Utility Nodes

Helper nodes for organization, transport sync, and debugging.

Comment

A text box for adding notes and labels to your graph. Does not process any signal. Use comments to label sections of your patch, document signal flow, or leave notes for yourself.

Colour

Outputs a color value. Connect it to an Appearance Changer to dynamically change widget colors.

Output: Color value (Data)

Transport

Provides access to the DAW transport state. This is the main way to get timing information from your DAW into your MNodes patch.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
Position	CV	Current playback position in PPQ (quarter notes). Use this to drive sequencers in "External Position" mode
BPM	CV	Current tempo in beats per minute
Playing	CV	1 when the DAW is playing, 0 when stopped
Bar	Data	Current bar number
Beat	Data	Current beat within the bar
Beat Trigger	Data	Fires an event on every beat
Bar Trigger	Data	Fires an event at the start of every bar
Bar Phase	CV	0-to-1 ramp within the current bar. Useful for bar-synced modulation

Inputs

Input	Type	Description
BPM	Data	Override the BPM (useful in standalone mode)
Play	Data	Control playback (standalone mode)
Time Sig Numerator	Data	Time signature top number (e.g., 4 in 4/4)
Time Sig Denominator	Data	Time signature bottom number (e.g., 4 in 4/4)

In plugin mode, the Transport reads timing from your DAW automatically. In standalone mode, it uses its own internal clock and you can control the BPM and playback manually.

Using Transport with Sequencers

Connect the Transport's Position output to a sequencer's Position input, and set the sequencer to "External Position" mode. All connected sequencers will follow the DAW's transport perfectly.

Debug Print

Prints incoming values to the debug console. Invaluable for troubleshooting data flow. Connect any Data output to it to see what values are being sent.

Input: Any Data value