Musical Events

Musical Events define what OpenScofo listens for. Write one event per line, and indent any associated actions below it using one tab (or four spaces).

NOTE C4 1
    sendto delay [1000]

Reference Table

Event	Purpose	Syntax	Example	Remarks
`NOTE`	Single pitch	`NOTE <PITCH> <DURATION>`	`NOTE C4 1`	Pitch name or MIDI number.
`CHORD`	Simultaneous pitches	`CHORD (<PITCH...>) <DURATION>`	`CHORD (C4 E4 G4) 2`	For chords and stable multiphonics.
`TRILL`	Alternating pitches	`TRILL (<PITCH...>) <DURATION>`	`TRILL (D4 E4) 4`	For trills and tremolos.
`REST`	Silence	`REST <DURATION>`	`REST 1`	Keeps score time moving.
`PTECH`	Pitched technique	`PTECH <LABEL> <PITCH> <DURATION>`	`PTECH pizz C4 1`	For extended techniques with pitch. Check AI!
`UTECH`	Unpitched technique	`UTECH <LABEL> <DURATION>`	`UTECH jet-whistle 2`	For extended techniques without pitch. Check AI!

Example

BPM 60

NOTE C4 1
    sendto delay [1]

CHORD (E4 G4 B4) 2
    sendto reverb [0.8]

PTECH pizz C4 1
    sendto sample [start pizz_echo]

TIMEDEVENT and LUAEVENT

TIMEDEVENT and LUAEVENT are planned but not implemented.