The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

Threshold
Tracking Live Input Category
The output of a Threshold is 1 when its Input amplitude exceeds the specified threshold; otherwise it is 0.
The smaller the value of hysteresis, the more sensitive the Threshold is to momentary changes in the
Input amplitude.
When trying to detect when an amplitude is exceeded, it is usually a good idea to put your input through
an AmplitudeFollower or PeakDetector first so you are detecting when the amplitude *envelope* exceeds
the threshold rather than when individual sample points might cross the threshold.
Input
When this Sound’s amplitude exceeds the threshold, the output of the Threshold will be a 1 (i.e. the
maximum deviation).
Threshold
When the amplitude of the Input is less than the threshold (plus or minus half the hysteresis), the output
of this sound is zero. Otherwise the output is 1.
Hysteresis
The larger the hysteresis, the less sensitive the Sound will be to small changes in the Input amplitude.
Hysteresis comes from the Greek husteros, come later or behind. This is the tendency of this Sound to
stay in its previous state (either 1 or 0).
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