Breaks

Break beat/ buffer cut patch

A continuously cycling buffer is cut up at various beat lengths, related to the tap tempo, then played back randomly.

Here’s a quick demo:

ControlParameterLeft LEDRight LED
Left knobDelay feedback
Right knobMix (wet/ dry)
Encoder button (single click)Toggle break/ cut density or buffer lengthRed = phasor speed, green = buffer length
Encoder button (double click)Toggles forward and reverse buffer playback
EncoderBreak density or buffer length amountRed = break density, green = buffer length
Left buttonTap tempoDelay speed
Right buttonFreezes buffer

Open the patch breaks.pd in Plugdata to get an idea of how it works.

You can also flash the binary file directly to the pedal using the web interface (see the guide to flashing using the web.

Plugdata compile settings

Big + SDRAM.