Something useful i discovered tonight is using the Noise Gate (Proj Control Inputs) as a cue-send effect …
Earlier in the evening i was recording a flute line multiple times from a vintage physical modelling synth through 3 guitar effect pedals … layering the audio tracks resulted in quite a noticeable noise floor.
Individually they were okay recordings, the hash was very indistinct and unnoticeable. But then layering them each time the hash noise grew in volume.
It was actually a pretty cool warm hash noise, not irritating. And yet not very professional. Very noticeable.
I should have put a low-level Noise Gate on the appropriate inputs to start with. At first it seemed like the layered tracks hash noise was there to stay.
But then, tried muting the track, Cueing it through the Cue Outputs, back into the CD stereo input.
Then, while listening, adjusted the Proj Settings noise gate level … too little was sounding ineffective, too much was creating jittery interruptions in the actual audio. Found the sweet spot around 43.9db Noise Gate value.
It would be cool if Noise Gate was an actual OT Effect, instantly accessible, but anyway this was a fairly easy workaround.