p

Show the value in a given p-field.

Syntax

p(x)

This function works at i-rate and k-rate.

Initialization

x -- the number of the p-field.

Performance

The value returned by the p function is the value in a p-field.

Examples

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

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

sr = 44100
ksmps = 32
nchnls = 2
0dbfs  = 1

; by Menno Knevel - 2022

instr 1

ipr     = p(4)
prints  "\nrandom number is now %f\n", ipr               ; find out the values of p4
aenv    linen   1, 0, p3, .2
asig    poscil  .5, p4
outs    asig * aenv, asig * aenv

endin

</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>

i1  0   1   [~ * 200]    ; random between 0-200    
i1  +   1   [~ * 200]
i1  +   2   [~ * 200]  

e
</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

Its output should include lines like:

random number is now 105.248963
random number is now 32.504969
random number is now 139.496898

See also

Initialization and Reinitialization