Scaler
Bitwig Platform
Runs an incoming phase signal proportionally faster or slower using a continuous factor and ratio.
What it does
Ø Scaler derives a new phase progression from an incoming phase signal. Rate and Ratio multiply its playback speed, allowing downstream phase-driven modules to run at related rhythmic or oscillator rates. Its reset input restarts the scaling process, not the source phase itself.
Controls and ports
| Control | Label | Official description |
|---|---|---|
logic_in |
Logic In | Trigger resets the process |
rate |
Rate | Scales the phase rate by a factor, where '1.0' (100%) represents no change, '2.0' is twice as fast, and '0.33' is roughly one-third the speed |
ratio |
Scaling Ratio [0 to 99 : 1 to 99] | Scales the module's rate as a numerator:denominator pair Some example settings: • '1:1' represents no change. • '6:1' is six times faster (600%). • '1:4' slows down to 25% (a quarter the original speed, or one phase ramp for every four of the input signal). • '0:x' zeroes out the ratio. |
Practical uses
- Run a Gates, Steps, or lookup module at a multiple or fraction of a master phase.
- Create related polymetric phase streams from one transport-synchronized source.
- Use the cycle gate output to trigger events in sync with the scaled phase.
Things to know
- A Rate of 1 and Ratio of 1:1 are the neutral settings.
- Rate and Ratio compound: 2 with 3:2 produces three times the source rate.
- Changing the scale can leave the derived cycle at a different phase offset when returning to 1:1.
- Resetting Ø Scaler is not the same as resetting the actual phase with Ø Reset.
Technical details
No Nitro implementation has been confirmed for this visible module. The behavior is described conservatively from module metadata and editorial research.
The source guide demonstrates a stateful rate-conversion process rather than a simple static multiplication of phase values: the derived ramp can retain a changed offset after its rate is moved and returned to 1. Rate supplies a continuous multiplier and Ratio a numerator/denominator multiplier. The module also derives a logic cycle signal that is high over the first half of the scaled ramp. No dedicated Nitro body is currently mapped.
Open questions
- Measure exact reset ordering, response to audio-rate Rate modulation, zero and negative factors, gate-output threshold and polarity, and behavior at source discontinuities.
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
- Oscillator Warp Modes in Bitwig
- Bitwig Scaler Module - Manipulate Phase Signals
Return to Bitwig Grid Modules or the Grid Modules course lesson.
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