How Does It Work?#

Clock Gen is a master transport clock that outputs a high-resolution PPQN pulse stream plus a beat-level BEAT gate, giving the rest of the patch a stable tempo reference from one central BPM control.

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Quick Overview#

• It is a self-contained master clock source.
• BPM sets the tempo from 20 to 300.
• PPQN switches between 16 and 24 pulses per quarter note.
• RUN starts and stops the transport.
• RST re-aligns the clock and beat phase.

Inputs And Outputs#

Port	Type	What It Does
RST	Trigger	Resets the clock phase on a rising edge.
PPQN	Clock	Main pulse output. Pulses are short trigger-style highs at the selected PPQN rate.
BEAT	Gate	A beat-level gate with a 50% duty cycle, one cycle per beat.

Controls Reference#

Control	Values	Default	Behavior
BPM	20..300	120	Sets the master tempo.
RUN	Off, On	Off	Starts or stops clock generation.
PPQN	16, 24	24	Sets the pulse density of the PPQN output.

Timing Behavior#

• PPQN outputs short clock pulses at either 16 or 24 pulses per quarter note.
• BEAT is easier to patch when you want a musical gate instead of a dense pulse train.
• When the module starts running, it re-aligns to the beginning of a beat.
• A rising edge at RST does the same reset while the clock is already running.

In practice, PPQN is the signal you feed into dividers, multipliers, or tightly synced sequencers, while BEAT is the signal you use when you want one broader gate per beat.

Reset And Transport Notes#

• RST is edge-triggered, so it responds when the input crosses high rather than staying continuously high.
• Stopping the module silences both outputs.
• Starting or resetting the module re-centers the timing grid so downstream clock modules can re-lock cleanly.

Panel Visualization#

The LED ring is a performance aid rather than an extra output:

• one LED position sweeps around the ring as the beat progresses
• all LEDs flash briefly at each beat boundary

That makes it easy to see both the current tempo and the beat reset point at a glance.