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# moscil

moscil -- Sends a stream of the MIDI notes.

## Description

Sends a stream of the MIDI notes.

## Syntax

moscil kchn, knum, kvel, kdur, kpause

## Performance

kchn -- MIDI channel number (1-16)

knum -- note number (0-127)

kvel -- velocity (0-127)

kdur -- note duration in seconds

kpause -- pause duration after each noteoff and before new note in seconds

moscil and midion are the most powerful MIDI OUT opcodes. moscil (MIDI oscil) plays a stream of notes of kdur duration. Channel, pitch, velocity, duration and pause can be controlled at k-rate, allowing very complex algorithmically generated melodic lines. When current instrument is deactivated, the note played by current instance of moscil is forcedly truncated.

Any number of moscil opcodes can appear in the same Csound instrument, allowing a counterpoint-style polyphony within a single instrument.

## See Also

midion

## Credits

Author: Gabriel Maldonado
Italy
May 1997

New in Csound version 3.47

Thanks goes to Rasmus Ekman for pointing out the correct MIDI channel and controller number ranges.

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