Description

«Mite» is a polyphonic MIDI note repeater with synced or free repeating time, random delay, random note drop, retrigger and bypass switches.

DEMO: https://youtu.be/-lpFoZaTqwk

Main function: to get off the grid! Most note repeaters are synced with transport, so it is really hard to fill the space in between the beats, to stretch or compress the time as you wish. That is what «Mite» tries to address.

Mite is also polyphonic, meaning you can repeat chords and stack notes and they will be played in sync.

[INSPIRATION]

«Mite» is inspired by the music of Mark Fell and Second Woman. To get an idea listen to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un6Mi1pQc7o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgmM4Lw7GIM

or read interviews:

http://www.factmag.com/2017/05/13/second-woman-interview/

http://k-devices.com/2014/10/a-talk-with-joshua-eustis/

Functionally it tries to copy device called «Tragedy» made by K-Devices for Joshua Eustis.

[FUNCTIONS]

Two modes of repeat interval length selection (Step):

1) Free - step/interval length is set in milliseconds;

2) Sync - step/interval length is set as note duration.

Two modes of random delay (RndDel):

1) Fixed (ms) - random delay value is drawn from fixed interval in milliseconds;

2) Relative (%) - random delay value is drawn from the interval relative to repeat interval, set in percentage of interval length.

Random notes drop (RndDrop): select probability of note drop out. Feature: chords will be dropped out in full, not just a single note.

Retrigger switch (RT):

On: repeating timer is reset when new note is played;

Off: repeating is not retriggered when new note is played.

Bypass swith (BP): will turn repeating on/off. If keys are still pressed after switching off and on, it will pick them up and continue repeating.

[RECIPES]

– modulate step and random delay, that's where all fun is;

– sounds really cool with m4l envelope linked to step length;

[COMMENTS]

– «mite» is an anagram of «time»;

– please review the device and send feature request / bug reports here.

[CHANGE LOG]

June 16, 2017 - Version 1.0

July 6, 2017 - Version 1.5: added random note drop out