Controls

Rate Hike has four knobs and four buttons. All four knobs accept CV via dedicated inputs (see Inputs & outputs).

When a CV input is patched, the corresponding knob acts as an attenuator for that CV signal — fully counter-clockwise passes no CV through, fully clockwise passes the full CV signal. When no CV is patched, the knob directly sets the parameter value.

Knobs

Number of Bursts

Sets how many triggers Rate Hike fires during a sequence.

• Range: 1 to 256 pulses
• Response: Exponential. The knob gives you fine control over low burst counts (1–16) in the first half of its travel, and sweeps through higher counts (16–256) in the second half.
• Counter-clockwise — fewer bursts (sparse, single hits).
• Clockwise — many bursts (dense rolls and fills).
• Midpoint: Approximately 16 bursts at the center position.

Burst Duration

Sets the total length of the sequence — the time from the first burst to the last. The duration ranges from 1 to 256 clock divisions.

• Range: 1× to 256× the clock period
• Response: Exponential. At minimum, the burst fits within a single clock cycle. At maximum, it spans 256 clock cycles.
• Counter-clockwise — short, tight bursts.
• Clockwise — long, drawn-out sequences.
• Midpoint: 16× the clock period at the center position.

When Strict Duration is enabled, the total length is quantised to whole clock divisions. When it's off, duration is continuous and free-running.

Regularity

Determines where in the sequence the bursts cluster.

• Fully counter-clockwise (0%): Strongly front-loaded. The first interval is very short and each subsequent interval is longer than the last, ending with a long tail to the end of the burst.
• Center (50%): Bursts are evenly spaced — every interval is identical.
• Fully clockwise (100%): Strongly back-loaded. The first burst fires immediately followed by a long gap, then intervals shrink progressively toward a tight cluster at the end.
• In between: Smoothly varies the skew. Turning from 50% toward 0% gradually shortens early intervals and stretches later ones; turning toward 100% does the opposite. No two intervals are equal at any non-center setting.

When Strict Regularity is enabled, burst spacing snaps to the nearest clock division at each step — useful when you want irregular feel but groove-locked timing.

Gate Length

Sets the length of each gate at the Gate Out jack, expressed as 1–99% of the time between bursts.

• 1% — very short gates, almost like triggers.
• 50% — half-length gates, classic for envelopes.
• 99% — gates almost touch each other, useful for legato sequences.

This is a continuous parameter, so you can sweep through it while a sequence runs.

This control affects only the Gate Out jack. Trigger Out always fires short fixed-length triggers regardless of this setting.

Buttons

Trigger

Manually starts a sequence. Equivalent to sending a trigger to Trigger In.

Strict Duration

When on, the total sequence length quantises to whole clock divisions — sequences will end exactly on the beat. When off, sequence length is continuous.

Strict Regularity

When on, individual burst timings snap to the clock grid — bursts feel irregular but stay groove-locked. When off, timings are continuous and can sit between clock divisions.

You can combine the two:

Strict Duration	Strict Regularity	Result
Off	Off	Fully free, organic, between-the-grid bursts
On	Off	Free-feeling rolls that always end on a beat
Off	On	Groove-locked individual hits, free overall length
On	On	Tight, drum-machine-like bursts always snapped to clock

Random ("go yolo")

When pressed, Rate Hike randomises the parameter values, so every triggered sequence is different. Press again to lock back to your manual settings.