printk

printk — Prints one k-rate value at specified intervals.

Description

Prints one k-rate value at specified intervals.

Syntax

printk itime, kval [, ispace]

Initialization

itime -- time in seconds between printings.

ispace (optional, default=0) -- number of spaces to insert before printing. (default: 0, max: 130)

Performance

kval -- The k-rate values to be printed.

printk prints one k-rate value on every k-cycle, every second or at intervals specified. First the instrument number is printed, then the absolute time in seconds, then a specified number of spaces, then the kval value. The variable number of spaces enables different values to be spaced out across the screen - so they are easier to view.

This opcode can be run on every k-cycle it is run in the instrument. To every accomplish this, set itime to 0.

When itime is not 0, the opcode print on the first k-cycle it is called, and subsequently when every itime period has elapsed. The time cycles start from the time the opcode is initialized - typically the initialization of the instrument.

Examples

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

Example 654. Example of the printk 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
; Audio out   Audio in
-odac           -iadc    ;;;RT audio I/O
; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
; -o printk.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>

; Initialize the global variables.
sr = 44100
kr = 44100
ksmps = 1
nchnls = 1

; Instrument #1.
instr 1
  ; Change a value linearly from 0 to 100,
  ; over the period defined by p3.
  kval line 0, p3, 100

  ; Print the value of kval, once per second.
  printk 1, kval
endin


</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>

; Play Instrument #1 for 5 seconds.
i 1 0 5
e


</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>


Its output should include lines like this:

 i   1 time     0.00002:     0.00000
 i   1 time     1.00002:    20.01084
 i   1 time     2.00002:    40.02999
 i   1 time     3.00002:    60.04914
 i   1 time     4.00002:    79.93327

See Also

printk2 and printks

Credits

Author: Robin Whittle
Australia
May 1997

Example written by Kevin Conder.

Thanks goes to Luis Jure for pointing out a mistake with the itime parameter.