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Re: Pmax=4? What does this mean, polyphony?

Date1999-03-12 23:57
FromTerry Cast
SubjectRe: Pmax=4? What does this mean, polyphony?
PMAX is the maximum number of p-fields allowed (on a line in the score). It
should be a lot higher than 4, but someone else will have to explain how to
set it higher (sorry).

Terry Cast

SONICMAN wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Pmax=4? What does this mean, ....polyphony?
>
> I thought I had read somewhere that Csound didn't really have a
> polyphony limit?
>
> Could someone please explain this to me?
>
> Also, I just DL'd what I thought was the most recent version of the
> manual, but I'm still looking for more of a Csound dictionary, that way
> instead of having to go online everytime I need to have a simple
> definition defined I coulod just look at "The Csound dictionary" any
> ideas?
>
> Geez, just the other day I had someone tell me about this killer score
> function called macros, man this was never even mentioned in my manual
> and it is mighty powerful friends!
>
> Thanks,
> SONICMAN=out