Hi Michael, That's funny...I used to have a Nord Modular synth in the past, and I've programmed several patches which created random patterns and background sounds. And now that I've moved to a laptop setup I was thinking to add "automatic" or "random" components in Bidule and sync these with the midi clock. Perhaps a midi synced slicer effect and a volume pedal to fade the rhythmns in and out would be interesting to. But I don't kow about Vsti's who can sync to audio and generate rhythmic elements. I bet they use this kind of technology in the DJ-world. --- Sjaak http://sjaakovergaauw.com/ http://euroloopfest.com/ http://last.fm/music/sjaak+overgaauw