sonopts: Sonification rendering options

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Sonification rendering options

Description

Set advanced options for a sonification

Usage

  sonopts(...)

Arguments

...	Named parameters for setting rendering options. See Details.

Details

Use this function if you want to modify a few settings for a single sonification.

The following options are available, which mirror the input arguments to createPerformance from the csound package. Note that most of these will be ignored for many shapes, since they set these options themselves on the back end.

i

Usually this is not specified, since this will replace any intended sonification. A list of matrix objects. Each matrix is not specified in sonopt since these values are usually created and passed by playitbyr itself. the instructions for a single instrument. Each row of the matrix is an i statement, which instructs Csound to make an instrument active at a specific time and for a certain duration, and with certain parameters (p-fields). These p-fields are interpreted in the order of the columns of the matrix.

f

Not used for "built-in.orc". A list of numeric vectors; these create the function tables Csound uses for oscillators and various other uses.

orcfile

The path of the orchestra file to be used for the performance. If this equals "built-in.orc", the default, the orchestra included with this package will be used (see scoreMatrices for more details of using the built-in instruments.)

scorefile

The path of the score file, if any, to be used for the performance. The whole purpose of this function is to feed the score statements to Csound and bypass the need for score files, but this option is provided in any case.

out

String representing where to send output sound; the default, "dac", indicates to send it your computer's sound output. If you want to render a file, enter the path to the (WAV) file you want.

realTime

Indicates whether the performance is to be rendered in real time. If you are rendering to a file, you probably want this as FALSE, since it can render a whole lot faster than real-time to file.

finishPerformance

Should the performance be closed after completing the score? If TRUE, the default, cleans up and closes Csound. If FALSE, returns a pointer to a Csound instance that can be used to continue the performance or eventually close it.

suppressDisplays

Csound by default pops up with annoying graphical widgets. This alloys you to suppress them (the default).

moreflags

A character vector of extra command-line flags to pass to Csound upon compilation of the orchestra. See The Csound Manual's page on the Csound command-line options.

csInstance

An instance of Csound that can be used to continue or close the current performance.

Note

By default, a rendering is saved to a file and then immediately played for compatibility with slower systems. If you have a faster computer and want to play the sonification as you render it, you can set options("render_real_time" = TRUE). (It is FALSE by default.)

statisfactions/playitbyr documentation built on Jan. 27, 2024, 1:33 p.m.