Free The Tone launches IG-1N Integrated Gate noise reduction pedal

August 9, 2022 · 2 sources

Free The Tone announced the IG-1N Integrated Gate, a compact noise reduction and gate pedal, on August 9, 2022. The Japanese maker lists a US MSRP of $228¹; its Japanese-language product page gives a list price of 30,800 yen including tax².

The pedal has two operating modes selected by a switch. In noise reduction mode, when the signal falls below the set threshold, the circuit begins lowering the volume gradually to make noise less noticeable; in gate mode it mutes the signal immediately at the threshold². A single THRESHOLD knob sets that level, and a Hi-Z/Lo-Z switch sets input impedance²¹. Free The Tone says a signal monitoring function watches the input continuously and controls the output level according to the waveform, which it says produces a natural decay².

The audio path is fully analog, with digital circuitry controlling the level, an approach Free The Tone says it also used in its PA-1Q series and TRI AVATAR². The pedal also carries the company's HTS (Holistic Tonal Solution) circuit, which it says preserves guitar and bass tone and keeps noise low, including when the effect is off². MIDI IN on a 3.5 mm stereo mini jack allows effect on/off control by Control Change number; Free The Tone notes the pedal can be used with its ARC-4 and ARC-53M audio routing controllers without connection to an effects loop².

The IG-1N is one of the pedals listed in our guide to noise gate pedals.