diff --git a/cyclone_objects/binaries/audio/rand.c b/cyclone_objects/binaries/audio/rand.c
index f8c46e2e..1dc58619 100644
--- a/cyclone_objects/binaries/audio/rand.c
+++ b/cyclone_objects/binaries/audio/rand.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ typedef struct _rand{
     double          x_nextphase;
     float           x_rcpsr;
     float           x_sr;
-    int             x_state;
     float           x_target;
     float           x_scaling;  // LATER use phase increment
     unsigned int    x_seed;
@@ -44,10 +43,10 @@ static t_int *rand_perform(t_int *w){
         if(rate < 0)
             rate = 0;
         if(ph > lastph){
-            int state = x->x_state;
+            unsigned int state = x->x_seed;
             float newtarget = ((float)((state & 0x7fffffff) - 0x40000000))
                 * (float)(1.0 / 0x40000000);
-            x->x_state = state * 435898247 + 382842987;
+            x->x_seed = state * 435898247 + 382842987;
             x->x_scaling = scaling = target - newtarget;
             x->x_target = target = newtarget;
         }
@@ -76,8 +75,8 @@ static void rand_dsp(t_rand *x, t_signal **sp){
 static void *rand_new(t_floatarg f){
     t_rand *x = (t_rand *)pd_new(rand_class);
     x->x_id = cyclone_random_get_id();
-    x->x_seed = (int)(time(NULL) * x->x_id * 1319);
-    x->x_state = x->x_seed * 435898247 + 382842987;
+    x->x_seed = (unsigned int)(time(NULL) * x->x_id * 1319);
+    x->x_seed = x->x_seed * 435898247 + 382842987;
     x->x_lastphase = 0.;
     x->x_nextphase = 1.;  /* start from 0, force retargetting */
     x->x_target = x->x_scaling = 0;
diff --git a/cyclone_objects/binaries/control/decide.c b/cyclone_objects/binaries/control/decide.c
index 7501e26e..b21fb821 100644
--- a/cyclone_objects/binaries/control/decide.c
+++ b/cyclone_objects/binaries/control/decide.c
@@ -14,21 +14,12 @@ typedef struct _decide{
 
 static t_class *decide_class;
 
-#define RBIT1      1  // random bit algo from NR (method II in 7.4)
-#define RBIT2      2
-#define RBIT5      16
-#define RBIT18     131072
-#define RBIT_MASK  (RBIT1 + RBIT2 + RBIT5)
-
 static void decide_bang(t_decide *x){
-    if(x->x_seed & RBIT18){
-        x->x_seed = ((x->x_seed ^ RBIT_MASK) << 1) | RBIT1;
-        outlet_float(((t_object *)x)->ob_outlet, 1);
-    }
-    else{
-        x->x_seed <<= 1;
-        outlet_float(((t_object *)x)->ob_outlet, 0);
-    }
+    unsigned int state = x->x_seed;
+    float rand = ((float)((state & 0x7fffffff) - 0x40000000))
+        * (float)(1.0 / 0x40000000);
+    x->x_seed = state * 435898247 + 382842987;
+    outlet_float(((t_object *)x)->ob_outlet, rand > 0);
 }
 
 static void decide_float(t_decide *x, t_float f){
@@ -44,10 +35,8 @@ static void decide_ft1(t_decide *x, t_floatarg f){
 
 static void *decide_new(t_floatarg f){
     t_decide *x = (t_decide *)pd_new(decide_class);
-    x->x_id = cyclone_random_get_id();
-    x->x_seed = (int)f;
-    if(x->x_seed == 0)
-        x->x_seed = (int)(time(NULL)*x->x_id);
+    x->x_seed = (int)(time(NULL) * x->x_id * 1319);
+    x->x_state = x->x_seed * 435898247 + 382842987;
     inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)x, &s_float, gensym("ft1"));
     outlet_new((t_object *)x, &s_float);
     return(x);
diff --git a/documentation/help_files/decide-help.pd b/documentation/help_files/decide-help.pd
index 24aa3e45..796df07d 100644
--- a/documentation/help_files/decide-help.pd
+++ b/documentation/help_files/decide-help.pd
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #X obj 166 200 s \$0-bang;
 #X text 188 267 same as bang;
 #X text 186 372 sets the seed (default a random internal one);
-#X obj 2 3 ./header dcide;
 #X text 22 63 Randomly output 0 or 1;
+#X obj 2 3 ./header decide;
 #X connect 20 0 23 0;
 #X connect 20 0 24 0;
 #X connect 23 0 21 0;