TC Electronic SENTRY NOISE GATE Multiband Noise-Gating Pedal with Hard-Gate Mode and Built-In TonePrints*

TC Electronic never disappoints. This pedal is a quality investment that, if used properly, will remove the noise due to pedals from your signal chain 100% of the time. It'll also take care of any noisy cables you put inside of its loop, but you should check for and resolve any issues with noisy cables in your rig before buying a noise gate. To use this pedal, wire your noisy pedals (typically distortion/overdrive/fuzz) into its send/return loop, use the dip switch to select your gate, and fine tune with the knobs. It took me less than a minute to dial in; here are my settings: 'Hiss' mode, "Threshold" at 10 o'clock, "Damp" at 1 o'clock, and "Decay" maxed out. A note about the available gates: 'Gate' is a digital noise gate modeled to behave like a traditional noise gate - Think ISP decimator. You will hear the pedal's gate when it engages in this mode, but you're supposed to. It's great for heavy metal/djent. 'Hiss' is TC's proprietary multi-band noise gate, capable of removing low-frequency noise (60 cycle hum from your pickups) and high-frequency noise (pedal hiss) from your signal at the same time. You won't hear the gate shutting in this mode, either - It's transparent yet extremely effective. It's really quite magical. No matter which mode you've dialed in, when the gate is off or the pedal is disengaged, the pedal will not color your tone at all thanks to TC's true bypass. No cheap Chinese buffer circuits here. However, the feature that puts this pedal a level of quality above the rest is TC's TonePrint. Let's say 'Gate' or 'Hiss' are not doing the trick for you. Perhaps you want a multi-band gate like 'Hiss' with a hard shut like 'Gate'. Maybe you can't find your gate's sweet spot without sacrificing your guitar's sustain. Or maybe you just cannot find the sweet spot at all. With TonePrint, you have access to a significant amount of parameters inside the pedal, beyond the 3 knobs on top. The options are quite limitless and will allow you customize the perfect noise gate for your rig. TL;DR: Have you removed all cable noise from your pedalboard, yet are still stuck with annoying hiss when you aren't playing? BUY THIS PEDAL.

I play metal which is a great use case for the noise gate :) Sentry is just incredible! Mind you I also have the IPS decimator 2G and it is also fantastic. But this one has an app to control from my phone! How cool is that?! Plus there are presets by Ian Scott (Anthrax) and Gary Holt (Exodus)! Listen, if these two monsters tell you to get this noise gate then you just shut up and get it!:) And then you enjoy the silence (no relation to Depeche Mode song)

OK, I often search for a lower priced Chinese equivalent to save money on pedals, but they didn't have an equivalent and this had good reviews. I turned this on and it worked perfect! I thought something was wrong it worked so well - I clicked it off and there was the original loud hum! Realize this has a send/return loop which is why I got it, and if you want to cut out noise, this is the only way to do it. You need this up front to sense your raw signal and then use that to gate off the end of your effects chain. But typically, you want things like echo and reverb after this so when it shuts off, you hear a very nice trail off with the echo/reverb. Just dial it so it kicks on quick and dial it down so when you're at the point of no signal, it shuts off the back end (hiding the amplified noise from your other affects). I use a compressor, sometimes when I'm doing distorted leads and sometimes while playing slide. I first had the compressor right after this, but then I found I was missing the tail end and it cut off too soon (that is, my compressor was raising the level, but the noise gate didn't know that). So I put the compressor before this and all was good again. The compressor would hold my raw signal level high, the gate would remain open, and when the note totally faded away, the gate kicked in. I can do Strat single coils into compressor into super distortion with other affects and you'd never no it. Click it off and year that old awful hum. Now, silent bliss. Very cool and glad I paid a little extra for this.

If it wasn't for the jumpy encoders in the Windows toneprint software and the (currently, 2018-12) missing manual on the tc electronic website I wouldn't have hesitated to give this pedal 5/5 stars. Long story short - the pedal is by far the best thing that I could have added to my guitar chain and after some tweaking it converts any noisy high-gain amp and pedals into something controllable that is fun to play with. I wired my pedals and preamp into the send/return loop so most of the presets in toneprint may be too aggressive and it is worth spending an hour or two playing with the parameters until the pedal reacts as required. The result I got makes the SENTRY react as if it wasn't really there. No pumping, hissing or cut-offs left. My guitar rack now just feels like I would be playing with a super modern, extremely quiet metal amp. The hiss of my overdrive pedal and the quite noisy Engl E530 preamp are gone. However, even subtle hammerings on the fretboard are audible and ring out naturally. I haven't used the mac nor the iPhone & Android interfaces. Cons: - tc electronic using toneprint as one of their main selling arguments for their pedal range and not offering a user manual is a no-go. I think I am not alone when I say that it is not really self-explanatory why things react like they do in the interface. A basic 1 or 2-pager should be the minimum - 'encoders' in the Windows interface are very 'jumpy' and it is hard to dial in the desired value. Adding the value with the keyboard doesn't work either. That would be a nice thing to add/change in future versions (current version: 4.05) Pros: + Everything else. Still amazing value for money and absolutely recommendable

Well made, does s great job, and you can completely customize it. You must read the manual, and if you won’t, this pro pedal is not for you. Highly recommend, don’t listen to nay sayers. NOTE: Fix noise issues, AND use an input buffer for best results.

Item as described, perfect for a high gain setup.

This is my first noise gate. love this pedal. It will take a cheap drive or distortion and make it sound better. I really like the built in loo and selector switch.

GREAT pedal! I haven’t used the tone print yet but so far it’s exceeding my expectations. I have it set up to gate my guitar on the front end and then also my effects loop at the same time (as seen on a few YouTube videos). I maxed up the volume knob with the gain way up and it was completely silent while having the knobs on the pedal at about unity (12:00). Excited to use the tone print to fine tune it.

Para lo que necesito funciona perfectamente, con el método de 4 cables se consigue quitar todo el ruido, además con los 3 reguladores que tiene, puedes dejarlo a tu gusto, el precio que tiene es muy bueno, seguro que hay puertas de ruido mejores pero valdrán el doble o más.

Aanwinst voor pedalboard wanneer je high gain speelt

I don't have any other noise gate to compare this to, but here's my setup. I have a Nu Tubescreamer, OD-1X, DS-1X, Eartherquaker Hoof Fuzz along with MXR chorus and TC HOF2 reverb pedals. The gain pedals create quite a bit of noise. Love all these pedals but the noise was getting to me so it was time to get a noise gate. I also have p90 pick up and so there was quite a bit of humming going on. I researched a lot. And after a long time decided on the Sentry. I've only had it for one day. But I'm already really blown away by this pedal. With the setting all set to 12 o'clock and the pedal put in after the gain pedals it was eliminating almost all of the noise. But if i had both overdrive and a distortion pedal on I'd get some noise still and I wanted to see if i could eliminate all the noise without destroying the tone. Then I changed things up and tried the included effects loop (see the manual for how to use it properly with you're pedals). Still have it set to 12 o'clock and voila, noise completely gone even with all four gain pedals on!! This thing is very impressive. No question this is a good purchase; it works really well for noisy pedals and those humming p90 pickups. I had read this before but couldn't appreciate it until now: playing against the backdrop of a dead silence is beautiful. This might not seem like a "fun" pedal, but it'll do more for your sound and playing than most pedals. So excited to play and use my pedals more now without having to worry about noise anymore. Can't even tell this pedal is on. Great pedal, zero complaints!

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The Sentry Noise gate is an excellent pedal, I have received the pedal today, It took its time to deliver but I had my patience. The Pedal build quality is decent TC electronics has not left any chances to blow any Bells and Whistles. I was a BOSS pedal fan I had couple of Boss, DOD's and Katana Amp 100 with Boss ME-80 processor. This Pedal is a game changer, Though I had the BOSS NS-2 Noise. But this pedal is far better that the BOSS NS-2 in my personal opinion. I am using it with Single coil Squire Telecaster. Telecaster and single coils are known for their notorious nature with Humming and scrambling noises. But this pedal tames my Tele and brings out the beauty of the Telecaster Guitar tone. I have become a fan of TC electronics now. Yes I do want to bring into your notice that I have been using the pedal using the 4 Cable method with the Send and return effect feature with both BOSS NS-2 and now TCE Sentry within my guitar amp. This pedal also delivers good quality with Daisy chain methods as well. But the beauty of Noise suppression only comes out with effect loop and 4 cable method. Personally I did not found any cons with the TCE Sentry Noise Gate Pedal. It's a best bang for buck. Go for it if you are looking for a perfect Noise Gate pedal. People only write such long reviews in 2 cases if they are extremely Happy or in worst case scenario's. Am extremely Happy and satisfied with the Guitar Pedal. Once again, Thanks TC electronics for the Pedal.