The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

Using Values with Units in Calculations
The rules of regular arithmetic with units apply to parameters that have units of time or frequency. For
instance, you can multiply a value with units by a number with no units, but if you are adding two values,
one of the following conditions must apply: both must be in units of time, both must be in units of
frequency, or both must be without units.
If the values being combined are of the same type (both in units of time or both in units of frequency), but
are not the same units, the calculation will be performed in units of hertz or seconds:
Example Value
60 nn hz 261.6256 hz
100 hz nn 43.35 nn
60 nn + 100 hz 361.6256 hz
60 nn + 100 hz nn 103.35 nn
60 nn hz + 100 hz 361.6256 hz
If you want to remove the units after performing a conversion or calculation, use removeUnits. For example,
if you needed to use a pitch in units of hertz in computing the value of a non-frequency field, you
would need to remove the units, as in the following code:
4 c hz removeUnits / SignalProcessor sampleRate.
A SMPTE time or duration can be specified as
hours:minutes:seconds.frames SMPTE
as in the following example:
1:04:32.2 SMPTE
Closing the Sound Editor and Saving Changes
To close the Sound editor, click in the close box at the upper left. Kyma will ask whether or not you want
to keep the changes you have made. At this point you have a choice of replacing the old Sound with the
edited version, dropping the changes that you just made, or changing your mind and canceling.
If you want to save the edited Sound as a new Sound while keeping the original Sound unchanged, drag
the rightmost Sound from the signal flow diagram into a Sound file window; then close the Sound editor,
and choose No when it asks if you want to save the changes.
Note that changes made to a Sound are not saved onto the disk until you have saved the entire Sound file
window. To do this, choose Save or Save as… from the File menu.
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