In this segment from Bitwig Studio's Grid tutorial, the host demonstrates how a unipolar LFO can stand in for a traditional phase signal to drive a step sequencer. With the bipolar option off, the LFO outputs a zero-to-one range that mirrors a standard phase signal closely enough to sync at the same rate and reset cleanly with each note.
The real payoff comes from swapping in non-traditional LFO wave shapes. A shape that spends most of its cycle at the filter's most closed position, with only a brief peak of openness, produces a rhythmic, almost triggered feel even when notes are held continuously.
The bit closes by pointing toward polyphony: when each voice gets its own independent copy of the LFO, the phase-driven behavior multiplies across voices in ways that open up a different layer of rhythmic and timbral complexity.