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rand~

Band-limited random signal

Description

rand~ generates a signal consisting of random values between -1 and 1 generated at a frequency specified by its input. It interpolates linearly between these values.

Arguments

Name	Type	Opt	Description
initial-frequency (Hz)	float or int	opt	Sets the initial frequency. The default value is 0. If a signal is connected to the inlet, the argument is ignored.

Messages

int	input [int]	Same as signal. If there is a signal connected to the inlet, a float or int is ignored.
float	input [float]	Same as signal. If there is a signal connected to the inlet, a float or int is ignored.
signal		The frequency at which a new random number between -1 and 1 is generated. rand~ interpolates linearly between random values chosen at the specified rate.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

signal: A signal consisting of line segments between random values in the range -1 to 1. The random values occur at the frequency specified by the input.

Examples

Use rand~ to create roughly band-limited noise or as a control signal to create random variation

Name	Description
line~	Linear ramp generator
noise~	White noise generator
pink~	Pink noise generator
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