Most things where it is important to use ksmps = 1, for example doing
filter math using an equation are probably more efficiently done in
the UDO space using a local ksmps value than running the whole
orchestra at ksmps = 1. See the "setksmps" opcode for further
information ( http://www.csounds.com/manual/html/setksmps ) The manual
page is a nice supplemental read that branches off of what Michael was
saying about the performance loop, if you care to learn more about
what Csound is doing under the hood.

This is a good reminder to all of us, since local ksmps tends to be an
amazingly useful feature of the language. Multiple UDO's in the same
orchestra can be set to different ksmps values! Don't feel limited to
the global ksmps value, you just have to get creative.


-David