Macros node

Macro Step Gate

An 8-step rhythmic gate sequencer locked to the transport — toggle any of the 8 steps on or off and it outputs a 1-or-0 pulse in time with the beat, by default at sixteenth notes.

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The Macro Step Gate node in Infinite, showing its controls and output.

What it does

Macro Step Gate is a macro control: a knob, slider or pad you play by hand and wire to many things. It has no input and gives control signal out, so it starts a chain.

Try it

Draw a syncopated pattern and route it into Glitch's Amount for a rhythmic stutter locked to the beat.

Macro Step GateGlitch (Amount)

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

  • None. It starts a chain.

Outputs

  • control signal out

Controls

Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.

ControlRange or optionsDefault
rate0.05 to 40.25

Example patch

This patch wires Macro Step Gate to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

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# Macro Step Gate: a starting patch for the Macro Step Gate node
node 1 Macros Macro Step Gate
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 Source Shape
  id shape
  pos 1080 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1640 300
end
mod shape sizeX node 0 0 0.6 0.5
cable out 0 shape

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