STKBeeThree — STK Hammond-oid organ-like FM synthesis instrument.
STK Hammond-oid organ-like FM synthesis instrument.
This opcode a simple 4 operator topology, also referred to as algorithm 8 of the TX81Z. It simulates the sound of a Hammond-oid organ, and some related sounds.
asignal STKBeeThree ifrequency, iamplitude, [kc1, kv1[, kc2, kv2[, kc3, kv3[, kc4, kv4[, kc5, kv5]]]]]
ifrequency -- Frequency of note played, in Hertz.
iamplitude -- Amplitude of note played (range 0-1).
kc1, kv1, kc2, kv2, kc3, kv3, kc4, kv4, kc5, kv5, kc6, kv6, kc7, kv7, kc8, kv8 -- Up to 8 optional k-rate controller pairs for the STK opcodes. Each controller pair consists of a controller number (kc) followed by a controller value (kv). The 5 controller numbers and values that work for STKBeeThree are:
kc, kv -- 2, gain of feedback of operator 4.
kc, kv -- 4, gain of operator 3.
kc, kv -- 11, speed of low-frequency oscillator.
kc, kv -- 1, depth of low-frequency oscillator.
kc, kv -- 128, ADSR 2 and 4 target.
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The code for this opcode is taken directly from the BeeThree class in the Synthesis Toolkit in C++ by Perry R. Cook and Gary P. Scavone. More on the STK classes can be found here: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/stk/classes.html |
Here is an example of the STKBeeThree opcode. It uses the file STKBeeThree.csd.
Example 788. Example of the STKBeeThree opcode.
<CsoundSynthesizer> <CsOptions> ; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform -odac ;;;RT audio out ;-iadc ;;;uncomment -iadc if RT audio input is needed too ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below: ; -o STKBeeThree.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform </CsOptions> <CsInstruments> sr = 44100 ksmps = 32 nchnls = 2 0dbfs = 1 instr 1 kfdb = p6 kop3 line p4, p3, p5 kvol line 0, p3, 100 ipch = p7 asig STKBeeThree cpspch(ipch), 1, 2, kfdb, 4, kop3, 11, 50, 1, 0, 128, kvol outs asig, asig endin </CsInstruments> <CsScore> i 1 0 2 20 100 127 8.00 i 1 + 3 120 0 0 6.09 e </CsScore> </CsoundSynthesizer>