diff --git a/plugins/CrossoverEQ/CrossoverEQ.cpp b/plugins/CrossoverEQ/CrossoverEQ.cpp
index a50b6381f..023bdff9c 100644
--- a/plugins/CrossoverEQ/CrossoverEQ.cpp
+++ b/plugins/CrossoverEQ/CrossoverEQ.cpp
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ bool CrossoverEQEffect::processAudioBuffer( sampleFrame* buf, const fpp_t frames
 	double outSum = 0.0;
 	for( int f = 0; f < frames; ++f )
 	{
+		outSum = buf[f][0] * buf[f][0] + buf[f][1] * buf[f][1];
 		buf[f][0] = d * buf[f][0] + w * m_work[f][0];
 		buf[f][1] = d * buf[f][1] + w * m_work[f][1];
-		outSum = buf[f][0] * buf[f][0] + buf[f][1] * buf[f][1];
 	}
 	
 	checkGate( outSum );
diff --git a/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp b/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp
index b145fd1c9..8bd5edb77 100644
--- a/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Eq/EqEffect.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ bool EqEffect::processAudioBuffer(sampleFrame *buf, const fpp_t frames)
 	}
 	m_eqControls.m_inProgress = true;
 	double outSum = 0.0;
+	for( fpp_t f = 0; f < frames; ++f )
+	{
+		outSum += buf[f][0]*buf[f][0] + buf[f][1]*buf[f][1];
+	}
 	const float outGain = m_eqControls.m_outGainModel.value();
 	const int sampleRate = Engine::mixer()->processingSampleRate() * 2;
 	sampleFrame m_inPeak = { 0, 0 };
@@ -189,10 +193,6 @@ bool EqEffect::processAudioBuffer(sampleFrame *buf, const fpp_t frames)
 		m_downsampleFilters[i].processBuffer(m_upBuf , m_upBufFrames );
 	}
 	downSample( buf, frames );
-	for( fpp_t f = 0; f < frames; ++f )
-	{
-		outSum += buf[f][0]*buf[f][0] + buf[f][1]*buf[f][1];
-	}
 	checkGate( outSum / frames );
 	if(m_eqControls.m_analyzeModel.value() )
 	{
diff --git a/plugins/SpectrumAnalyzer/SpectrumAnalyzer.cpp b/plugins/SpectrumAnalyzer/SpectrumAnalyzer.cpp
index c06d4aa2b..4af1e3ad9 100644
--- a/plugins/SpectrumAnalyzer/SpectrumAnalyzer.cpp
+++ b/plugins/SpectrumAnalyzer/SpectrumAnalyzer.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bool SpectrumAnalyzer::processAudioBuffer( sampleFrame* _buf, const fpp_t _frame
 
 	m_framesFilledUp = 0;
 
-	checkGate( 0 );
+	checkGate( 1 );
 
 	return isRunning();
 }