--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Russ <russdaren@...> wrote:
Gordon MM0YEQ
> Isn't this why a lot of random number generators are called quasi random?"Pseudo-random". The Moog MG-1 used a single-chip pseudo-random noise generator, the MM5837. Since its output *does* repeat, then sampling at a low rate would give you a fairly long cyclic pattern. There are a couple of sites out there with replacements for this chip based on cheap off-the-shelf microcontrollers.
> I know on my Moog MG1 if I pull up the random modulation and lopass it just right at certain speeds it is definitely a repeating pattern. I have read elsewhere that the random mod is a S&H circuit. (my aoplogies for bringing up a synth other than the Poly 800, both my polys get used a lot even with a moog and a DX in the studio).
Gordon MM0YEQ