DEJA VU is a probability knob that fades continuously between fresh randomness and a locked loop

DEJA VU is not an on/off loop switch but a probability control over whether the module recycles a past random decision or samples fresh random data. From 7 o’clock to 12 o’clock the recycling probability rises from 0 (completely random) to 1 (a locked, exactly repeating loop) — at 12 o’clock the module is stuck in a loop because it never draws new random data. Turning past 12 o’clock the probability of randomly jumping within that loop rises, so at 5 o’clock it plays random permutations of the same set of values. This continuous dial lets a performer crystallize or dissolve a repeating pattern gradually, with no hard cut — a core live gesture. A separate LOOP LENGTH knob sets how many values are recycled.

Examples

Live: sweep DEJA VU from 7 o’clock up to the 12 o’clock ‘virtual notch’ to lock a melody the crowd can latch onto; a rapid double-press on the DEJA VU buttons reseeds it with fresh data.

Assessment

Describe the module’s behaviour at 12 o’clock and at 5 o’clock, and outline a tension-and-release move built on turning DEJA VU.