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Generator
7. GENERATOR
Generator Gesture Length
Generator Gestures work on a separate timeline from Stutter Gestures. You can change the
way Generator Gestures start, evolve and when they end by tweaking these settings.
End at Measure/End on Beat
These drop-down menus determine how the Generator’s sound builds over time. This
unique feature watches the timeline of your entire project to dynamically change the length
of noise loops depending on when you trigger them.
• End at Measure: Next - Stutter Edit will wait until the very next beat number
specified in the "End on Beat" combo box.
• For example, if I choose End at Measure: Next and End on Beat: 3 and trigger a
gesture on Beat 4 of a measure, Stutter Edit will wait until Beat 3 of the next
measure.
• If I trigger a gesture on Beat 1 of a measure, it will start playing on Beat 3 of the
same measure.
• End on Measure: +1, +2 or +3 - will always wait until the next full measure to find
a beat to end on.
When selecting "End at Measure: Next" and "End on Beat: 1", if you trigger this Generator
Gesture right at the beginning of a measure, modules will move through their timelines in
exactly one measure.
If you trigger the gesture right before the end of the measure, the Generator will quickly
move through it’s timeline to end on the first beat of the next measure. In both cases, the
noise loop will end exactly on beat one of the next measure.
TIP: The dynamically-changing length of Generator Gestures is a great feature
for live performance. You don’t have to plan ahead - simply trigger a generator
gesture when it feels right, and the Generator will create a build up that ends in
just the right place!
Grid
Similar to, but independent from, the Stutter Gesture’s Grid setting, this control helps you
trigger Generator gestures exactly on a beat or note value.