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sum

Sums any number of a-rate signals, or array elements.

Syntax

ares sum asig1 [, asig2] [, asig3] [...]
kres sum karr
ires sum iarr

Performance

asig1, asig2, ... -- a-rate signals to be summed (mixed or added).

karr, iarr -- Csound 1-dimensional arrays

Examples

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

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

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

gisine ftgen 0, 0, 2^10, 10, 1

instr 1

a1   oscili 1, 10.0, gisine             ;combine 3 sinusses
a2   oscili 1, 1.0, gisine              ;at different rates
a3   oscili 1, 3.0, gisine
ares sum a1, a2, a3                     ;sum them

ares = ares*100                         ;scale result and
asig poscil .5, ares+110, gisine        ;add to frequency                       
     outs asig, asig

endin
</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>

i1 0 5
e
</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

See also

Opcode Equivalents of Functions

Credits

Author: Gabriel Maldonado
Italy
April 1999

New in Csound version 3.54

Array versions new in version 6.09