2007-09-23 05:00:25 +00:00
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Csound is a programming language designed and optimized for sound rendering and
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signal processing. The language consists of over 450 opcodes - the operational
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codes that the sound designer uses to build "instruments" or patches.
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2000-10-12 01:58:05 +00:00
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2007-09-23 05:00:25 +00:00
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Although there are an increasing number of graphical "front-ends" for the
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language, you typically design and modify your patches using a word processor.
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Usually, you create two text files - a .orc (orchestra) file containing the
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"instruments," and a .sco (score) file containing the "notes."
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2000-10-12 01:58:05 +00:00
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2007-09-23 05:00:25 +00:00
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In Csound, the complexity of your patches is limited by your knowledge,
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interest, and need, but never by the language itself. For instance, a 22,050
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oscillator additive synthesizer with 1024 stage envelope generators on each is
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merely a copy-and-paste operation. The same goes for a 1 million voice
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granular texture!
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Have you ever dreamed of sounds such as these? Well in Csound you can. And in
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Csound these dreams can come true!
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WWW: http://csound.sourceforge.net/
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