Thanks for the explanation, Steven.  I guess it makes sense... (:-))
Something one has to be aware of, though.

	-- Pete --

On Sat, Jun 06, 2020 at 10:17:34AM -0400, Steven Yi wrote:
> Hi Pete,
> 
> I don't remember if this was answered but this is the expected behavior. If
> a score is found, the engine will render until all notes are done and
> ignores held notes in that calculation.  Otherwise there's a halting
> problem and the project can run forever and that would not be ideal for
> rendering to disk!
> 
> Steven
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 3:29 PM Pete Goodeve <pete.goodeve@computer.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > This is a follow on from my attempt to sort out the 'd' score
> > statement yesterday.  I've simplified things by just seeing
> > how held notes behave, and I'm still confused!
> >
> > Using a simple sine generator (CSD attached), I start
> > with a score like this (p4=MIDI number, p5=amp):
> >
> > f0 z
> >
> > i1 0 -1 60 1.0
> > i1 1 -1 67 1.0
> >
> > And I get what I'd expect -- the 'C' note plays for one second
> > and is replaced by thw 'G', which plays until the csd is stopped.
> >
> > Then I remove the 'f0 z'.  Now the C plays as before, but everything
> > quits after one second and the G never sounds!
> >
> > In most situations these days I don't use 'f0' because a score
> > usually plays to the end, and a totally empty score section stays
> > active until killed.
> >
> > Is the above expected behaviour, or is it just a bug?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >         -- Pete --
> >
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