It is the first plug-in developed and created by Hojon Chang, the author of the Sound System Handbook which sold more than 130,000 copies in last over 3 decades. A sound engineer for nearly 40 years, he has been teaching sound mixing to students and active engineers for more than a decade. He has utilized this expertise to developed what he believes to be the best plug-in.

Every digital mixer, from the cheapest starting products to top-of-the-line industry standards, always has a noise gate. You typically just use it as a mute, or more often don’t use it at all, but there’s a clear reason for existence. VisualGate will show you how important a noise gate is as a tool for mixing, and further develop your understanding in mixing theory.

Real-time waveform analysis, dynamic curve adjustment, and precise timing control allow you to delicately and accurately refine the sound you want.

All mixing must now begin with VisualGate.

🌟 Key Features

📈 Real-time visualization
Visualize input/output waveforms and envelopes in real time.
Correctly truncates the waveform at rest as a parameter.
Accurately adjust dress, attack, and release curves.
Support for custom attenuation curve expressions such as “Reverse”, “S-Curve”, etc.

🎚 Complete parameter control
12 knobs to control the Threshold, Range, Attack, Hold, Release.
Soft transfer control with Knee and Curve.
Release-only curve (S-Curve) and attack line separation settings.
🎧 Advanced Features
Built-in Sidechain, Analyzer Visual Analyzer.
Dedicated fader graphs and reverse mode support
Initialize parameters to a custom preset.

🖥 Intuitive UI/UX
Clean, minimal, and unintrusive design
Slider-based interface.
Verifying dBFS Levels with clear Visual Baselines

🧩 Example uses
Remove Real-Time Leakage in Drum Micing
Controlling background noise on vocal, instrumental tracks
Dynamic attenuation in special effects or sound design

🛠 System Requirements
macOS / Windows (VST3, AU support, AAX support expected)
Host DAW: Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, REAPER
Sample rate: 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz support