The Kyma Language for Sound Design, Version 4.5

Use Gain to adjust the overall amplitude of the waveform until it is close as possible to a range of -1 to 1
without clipping. Test the Gain setting by using the Insert button; if the inserted segment looks clipped,
adjust Gain and press Insert again.
Cubic Spline
Indicate the total length of the segment in the Duration field (4096 samp is the length of a standard
wavetable). Enter a list of points that the spline should pass through (range is -1 to 1). Then indicate the
proportion of the total duration taken up by each segment. The number of segments should always be
one less than the number of end points.
Exponential Segments
Indicate the total length of the waveform in the Duration field (4096 samp is the length of a standard
wavetable). Enter a list of end points for the exponential segments (remember that exponential functions
are undefined at 0, so keep the values between 0 and 1). Then indicate the proportion of the total duration
taken up by each segment. The number of segments should be one less than the number of end points.
Fourier
This lets you specify a waveform by specifying its component sine waves. Enter the list of desired harmonics
by number (where 1 is the fundamental, 3 is the third harmonic, etc.). Then enter the relative
amplitudes of each harmonic (range of -1 to 1), and the relative phase (in radians) of each harmonic. To
specify π, use {Float pi}. Do any arithmetic on π within curly braces, e.g., {2 * Float pi}. For waveforms
requiring a large number of partials and/or to get inharmonic partials, modify the Fourier Program
template (found in the hierarchical list under Programs).
Impulse Response
This generates the impulse response of a filter that you specify. Set the number of formants and the center
frequency, bandwidth, and relative amplitude of each formant of the filter. Use Gain to adjust the overall
amplitude to be as close as possible to the full range (-1 to 1) without clipping. You may have to try Insert
several times to adjust the Gain to the optimum level.
Interpolate Selection
This is used to time-stretch or time-compress the selection. It can be used, for example, to take a single
cycle from a recording and stretch or compress it to exactly 4096 samples so that it can be used as the
wavetable of an Oscillator. You can also use this to shift a sample down in frequency without aliasing
(by time-stretching it).
The selection will be sinc-interpolated to the length specified in the template parameters. Gain is used to
scale the samples. Interpolation Points controls how many points are used in the sinc interpolation;
use larger numbers than the default for better results, especially when changing the length drastically.
(This operation can take a long time).
Line Segments
Indicate the total length of the waveform or function in the Duration field (4096 samp is the length of a
standard wavetable). Enter a list of end points for the linear segments (in the range of -1 to 1). Then indicate
the proportion of the total duration taken up by each segment. The number of segments should be
one less than the number of end points.
Normalize Selection
This scales all amplitudes in the selected portion of the sample to the maximum indicated in the Amplitude
field.
Polynomial
This generates the polynomial whose x values range over the interval you provide and whose coefficients
are supplied in the Coefficients field. Polynomial is particularly useful for generating wavetables
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