Gate Repeat

Produces a repeating stream of logic pulses for as long as its input gate remains active.

What it does #

Gate Repeat uses the incoming gate as an enable for an internal pulse cycle. While enabled it emits repeated high/low logic transitions, with Length controlling the repetition timing or outgoing pulse duration; when the gate ends, repetition stops.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
gate_in	Gate In	Starts/stops logic pulses
length	Length	Duration of each outgoing logic pulse

Practical uses #

• Create ratchets or repeated envelope triggers while a sequencer step is held.
• Turn a sustained performance gate into a clock-like event stream.
• Run it at audio rates as a simple gated pulse oscillator.

Things to know #

• The input controls whether repetition is active; it is not itself forwarded as one long output gate.
• The exact relationship between Length, period, and duty cycle still needs measurement.
• For centered audio-rate use, convert the unipolar 0/1 pulse train to bipolar form if required.
• The timing of the first pulse and the stop transition can affect rhythmic feel.

Technical details #

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

Conceptually the module is a gated pulse generator: while gate = true, an internal timer emits a periodic Boolean waveform; otherwise the output is low. Available descriptions establish repeated pulses and a Length control but do not expose a confirmed Nitro implementation, so period, duty cycle, and phase-reset details are intentionally left open.

Open questions #

• Measure whether the first pulse is immediate, the exact duty cycle and Length mapping, stop behavior, and the effect of changing Length while active.

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
• Bitwig Logic Modules - Practical Uses for Logic Operators in Modular Patching

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