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stk::Saxofony Class Reference

STK faux conical bore reed instrument class. More...

#include <Saxofony.h>

Inheritance diagram for stk::Saxofony:
stk::Instrmnt stk::Stk

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 Saxofony (StkFloat lowestFrequency)
 Class constructor, taking the lowest desired playing frequency.
 ~Saxofony (void)
 Class destructor.
void clear (void)
 Reset and clear all internal state.
void setFrequency (StkFloat frequency)
 Set instrument parameters for a particular frequency.
void setBlowPosition (StkFloat aPosition)
 Set the "blowing" position between the air column terminations (0.0 - 1.0).
void startBlowing (StkFloat amplitude, StkFloat rate)
 Apply breath pressure to instrument with given amplitude and rate of increase.
void stopBlowing (StkFloat rate)
 Decrease breath pressure with given rate of decrease.
void noteOn (StkFloat frequency, StkFloat amplitude)
 Start a note with the given frequency and amplitude.
void noteOff (StkFloat amplitude)
 Stop a note with the given amplitude (speed of decay).
void controlChange (int number, StkFloat value)
 Perform the control change specified by number and value (0.0 - 128.0).
StkFloat tick (unsigned int channel=0)
 Compute and return one output sample.
StkFramestick (StkFrames &frames, unsigned int channel=0)
 Fill a channel of the StkFrames object with computed outputs.

Detailed Description

STK faux conical bore reed instrument class.

This class implements a "hybrid" digital waveguide instrument that can generate a variety of wind-like sounds. It has also been referred to as the "blowed string" model. The waveguide section is essentially that of a string, with one rigid and one lossy termination. The non-linear function is a reed table. The string can be "blown" at any point between the terminations, though just as with strings, it is impossible to excite the system at either end. If the excitation is placed at the string mid-point, the sound is that of a clarinet. At points closer to the "bridge", the sound is closer to that of a saxophone. See Scavone (2002) for more details.

This is a digital waveguide model, making its use possibly subject to patents held by Stanford University, Yamaha, and others.

Control Change Numbers:

by Perry R. Cook and Gary P. Scavone, 1995-2011.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

stk::Saxofony::Saxofony ( StkFloat  lowestFrequency  ) 

Class constructor, taking the lowest desired playing frequency.

An StkError will be thrown if the rawwave path is incorrectly set.


Member Function Documentation

StkFrames & stk::Saxofony::tick ( StkFrames frames,
unsigned int  channel = 0 
) [inline, virtual]

Fill a channel of the StkFrames object with computed outputs.

The channel argument must be less than the number of channels in the StkFrames argument (the first channel is specified by 0). However, range checking is only performed if _STK_DEBUG_ is defined during compilation, in which case an out-of-range value will trigger an StkError exception.

Implements stk::Instrmnt.

00138 {
00139   unsigned int nChannels = lastFrame_.channels();
00140 #if defined(_STK_DEBUG_)
00141   if ( channel > frames.channels() - nChannels ) {
00142     oStream_ << "Saxofony::tick(): channel and StkFrames arguments are incompatible!";
00143     handleError( StkError::FUNCTION_ARGUMENT );
00144   }
00145 #endif
00146 
00147   StkFloat *samples = &frames[channel];
00148   unsigned int j, hop = frames.channels() - nChannels;
00149   if ( nChannels == 1 ) {
00150     for ( unsigned int i=0; i<frames.frames(); i++, samples += hop )
00151       *samples++ = tick();
00152   }
00153   else {
00154     for ( unsigned int i=0; i<frames.frames(); i++, samples += hop ) {
00155       *samples++ = tick();
00156       for ( j=1; j<nChannels; j++ )
00157         *samples++ = lastFrame_[j];
00158     }
00159   }
00160 
00161   return frames;
00162 }


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

The Synthesis ToolKit in C++ (STK)
©1995-2011 Perry R. Cook and Gary P. Scavone. All Rights Reserved.