ScreamGate for Windows
ScreamGate delays output by a tiny look-ahead buffer, analyzes incoming audio, and drops gain when a targeted high-frequency spike appears.
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Quick Start
- Download and install VB-CABLE.
- Set your browser or movie app output to CABLE Input.
- Open ScreamGate.exe.
- Select input CABLE Output and your speaker/headphone output.
- Click Start. Use Bypass Gate first if you need to test routing.
Target The Specific Scream Area
Drag across the spectrum, then pick the painful points.
While audio is playing, move or drag your mouse over the spectral graph to inspect the exact frequency and level under the cursor. Low bass lives on the left; sharper high-pitched screams usually appear farther to the right.
Click the spike area you want to cut out. ScreamGate uses that selected spectral point to target a narrow frequency band, instead of muting the whole movie just because something else is loud.
The target detector compares that band against its own learned baseline. That means louder bass can pass, while a smaller but abnormal high-frequency scream band can still get clamped.
Graph legend
Green is live audio. Blue is the learned baseline. Orange is the session max. Gray is the session min. The red vertical line marks your target frequency.
Advanced Tuning
Target width Hz
Narrow catches a precise scream band. Wider catches nearby harmonics but may mute more content.
Target over baseline dB
Lower values trigger faster. Higher values reduce false positives.
Look-ahead / hold / release
Look-ahead catches spikes before output, hold keeps the gate down briefly, and release fades sound back in smoothly.