Constant

Outputs one fixed numeric value, including values that are awkward to enter with a small knob.

What it does #

Constant produces the value set on the module and does not require an input signal. It is a numerical source rather than a generator that changes over time.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
value	Value	Defined value

Practical uses #

• Use it as a fixed offset by connecting it to Add or Subtract.
• Use it as an exact scale factor, divisor, exponent, or comparison threshold.
• Enter values outside the usual -1 to +1 display range when a calculation needs them; downstream modules may still impose their own range limits.

Things to know #

• The value is constant for every sample and voice unless a downstream module changes it.
• A Constant is not automatically limited to the oscilloscope's visible -1 to +1 range.
• The visible module has no confirmed one-to-one Nitro implementation in the current atlas.

Technical details #

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

Idealized transfer function: y = c, where c is the entered value. The installed metadata confirms the fixed-value contract; the exact storage precision and extreme finite range have not yet been measured in Bitwig.

Open questions #

• Measure the largest finite value and the effective precision retained by 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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