Rhythm · gates · multitap

Rikoschet

A growing series of multitap gate and rhythm modules. The idea is simple: take one input clock, send it through a configurable array of taps and gate-logic combinators, and get back a rich rhythmic polyphony that would otherwise take a rack-row of cabling to assemble by hand. Patch one in for instant counterpoint without losing the pulse of the original clock.

The idea

A multitap delay takes a single input and returns several time-offset copies of it. Rikoschet modules apply that principle to gates: one trigger in, an array of derived triggers out — each at a configurable phase, each routable through a logic combinator (AND, OR, XOR, modulo, swing, polyrhythm).

The result: drum-machine grooves from a single clock; ratcheted envelopes from a single trigger; counterpoint from a single melody line. The Rikoschet philosophy is "one signal in, many deliberately-related signals out", which is a different design stance than the usual "ten LFOs in, one mix out" of modular workflows.

DESIGN INVARIANTS
  • · One input clock per module
  • · N configurable taps (typically 8)
  • · Per-tap phase, probability, gate-length
  • · Polyphonic output cable preserving tap order
  • · Optional gate-logic recombiners
  • · Magenta family-stripe under header

Modules in the series

The series is growing — the table will fill in as modules ship. Each will land with its own detail page, panel render, and starter patch.

Module list and screenshots forthcoming. Watch the SHLabs GitHub for releases.