Nodes
Transform nodes
General-purpose list transformation nodes for reordering pitch sequences.
| Node | Inputs | Outputs | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retrograde | midicents pitches | midicents | Reverses the order of a pitch list. The first pitch becomes the last and vice versa. A fundamental serial operation and a tool for creating palindromic or mirror structures in any compositional context. |
| Rotate | midicents pitches number steps (default: 1) |
midicents | Cyclically rotates a pitch list by N positions. Elements that fall off one end wrap around to the other. Positive steps rotate left (forward); negative steps rotate right (backward). Use for creating phase-shifted melodic variants or exploring all rotational permutations of a pitch sequence. |
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