bela/gliss

Gliss

Bela

4HP Eurorack capacitive touch-strip controller with two CV outputs tracking finger position and touch size, plus four performance modes: Control, Record, Signal, and Notes. Features gesture recording, signal processing, and a 5-note tunable keyboard/sequencer.705

Capabilities 4

CV Processorcv-processor
Signal Mode processes CV or audio input via touch: scale, offset, clip, smooth; outputs processed signal, inverted, and/or envelope detector.705
Gesture Recordergesture-recorder
Record Mode records gestures up to 150 seconds for playback as loops, triggered envelopes, clock-synced, wavetable oscillator, or waveshaper.705
Keyboard/Sequencerkeyboard-sequencer
Notes Mode provides 5 tunable notes (default pentatonic, 0–2V) playable as keyboard with vibrato/glissando or as a 5-step sequencer triggered by external clock.705
Touch Controllertouch-controller
Capacitive touch strip with sub-millimeter accuracy tracks finger position and touch size (pressure proxy), outputting two CV signals in Control Mode.705

Jacks 3 — 1 in / 2 out

NameSignalVoltageDescription
Inputs (1)
Inputmixed-5V to 10VMono 3.5mm jack input. Accepts clock signals, triggers, and CV. Range -5V to +10V, customisable in Record and Signal modes. Trigger threshold is 2V.705
Outputs (2)
Bottom Outputmixed-5V to 10VLower mono 3.5mm CV/gate/trigger output. Range -5V to +10V, individually configurable per mode. Carries touch size, inverted signal, envelope, or trigger depending on mode.705
Top Outputmixed-5V to 10VUpper mono 3.5mm CV/gate/trigger output. Range -5V to +10V, individually configurable per mode. Carries finger position, pitch, processed signal, or envelope depending on mode.705

Parameters 11

NameTypeRangeBehavior
Envelope Decaymenu_settingContinuous setting controlling smoothing applied to envelope detector output decay. Slide toward bottom to reduce, toward top to increase. Point turns red at default value.705
Latchingmenu_settingControls hold behaviour when touch ends. Unlatched: outputs drop to 0V. Latched: outputs hold last values. Latch Position: position-mapped outputs hold, touch-size outputs drop to 0V.705
Notes Play Typemenu_settingSelects Keyboard (touch-triggered notes with vibrato/glissando) or Sequencer (clock-triggered step sequencer) play type.705
Output Typemenu_settingSelects what Top and Bottom Outputs carry in Signal Mode: processed/inverted, processed/envelope, or envelope/inverted-envelope.705
Quantisationmenu_settingControls whether note pitches are stepped to 12-TET semitones (ON) or free (OFF) during manual tuning. 12 semitones per volt of voltage range.705
Record Playbackmenu_settingSelects how recorded gestures are played back: Loop (continuous looping), Trigger (one-shot on trigger), Clock (synced to clock input), Wavetable (V/oct controlled oscillator), Waveshaper (CV input scrubs through gesture).705
Signal Input Typemenu_settingSelects DC-coupled CV input (visualised as green point) or AC-coupled audio input (visualised as level meter).705
Slew Ratemenu_setting0s – 100sSub-menu with four continuous selectors for Top Output attack, Top Output release, Bottom Output attack, Bottom Output release slew times. Range 0–100 seconds, non-linearly mapped: first 40% = 0–1s, next 40% = 1–10s, last 20% = 10–100s.705
Touch Input Typemenu_settingSelects from 4 touch input types: Single Slider (position + touch size), Dual Slider (two position sliders), Dual Touch (two touch-size pads), Slider + Touch (position slider 80% + touch pad 20%).705
Touch Sensitivitymenu_settingGlobal setting. Scales touch size output by applying gain. Slide point between no gain (bottom) and maximum gain (top). At maximum, any touch immediately sends voltage from 0V to maximum of selected voltage range.705
Variable Settingmenu_settingContinuous setting. In Keyboard mode: sets vibrato depth (range of frequency variation). In Sequencer mode: sets glide amount between steps.705

Firmware history 1 version

VersionReleasedNotes
v22024-10New features: 1U orientation support; Slider+Touch input type; custom attack/release slew rates for Control Mode; recording up to 150 seconds (Loop/Trigger/Wavetable/Waveshaper); discrete gesture recording in Loop playback; gesture in/out point editing in Wavetable/Waveshaper; new -1V to +1V voltage preset; web-based firmware upgrade tool.705

References 2

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    Bela Gliss User Manual (firmware v2)manual
    verified 2026-05-21
  2. [706]
    Bela Gliss product pageproduct_page
    verified 2026-05-21