XOR

Outputs high logic when exactly one of the two inputs is true.

What it does #

XOR, or exclusive OR, detects disagreement between two Boolean states. One active input produces 1, while both active or both inactive produce 0.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
table	Truth table	A  B XOR 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0

Practical uses #

• Create alternating rhythmic variations where overlapping triggers should cancel.
• Detect that two gate states differ.
• Combine two pulse waves for an audio-rate digital waveshaping pattern.

Things to know #

• XOR is commutative.
• Unlike OR, two simultaneous high inputs produce a low output.
• For clean 0/1 inputs it is the same truth function as Not Equal.

Technical details #

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

Boolean function: out = a XOR b, equivalently out = (a != b) after Boolean conversion. For numerical 0/1 states it can also be written a + b - 2ab. The installed truth table and exact-name Nitro wrapper agree on the contract.

Nitro port	Type
a	InputValuePortType
b	InputValuePortType
c	OutputValuePortType

Open questions #

• Measure Boolean conversion for negative and fractional input values.

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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