Random

Generates random modulation values, either as a continuously drifting stream or as a fresh value produced on each trigger. It is a core source of unpredictability for animating parameters, adding variation, or driving generative patches. Range and rate settings shape how wide and how fast the randomness moves.

Inputs

Trigger

• ID: trigger
• Kind: trigger
• Rate: event
• Coercion: Implicit
• Description: Generate a new random value on a trigger or phase-clock wrap.

Min

• ID: min
• Kind: control
• Rate: control
• Range: -1000000 to 1000000
• Coercion: Implicit
• Default: 0

Max

• ID: max
• Kind: control
• Rate: control
• Range: -1000000 to 1000000
• Coercion: Implicit
• Default: 1

Seed

• ID: seedMod
• Kind: control
• Rate: control
• Range: 0 to 2147483647
• Coercion: Implicit
• Default: 0

Outputs

Value

• ID: value
• Kind: control
• Rate: control
• Coercion: Implicit
• Description: Random value output

Parameters

Rate

• ID: rate
• Type: float
• Control: slider
• Range or Options: 0.001 to 100 Hz, step 0.001, log
• Default: 1

Type

• ID: valueType
• Type: enum
• Control: select
• Range or Options: Number (number), Frequency (frequencyHz), Pitch (pitch), MIDI Note (midiNote), MIDI Velocity (midiVelocity), Time (ms) (timeMs), Ratio (ratio), Count (count), Resonance (Q) (q), Pan (pan)
• Default: Number (number)

Mode

• ID: mode
• Type: enum
• Control: buttons
• Range or Options: On Trigger (onTrigger), Continuous (continuous)
• Default: On Trigger (onTrigger)

Distribution

• ID: distribution
• Type: enum
• Control: buttons
• Range or Options: Uniform (uniform), Gaussian (gaussian)
• Default: Uniform (uniform)

Min

• ID: min
• Type: float
• Control: numberInput
• Range or Options: -1000000 to 1000000, step 0.01
• Default: 0

Max

• ID: max
• Type: float
• Control: numberInput
• Range or Options: -1000000 to 1000000, step 0.01
• Default: 1

Smooth

• ID: smooth
• Type: float
• Control: slider
• Range or Options: 0 to 1 normalized, step 0.01
• Default: 0.5
• Description: Blend between stepped random output and slewed motion.

Seed

• ID: seed
• Type: int
• Control: numberInput
• Range or Options: 0 to 2147483647, step 1
• Default: 0

Notes

• Canonical ID: mod.random
• Category: modulators
• Runtime Surface: control
• Runtime Targets: control-main-thread
• JUCE Early Access: Supported
• Early Access Note: Native-supported in the plugin for the current catalog/runtime support contract.