STKSitar

STKSitar — STKSitar uses a plucked string physical model.

Description

Plugin opcode in stkopd. This opcode is part of the plugin repository and has to be installed separately. The plugin repository can be found here: https://github.com/csound/plugins

STKSitar uses a plucked string physical model based on the Karplus-Strong algorithm.

Syntax

asignal STKSitar ifrequency, iamplitude

Initialization

ifrequency -- Frequency of note played, in Hertz.

iamplitude -- Amplitude of note played (range 0-1).

[Note] Note

The code for this opcode is taken directly from the Sitar 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

Examples

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

Example 1031. Example of the STKSitar opcode.

<CsoundSynthesizer>
<CsOptions>
; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
-odac     ;;;realtime audio out
;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if RT audio input is needed too
; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
; -o STKSitar.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>

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

instr 1  ;STKSitar - has no controllers

ifrq	=	p4

asig	STKSitar cpspch(p4), 1
asig	=	asig * 2			;amplify
	outs asig, asig
endin

</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>

i 1 0 4 6.00 
i 1 + 2 7.05
i 1 + 7 5.05
e
</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>


Credits

Author: Michael Gogins (after Perry Cook)
Irreducible Productions
New York, NY

New in Csound version 5.11