Reference Manual

294 Live Audio Effect Reference
Activating the Repeat button bypasses all of the above controls, immediately capturing material
and repeating it until deactivated.
The Grid control defines the grid size — the size of each repeated slice. If set to ”1/16”, a slice
the size of one sixteenth note will be captured and repeated for the given Gate length (or until
Repeat is deactivated). Large grid values create rhythmic loops, while small values create sonic
artifacts. The No Triplets button sets grid division as binary.
Grid size can be changed randomly using the Variation control. If Variation is set to ”0”, grid
size is fixed. But when Variation is set to higher values, the grid fluctuates considerably around
the set Grid value. Variation has several different modes, available in the chooser below: Trigger
creates variations of the grid when repetitions are triggered; 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16 trigger varia-
tions in regular intervals; and Auto forces Beat Repeat to apply a new random variation after
each repetition — the most complex form of grid variation in Beat Repeat (especially if triplets
are also allowed).
Beat Repeat’s repetitions can be pitched down for special sonic effects. Pitch is adjusted through
resampling in Beat Repeat, lengthening segments to pitch them down without again compressing
them to adjust for the length change. This means that the rhythmical structure can become quite
ambiguous with higher Pitch values. The Pitch Decay control tapers the pitch curve, making each
repeated slice play lower than the previous one. Warning: This is the most obscure parameter of
Beat Repeat.
Beat Repeat includes a combined lowpass and highpass filter for defining the passed frequency
range of the device. You can turn the filter on and off, and set the center frequency and width of
the passed frequency band, using the respective controls.
The original signal (which was received at Beat Repeat’s input) is mixed with Beat Repeat’s
repetitions according to one of three mix modes: Mix allows the original signal to pass through
the device and have repetitions added to it; Insert mutes the original signal when repetitions are
playing but passes it otherwise; and Gate passes only the repetitions, never passing the original
signal. Gate mode is especially useful when the effect is housed in a return track.
You can set the output level of the device using the Volume control, and apply Decay to create
gradually fading repetitions.