 

Total Harmonic Distortion shall be .03% @ 0dB, 1 KHz, and the unit shall have a dynamic range of 108dB.

AC Power shall be supplied via a removable mains cable, connecting to an IEC connector with an integral fuse and voltage change switch on the unit's rear panel.

The noise gate shall be the ARX Sixgate.