The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

Evaluating the Parameters
When you change a parameter of a Sound, Kyma will test the new value to make sure that it is a legal
value. This test will not occur until you double click a different Sound, or until you select one of the operations
in the Action or Info menus. If a parameter value is illegal, the field will flash and the computer
will beep twice. The most common problems with parameters are leaving the units off frequency or duration
parameters, specifying a negative or zero value where it does not make sense, and introducing a
syntax error (such as an extra space or a hidden character).
As long as there is an illegal parameter value, you cannot edit the parameters of another Sound. If you
click in the close box of the Sound editor while there is a problem in a parameter field, Kyma will ask you
if you would like to drop the changes made to the Sound being edited.
If there is trouble with a value entered into a parameter, you can either fix the parameter or use Revert
from the Action menu. Revert drops any changes that have been made to the parameters since the last
time the Sound was double-clicked.
Working with the Parameter Fields
There are several different types of parameter fields: file name, disk file segment, envelope breakpoint,
radio button, check box, input, text, script, value, array, and others. § You are probably familiar with how
to use many of these fields, so only the unfamiliar field types will be explained here.
A file name field consists of a text field together with a disk button:
You can either type in a file name (with or without the path information, see How Kyma locates files on
page 431), or click the disk button to choose the file from a file list. Hold down Command or Control
while clicking the disk button to open an editor on the file.
A disk file segment field is used in the DiskSplicer Sound, see DiskSplicer on page 495 for more information.
§ A complete list of parameter field types can be found in Parameter Types and Ranges on page 540.
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