# Probability of steps being played

**URL:** <https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** playbeat\
**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536 "2025-03-15T23:24:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![heimarbeit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@heimarbeit](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/heimarbeit)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/1 "2025-03-15T23:24:27Z")

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I’m a bit surprised why there is no probability that you can set for the steps. I would like to suggest that 😉

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**Author:** ![Audiomodern](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/audiomodern/32/3_2.png) [@Audiomodern](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Audiomodern)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/2 "2025-03-17T08:33:17Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion @heimarbeit ! Probability didn’t make it into this version, but if more users request it, we’ll add it.

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**Author:** ![RajahP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RajahP](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/RajahP)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/3 "2025-05-23T07:23:24Z")

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Yes, probability would be great…

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**Author:** ![Peter25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Peter25](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Peter25)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/4 "2025-05-24T01:27:36Z")

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would love to see that

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**Author:** ![Andrey](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/andrey/32/1133_2.png) [@Andrey](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Andrey)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/5 "2025-05-24T07:04:30Z")

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Probability and time shift ++

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**Author:** ![Sebmo007](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.audiomodern.com/sebmo007/32/1021_2.png) [@Sebmo007](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Sebmo007)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/6 "2025-05-25T14:35:53Z")

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Yes, I would LOVE that feature too!

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**Author:** ![sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sam](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/7 "2025-06-18T14:36:18Z")

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Yes please! Per step probability is one of the best ways for adding natural sounding variations to a sequence.

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**Author:** ![Ch1mpact](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Ch1mpact](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Ch1mpact)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/8 "2025-06-19T22:09:14Z")

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Is it possible for Conditions with probability as an option included. For example Robotic Bean’s - RE Sequences device is 32 step and can go up to 256 steps (8x32steps) until the step/note is unmuted. This can also be backward, play first time, skip first time, probability, A-B, B-A, with condition in the same step or not, triggers from midi or other PB4 seq lane steps, and perhaps choke conditions

YummY

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**Author:** ![Sekops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sekops](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Sekops)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/9 "2025-07-06T00:43:19Z")

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Great suggestion OP, would love to see probability of each step support

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**Author:** ![vdnoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@vdnoise](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/vdnoise)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/10 "2025-11-14T02:18:44Z")

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+1 for the probability per step please! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Oknot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/59ef9b/32.png) [@Oknot](https://forum.audiomodern.com/u/Oknot)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.audiomodern.com/t/probability-of-steps-being-played/2536/11 "2025-12-06T12:27:13Z")

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I am using Playbeat as a sequencer for my synths and it works great; the only thing missing is the probability of a trigger/step. Please, please implement this in the future release.
