Output Formatting

There may be times that the data you want to have in your resulting note list is in a specific format other than floating point. For example, when using note-names to create data for a certain p-field, you may desire the output (Csound score) to be in another format such as octave.pitch-class. In this case you could specify the following:

p5(op) no fs5, d4, fn5

nGen provides several output converters (filters) (listed below); these must be included within parentheses after a p-field number.

Available Output Formats

re[precision] = floating point (default). An optional precision width may be specified. The default is 3 decimal places. No space is allowed between the "re" and the precision width (e.g., p2(re3) p2 ( re4 ). Be careful with large precision widths as they may introduce rounding errors!
in = integers (for f-numbers, etc.) data is rounded to the nearest integer.
hz = Hertz (internal pitch-codes are converted to Hz on output, use with input filters NO, NOX, OP, or OPX).
op = octave.pc (48 is converted to 8.00, 48.5 is converted to 8.005, use with input filters NO, NOX, OP, or OPX).
od = octave.decimal (see Csound Manual, use with input filters NO, NOX, OP, or OPX)).
db = db (0 to 90+) (32767 = about 90 dB, use with the DB input filter or an input range of 0-32767).
xx = no output. When this output filter is used the current p-field will not be written to the output file. See the EX command for information on how this command might be useful to you.