Creating glitch effects with Gross Beat

Gross Beat is a plugin for creating effects such as beat-synced glitches, stutters, repetitions, scratches, and gating effects.

The easiest way to understand what Gross Beat does is by using it on an audio sample:

1. Add an audio sample to the playlist.
2. Route the audio sample to an empty Mixer track.
3. Add the Gross Beat plugin to the Mixer channel. Open Gross Beat. You will see a screen similar to the following:

   Figure 10.1 – Gross Beat

   The left side of Gross Beat lists the time and volume effect presets. The right side contains a visual grid allowing you to draw and modify time- and volume-based effects.

   Gross Beat contains two types of effects: time-travel envelope effects and volume envelope effects. Time-travel effects play with the speed of the audio playthrough. You can speed it up, slow it down, or reverse it with precise control. Volume effects control the level of the audio. They can be used separately or in combination...