Modulation effects

These are modules you can add inside a Grid patch. Open Search modules, enter the browser name shown under a device below, add it, then select it to see its full controls in the inspector. Wire the left and right audio inputs and outputs into your patch. Adding a module alone does not put it into the sound path. A card shows only its first three controls. Widen the window to at least 760 pixels to use the full inspector.

These tables use the Grid inspector’s exact labels, including short labels such as out_db. A switch is a numeric control: 0 is off and 1 is on. Unless a row says otherwise, a range is continuous. Values such as mix use 0–1: 0 is dry, 1 is wet. Width 1 preserves normal stereo; 0 makes the processed part mono.

For tempo-synchronised controls, set the module's bpm to the tempo you want and enable its sync control. The tempo division list explains the shared choices. These Grid modules use their own tempo setting.

Tremolo & Auto-Pan#

Grid browser: fx-tremolo.

Tremolo & Auto-Pan changes level or stereo position with an LFO. Mode selects tremolo, auto-pan or mid/side pan. Depth sets the amount; Rate sets speed or Sync follows a division. phase_deg offsets the right LFO relative to the left, while offset_deg moves the starting phase. smooth rounds the motion; duty changes pulse width. For ordinary auto-pan, choose autopan; its 0-degree phase setting already puts the two sides opposite each other. Changing Phase adjusts that relationship.

Chorus Ensemble#

Grid browser: fx-chorus.

Chorus Ensemble combines moving delayed copies of your sound. Classic uses two voices; Ensemble uses three; Vibrato emphasises pitch motion and uses its wet sound rather than a dry/chorus blend. Amount controls motion, Delay sets the base spacing, and Feedback adds resonance. Width spreads the voices. Warmth adds saturation and softens the top end; the input high-pass keeps bass out of the chorus effect.

Phaser-Flanger#

Grid browser: fx-phaser-flanger.

Phaser-Flanger offers three kinds of moving colour. Phaser makes a series of notches, Flanger uses a short moving delay, and Doubler makes a short doubling effect. stages chooses an even number of phaser stages. Centre and Spread shape the phaser; Time shapes the delay modes. Feedback intensifies the pattern.

The LFO has its own shape, amount, rate, stereo phase or spin. An envelope can move the response with the input's level; Attack and Release shape that movement. safe_bass_hz keeps low frequencies out of the wet effect, and Warmth adds saturation.

Rotary Speaker#

Grid browser: fx-rotary.

Rotary Speaker splits the sound into a rotating horn and drum. Speed selects Stop, Slow or Fast. Separate slow and fast rates set the targets; accel_s sets how long they take to change. xover_hz divides horn from drum, with independent levels for each. Microphone angle and distance change the stereo movement and pitch motion. Drive adds preamp distortion.

For the normal track effect cards and chain controls, see Effects. For shared effect channels, see The mixer.