Data Generator Turing Machine

Shift register sequencer inspired by the Music Thing Modular Turing Machine. A fixed-length binary register (a row of 0s and 1s) loops continuously. At each step, the current bit may randomly flip based on the lock parameter. The register contents are converted to a data value between min and max.

Think of it as a looping pattern that gradually mutates: at one extreme (lock = 1) the pattern repeats exactly; at the other extreme (lock = 0) every bit randomizes; in between, the pattern slowly evolves, creating semi-random sequences with a sense of repetition.

Settings

out

Output Data flow(s).

trigger out

Sends a 1 value each time a new Data or MIDI message is generated or received.

trigger

Sends a 1 value each time a new Data or MIDI message is generated or received.

pattern

Output array representing the current binary register state.

step pos

Current step position in the register.

lock

Controls the probability that bits remain unchanged (0 to 1).

• 0: bits always flip (fully random output).
• 0.5: bits have a 50% chance of flipping (slowly evolving pattern).
• 1: bits never flip (fully locked, perfect loop).

length

Length of the shift register (1 to 64 bits).

min

Minimum value of the output.

max

Maximum value of the output.

next step

Advances the register by one step. The current bit may flip depending on lock, and the output value is scaled between min and max.

reset

Resets the step position to the beginning.

randomize

Fills the entire register with new random values.

See also

• Generators
• Data Generator Turing Machine
• Data Generator Pattern
• Data Generator Sequenced Lines
• Data Generator Random Urn
• Data Generator Burst
• Data Generator Sequenced Triggers
• Data Generator ADSR
• Data Generator Sequenced Switches
• Data Generator LFO
• Data Generator Sequenced Steps
• Data Generator Random
• Data Generator Sequenced Points Curve
• Data Generator Ramp
• Data Generator Random Pattern Array (SCRIPT)
• Data Generator Chaos Rossler
• Data Generator Chaos Lorenz
• Data Generator Perlin Noise
• Data Generator Euclidean Rhythm
• Data Generator Grain
• Data Generator Random Walk
• Data Probability Gate