● GATED
When you assign
‘x’
number of ratchets to a stage, this option ensures that the ratchets will
trigger at the rate of
‘x’
ratchets per clock pulse. However, the actual number of ratchets played
will increase (or decrease) as the non-ratcheted gate lengths stretch or contract. In this case, ‘
x’
determines the repeat rate of the ratchets, but the Gate Length determines the number of total
ratchets played.
This is a variation on the ‘classic’ ratcheting effect, in that it ensures the ratchets always repeat
at the same rate, but it allows for the number of ratchets to expand or contract with gate length.
The following example shows the relationship between
RATCHETS
, GATE TYPE,
PULSE DIV
,
and a Stage’s PULSE COUNT when
Gate Stretching = ON
and
Ratchets = Gated
in the
.
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