a

Converts a k-rate parameter to an a-rate value with interpolation.

Syntax

a(x) (control-rate args only)

where the argument within the parentheses may be an expression. Value converters perform arithmetic translation from units of one kind to units of another. The result can then be a term in a further expression.

Examples

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

<CsoundSynthesizer>
<CsOptions>
; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
-odac     ;;;RT audio out
;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if RT audio input is needed too
; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
;-o a.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>

; hear the difference between instr.1 and 2
sr = 44100
ksmps = 32
nchnls = 2
0dbfs = 1

instr 1 ;sine wave at k-rate

ksig    oscil 0.8, 440, 1
; k-rate to the audio-rate conversion
asig =  a(ksig)
        outs asig, asig

endin

instr 2 ;sine wave at a-rate

asig    oscil 0.8, 440, 1
        outs  asig, asig

endin

</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>
; sine wave.
f 1 0 16384 10 1

i 1 0 2
i 2 2 2
e

</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

See also

Sample Level Operators

More information on this opcode can be found in the Csound Journal, issue 10, written by Andrés Cabrera.

Credits

Author: Gabriel Maldonado

New in version 4.21