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Pulse OR node

Updated June 21, 2026

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Fires `pulse=1` for a single frame whenever ANY input pulse has a rising edge. Replaces the boilerplate `Math.max(node('a'), node('b'), …)` expression + thresholdPulse pair authors use to combine multiple trigger sources.

Type pulseOrCategory inputsContext sharedDynamic ports noCompound no

Inputs

PortTypeDescription
afloatTrigger input.
bfloatTrigger input.
cfloatTrigger input.
dfloatTrigger input.

Outputs

PortTypeDescription
pulsefloat`1` on the frame when any input has a rising edge, `0` otherwise.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
---No configurable parameters.

Use cases

  • Combine load-pulse with a per-section gate-rising pulse to fire chars stagger both at load and on each backward arrival.
  • OR keyboard navigation pulses with wheel pulses to drive a single counter from multiple input channels.

Related nodes

Envelope

Use pulseOr as the node type inside a graph node envelope. Add id, optional params, optional connections, and optional activeWhen based on the guide context.

Generated source

Registry faster-motion-docs/node-registry.jsonCategory page /help/faster-motion/faster-motion-node-category-inputs/

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