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<p>ampdb —
Returns the amplitude equivalent of the decibel value x.
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<h2>Description</h2>
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Returns the amplitude equivalent of the decibel value x. Thus:
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<p>60 dB = 1000</p>
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<p>66 dB = 1995.262</p>
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<p>72 dB = 3891.07</p>
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<p>78 dB = 7943.279</p>
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<p>84 dB = 15848.926</p>
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<p>90 dB = 31622.764</p>
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<pre class="synopsis"><span class="command"><strong>ampdb</strong></span>(x) (no rate restriction)</pre>
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Here is an example of the ampdb opcode. It uses the file <a class="ulink" href="examples/ampdb.csd" target="_top"><em class="citetitle">ampdb.csd</em></a>.
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<strong>Example 52. Example of the ampdb opcode.</strong>
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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="nt"><CsoundSynthesizer></span>
<span class="nt"><CsOptions></span>
<span class="c1">; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform</span>
-odac <span class="c1">;;;RT audio out</span>
<span class="c1">;-iadc ;;;uncomment -iadc if RT audio input is needed too</span>
<span class="c1">; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:</span>
<span class="c1">; -o ampdb.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform</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">ksmps</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">32</span>
<span class="vg">nchnls</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">2</span>
<span class="kd">instr</span> <span class="nf">1</span>
i<span class="n">db</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">p4</span>
i<span class="n">amp</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">ampdb</span><span class="p">(</span>i<span class="n">db</span><span class="p">)</span>
a<span class="n">sig</span> <span class="nb">oscil</span> i<span class="n">amp</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="mi">220</span>
<span class="nb">print</span> i<span class="n">amp</span>
<span class="nb">outs</span> a<span class="n">sig</span><span class="p">,</span> a<span class="n">sig</span>
<span class="kd">endin</span>
<span class="nt"></CsInstruments></span>
<span class="nt"><CsScore></span>
<span class="nb">i</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mi">0</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mi">50</span>
<span class="nb">i</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mi">90</span>
<span class="nb">i</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mi">68</span>
<span class="nb">i</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="mi">80</span>
<span class="nb">e</span>
<span class="nt"></CsScore></span>
<span class="nt"></CsoundSynthesizer></span>
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Its output should include lines like:
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instr 1: iamp = 316.228
instr 1: iamp = 31622.763
instr 1: iamp = 2511.886
instr 1: iamp = 9999.996
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<a class="link" href="ampdbfs.html" title="ampdbfs"><em class="citetitle">ampdbfs</em></a>,
<a class="link" href="db.html" title="db"><em class="citetitle">db</em></a>,
<a class="link" href="dbamp.html" title="dbamp"><em class="citetitle">dbamp</em></a>,
<a class="link" href="dbfsamp.html" title="dbfsamp"><em class="citetitle">dbfsamp</em></a>
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