random numbers with difference values in each instance of a node?

[natjencks]

Hi, I need to generate random numbers where the values are different in each instance of a node. I also need to be able to make the values only change at a specified frequency... I would normally use
random (int(frame/frequency))

but the problem with this is that each instance of the node uses the same frame for its seed, so it gets the same value. I feel like ther e must be an easy way to do this...

Thanks in Advance!

best-
-Nat

[Timo]

I don't think it is possible with instances, but you could probably make one ''master node'' where you tweak your settings, then make ''instances'' of that node by linking all the knobs with expressions. Then for the random value, you could use something like (amplitude*random(frame*frequency+seed)+offset-(0.5*amplitude)) then for the seed use the number of the node's name which should be different for each node. (you can get it by using the "split" and "lindex" functions to extract the number from the node's name)

Hope this helps.