At 02:19 01/04/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Newbie question:
>Are all orc's supposed to work with all (or different) scores? Or are the
>scores generated specially for the orchestras?

Neither. Each orchestra uses a fixed number of parameters called pfields.
The number of pfields in the orc must match the number of pfields in the
score. Otherwise you get errors.

Orcs also assume implicitly that the numbers passed by pfields are in a
certain range. For example, if a pfield is being used for panning then the
range is usually 0 - 1. A number outside this range may choke the orc and
make it complain.

As long as you understand this and arrange your scores to suit, you can
create any number of scores for the same orc.

>I have some orchestras that just generate errors with any score I try.
>
>The way I see it, every orchestra should work work with any score,
>otherwise Csound doesn't make much sense.

It often helps to understand the basics before jumping to any conclusions. :)

R.