MIDI Ratchet

Repeats incoming MIDI notes as bursts of faster rhythmic subdivisions, retriggering each note several times within its duration. The subdivision count determines how many rapid hits replace a single note, producing rolls, stutters, and drum-fill textures. Use it to inject rhythmic energy into sequences and drum parts.

Inputs

MIDI In

• ID: midi
• Kind: midi
• Rate: event
• Coercion: Forbidden
• Description: MIDI message input

Clock

• ID: clock
• Kind: clock
• Rate: control
• Coercion: Implicit
• Description: Musical phase clock for tempo-synced ratchet spacing.

Outputs

MIDI Out

• ID: midi
• Kind: midi
• Rate: event
• Coercion: Forbidden
• Description: MIDI message output

Parameters

Count

• ID: count
• Type: int
• Control: slider
• Range or Options: 1 to 16 count, step 1
• Default: 2
• Description: Number of repeated note-ons emitted for each incoming note-on.

Time Mode

• ID: timeMode
• Type: enum
• Control: buttons
• Range or Options: Milliseconds (ms), Sync (tempoSync)
• Default: Sync (tempoSync)

Division

• ID: division
• Type: enum
• Control: select
• Range or Options: 1/64 (1/64), 1/32 (1/32), 1/16 (1/16), 1/8 (1/8), 1/4 (1/4), 1/2 (1/2), 1/1 (1/1)
• Default: 1/16 (1/16)

Dotted

• ID: dotted
• Type: bool
• Control: toggle
• Default: false

Swing

• ID: swing
• Type: float
• Control: slider
• Range or Options: 0 to 1 phase01, step 0.01
• Default: 0

Spacing

• ID: spacingMs
• Type: float
• Control: slider
• Range or Options: 1 to 2000 ms, step 1, log
• Default: 60
• Description: Time between repeated note-ons when Time Mode is Milliseconds.

Notes

• Canonical ID: midi.ratchet
• Category: midi
• Runtime Surface: midi
• Runtime Targets: control-main-thread
• JUCE Early Access: Supported
• Early Access Note: Native-supported in the plugin for the current catalog/runtime support contract.