Chance

Passes each event with a given probability

Open in the synth with a demo patch Open Modular

What it does

Chance is a coin flip: every incoming event passes with the given probability and the rest are dropped. It is the simplest way to turn a mechanical rhythm into something alive: notes appear, then leave a gap. The lower the percentage, the sparser and more thoughtful the patch becomes.

Try this

Run Clock through Chance so some drum hits disappear at random.

Ports

in: Event in
out: Events that passed

Parameters

Probability

Try this

Clock 1/16 → Chance 20% → Voice with short notes: scattered droplets that never sit on the grid.
Put two Chance modules in parallel from one Clock onto two voices: they will play together, then apart.

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