Noise generation in audio applications. At a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, a single noise generator has to produce 44100 random numbers per second. Now imagine you h

Noise generation in audio applications. At a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, a single noise generator has to produce 44100 random numbers per second. Now imagine you have dozens or hundreds of them. Luckily, you can get away with very cheap and simple algorithms.