bformdec
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## bformdec

bformdec — Deprecated. Decodes an ambisonic B format signal.

## Description

Decodes an ambisonic B format signal into loudspeaker specific signals. Note that this opcode is deprecated as it is inaccurate, and is replaced by the much better opcode bformdec1 which replicates all the important features.

## Syntax

    ao1, ao2 bformdec isetup, aw, ax, ay, az [, ar, as, at, au, av \
          [, abk, al, am, an, ao, ap, aq]]

    ao1, ao2, ao3, ao4 bformdec isetup, aw, ax, ay, az [, ar, as, at, \
          au, av [, abk, al, am, an, ao, ap, aq]]

    ao1, ao2, ao3, ao4, ao5 bformdec isetup, aw, ax, ay, az [, ar, as, \
          at, au, av [, abk, al, am, an, ao, ap, aq]]

    ao1, ao2, ao3, ao4, ao5, ao6, ao7, ao8 bformdec isetup, aw, ax, ay, az \
          [, ar, as, at, au, av [, abk, al, am, an, ao, ap, aq]]]

## Initialization

isetup –- loudspeaker setup. There are five supported setups: 1 denotes stereo setup. There must be two output cells with loudspeaker positions assumed to be (330/0, 30/0).

2 denotes quad setup. There must be four output cells. Loudspeaker positions assumed to be (45°/0), (135°/0), (225/0), (315/0).

3 is a 5.1 surround setup. There must be five output cells. LFE channel is not supported. Loudspeaker positions assumed to be (330/0), (30/0), (0/0), (250/0), (110/0).

4 denotes eight loudspeaker circle setup. There must be eight output cells. Loudspeaker positions assumed to be (22.5/0), (67.5/0), (112.5/0), (157.5/0), (202.5/0), (247.5/0), (292.5/0), (337.5/0).

5 means an eight loudspeaker cubic setup. There must be eight output cells. Loudspeaker positions assumed to be (45/0), (45/30), (135/0), (135/30), (225/0), (225/30), (315/0), (315/30).

## Performance

aw, ax, ay, ... -- input signal in the B format.

ao1 .. ao8 -– loudspeaker specific output signals.

## Example

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

Example 58. Example of the bformdec opcode.

See the sections Real-time Audio and Command Line Flags for more information on using command line flags.

    <CsoundSynthesizer>
    <CsOptions>
    ; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
    ; Audio out   Audio in    No messages
    ;-odac           -iadc     -d     ;;;RT audio I/O
    ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
     -o bformenc.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
    </CsOptions>
    <CsInstruments>
    sr = 44100
    kr = 4410
    ksmps = 10
    nchnls = 8

    instr 1
            ; generate pink noise
            anoise pinkish 1000

            ; two full turns
            kalpha line 0, p3, 720
            kbeta = 0

            ; fade ambisonic order from 2nd to 0th during second turn
            kord0 = 1
            kord1 linseg 1, p3 / 2, 1, p3 / 2, 0
            kord2 linseg 1, p3 / 2, 1, p3 / 2, 0

            ; generate B format
            aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av bformenc anoise, kalpha, kbeta, kord0, kord1, kord2

            ; decode B format for 8 channel circle loudspeaker setup
            a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8 bformdec 4, aw, ax, ay, az, ar, as, at, au, av

            ; write audio out
            outo a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8
    endin

    </CsInstruments>
    <CsScore>

    ; Play Instrument #1 for 20 seconds.
    i 1 0 20
    e

    </CsScore>
    </CsoundSynthesizer>

## Credits

Author: Samuel Groner
2005

New in version 5.07. Deprecated in 5.09

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