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<refentry id="q">
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>q Statement</refentrytitle>
  </refmeta>
 
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>q statement</refname>
    <refpurpose>
      This statement may be used to quiet an instrument.
      <indexterm id="IndexQStatement"><primary>q statement</primary></indexterm>
    </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>
      This statement may be used to quiet an instrument.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Syntax</title>
    <synopsis><command>q</command> p1  p2  p3</synopsis>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
    <title>Performance</title>
    <para>
       <emphasis>p1</emphasis> -- Instrument number to mute/unmute.
    </para>

    <para>
       <emphasis>p2</emphasis> -- Action time of function generation (or destruction) in beats. 
    </para>

    <para>
       <emphasis>p3</emphasis> -- determines whether the instrument is muted/unmuted. The value of 0 means the instrument is muted, other values mean it is unmuted.
    </para>

    <para>
      Note that this does not affect instruments that are already running at time <emphasis>p2</emphasis>. It blocks any attempt to start one afterwards.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
