Modulators node
Pattern
A 16-step sequencer whose value steps through hand-set slots once per set beat length, looping back to the start, with a smoothing option to ease between adjacent steps instead of jumping.
What it does
Pattern is a modulator: it makes a moving value that can drive any control on the canvas. It has no input and gives control signal out, so it starts a chain.
Try it
Draw a rising-then-falling step shape and route it into a filter cutoff for a rhythmic sweep locked to the beat.
PatternRange to RangeFilter Cutoff
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.
| Control | Range or options | Default |
|---|---|---|
| length | 1 to 16 | 8 |
| beats / step | 0.05 to 8 | 1 |
| glide between steps | on or off | off |
| low | 0 to 1 | 0 |
| high | 0 to 1 | 1 |
Example patch
This patch wires Pattern to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.
infinite-patch 1
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# Pattern: a starting patch for the Pattern node
node 1 Modulators Pattern
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