Random Note

Emits a random note in a range on every trigger

Open in the synth with a demo patch Open Modular

What it does

Random Note picks a note between Low and High every time a trigger arrives. In Uniform mode every note in the range is equally likely; Random Walk moves no further than Step semitones from the previous note, so the melody wanders instead of leaping. It is usually followed by a Quantize so the randomness stays in key.

Try this

Trigger Random Note with Clock and hear a new melody on every pass.

Ports

trig: Trigger: generate a note
out: Note

Parameters

Low · High · Mode · Step

Try this

A random walk with Step 2–3 sounds like a thoughtful improvisation; Step 12 sounds like random jumps.
A narrow range (one octave) in walk mode gives a calm melody; a wide one (three octaves) sounds like outer space.
Always put a Quantize after it: without one the notes will sound out of tune.

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