STKRhodey
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## STKRhodey

STKRhodey — STK Fender Rhodes-like electric piano FM synthesis instrument.

## Description

STK Fender Rhodes-like electric piano FM synthesis instrument.

This opcode implements an instrument based on two simple FM Pairs summed together, also referred to as algorithm 5 of the Yamaha TX81Z. It simulates the sound of a Rhodes electric piano, and some related sounds.

## Syntax

    asignal STKRhodey ifrequency, iamplitude, [kmod, kv1[, kcross, kv2[, klfo, kv3[, klfodepth, kv4[, kadsr, kv5]]]]]

## Initialization

ifrequency -- Frequency of note played, in Hertz.

iamplitude -- Amplitude of note played (range 0-1).

## Performance

kmod -- controller 2, modulator index 1. Value range of kv1 is 0-127.

kcross -- controller 4, crossfade of outputs. Value range of kv2 is 0-127.

klfo -- controller 11, speed of low-frequency oscillator. Value range of kv3 is 0-127.

klfodepth -- controller1, depth of low-frequency oscillator. Value range of kv4 is 0-127.

kadsr -- controller 128, ADSR 2 and 4 target. Value range of kv5 is 0-127.

| Note
The code for this opcode is taken directly from the Rhodey class in the Synthesis Toolkit in C++ by Perry R. Cook and Gary P. Scavone. More on the STK classes can be found here: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/stk/classes.html kc1, kv1, kc2, kv2, kc3, kv3, kc4, kv4, kc5, kv5, kc6, kv6, kc7, kv7, kc8, kv8 -- Up to 8 optional k-rate controller pairs for the STK opcodes. Each controller pair consists of a controller number (kc) followed by a controller value (kv). Both the controller numbers and the controller values are krate variables. However, during a performance, normally the controller numbers stay fixed while the corresponding controller values may change at any time. The order of the controller pair is arbitrary, as long as they are after iamplitude. Also, it is not needed that all controller pairs are used.

## Examples

Here is an example of the STKRhodey opcode. It uses the file STKRhodey.csd.

Example 889. Example of the STKRhodey opcode.

    <CsoundSynthesizer>
    <CsOptions>
    ; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
    -odac     ;;;realtime audio out
    ;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if RT audio input is needed too
    ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
    ; -o STKRhodey.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
    </CsOptions>
    <CsInstruments>

    sr = 44100
    ksmps = 32
    nchnls = 2
    0dbfs  = 1

    instr 1

    ifrq	=	p4
    kv1	line	p5, p3, p6				;(FM) Modulator Index One
    kv5	=	p7					;ADSR 2 and 4 target
    asig	STKRhodey cpspch(p4), 1, 2, kv1, 4, 10, 11, 100, 1, 3, 128, kv5
    	outs asig, asig
    endin

    </CsInstruments>
    <CsScore>

    i 1 0 .5 7.00 75  0    0
    i 1 + .  8.00 120 0    120
    i 1 + 1  6.00 50  120  50
    i 1 + 4  8.00 10  120  100
    e
    </CsScore>
    </CsoundSynthesizer>

## See Also

STKWurley.

## Credits

Author: Michael Gogins (after Perry Cook)
Irreducible Productions
New York, NY

New in Csound version 5.11

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