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bformenc1

Codes a signal into the ambisonic B format.

Syntax

aw, ax, ay, az bformenc1 asig, kalpha, kbeta
aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av bformenc1 asig, kalpha, kbeta
aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av, ak, al, am, an, ao, ap, aq bformenc1 \
    asig, kalpha, kbeta
aarray[] bformenc1 asig, kalpha, kbeta

Performance

aw, ax, ay, ... -- output cells of the B format.

aarray -- output array to hold cells of the B format.

asig -- input signal.

kalpha -- azimuth angle in degrees (anticlockwise).

kbeta -- altitude angle in degrees.

Example

Here is an example of the bformenc1 opcode. It uses the file bformenc1.csd.

Example of the bformenc1 opcode.
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<CsoundSynthesizer>
<CsOptions>
; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
; Audio out   Audio in    No messages
;-odac           -iadc     -d     ;;;RT audio I/O
; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
 -o bformenc.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>
sr = 44100
ksmps = 32
nchnls = 8
0dbfs = 1

instr 1 ;without arrays
; generate pink noise
anoise pinkish 1

; two full turns
kalpha line 0, p3, 720
kbeta = 0

; generate B format
aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av bformenc1 anoise, kalpha, kbeta

; decode B format for 8 channel circle loudspeaker setup
a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8 bformdec1 4, aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av        

; write audio out
outo a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8
endin

instr 2 ;with arrays (csound6)
;set file names for:
S_bform = "bform_out.wav" ;b-format (2nd order) output
S_sound = "sound_out.wav" ;sound output

; generate pink noise
anoise pinkish 1

; two full turns
kalpha line 0, p3, 720
kbeta = 0

;create array for B-format 2nd order (9 chnls)
aBform[] init 9

; generate B-format
aBform bformenc1 anoise, kalpha, kbeta

;write out b-format
fout "fout.wav", 18, aBform

;create array for audio output (8 channels)
aAudio[] init 8

;decode B format for 8 channel circle loudspeaker setup
aAudio bformdec1 4, aBform

; write audio out
fout S_sound, 18, aAudio
endin


</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>
i 1 0 8
i 2 8 8
e
</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

See also

Panning and Spatialization: Ambisonics

Credits

Author: Richard Furse, Bruce Wiggins and Fons Adriaensen, following code by Samuel Groner
2008

New in version 5.09

Array output new in version 6.01