Is there any way to slow down the jitter ?

Post by **Xuess** » Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:54 pm

I've noticed a few times that if I click the link symbols on the right edge of modules ( they turn blue ) that they jitter really fast as they alternate through 0.00 to 1.0.
I then discovered that clicking the = and adding smooth, and turning that to 1.0 would slow that jitter down, but sometimes I've tried this, and it didn't slow.
So, my question is, is there a more effective way of slowing it ?

I wish it could be automated in some way, as I'm so used to drawing in automation curves to time things precisely. Are there any plans to introduce something like this in a future update cos that really would be very welcome. Thanks. Really loving this program and making some good stuff with it ( I think ) but it needs more finesse which will come with more knowledge, and better control of modules.
Here's one I've made. Also made the music. https://www.instagram.com/p/DC4hvkhNfbG/

Post by **Sadler** » Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:17 pm

The 'jitter' is largely dependent on the audio you're reacting to and the frequencies you're selecting. Magic gives 5 gross audio bands which are good enough for most cases but within those bands are a lot of frequencies. That is where the 'jitter' comes from and, if you want to mitigate it, you must mask and/or smooth it.

You can mask the frequency further than the Magic bands by choosing a custom frequency range - obviously highly specific to your audio. If your audio is multi-channel then you can respond separately to each channel (stems or live). Masking the audio's amplitude can also mitigate jitter - do this with a Gate or a Clamp - again, can be specific to the audio but less so than frequency.

For smoothing you have Smooth, Peak and Average - use in moderation or the reaction is lethargic.

I did a tutorial that covers some of this: