random round robin playback

[jasonrwong5]

i would like to have 4 (or more) samples mapped to one key and every time i press that key, i want them to play back 1 at a time in a random order. i was able to get them to play back in a sequence via the group key switcher and the matrix, but i would like to make them trigger randomly.

it seems like the matrix would be easier for what im trying to do. i tried "random" for the matrix source, but it plays one side more than the rest. it seems to go along with whatever the modulation curve is set to; linear plays 1 side the most, inverse plays the opposite side the most. i have lined them up only on 1 axis.

[elcallio]

You can use random as trigger source for group switching, just set the "random lo/hi" values to desired range in the 0-1 interval (i.e. for four layers, layer 1: 0 - 0.25, layer 2: 0.25 - 0.50, etc).

And yes, for the matrix, you can further distribute the random value using the modulation curve. As for some values getting hit (subjectively) more often than others; Well, psuedo-random is indeed psuedo. In the end, the distribution should be fairly gaussian, though to be fair, TX uses a noise function here, not a normal-distributed random, so it is not really guaranteed to distribute fully equal... (which btw true random does neither)

[elcallio]

That being said, I noticed there is a bug in the random-as-modulation curve mapping (wrong range), so there will indeed be an extra skew. Will fix in next drop. Can also look at maybe improving the "feel" of the random gen.

[jasonrwong5]

Thank you for the fast reply! i just put 8 samples on group switching with intervals of .125 and it worked as it should. i wouldn't have figured this out on my own. looking forward to learning and mastering this excellent software.