What Happens When One Sample & Hold Module Triggers Another?

The Inheritance of Randomness: Cascading Sample & Hold Modules

Randomness can be passed from one module to another.

This creates a hierarchy of random behaviour.

The Principle

One Sample & Hold module influences the triggering of a second Sample & Hold module.

Because the first module produces varying voltages, the second module receives triggers only some of the time.

The result is randomness that occurs at random moments.

Why It Feels Different

Traditional Sample & Hold patches produce random values at regular intervals.

This method creates irregular intervals.

The timing itself becomes random.

Controlling Activity

An attenuator between the modules determines how often the second Sample & Hold reaches its trigger threshold.

This allows control over:

• Fast random activity

• Slow random activity

• Intermediate behaviours

Musical Applications

This technique is useful for:

• Evolving melodies

• Sparse ambient structures

• Slowly changing modulation networks

Conclusion

Cascading Sample & Hold modules creates a deeper level of unpredictability by making random events occur at random times.

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