Ceil

Returns the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to the input.

What it does #

Ceil removes the fractional part by rounding toward positive infinity. For example, 1.2 becomes 2, while -1.2 becomes -1.

Controls and ports #

The wrapper has one signal input and one signal output. It has no mode or amount control: every incoming sample is passed through the ceiling operation.

Practical uses #

• Turn a continuous counter or index into upward-biased integer steps.
• Detect whether any positive fraction remains by comparing Ceil with Floor.
• Create hard staircase shapes from ramps or slowly moving modulation.

Things to know #

• Rounding up means toward positive infinity, not away from zero.
• Integer inputs pass through unchanged.
• At audio rate, the discontinuous steps add high-frequency content.

Technical details #

No Nitro implementation has been confirmed for this visible module. The behavior is described conservatively from module metadata and editorial research.

Mathematical contract: y = ceil(x), the least integer satisfying y >= x. The visible module has no dedicated match in the current Nitro atlas, so special floating-point values have not been characterized.

Open questions #

• Confirm behavior for infinities and NaN if those values can reach the module.

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.

Related material #

• Grid Modules course reference

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