<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>liveconv</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="csound.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="syntax-highlighting.css" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /> <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Canonical Csound Reference Manual" /> <link rel="up" href="OpcodesTop.html" title="Orchestra Opcodes and Operators" /> <link rel="prev" href="linsegr.html" title="linsegr" /> <link rel="next" href="locsend.html" title="locsend" /> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center">liveconv</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="linsegr.html">Prev</a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">Orchestra Opcodes and Operators</th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="locsend.html">Next</a></td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div class="refentry"> <a id="liveconv"></a> <div class="titlepage"></div> <a id="IndexLiveconv" class="indexterm"></a> <div class="refnamediv"> <h2> <span class="refentrytitle">liveconv</span> </h2> <p>liveconv — Partitioned convolution with dynamically reloadable impulse response </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919821816"></a> <h2>Description</h2> <p> Computationally efficient, partitioned convolution, using a function table as impulse response (IR) source, similar to the <a class="link" href="ftconv.html" title="ftconv"><em class="citetitle">ftconv</em></a> opcode. The <span class="emphasis"><em>liveconv</em></span> opcode allows dynamic reload of IR data at any time while the convolution is running, controlled by the <span class="emphasis"><em>kupdate</em></span> parameter. Due to the manner in which the IR is updated, the operation can be done without audio artifacts in the convolution output. </p> <p> The IR table is read partition by partition after signalling an update. The first <span class="emphasis"><em>ksmps</em></span> samples must be available when the update flag is set. The rest of the table can be continuously filled in consecutive passes. There may be a new update for every partition, allowing as many as <span class="emphasis"><em>ftlen/iplen</em></span> simultaneous updates (ftlen is the length of the IR table). </p> <p> The low-latency, dynamic behavior of <span class="emphasis"><em>liveconv</em></span> makes it ideal for convolution with live sampled impulse responses, and/or real-time impulse response transformations and modifications. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919773336"></a> <h2>Syntax</h2> <pre class="synopsis">ares <span class="command"><strong>liveconv</strong></span> ain, ift, iplen, kupdate, kclear</pre> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919771112"></a> <h2>Initialization</h2> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>ift</em></span> -- table number for storing the impulse response (IR) for convolution. The table may be filled with new data at any time while the convolution is running. </p> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>iplen</em></span> -- length of impulse response partition in samples; must be an integer power of two. Lower settings allow for shorter output delay, but will increase CPU usage. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919768248"></a> <h2>Performance</h2> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>ain</em></span> -- input signal. </p> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>ares</em></span> -- output signal. </p> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>kupdate</em></span> -- flag indicating whether the IR table should be updated. If kupdate=1 the IR table ift is loaded partition by partition, starting with the next partition. If kupdate=-1 the IR table ift is unloaded (cleared to zero) partition by partition, starting with the next partition. Other values have no effect. </p> <p> <span class="emphasis"><em>kclear</em></span> -- flag for clearing all internal buffers. If kclear has any value != zero, the internal buffers are cleared immediately. This operation is not free of artifacts. </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919763592"></a> <h2>Example</h2> <p> Here is an example of the liveconv opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/liveconv.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">liveconv.csd</em></a>. </p> <div class="example"> <a id="idm281472919761816"></a> <p class="title"> <strong>Example 473. Example of the liveconv opcode.</strong> </p> <div class="example-contents"> <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> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472746567080"></a> <pre class="programlisting"> <span class="nt"><CsoundSynthesizer></span> <span class="nt"><CsOptions></span> -odac <span class="c1">;realtime audio out</span> <span class="nt"></CsOptions></span> <span class="nt"><CsInstruments></span> <span class="vg">sr</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">44100</span> <span class="vg">nchnls</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">2</span> <span class="vg">0dbfs</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="c1">; empty IR table</span> gi<span class="n">IR_record</span> <span class="nb">ftgen</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">131072</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">0</span> <span class="c1">; Record impulse response</span> <span class="kd">instr</span> <span class="nf">13</span> <span class="nb">p3</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">ftlen</span><span class="p">(</span>gi<span class="n">IR_record</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="vg">sr</span> i<span class="n">skip</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">p4</span> i<span class="n">rlen</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">p5</span> a<span class="n">1</span> <span class="nb">diskin2</span> <span class="s">"fox.wav"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> i<span class="n">skip</span> <span class="c1">; Fill IR table with segment from audio file</span> a<span class="n">mp</span> <span class="nb">linseg</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mf">0.1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> i<span class="n">rlen</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mf">0.1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">0</span> a<span class="n">ndx_IR</span> <span class="nb">line</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nb">ftlen</span><span class="p">(</span>gi<span class="n">IR_record</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="vg">sr</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nb">tablew</span> a<span class="n">1</span><span class="o">*</span>a<span class="n">mp</span><span class="p">,</span> a<span class="n">ndx_IR</span><span class="p">,</span> gi<span class="n">IR_record</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="nb">outch</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> a<span class="n">1</span><span class="o">*</span>a<span class="n">mp</span> <span class="c1">; output the IR</span> k<span class="n">trig</span> <span class="nb">init</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="k">if</span> k<span class="n">trig</span> <span class="o">></span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">1</span> <span class="k">then</span> <span class="nb">chnset</span> k<span class="n">trig</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s">"conv_update"</span> k<span class="n">trig</span> <span class="o">-=</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="k">endif</span> <span class="kd">endin</span> <span class="c1">; The convolver</span> <span class="kd">instr</span> <span class="nf">14</span> a<span class="n">in</span> <span class="nb">diskin2</span> <span class="s">"beats.wav"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">1</span> k<span class="n">update</span> <span class="nb">chnget</span> <span class="s">"conv_update"</span> a<span class="n">conv</span> <span class="n">liveconv</span> a<span class="n">in</span><span class="p">,</span> gi<span class="n">IR_record</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">2048</span><span class="p">,</span> k<span class="n">update</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">0</span> <span class="nb">outch</span> <span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">,</span> a<span class="n">conv</span><span class="o">*</span><span class="mf">0.009</span> <span class="c1">; output the convolution response</span> <span class="kd">endin</span> <span class="nt"></CsInstruments></span> <span class="nt"><CsScore></span> <span class="c1">; record impulse response</span> <span class="c1">; skip IR_dur</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">13</span> <span class="mi">0</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mf">0.0</span> <span class="mf">0.5</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">13</span> <span class="mi">2</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mf">0.5</span> <span class="mf">0.5</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">13</span> <span class="mi">4</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mf">1.0</span> <span class="mf">0.5</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">13</span> <span class="mi">6</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mf">1.5</span> <span class="mf">0.5</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">13</span> <span class="mi">8</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mf">2.0</span> <span class="mf">0.75</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">13</span> <span class="mi">10</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mf">2.38</span> <span class="mf">0.25</span> <span class="c1">; convolve</span> <span class="nb">i</span><span class="mi">14</span> <span class="mf">0.0</span> <span class="mf">11.65</span> <span class="nb">e</span> <span class="nt"></CsScore></span> <span class="nt"></CsoundSynthesizer></span> </pre> </div> </div> </div> <p><br class="example-break" /> </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919757528"></a> <h2>See also</h2> <p> <a class="link" href="ftconv.html" title="ftconv"><em class="citetitle">ftconv</em></a> <a class="link" href="tvconv.html" title="tvconv"><em class="citetitle">tvconv</em></a> <a class="link" href="pconvolve.html" title="pconvolve"><em class="citetitle">pconvolve</em></a>, <a class="link" href="convolve.html" title="convolve"><em class="citetitle">convolve</em></a>, </p> </div> <div class="refsect1"> <a id="idm281472919752632"></a> <h2>Credits</h2> <p> </p> <table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"> <tr> <td>Author: Sigurd Saue, Oeyvind Brandtsegg</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr /> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="linsegr.html">Prev</a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="u" href="OpcodesTop.html">Up</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="locsend.html">Next</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">linsegr </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> locsend</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>