Guitar Pedal: Anyone who regularly plays with high levels of distortion and high-gain preamps is familiar with the accompanying issues: as the gain, sustain, and harmonics increase, so does the background noise. Unfortunately, this often means dealing with unwanted acoustic interference during jam sessions. The MXR Smart Gate provides a convenient and effective solution to this problem. It offers three levels of noise suppression: Hiss, Mid, and Full, ensuring that noise issues can likely be managed. Additionally, the typical MXR casing has long set the standard for all effects device manufacturers.