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# scantable

scantable -- A simpler scanned synthesis implementation.

## Description

A simpler scanned synthesis implementation. This is an implementation of a circular string scanned using external tables. This opcode will allow direct modification and reading of values with the table opcodes.

## Syntax

aout scantable kamp, kpch, ipos, imass, istiff, idamp, ivel

## Initialization

ipos -- table containing position array.

imass -- table containing the mass of the string.

istiff -- table containing the stiffness of the string.

idamp -- table containing the damping factors of the string.

ivel -- table containing the velocities.

## Performance

kamp -- amplitude (gain) of the string.

kpch -- the string's scanned frequency.

## Examples

Here is an example of the scantable opcode. It uses the files scantable.orc and scantable.sco.

Example 1. Example of the scantable opcode.

    /* scantable.orc */
    ; Initialize the global variables.
    sr = 44100
    kr = 4410
    ksmps = 10
    nchnls = 1

    ; Table #1 - initial position
    git1 ftgen 1, 0, 128, 7, 0, 64, 1, 64, 0
    ; Table #2 - masses
    git2 ftgen 2, 0, 128, -7, 1, 128, 1
    ; Table #3 - stiffness
    git3 ftgen 3, 0, 128, -7, 0, 64, 100, 64, 0
    ; Table #4 - damping
    git4 ftgen 4, 0, 128, -7, 1, 128, 1
    ; Table #5 - initial velocity
    git5 ftgen 5, 0, 128, -7, 0, 128, 0

    ; Instrument #1.
    instr 1
      kamp init 20000
      kpch init 220
      ipos = 1
      imass = 2
      istiff = 3
      idamp = 4
      ivel = 5

      a1 scantable kamp, kpch, ipos, imass, istiff, idamp, ivel
      a2 dcblock a1

      out a2
    endin
    /* scantable.orc */

    /* scantable.sco */
    ; Play Instrument #1 for ten seconds.
    i 1 0 10
    e
    /* scantable.sco */

## See Also

scanhammer

## Credits

Author: Matt Gilliard
April 2002

Example written by Kevin Conder.

New in version 4.20

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