User Manual

ALLIGATOR TRIPLE FILTERED GATE
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Parameters
Common effect device parameters
Like all effect devices, Alligator features a Bypass/On/Off switch and an input level meter. These are described in
“Common effect device features”.
Pattern section
Pattern On
When this is on, the built-in pattern player will run in sync with the song tempo, controlling the three gates. Turn it off
if you want to control the gates manually or with MIDI/CV.
Shuffle
Shuffle on the Alligator works in the same way as shuffle on the Redrum and Matrix devices. It will delay every sec-
ond 1/16th note in the playing pattern according to the Global Shuffle Amount setting in the ReGroove mixer, creat-
ing a shuffle or swing feel.
Note that Shuffle will work best when Resolution is set to 1/16.
Pattern selector
This is where you select which one of the 64 built-in patterns should play back, controlling the gates. There is a guide
to the patterns in “The built-in patterns”.
Resolution
When this is set to 1/16 (default) the built-in patterns will be based on 1/16th notes. Changing the Resolution set-
ting allows you to scale the patterns, making them play back faster or slower in relation to the song tempo.
Shift
This will offset the pattern relative to the song playback, moving it “sideways”. The range is ±16 steps, with the step
length determined by the Resolution parameter. For example, if you set Shift to -1 with Resolution at 1/16, the pat-
tern will be moved one sixteenth note to the left. This means the pattern will play one sixteenth note “early” (the start
of the pattern will occur a sixteenth note before the downbeat in the song).