[sdiy] Simplest random source

[Grant Richter]

Earliest computer random number sources were just grabbing the LSB of the
stack pointer.

Other favorites were to XOR some unrelated register or RAM location with
some other unrelated register or RAM location.

Good enough for Jazz...

> From: "J.D. McEachin" <jdm at synthcom.com>
> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:33:29 -0800 (PST)
> To: Seb Francis <seb at is-uk.com>
> Cc: synth diy <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Simplest random source
> 
> On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Seb Francis wrote:
> 
>> I've just finished routing the PCB for my MIDI2CV and I've realised
>> I've left off a vital part .. I need a random source for the digital
>> random LFOs.
> 
>> So what I'm looking for is the absolute simplest (minimum components -
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
> 
> Software.  Use your brain and you should be able to generate a completely
> random number.   Look around the web if you have problems coming up w/ a
> suitable algorithm.
> 
> JDM
> 
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