XY

A two-axis touch control that emits independent X and Y Grid signals.

What it does #

XY lets one pointer or touch gesture control two parameters at once. Each axis has its own stored value, output, modulation target, and optional Bipolar mode.

Controls and ports #

Control	Label	Official description
x_out	X Out	Signal representing the X position
y_out	Y Out	Signal representing the Y position
pad	XY Control Pad [interface]	For moving the XY pair with one click or touch
x_value	X Value	Current X value (also useful for assigning a modulator to it)
y_value	Y Value	Current Y value (also useful for assigning a modulator to it)
x_bipolar	X Bipolar [toggle]	Sets the range of the x-axis from '-1' to '+1'
y_bipolar	Y Bipolar [toggle]	Sets the range of the y-axis from '-1' to '+1'

Practical uses #

• Map X to timbre and Y to effect depth for a compact performance macro.
• Use one bipolar axis for pan or pitch offset and one unipolar axis for level or morph position.

Things to know #

• Unipolar axes run from 0 to 1; Bipolar changes the selected axis to -1 through +1.
• X and Y values can themselves be modulated, so the displayed pointer can represent automation as well as direct touch.
• Changing an axis between unipolar and bipolar may reinterpret or remap its stored position; verify before performance.

Technical details #

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

XY is a pair of parameter-backed constant generators. In unipolar mode the expected output is the stored normalized coordinate u; in bipolar mode the axis maps the pad coordinate as 2*u-1. No dedicated Nitro body is recovered, so exact parameter remapping, smoothing, simultaneous touch, and modulation ordering remain host behavior.

Open questions #

• Measure defaults, resolution, typed values, bipolar switching, modulation summing/clamping, smoothing, automation, multi-touch, stereo lanes, and voice scope.

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

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