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## dumpk3

dumpk3 — Periodically writes three orchestra control-signal values to an external file.

## Description

Periodically writes three orchestra control-signal values to a named external file in a specific format.

## Syntax

    dumpk3 ksig1, ksig2, ksig3, ifilname, iformat, iprd

## Initialization

ifilname -- 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

iformat -- specifies the output data format:

- 1 = 8-bit signed char(high order 8 bits of a 16-bit integer

- 4 = 16-bit short integers

- 5 = 32-bit long integers

- 6 = 32-bit floats

- 7 = ASCII long integers

- 8 = ASCII floats (2 decimal places)

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.

iprd -- the period of ksig 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.

## Performance

ksig1, ksig2, ksig3 -- control-rate signals

This opcode allows three generated control signal values 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 dumpk3 opcodes in an instrument or orchestra but each must write to a different file.

## Examples

Here is an example of the dumpk3 opcode. It uses the file dumpk3.csd. Note that the example must be run from a directory for which the user has write access.

Example 256. Example of the dumpk3 opcode.

See the sections Real-time Audio and Command Line Flags for more information on using command line flags.

    <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 dumpk3.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
    </CsOptions>
    <CsInstruments>

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

    giSine ftgen 0, 0, 2^10, 10, 1

    instr 1 ;writes three control signals to a file
    kfreq     randh     100, 1, 2, 1, 500 ;generates one random number between 400 and 600 per second
    kdb       randh     12, 1, 2, 1, -12 ;amplitudes in dB between -24 and 0
    kpan      randh     .5, 1, 2, 1, .5 ;panning between 0 and 1
              dumpk3    kfreq, kdb, kpan, "dumpk3.txt", 8, 1 ;writes the control signals
              prints    "WRITING:\n"
              printks   "kfreq = %f, kdb = %f, kpan = %f\n", 1, kfreq, kdb, kpan  ;prints them
    endin

    instr 2 ;reads the file written by instr 1
    kf,kdb,kp readk3    "dumpk3.txt", 8, 1
              prints    "READING:\n"
              printks   "kfreq = %f, kdb = %f, kpan = %f\n", 1, kf, kdb, kp  ;prints again
    kdb       lineto    kdb, .1 ;smoothing amp transition
    kp        lineto    kp, .1 ;smoothing pan transition
    aout      poscil    ampdb(kdb), kf, giSine
    aL, aR    pan2      aout, kp
              outs      aL, aR
    endin

    </CsInstruments>
    <CsScore>
    i 1 0 5
    i 2 5 5
    e
    </CsScore>
    </CsoundSynthesizer>

The output should include lines like these:

    WRITING:
    kfreq = 473.352855, kdb = -15.197657, kpan = 0.366764
    kfreq = 473.352855, kdb = -15.197657, kpan = 0.366764
    kfreq = 441.426368, kdb = -19.026206, kpan = 0.207327
    kfreq = 452.965140, kdb = -21.447486, kpan = 0.553270
    kfreq = 585.106328, kdb = -11.903852, kpan = 0.815665
    kfreq = 482.056760, kdb = -4.046744, kpan = 0.876537

    READING:
    kfreq = 473.352900, kdb = -15.197700, kpan = 0.366800
    kfreq = 473.352900, kdb = -15.197700, kpan = 0.366800
    kfreq = 441.426400, kdb = -19.026200, kpan = 0.207300
    kfreq = 452.965100, kdb = -21.447500, kpan = 0.553300
    kfreq = 585.106300, kdb = -11.903900, kpan = 0.815700
    kfreq = 482.056800, kdb = -4.046700, kpan = 0.876500

## See Also

dumpk, dumpk2, dumpk4, readk, readk2, readk3, readk4

## Credits

By: John ffitch and Barry L. Vercoe

1999 or earlier

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