Rate Limiter
The Rate Limiter reduces a stream of control messages arriving at in, forwarding selected values through out. Use it between a fast sensor or LFO and a destination that should receive fewer updates.
This page describes version 2.
Interval
Interval uses the time chooser: choose a free duration or straight, dotted or triplet note value. The free range is 0–10 seconds, default 0.01 seconds (10 ms). Numeric entry is in seconds.
Mode and Send latest
Mode offers Limit (default) and Debounce. Send latest is on by default and affects Limit only.
| Setting | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Limit, free time, Send latest on | The first value passes immediately. Values arriving too soon replace a held value; the latest held value is sent when the interval expires. |
| Limit, free time, Send latest off | The first eligible value passes immediately; values arriving before the interval expires are discarded. |
| Limit, synchronized, Send latest on | Hold the latest arriving value and send it on the next musical grid point. No value is emitted on an empty step. |
| Limit, synchronized, Send latest off | The first value in each grid step passes at its arrival time; later values in that step are discarded. This limits the rate but does not move the first value onto the beat. |
| Debounce | Each input restarts a quiet-time countdown. Send only the latest value after no new input has arrived for Interval. A synchronized Interval gives a tempo-derived duration, not a grid-aligned output time. |
For a continuously moving fader, leave Send latest on so that its final position is not lost when movement stops. Use Debounce for an action that should happen only once movement settles. A zero free interval forwards every value without waiting.
Pending values are cleared on transport resets or discontinuities and when switching Mode, rather than being replayed later.
Older saved processes
Rate Limiter (old) remains loadable with its separate quantification and millisecond controls. It is not automatically replaced with v2. Add a current Rate Limiter to use Interval and Send latest, then reconnect its ports and set its timing explicitly.