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Sample and Hold2

Sample and Hold2 module

Sample and Hold2 takes a snapshot of whatever is on its input and holds that value steady until told to take another. It’s under Logic in the Module Browser, and replaces the Old-category Sample and Hold.

The difference is the Hold input, which is now a plain boolean rather than a voltage — so it wires directly to gates, comparators and logic modules without a conversion step.

PinTypeDescription
AudioAudioThe signal to sample
HoldBoolWhile true, the output freezes at the value captured when Hold went true
PinTypeDescription
OutputAudioThe held value

The classic use is stepped random modulation: feed Random Voltage2 or a noise source into Audio, clock Hold from an LFO or from a MIDI-CV 2’s Trigger, and the output becomes a new random level on every note or every clock tick — a sample-and-hold filter sweep.

It’s equally useful for freezing a control that would otherwise drift: latch a velocity, or hold a pitch while the source keeps moving.