Sample & Hold modules are a lot of fun. However, there are variations on the basic sample & hold available that give you a lot more control – from sounding more “human” to creating sequences to providing you with an expressive performance control. Here are three of my favorites.

00:00 Normal Sample & Hold
01:09 RND STEP overview
01:32 RND STEP bipolar output
02:24 RND STEP unipolar output
03:36 Marbles overview
04:34 Marbles initial settings
05:14 Marbles Y (smooth) output
05:41 Marbles Steps
07:14 Marbles Spread
09:01 Marbles Bias
10:06 Marbles Deja Vu + Steps
12:48 Marbles review
14:33 Sapel overview
15:27 Sapel initial settings
16:01 Sapel smooth random output
16:36 Sapel sample & hold output
16:55 Sapel 2n stepped random (semitones)
17:17 Sapel n+1 stepped random output (octaves)
17:34 Sapel Probabilty Distribution
19:00 Sapel "n" value controls
22:44 conclusion

An article that fleshes out more of the background behind sample & hold modules is available to my Patreon subscribers:   / 88103012