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<p>pcount —
Returns the number of pfields belonging to a note event.
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<span class="emphasis"><em>pcount</em></span> returns the number of pfields belonging to a note event.
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<pre class="synopsis">icount <span class="command"><strong>pcount</strong></span></pre>
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<span class="emphasis"><em>icount</em></span> - stores the number of pfields for the current note event.
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Note that the reported number of pfields is not necessarily what's explicitly written in the score, but the pfields available to the instrument through mechanisms like <a class="link" href="ScoreTop.html#ScoreCarry" title="Carry"><em class="citetitle">pfield carry</em></a>.
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Here is an example of the pcount opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/pcount.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">pcount.csd</em></a>.
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<b>Example 425. Example of the pcount opcode.</b>
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<p>See the sections <a class="link" href="UsingRealTime.html" title="Real-Time Audio"><em class="citetitle">Real-time Audio</em></a> and <a class="link" href="CommandFlags.html" title="Csound command line"><em class="citetitle">Command Line Flags</em></a> for more information on using command line flags.</p>
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<span class="csdtag"><CsoundSynthesizer></span>
<span class="csdtag"><CsOptions></span>
<span class="comment">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
<span class="comment">; Audio out Audio in No messages MIDI in</span>
-odac -iadc <span class="comment">; -d -M0 ;;;RT audio I/O with MIDI in</span>
<span class="comment">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="comment">;-o pcount.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</span>
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<span class="comment">;Example by Anthony Kozar Dec 2006</span>
<span class="oblock">instr</span> 1
inum <span class="opc">pcount</span>
<span class="opc">print</span> inum
<span class="oblock">endin</span>
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<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 0 3 4 5 <span class="comment">; has 5 pfields</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 1 3 <span class="comment">; has 5 due to carry</span>
<span class="stamnt">i</span>1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <span class="comment">; has 7</span>
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The example will produce the following output:
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SECTION 1:
new alloc for instr 1:
WARNING: instr 1 uses 3 p-fields but is given 5
instr 1: inum = 5.000
B 0.000 .. 1.000 T 1.000 TT 1.000 M: 0.0
new alloc for instr 1:
WARNING: instr 1 uses 3 p-fields but is given 5
instr 1: inum = 5.000
B 1.000 .. 2.000 T 2.000 TT 2.000 M: 0.0
new alloc for instr 1:
WARNING: instr 1 uses 3 p-fields but is given 7
instr 1: inum = 7.000
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The warnings occur because pfields are not used explicitly by the instrument.
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<a class="link" href="pindex.html" title="pindex"><em class="citetitle">pindex</em></a>
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<p>Example by: Anthony Kozar</p>
<p>Dec. 2006</p>
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