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looper_prototype.csd

Looper Prototype
The Csound Blog
Nov 30, 2009
By Jacob Joaquin
[email protected]

Required Samples:
    "110 Kool Skool II.wav" by BT
    Download BT44.zip @ http://www.archive.org/details/BT
        
    "BNGABetterArpeggio01.wav" by FlavioGaete
    Download FlavioGaete44.zip @ http://www.archive.org/details/FlavioGaete
        
Both samples are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

<CsoundSynthesizer>
<CsOptions>
-g
-odac
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>
sr = 44100
kr = 4410
ksmps = 10
nchnls = 1
0dbfs = 1.0

; Instrument numbers
# define SetTempo     # 1 #
# define TempoClock   # 2 #
# define BeatMessage  # 3 #
# define TriggerLoop  # 4 #
# define PlayLoop     # 5 #
# define StopLoop     # 6 #
# define Metronome    # 7 #

; Table numbers for stored samples
# define Loop_a  # 1 #
# define Loop_s  # 2 #

; Tempos of samples
# define Loop_a_tempo # 110 #
# define Loop_s_tempo # 130 #

; Load samples into tables
itemp ftgen $Loop_a, 0, 0, 1, "./110 Kool Skool II.wav", 0, 4, 1
itemp ftgen $Loop_s, 0, 0, 1, "./BNGABetterArpeggio01.wav", 0, 4, 1

gaclock init 0     ; Tempo clock
gkclock init 0     ; Downsampled version of Mistress clock
gkbeat init 0      ; The current beat
gktempo init 120   ; Tempo of tempo clock
gkmetro_on init 0  ; Metronome on (1) or off(0)

event_i "i", $SetTempo, 0, 1, 110  ; Set tempo of tempo clock phasor
event_i "i", $TempoClock, 0, -1    ; Turn on tempo clock
event_i "i", $TriggerLoop, 0, -1   ; Turn on triggering system

instr $SetTempo
    gktempo = p4  ; Sets tempo of tempo clock
    turnoff
endin

instr $TempoClock
    ; Tempo clock phasors
    gaclock phasor gktempo / 60
    gkclock downsamp gaclock

    ; Trigger new beat       
    ktrigger trigger gkclock, 0.5, 1
    
    if ktrigger == 1 then
        ; Increment absolute beat
        gkbeat = gkbeat + 1
        
        ; Print current measure/beat/absolute_beat
        event "i", $BeatMessage, 0, 1
        
        ; Trigger metronome events
        if gkmetro_on == 1 then
            if (gkbeat - 1) % 4 == 0 then 
                event "i", $Metronome, 0, 0.125, 0.125, 880
            else
                event "i", $Metronome, 0, 0.125, 0.125, 440        
            endif
        endif
    endif
endin

instr $BeatMessage
    ; Prints current measure/beat/absolute_beat
    ibeat = i(gkbeat)
    prints "Measure: %d  ", floor((ibeat - 1) / 4) + 1
    prints "Beat: %d  ", (ibeat - 1) % 4 + 1 
    prints "AbsBeat: %d\n", ibeat
    turnoff
endin

instr $TriggerLoop
    ; Sense input from keyboard
    kres, k_keydown sensekey
    ktrigger changed k_keydown
    
    ichar_a strchar "a"  ; Trigger/retrigger loop a
    ichar_z strchar "z"  ; Stop loop a    
    ichar_s strchar "s"  ; Trigger/retrigger loop s
    ichar_x strchar "x"  ; Stop loop s
    ichar_d strchar "d"  ; Turn on metronome
    ichar_c strchar "c"  ; Turn off metronome

    if ktrigger == 1 then
    
        ; Quantize event to beat
        koffset = (1 - gkclock) / (gktempo / 60)

        ; Trigger/Retrigger Loop a
        if kres == ichar_a then
            event "i", $PlayLoop + 0.1, koffset, -1, 0.5,\
                  $Loop_a, $Loop_a_tempo, 1
        endif
        
        ; Stop Loop a
        if kres == ichar_z then
            event "i", $StopLoop, koffset, 1, $PlayLoop + 0.1
        endif

        ; Trigger/Retrigger Loop s
        if kres == ichar_s then
            event "i", $PlayLoop + 0.2, koffset, -1, 0.2, $Loop_s,\
                  $Loop_s_tempo, 1
        endif
        
        ; Stop Loop s
        if kres == ichar_x then
            event "i", $StopLoop, koffset, 1, $PlayLoop + 0.2
        endif

        ; Turn on metronome
        if kres == ichar_d then
            gkmetro_on = 1
        endif
        
        ; Turn off metronome
        if kres == ichar_c then
            gkmetro_on = 0
        endif
        
    endif
endin

instr $PlayLoop
    iamp = p4        ; Amplitude
    ifn = p5         ; F-table of stored sample
    itempo = p6      ; Original tempo of sample
    ipitch_mod = p7  ; Alter pitch of sample
    
    a1 loscil iamp, gktempo / itempo * ipitch_mod, ifn, 1, 1
    out a1
endin

instr $StopLoop
    i_instr = p4  ; Instrument to turnoff
    
    turnoff2 i_instr, 4, 0  ; Turn off instrument
    turnoff                 ; Turn this off
endin

instr $Metronome
    idur = p3   ; Duration
    iamp = p4   ; Amplitude
    ifreq = p5  ; Frequency
    
    k1 line 1, idur, 0
    a1 oscils iamp, ifreq, 1
    out a1 * k1
endin

</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>
e [10 * 60]  ; Run for 10 minutes
</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>