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I was consulting with a music synthesis expert. He said that PRNG's are used in the music industry for the generation of white and pink noise (a type of hiss). The generator creates thousands of results per second. The ear is a sensitive device for detecting patterns in sound. In other words, the ear knows.
PRNG's, not being perfect, can create perceptible problems and cheap versions can be heard to oscillate over a period of several seconds. He indicated that 32-bit generators are normally used without problems, and are virtually indistinguishable from a true-RNG.
I was consulting with a music synthesis expert. He said that PRNG's are used in the music industry for the generation of white and pink noise (a type of hiss). The generator creates thousands of results per second. The ear is a sensitive device for detecting patterns in sound. In other words, the ear knows.
PRNG's, not being perfect, can create perceptible problems and cheap versions can be heard to oscillate over a period of several seconds. He indicated that 32-bit generators are normally used without problems, and are virtually indistinguishable from a true-RNG.
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