Trigger

A momentary manual event source that produces a short high-logic pulse and can combine it with an external signal.

What it does #

Clicking Trigger creates a brief one-shot logic pulse rather than a held state. Its Signal In connection allows an incoming signal and the manual event to share the same output, which is useful for adding a manual firing option to an existing trigger path.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
signal_in	Signal In	Signal in to merge with output
trigger	Trigger	Clickable trigger for producing a short high-logic state

Practical uses #

• Manually fire an envelope, reset a sequencer, or audition an event-driven branch.
• Combine a patch-generated trigger with a clickable test trigger.
• Use it as a repeatable event source while constructing or debugging a Grid patch.

Things to know #

• Trigger is momentary; use Button when you need a state that remains high.
• Add Gate Length when the receiving module needs a deliberately chosen pulse duration.
• The exact merge rule when Signal In is already high has not yet been measured.
• The output transition is fast enough to act as an audio-rate discontinuity.

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 combines the Signal In path with a one-shot pulse produced by the button event: out = merge(signal_in, one_shot(click)). The installed metadata confirms the input and clickable trigger, but the exact pulse width and merge operation are not exposed by a confirmed Nitro implementation.

Open questions #

• Measure the pulse duration, the exact Signal In merge rule, and the result of clicking while Signal In is already high.

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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