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rndseed

Sets the global seed value for rnd and birnd.

Syntax

rndseed ival

Initialization

ival (default=0.5) -- should be between 0 and 1.

Use of rndseed will provide alternative results from the rnd and birnd opcodes to the default (= 0.5).

Examples

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

Example of the rndseed opcode.
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<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 rndseed.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>

; by Menno Knevel 2021

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

rndseed .15 ; change value for a different sequence
; Generate a random number sequence from -1000 to 1000 according to rndseed
instr 1 

kbin    =       birnd(1000)
printk2 kbin
asig    vco2    .5, 100
ares    rezzy   asig, 1500+kbin, 20
        outs ares, ares
endin

</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>
i 1 0 .3
i 1 + .
i 1 + .
i 1 + .
i 1 + .
i 1 + .
i 1 + .
e
</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

See also

Random (Noise) Generators

Credits

Author: John ffitch
April 2020

New in Csound version 6.15