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Bite

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Bite module panel in Bitwig Grid
Bite in Bitwig Grid 6.0.6.

A dual-oscillator feedback system combining cross-PWM, exponential FM, hard sync, ring modulation, and independent output levels.

What it does

Bite contains oscillators A and B and lets each influence the other. B can modulate A's pulse width, A can exponentially frequency-modulate B, A can hard-sync B, and the final output mixes A, B, and their ring-modulated product.

Controls and ports

Control Label Official description
waveshape Waveshape Waveshape for this oscillator
pw Pw Pulse width for this oscillator's waveshape (when appropriate)
a_pwm A Pwm Amount of pulse width modulation of oscillator A from oscillator B
b_xfm B Xfm Amount of exponential frequency modulation of oscillator B from oscillator A
b_sync B Sync Enables hard sync of oscillator B (slave) by oscillator A (master)
b_pitch B Pitch Independent pitch shift for oscillator B
a_level A Level Output level for oscillator A
b_level B Level Output level for oscillator B
ring_level Ring Level Output level for a ring-modulated (×) version of oscillators A & B
model Model Method of rendering the waves:
mono Mono Switches from the standard stereo Grid behavior to a mono output mode. This lets input signal target each internal oscillator, routing left channel input to oscillator A and right channel signal controlling oscillator B.

Practical uses

  • Start with only A audible, then add B-to-A PWM or A-to-B exponential FM to hear each interaction clearly.
  • Enable hard sync and offset B's pitch for controlled, pitch-locked harmonic sweeps.
  • Mix the Ring level with A and B for metallic basses, percussion, and deliberately unstable overtones.

Things to know

  • The cross-FM is exponential: A changes B by a pitch ratio, so it behaves differently from linear FM or direct phase modulation.
  • Hard Sync resets oscillator B when oscillator A completes a cycle.
  • Mono mode repurposes the stereo input lanes: left controls oscillator A and right controls oscillator B.
  • The shared Phase In path is additive to both internal oscillators unless internal progression is stopped with Ratio 0:1.
  • Feedback-heavy settings can become inharmonic or unstable by design; isolate the three output levels when learning the signal flow.

Technical details

A high-confidence Nitro implementation candidate supports the technical summary, but the visible-module mapping remains inferred.

The confirmed grid_bite DSP runs two PolyBLEP oscillators at four-times processing resolution. Filtered B output from the previous step offsets A's pulse width; filtered A output changes B's phase increment by 2^((A*xmod + B_pitch_offset)/12). With Sync active, A's trigger-out resets B with a fractional trigger position. The final pre-output is A_level*A + B_level*B + Ring_level*(A*B), followed by a sub-hertz high-pass. Several one-pole low-pass stages condition the feedback and ring paths.

Nitro port Type
pitchValue InputAudioPortType
pitchOffset InputAudioPortType
numerator InputValuePortType
denominator InputValuePortType
triggerIn InputAudioPortType
phaseIn InputAudioPortType
phaseMod InputAudioPortType
stereo_detune InputValuePortType
detune InputAudioPortType
b_pitchOffset InputAudioPortType
a_shape InputValuePortType
b_shape InputValuePortType
a_pw InputAudioPortType
b_pw InputAudioPortType
enable_sync InputValuePortType
xmod_amount InputAudioPortType
xpwm_amount InputAudioPortType
a_level InputAudioPortType
b_level InputAudioPortType
ring_level InputAudioPortType
mono_mode InputValuePortType
out OutputAudioPortType

Open questions

  • Map the visible Model choices to oscillator algorithms and measure their aliasing and gain differences.
  • Measure cross-modulation scaling, feedback delay, hard-sync fractional reset, and mono-mode cable routing.

Version and sources

Checked against Bitwig Studio 6.0.6. This page combines Bitwig's module metadata, the existing Grid course and guides, and Nitro analysis where the mapping is strong enough to support a technical statement.

Return to Bitwig Grid Modules or the Grid Modules course lesson.

Also matches: Bitwig Bite module, Bite Grid module, Bitwig Grid Bite