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<p>seed —
Sets the global seed value.
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Sets the global seed value for all <span class="emphasis"><em>x-class noise generators</em></span>, as well as other opcodes that use a random call, such as <a class="link" href="grain.html" title="grain"><em class="citetitle">grain</em></a>.
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<p><a class="link" href="rand.html" title="rand"><em class="citetitle">rand</em></a>, <a class="link" href="randh.html" title="randh"><em class="citetitle">randh</em></a>, <a class="link" href="randi.html" title="randi"><em class="citetitle">randi</em></a>, <a class="link" href="rnd.html" title="rnd"><em class="citetitle">rnd(x)</em></a> and <a class="link" href="birnd.html" title="birnd"><em class="citetitle">birnd(x)</em></a> are not affected by seed.</p>
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<pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>seed</strong></span> ival</pre>
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Use of <span class="emphasis"><em>seed</em></span> will provide predictable results from an orchestra using with random generators, when required from multiple performances.
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When specifying a seed value, <span class="emphasis"><em>ival</em></span> should be an integer between 0 and 2<sup>32</sup>. If <span class="emphasis"><em>ival</em></span> = 0, the value of <span class="emphasis"><em>ival</em></span> will be derived from the system clock.
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