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<p>print —
Displays the values init (i-rate) variables.
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These units will print orchestra init-values.
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<pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>print</strong></span> iarg [, iarg1] [, iarg2] [...]</pre>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>iarg, iarg2, ... </em></span> -- i-rate arguments.
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<span class="emphasis"><em>print</em></span> -- print the current value of the i-time arguments (or expressions) <span class="emphasis"><em>iarg</em></span> at every i-pass through the instrument.
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The <span class="emphasis"><em>print</em></span> opcode will truncate decimal places and may not show the complete value. Csound's precision depends on whether it is the floats (32-bit) or double (64-bit) <a class="link" href="MiscCsound64.html" title="Appendix H. Csound Double (64-bit) vs. Float (32-bit)"><em class="citetitle">version</em></a>, since most internal calculations use one of these formats. If you need more resolution in the console output, you can try <a class="link" href="printf.html" title="printf"><em class="citetitle">printf</em></a>.
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Here is an example of the print opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/print.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">print.csd</em></a>.
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<strong>Example 614. Example of the print opcode.</strong>
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<p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag"><CsoundSynthesizer></span>
<span class="csdtag"><CsOptions></span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-odac <span class="comment">;;;realtime audio out</span>
<span class="comment">;-iadc ;;;uncomment -iadc if realtime audio input is needed too</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">; -o print.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
<span class="csdtag"></CsOptions></span>
<span class="csdtag"><CsInstruments></span>
<span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100
<span class="ohdr">ksmps</span> <span class="op">=</span> 32
<span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 2
<span class="ohdr">0dbfs</span> <span class="op">=</span> 1
<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
irand <span class="op">=</span> <span class="opc">rnd</span>(3) <span class="comment">;generate a random number from 0 to 3</span>
<span class="opc">print</span> irand <span class="comment">;print it</span>
asig <span class="opc">poscil</span> .7, 440<span class="op">*</span>irand, 1
<span class="opc">outs</span> asig, asig
<span class="oblock">endin</span>
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<span class="stamnt">f</span>1 0 16384 10 1 <span class="comment">;sine wave</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 1
<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 2 1
<span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 4 1
<span class="stamnt">e</span>
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<span class="csdtag"></CsoundSynthesizer></span>
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instr 1: irand = 2.930
instr 1: irand = 0.420
instr 1: irand = 2.316
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<a class="link" href="dispfft.html" title="dispfft"><em class="citetitle">dispfft</em></a>,
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<a class="link" href="printf.html" title="printf"><em class="citetitle">printf</em></a> and
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