# General **URL:** https://forum.csound.com/c/general/5.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.csound.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.csound.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.csound.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Csound & Raspberry Pi & Bela Sensors](https://forum.csound.com/t/csound-raspberry-pi-bela-sensors/858)
**Author:** [@Ningxin\_Zhang](https://forum.csound.com/u/Ningxin_Zhang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/csound-raspberry-pi-bela-sensors/858 "2023-10-05T00:28:41Z")
Hello! I wrote a Csound waveguide instrument and had it successfully run on the Raspberry Pi. I want to build a pocket synthesizer that uses a Bela trill flex sensor to control the pitch of the instrument. I tried to run… --- ## [Trouble debugging audio glitch](https://forum.csound.com/t/trouble-debugging-audio-glitch/1347)
**Author:** [@JasonHallen](https://forum.csound.com/u/JasonHallen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/trouble-debugging-audio-glitch/1347 "2023-09-21T14:01:05Z")
Hi all, I’ve spent the last three days trying to debug an audio glitch in a Csound instrument I’ve made, but I’ve gotten nowhere. The instrument is a looper with a crossfade that uses the mincer opcode. The code is in… --- ## [Manually resynthesizing ATS residuals](https://forum.csound.com/t/manually-resynthesizing-ats-residuals/1224)
**Author:** [@Lovre](https://forum.csound.com/u/Lovre)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/manually-resynthesizing-ats-residuals/1224 "2023-09-18T11:24:19Z")
Dear Csounders! How to manually resynthesize resulting ATS residuals? If I store ATS results of c\_note.wav into c\_note.ats using this command: ires system\_i 1,{{ atsa c\_note.wav c\_note.ats }} then I can, using ATSrea… --- ## [Error message running Csound with Python and PyQt6](https://forum.csound.com/t/error-message-running-csound-with-python-and-pyqt6/1324)
**Author:** [@JasonHallen](https://forum.csound.com/u/JasonHallen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/error-message-running-csound-with-python-and-pyqt6/1324 "2023-09-17T14:35:50Z")
Hi everyone, I’m doing a project where I’m controlling Csound with ctcsound and using PyQt6 to build the GUI. It’s a real-time improvisation system. I’m on a 2021 14" MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip running macOS 13… --- ## [Csound can't open external plugins](https://forum.csound.com/t/csound-cant-open-external-plugins/1333)
**Author:** [@JasonHallen](https://forum.csound.com/u/JasonHallen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/csound-cant-open-external-plugins/1333 "2023-09-06T12:37:21Z")
Hi everyone, I’m on macOS 13.5.1 (M1 chip) running Csound 6.18. Csound isn’t able to load the plugins that are sitting in the plugins64 folder. Here’s the error I’m seeing when I run csound -z in the command line. WA… --- ## [compileOrc vs compileOrcAsync](https://forum.csound.com/t/compileorc-vs-compileorcasync/1311)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/compileorc-vs-compileorcasync/1311 "2023-09-03T11:05:01Z")
Hello, can someone help me deeply understand the differences between compileOrcAsync and compileOrc in ctcsound.py API? For my livecoding system I feel that using compileOrc is the best way to send my scores to csound,… --- ## [Simulation of rain sound](https://forum.csound.com/t/simulation-of-rain-sound/1285)
**Author:** [@tux](https://forum.csound.com/u/tux)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/simulation-of-rain-sound/1285 "2023-07-27T09:50:32Z")
Hello, has anyone written some good Csound code to realistically simulate the sound of rain? So far the simulations (not with Csound) that I’ve listened to are always too similar to simple white noise, not very realis… --- ## [Usage of UDO in while loop](https://forum.csound.com/t/usage-of-udo-in-while-loop/1276)
**Author:** [@boonier](https://forum.csound.com/u/boonier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/usage-of-udo-in-while-loop/1276 "2023-07-24T10:56:26Z")
Hello I’m creating a custom orc with opcodes for setting up a Launchcontrol midi controller. Currently I have the following setup, which is working fine, but I think it would be more optimal to set this all up in a loo… --- ## [Pvshift](https://forum.csound.com/t/pvshift/1279)
**Author:** [@Gppp](https://forum.csound.com/u/Gppp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/pvshift/1279 "2023-07-23T17:49:48Z")
Hello everybody, another question to Joachim who is the father of this opcode. The first three parameters of Pvshift are supposed to be k-parameters. I set a simple control using line, to dynamically shift the lowest … --- ## [Controlling p2 of 80 soundin](https://forum.csound.com/t/controlling-p2-of-80-soundin/1113)
**Author:** [@Gppp](https://forum.csound.com/u/Gppp)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/controlling-p2-of-80-soundin/1113 "2023-07-22T20:54:05Z")
Hello, I need to play 80 soundin to control 80 different soundfiles. I am going to use 2 sliders for each soundin to control the level and the pan: kamp1 invalue “amp1” kpan1 invalue “pan1” aL1, aR1 soundin “Do3\_01.a… --- ## [How Does pvscale work?](https://forum.csound.com/t/how-does-pvscale-work/1269)
**Author:** [@Emmett\_Palaima](https://forum.csound.com/u/Emmett_Palaima)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/how-does-pvscale-work/1269 "2023-07-14T18:59:42Z")
Hi, I am studying the code from pvscale for a phase vocoder processing project. Had some questions about how it functions, especially since it calls on a bunch of external variables that aren’t commented. I’m looking at… --- ## [Opcodes that achieve similar results to paulstretch?](https://forum.csound.com/t/opcodes-that-achieve-similar-results-to-paulstretch/1263)
**Author:** [@hdale94](https://forum.csound.com/u/hdale94)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/opcodes-that-achieve-similar-results-to-paulstretch/1263 "2023-07-11T10:21:40Z")
Hello, I’m looking for any opcodes that can help me achieve similar results to paulstretching. Planning on implementing this in Cabbage as a sampler. I already tried the paulstretch-opcode, but it is not suitable for u… --- ## [Strange issue turning off instanced instrument](https://forum.csound.com/t/strange-issue-turning-off-instanced-instrument/1260)
**Author:** [@DespairBear](https://forum.csound.com/u/DespairBear)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/strange-issue-turning-off-instanced-instrument/1260 "2023-07-04T08:05:22Z")
Hey all, I’m trying to figure out what exactly is going on here. I’m simply trying to disable an instrument instance, but for some reason when I attempt to do so I am getting an error that says “could not find playing … --- ## [Equaliser design using eqfil](https://forum.csound.com/t/equaliser-design-using-eqfil/1160)
**Author:** [@Lovre](https://forum.csound.com/u/Lovre)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/equaliser-design-using-eqfil/1160 "2023-06-06T00:03:37Z")
Dear Csounders! How to properly implement an i.e. 5 band equaliser using eqfil opcode? This is my code below and no matter which gains (kgain) I put here I don’t hear any difference. \ ; Initialize the g… --- ## [How to add release time when stopping a sound](https://forum.csound.com/t/how-to-add-release-time-when-stopping-a-sound/1199)
**Author:** [@KANIYO](https://forum.csound.com/u/KANIYO)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/how-to-add-release-time-when-stopping-a-sound/1199 "2023-05-09T10:08:48Z")
I am trying to make a simple keyboard that plays SoundFont sounds on unity. Since Csound is new to me, I created the following as a test. instr PlayOrStop kStart chnget "start" if changed(kStart) == 1 then … --- ## [Global var](https://forum.csound.com/t/global-var/1192)
**Author:** [@Gppp](https://forum.csound.com/u/Gppp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/global-var/1192 "2023-04-21T21:05:43Z")
Hello, I’d like to send the output of an oscillator set in instr 1 to the input of a filter set in instr 2, using a global variable (orc. 1). It works but I hear some sidebands that don’t show up in orc. 2, where the os… --- ## [Tableikt and tablek opcode in general, click](https://forum.csound.com/t/tableikt-and-tablek-opcode-in-general-click/1127)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/tableikt-and-tablek-opcode-in-general-click/1127 "2023-03-22T01:56:58Z")
Hi, I cannot figure out why I have some clicks in this instrument. Is it releated to the guarding point? Even if I change the size or the table nothing happens. It works without clicks only if ksmps = 2 or less. giasin… --- ## [Bitten by i](https://forum.csound.com/t/bitten-by-i/1132)
**Author:** [@tjingboem](https://forum.csound.com/u/tjingboem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/bitten-by-i/1132 "2023-03-10T15:50:26Z")
I have this LFO. From time to time i want to harvest a value from the k rate values and use that as an i rate value. And this would have to happen each time a note is produced. And not change during the note… It is th… --- ## [Opcode triglinseg, does it work?](https://forum.csound.com/t/opcode-triglinseg-does-it-work/1074)
**Author:** [@Diosseion](https://forum.csound.com/u/Diosseion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/opcode-triglinseg-does-it-work/1074 "2023-02-12T13:57:52Z")
Hello everyone! Just joined, awesome forum! Anyway, here’s my conundrum: I’m trying to build a synth that triggers its envelope each time an audio signal passes over a certain threshold, in my search I stumbled upon t… --- ## [Is "sing.aif" file public domain?](https://forum.csound.com/t/is-sing-aif-file-public-domain/1100)
**Author:** [@Dionysis](https://forum.csound.com/u/Dionysis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/is-sing-aif-file-public-domain/1100 "2023-02-08T17:17:38Z")
Is the file “sing.aif” given alongside the first chapter of “The Csound book” (ed. Boulanger) public domain? --- ## [An interesting position](https://forum.csound.com/t/an-interesting-position/1086)
**Author:** [@Lovre](https://forum.csound.com/u/Lovre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2023, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/an-interesting-position/1086 "2023-02-06T07:04:10Z")
Dear Csounders! This is a slightly different “question” and I apologize if this is not appropriate, but since this community is very diverse and shares a passion for music and audio engineering, I will risk it … --- ## [Record in CsoundPerformanceThread - ctcsound, python API](https://forum.csound.com/t/record-in-csoundperformancethread-ctcsound-python-api/1031)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/record-in-csoundperformancethread-ctcsound-python-api/1031 "2023-01-16T22:49:58Z")
Hi, I found that it’s possible to record directly through ctcsound. I’m trying something like this, but the .wav file is always corrupted. cs\_return = cs.start() pt = ctcsound.CsoundPerformanceThread(cs.csound()) if c… --- ## [Spectrogram csound output buffer](https://forum.csound.com/t/spectrogram-csound-output-buffer/1016)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/spectrogram-csound-output-buffer/1016 "2023-01-13T13:57:10Z")
Hello there, I’m looking for suggestions to make a live spectrogram visualisation of my output buffer in a csound API. Do you have some ideas? I think ffmpeg could do it, but probably I’d have to pass through a routin… --- ## [Tablei not working as I assume it would](https://forum.csound.com/t/tablei-not-working-as-i-assume-it-would/1026)
**Author:** [@littleowl](https://forum.csound.com/u/littleowl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/tablei-not-working-as-i-assume-it-would/1026 "2023-01-01T21:47:20Z")
Hey Guys, I am looking for someone to explain what I do not understand about the tablei or table opcodes. I have been working with the waveshaping instrument and phase-quadrature instruments from pages 79 and 85 of The … --- ## [Singing voice](https://forum.csound.com/t/singing-voice/989)
**Author:** [@tux](https://forum.csound.com/u/tux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/singing-voice/989 "2022-12-09T10:18:35Z")
Hi all, I’d like to know if anyone, using CSound, has ever developed a project where a written text is sung by a male or female voice. There should be a way to freely align the syllables of the text to the notes of the… --- ## [Path for fout](https://forum.csound.com/t/path-for-fout/979)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/path-for-fout/979 "2022-12-02T17:50:30Z")
How can I set the path for fout opcode in order to record my wav file directly inside the same .csd file directory? I tried to set: --env:SSDIR+=../ --env:SFDIR+=../ and than send this instruction to my fout instrumen… --- ## [Instrument time gate](https://forum.csound.com/t/instrument-time-gate/971)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/instrument-time-gate/971 "2022-11-25T16:23:58Z")
how could I make a time gate for a csound instrument? e.g. I want that my instrument 1 if it receives 2 “i” in less than 1second, the second “i” is discarded. --- ## [Defer all GEN](https://forum.csound.com/t/defer-all-gen/931)
**Author:** [@Cordelia](https://forum.csound.com/u/Cordelia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/defer-all-gen/931 "2022-11-02T12:17:39Z")
Hi, I’ve got almost 5k GEN02 (almost table for microtuning, standard scale, etc.) and I’d love to defer their charging at the beginning (even for this number it’s not so much time, but for a question of memory space). … --- ## [Mandel.csd - new version?](https://forum.csound.com/t/mandel-csd-new-version/235)
**Author:** [@MyrtleV](https://forum.csound.com/u/MyrtleV)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/mandel-csd-new-version/235 "2022-11-02T07:12:20Z")
Hello all! I’m a new user of csound within Max MSP. My project is a musicalisation of the Mandelbrot set. Running the example mandel.csd does produce a musical phrase. However, the opcode is not contained within the exa… --- ## [Check with Developers to make sure Csound works with this version of MacOS](https://forum.csound.com/t/check-with-developers-to-make-sure-csound-works-with-this-version-of-macos/844)
**Author:** [@russ12345](https://forum.csound.com/u/russ12345)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.csound.com/t/check-with-developers-to-make-sure-csound-works-with-this-version-of-macos/844 "2022-09-26T10:56:21Z")
Hey, I’ve just installed Csound on my macbook running with Catalina and it wouldn’t open my Csound. A window appears saying that I have to check with the developers to make sure that my Csound works with my version of Ma… [Previous page](https://forum.csound.com/c/general/5.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.csound.com/c/general/5.md?page=3)