Note Out

A Grid-to-note-event generator with gate, pitch, velocity, channel, and four continuous expressions.

What it does #

Note Out creates a note when Gate crosses high and releases it when Gate goes low. Fixed Pitch, Velocity, and Channel parameters provide defaults; connected signals replace them, while optional Timbre, Pressure, Gain, and Pan inputs update expressions during the held note.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
default_pitch	Default Pitch	Pitch value for new notes, unless a signal is received at the Pitch In port
default_velocity	Default Velocity	Velocity value for new note ons and offs, unless a signal is received at the Velocity In port
default_channel	Default Channel	Channel value for new notes, unless a signal is received at the Channel In port
gate_in	Gate In	High logic starts a new note (as long as Pitch In is in range; see below). Low logic releases the current note (with a note off message). Note: All in ports of Note Out are mono (stereo signals will be averaged).
pitch_in	Pitch In	Sets the pitch expression for the outgoing note. Values between C-2 ('-0.5') and G8 ('+0.558') will cause note output on Gate In signal.
velocity_in	Velocity In	Sets the velocity value for note ons (when Gate In transitions high) and note offs (when Gate In transitions low)
channel_in	Channel In	Sets the channel value for the next outgoing note. Values to '+0.99' use channel 1, '+1.0' to '+1.99' use channel 2, and so on, used for the next note signal.
timbre_in	Timbre In	Sets the timbre expression for the outgoing note
pressure_in	Pressure In	Sets the pressure expression for the outgoing note
gain_in	Gain In	Sets the gain expression for the outgoing note
pan_in	Pan In	Sets the pan expression for the outgoing note

Practical uses #

• Build a generative sequencer in Note Grid from independent gate, pitch, and velocity streams.
• Process Note In fields and reconnect them here to make a note effect with selective expression changes.

Things to know #

• A note is generated only for MIDI keys 0 to 127 and non-negative note-on velocity; installed limits describe the valid raw pitch range as C-2 = -0.5 through G8 ≈ +0.558.
• Pitch is rounded to the nearest MIDI key at note-on while its fractional remainder is sent as continuous transpose expression.
• The recovered body enforces a short minimum interval between note transitions and sends held-note expression updates at a lower control-event rate.

Technical details #

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

The exact grid/io/note_out_plus body treats Gate as high at >=0.5, converts raw pitch with m=60+120*p, rounds m to the base key, and retains m-key as transpose expression. It clamps velocity to 1, channel to 0..15, Timbre/Pan to [-1,1], Pressure to [0,1], and Gain to [0,2]. Stereo ports are reduced by averaging the final pair of 4x sub-samples. Minimum note length scales from 10 samples at 44.1 kHz; expression updates scale from 256 samples at 44.1 kHz and are sent only after change thresholds.

Open questions #

• Measure exact gate edge reduction, minimum note length, expression cadence, defaults, disconnected ports, pitch ties, invalid pitch/velocity, voice lifetime, and overlapping Note Out modules.

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
• The Bitwig Grid Devices

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