Note Repeater
The Note Repeater creates additional triggers from a single Pulse. Instead of changing the underlying rhythm itself, it adds extra events on top of the existing structure.
The Note Repeater is useful for rolls, ratchets, stutters, tremolo-like repetition, fast fills and dense rhythmic decoration without rewriting the Track.
Pulses decide when a note happens – the Note Repeater decides what happens after that note. This means the Note Repeater is not a separate sequencer. It is a layer that sits on top of the Track’s existing rhythm.
The Main Idea
When a Track contains a Pulse, that Pulse can generate one note or many notes.
With the Note Repeater:
- the original Pulse still plays
- extra triggers are generated after it
- those extra triggers follow the Note Repeater settings
This allows a simple rhythmic pattern to become much more active without changing the Track’s Steps, Pulses, or Rotate structure.
For example:
- a single hi-hat hit can become a ratchet
- a snare hit can become a roll
- a sustained melodic note can become a repeated figure
- a sparse rhythm can become more intricate while keeping the same basic pulse pattern
The Four Main Controls
The Note Repeater is shaped by four parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Repeats | Number of repeat triggers generated from each Pulse. |
| Time | Spacing between repeats, expressed as a note value such as 1/16, 1/32, or 1/64. |
| Ramp | Velocity change across the repeats. |
| Pace | Change in repeat spacing over time, causing repeats to speed up or slow down. |
Together, these controls define:
- how many repeat triggers occur
- how far apart they are
- how their velocity changes
- whether their timing stays even or changes over the course of the repeat pattern
What the Repeats Follow
Repeated notes still follow much of the Track’s broader behavior.
That includes things like:
- Track-level modulation
- groove
- accent
- tonal behavior from the Track
- note length behavior such as Sustain
This means repeats are not isolated events. They remain part of the Track’s musical identity.
For example:
- a Track with accented dynamics will still shape the repeated notes dynamically
- a Track with groove or timing behavior will still feel rhythmically connected
- a tonal Track can turn repeated notes into expressive melodic textures rather than mechanical copies
Relationship to MIDI Looping
At extreme settings, the Note Repeater can also be used for MIDI looping by setting Repeats to Infinite.
That turns the system from a repeating-note effect into a looping playback tool for incoming MIDI.
See MIDI Looping.