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Another trick that I use when I want to add to a gradient, especially on a layer mask is to set the gradient to either the darken or lighten blend mode (instead of the normal blend mode), depending on exactly what you want to accomplish.

Tom M

PS - Oh, and obviously, other gradient blending modes such as multiply, screen, linear burn, etc. can also be useful in that each gives different effects, but, to be honest, I use them only occasionally with gradients, as most of the time the above modes plus gradient-to-transparency satisfies most of my needs.