Exponents

Raises the incoming signal to a selected integer power from -9 through +9.

What it does #

Exponents uses the signal as the base and the integer parameter as the exponent. Positive exponents repeatedly multiply the input; negative exponents return the reciprocal of the corresponding positive power.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
exponent	Exponent	Integer exponent that the incoming signal will be raised to Friendly reminder: A negative exponent is an inverse. ( x⁻ⁿ = 1/xⁿ )

Practical uses #

• Square or cube a modulation signal to reshape its curve.
• Use even exponents for a non-negative symmetric response and odd exponents to preserve polarity.
• Use a negative exponent to create a reciprocal power curve, while keeping the input safely away from zero.

Things to know #

• The exponent is restricted to integers from -9 to +9.
• For exponent 0, the ordinary mathematical result is 1, including for any non-zero input.
• Negative exponents become singular at an input of zero; measured 0^-1 outputs +∞.
• For the tested integer cases, Exponents exactly matches Power: (-4)^2 = 16 and (-4)^3 = -64.

Technical details #

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

The contract is y = x^n for integer n ∈ [-9, 9]; for n < 0, x^n = 1 / x^(-n). Integer powers remain real for negative x. Measured cases are 0^-1 → +∞, (-4)^2 → 16, and (-4)^3 → -64.

Open questions #

• Measure 0^0, the remaining negative exponents, overflow thresholds, and non-finite input.

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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