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now

Returns the current value of the clock.

Syntax

itime now

itime = now()

Usage

Using now() explicitly is rare, but may be useful when creating custom schedulers.

now() returns an absolute time, measured in 'beats' since the start of the performance. The clock is an counter incrementing at the rate specified by the tempo. cslc UDO's use now() internally to calculate time intervals and scheduling of events.

itime -- the current time in beats

Example

now.orc

Example of using now to select ranges of random pitch
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instr myoscil

  asig oscil p4,p5
  asig declickr asig,0.0001
  send asig

endin

patchsig "myoscil", "outs"


instr temporalrecursor

  ;alternate random pitch ranges
  if (now() % 3) > 1.5 then
    schedule "myoscil",0,1/16,0.5,cpstuni(randint(3,9)+14,gi_CurrentScale)
  else 
    schedule "myoscil",0,1/16,0.5,cpstuni(randint(0,3)+7,gi_CurrentScale)
  endif
  schedule p1,randselect_i(1/8,1/4,1/4,1/16),0.1
endin

schedule "temporalrecursor",0,1