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title: "Simple Noise Shader"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/XNOISE.html"
section_path: "Material Manager > Classic Materials > Classic material > Channel Shaders > Simple"
element_id: "XNOISE"
description: "This shader creates a random pattern that can be used, for example, for sun surfaces and stone reliefs."
---

# Simple

This shader creates a random pattern that can be used, for example, for sun surfaces and stone reliefs.

By overlapping several Noise shaders with different amplitudes and frequencies, you can create a wealth of complex patterns (this is like signal synthesis).