MIXING & EFFECTS

Gross Beat

Play with time! Gross Beat is a real-time, audio-stream playback, pitch, position and volume manipulation effect. Gross Beat stores audio in a 2-bar rolling buffer controlled by 36 time and 36 volume mapping envelopes for easy beat-synced glitch, stutter, repeat, scratching and gating effects. Welcome to Gallifrey Time Lord!

VST Hint Bar

Main Options

Time Settings

These controls relate to the Time/Pitch mapping envelopes:

• Time - Time mapping envelope mix setting. Range: 0% to 100%.
• Time offset (scratching) - Click the Scratching clock to the right of the Time knob (this is activated from the Options menu if not visible). Hold and drag your mouse vertically to vary the time offset and manually scratch. Right-click to link the Clock to internal/external controllers.

Hold

Hold delay (bar repeat) - Repeats the bar as long as the button is held and the song continues to play.

Scratching Clock

Hold delay (bar repeat) - Repeats the bar as long as the button is held and the song continues to play.

Time Slots

Slots 1 to 36 (green) hold user-definable time mapping envelope presets. Slots are pre-assigned to MIDI keys and can be switched live from your controller keyboard (starting from Slot 1 = C5) OR slot changes can be automated by right-clicking any slot and linking to internal or external controllers. NOTE: Time slots can be linked to the corresponding Volume slot number. Use the link setting (bottom middle of the mapping area) to create combined Time + Volume presets.

• Edit a slot mapping envelope - Select the slot by clicking it with your mouse. Edit the associated mapping envelope in the panel to the right. These changes are automatically associated with the selected slot.
• Move a slot - Right-click the slot button and select Move slot left / Move slot right from the popup menu OR hold CTRL to swap the selected slot with the next slot clicked.
• Rename a slot - Left-click on the slot name in the bottom-left corner of the Mapping area (as shown in the screenshot above) OR click on the slot with the middle-mouse button.

Volume Settings

Envelope Mapping Panel

Plugin Credits

Code & Graphics: Didier Dambrin.

VSTi Port: Frederic Vanmol.

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