# Playbeat 4.2 samples gate mode

**URL:** <https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-2-samples-gate-mode/3296>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** playbeat\
**Created:** [June 1, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-2-samples-gate-mode/3296 "2026-06-01T20:46:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![tr33\_SWT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@tr33\_SWT](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/tr33_SWT)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/playbeat-4-2-samples-gate-mode/3296/1 "2026-06-01T20:46:24Z")

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Hello, I’ve found that the inability to switch samples to gate mode is a significant limitation for creative work, as it’s a basic feature of the samples base sequencer. Could this be added in a future update? Combined with the merge note feature, it should allow for a much better implementation of the sample gate mode performance.