<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>dumpk</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="csound.css" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.76.1" /> <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Canonical Csound Reference Manual" /> <link rel="up" href="OpcodesTop.html" title="Orchestra Opcodes and Operators" /> <link rel="prev" href="dssilist.html" title="dssilist" /> <link rel="next" href="dumpk2.html" title="dumpk2" /> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center">dumpk</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dssilist.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">Orchestra Opcodes and Operators</th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="dumpk2.html">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div class="refentry" title="dumpk"> <a id="dumpk"></a> <div class="titlepage"></div> <a id="IndexDumpk" class="indexterm"></a> <div class="refnamediv"> <h2> <span class="refentrytitle">dumpk</span> </h2> <p>dumpk — Periodically writes an orchestra control-signal value to an external file. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="Description"> <a id="idp18792120"></a> <h2>Description</h2> <p> Periodically writes an orchestra control-signal value to a named external file in a specific format. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="Syntax"> <a id="idp18824584"></a> <h2>Syntax</h2> <pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>dumpk</strong></span> ksig, ifilname, iformat, iprd</pre> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="Initialization"> <a id="idp18825568"></a> <h2>Initialization</h2> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>ifilname</em></span> -- character string (in double quotes, spaces permitted) denoting the external file name. May either be a full path name with target directory specified or a simple filename to be created within the current directory </p> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>iformat</em></span> -- specifies the output data format: </p> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"> <li class="listitem"> <p>1 = 8-bit signed char(high order 8 bits of a 16-bit integer</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> <p>4 = 16-bit short integers</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> <p>5 = 32-bit long integers</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> <p>6 = 32-bit floats</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> <p>7 = ASCII long integers</p> </li> <li class="listitem"> <p>8 = ASCII floats (2 decimal places)</p> </li> </ul> </div> <p> </p> <p> Note that A-law and U-law output are not available, and that all formats except the last two are binary. The output file contains no header information. </p> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>iprd</em></span> -- the period of <span class="emphasis"><em>ksig</em></span> output in seconds, rounded to the nearest orchestra control period. A value of 0 implies one control period (the enforced minimum), which will create an output file sampled at the orchestra control rate. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="Performance"> <a id="idp18830984"></a> <h2>Performance</h2> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>ksig</em></span> -- a control-rate signal </p> <p> This opcode allows a generated control signal value to be saved in a named external file. The file contains no self-defining header information. But it contains a regularly sampled time series, suitable for later input or analysis. There may be any number of <span class="emphasis"><em>dumpk</em></span> opcodes in an instrument or orchestra but each must write to a different file. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="Examples"> <a id="idp18832592"></a> <h2>Examples</h2> <p> Here is an example of the dumpk opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/dumpk.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">dumpk.csd</em></a>. </p> <div class="example"> <a id="idp18833560"></a> <p class="title"> <strong>Example 193. Example of the dumpk opcode.</strong> </p> <div class="example-contents"> <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> <pre class="programlisting"> <span class="csdtag"><CsoundSynthesizer></span> <span class="csdtag"><CsOptions></span> <span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span> <span class="comment">; Audio out Audio in</span> -odac -iadc <span class="comment">;;;RT audio I/O</span> <span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span> <span class="comment">; -o dumpk.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span> <span class="csdtag"></CsOptions></span> <span class="csdtag"><CsInstruments></span> <span class="comment">; Initialize the global variables.</span> <span class="ohdr">sr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 44100 <span class="ohdr">kr</span> <span class="op">=</span> 20 <span class="ohdr">nchnls</span> <span class="op">=</span> 1 <span class="comment">; By Andres Cabrera 2008</span> <span class="oblock">instr</span> 1 <span class="comment">; Write fibonacci numbers to file "fibonacci.txt"</span> <span class="comment">; as ascii long integers (mode 7), using the orchestra's</span> <span class="comment">; control rate (iprd = 0)</span> knumber <span class="opc">init</span> 0 koldnumber <span class="opc">init</span> 1 ktrans <span class="opc">init</span> 1 ktrans <span class="op">=</span> knumber knumber <span class="op">=</span> knumber <span class="op">+</span> koldnumber koldnumber <span class="op">=</span> ktrans <span class="opc">dumpk</span> knumber, "fibonacci.txt", 7, 0 <span class="opc">printk2</span> knumber <span class="oblock">endin</span> <span class="csdtag"></CsInstruments></span> <span class="csdtag"><CsScore></span> <span class="comment">;Write to the file for 1 second. Since control rate is 20, 20 values will be written</span> <span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 1 <span class="csdtag"></CsScore></span> <span class="csdtag"></CsoundSynthesizer></span> </pre> </div> </div> <p><br class="example-break" /> </p> <p> Here is another example of the dumpk opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/dumpk-2.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">dumpk-2.csd</em></a>. </p> <div class="example"> <a id="idp18836400"></a> <p class="title"> <strong>Example 194. Example 2 of the dumpk opcode.</strong> </p> <div class="example-contents"> <pre class="programlisting"> <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 dumpk-2.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 giSine <span class="ohdr">ftgen</span> 0, 0, 2^10, 10, 1 <span class="oblock">instr</span> 1 <span class="comment">;writes a control signal to a file</span> kfreq <span class="opc">randh</span> 100, 1, 2, 1, 500 <span class="comment">;generates one random number between 400 and 600 per second</span> <span class="opc">dumpk</span> kfreq, "dumpk.txt", 8, 1 <span class="comment">;writes the control signal</span> <span class="opc">printk</span> 1, kfreq <span class="comment">;prints it</span> <span class="oblock">endin</span> <span class="oblock">instr</span> 2 <span class="comment">;reads the file written by instr 1</span> kfreq <span class="opc">readk</span> "dumpk.txt", 8, 1 <span class="opc">printk</span> 1, kfreq <span class="comment">;prints it</span> aout <span class="opc">poscil</span> .2, kfreq, giSine <span class="opc">outs</span> aout, aout <span class="oblock">endin</span> <span class="csdtag"></CsInstruments></span> <span class="csdtag"><CsScore></span> <span class="stamnt">i</span> 1 0 5 <span class="stamnt">i</span> 2 5 5 <span class="stamnt">e</span> <span class="csdtag"></CsScore></span> <span class="csdtag"></CsoundSynthesizer></span> </pre> </div> </div> <p><br class="example-break" /> Its output should include lines like this: </p> <pre class="screen"> WARNING: Seeding from current time 683384022 i 1 time 1.00033: 463.64510 i 1 time 2.00000: 463.64510 i 1 time 3.00000: 483.14200 i 1 time 4.00000: 567.55973 i 1 time 5.00000: 576.37060 i 1 time 6.00000: 460.66550 i 2 time 6.00033: 463.64510 i 2 time 7.00000: 463.64510 i 2 time 8.00000: 483.14200 i 2 time 9.00000: 567.55970 i 2 time 10.00000: 576.37060 i 2 time 11.00000: 460.66550</pre> <p> </p> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="See Also"> <a id="idp18838328"></a> <h2>See Also</h2> <p> <a class="link" href="dumpk2.html" title="dumpk2"><em class="citetitle">dumpk2</em></a>, <a class="link" href="dumpk3.html" title="dumpk3"><em class="citetitle">dumpk3</em></a>, <a class="link" href="dumpk4.html" title="dumpk4"><em class="citetitle">dumpk4</em></a>, <a class="link" href="readk.html" title="readk"><em class="citetitle">readk</em></a>, <a class="link" href="readk2.html" title="readk2"><em class="citetitle">readk2</em></a>, <a class="link" href="readk3.html" title="readk3"><em class="citetitle">readk3</em></a>, <a class="link" href="readk4.html" title="readk4"><em class="citetitle">readk4</em></a> </p> </div> <div class="refsect1" title="Credits"> <a id="idp18842920"></a> <h2>Credits</h2> <p>By: John ffitch and Barry Vercoe</p> <p>1999 or earlier</p> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr /> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dssilist.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="u" href="OpcodesTop.html">Up</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="dumpk2.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">dssilist </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> dumpk2</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>