On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Derek Holzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would $0 instantiation variables be of use here? Or would that make each > random generator one value away from the one beside it?
not a bad idea--because each random generator would be far apart in sequence--no correlation between the sequences. However, it doesn't solve the original problem, making them different between loads of the patch. > > d. > > Charles Henry wrote: >> >> In a way~, it's not so straightforward. Let's say the random >> generators are identical and seeded by another identical random >> generator with no further modifications. Then, all the other random >> generators are correlated--using the same sequence, but with slightly >> different starting points within that sequence. >> >> so, you need to have a map of the range of random onto itself, which >> is different from the random sequence mapping. That way, you actually >> obtain seed values which are spaced far apart in the sequence. >> >> This could be actually pretty simple, e.g. >> seed=rand_max - input_from_1st_rand >> >> Chuck >> >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:39 PM, IOhannes m zmölnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Martin Peach wrote: >>> >>>> Or have a single random generator inside pd that feeds all the random >>>> objects. >>> >>> yes of course, this would be the most straight forward solution. >>> >>> >>> mfgasdr >>> IOhannes >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] mailing list >>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> > > -- > derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl ::: http://blog.myspace.com/macumbista > ---Oblique Strategy # 24: > "Bridges > -build > -burn" > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
