Audio Gate

What Audio Gate does

Applies agate, then MP3. Unlike Compress Audio this gates quiet sections. Unlike Soft Clip this is a gate, not a clipper. First run downloads the engine.

Audio Gate sits in the Audio group on purpose. It is not Audio Compressor (Dynamic range compress, then MP3.) and not Normalize Audio (Dynamic loudness normalize, then MP3.). Choose this page when you need Noise gate, then MP3. If you stretch Audio Gate into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Audio Gate

1. Stay on this Audio Gate page (/audio/gate-audio). Do not switch to Audio Compressor unless you actually want Dynamic range compress, then MP3..
2. Add the file type Audio Gate accepts. Hint from the path: audio · gate audio. Noise gate, then MP3.
3. Set only the options that match Audio Gate. Neighbor Normalize Audio does something else (Dynamic loudness normalize, then MP3.). Tool note: Applies agate, then MP3. Unlike Compress Audio this gates quiet sections. Unlike Soft Clip this is a gate, not a clipper. First run downloads the engine.
4. Run Audio Gate in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Audio only. agate. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.
5. Download or copy the result from Audio Gate. If it is the wrong job, open Audio Compressor instead.

When not to use Audio Gate

Skip Audio Gate when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Audio Compressor or Normalize Audio — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Applies agate, then MP3. Unlike Compress Audio this gates quiet sections. Unlike Soft Clip this is a gate, not a clipper. First run downloads the engine.

Questions about Audio Gate

What does Audio Gate do that other Audio pages on this site do not?

Applies agate, then MP3. Unlike Compress Audio this gates quiet sections. Unlike Soft Clip this is a gate, not a clipper. First run downloads the engine. Short version: Noise gate, then MP3.

Does Audio Gate upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Audio Gate runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Audio only. agate. Output MP3. Max 100 MB.

Should I use Audio Compressor instead of Audio Gate?

Use Audio Gate when you need Noise gate, then MP3. Use Audio Compressor when you need Dynamic range compress, then MP3. They share a category (Audio) but not the same job.

What are the limits of Audio Gate?

Audio only. agate. Output MP3. Max 100 MB. Also: Applies agate, then MP3. Unlike Compress Audio this gates quiet sections. Unlike Soft Clip this is a gate, not a clipper. First run downloads the engine.