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15    
16      <h2>Built-In Functions</h2>      <h2>Built-In Functions</h2>
17      <p>      <p>
18        These are the built-in functions available with the NKSP realt-time        These are the built-in functions available with the NKSP real-time
19        instrument script language.        instrument script language.
20      </p>      </p>
21    
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28          <th>Function</th> <th>Description</th>          <th>Function</th> <th>Description</th>
29        </tr>        </tr>
30        <tr>        <tr>
31            <td><code lang="nksp">abort()</code></td>
32            <td>Stops execution of a script callback.</td>
33          </tr>
34          <tr>
35            <td><code lang="nksp">array_equal()</code></td>
36            <td>Check whether two arrays are equal.</td>
37          </tr>
38          <tr>
39            <td><code lang="nksp">dec()</code></td>
40            <td>Decrements the passed integer variable by one.</td>
41          </tr>
42          <tr>
43            <td><code>inc()</code></td>
44            <td>Increments the passed integer variable by one.</td>
45          </tr>
46          <tr>
47            <td><code>in_range()</code></td>
48            <td>Checks whether a value is between two other values.</td>
49          </tr>
50          <tr>
51          <td><code lang="nksp">message()</code></td>          <td><code lang="nksp">message()</code></td>
52          <td>Prints text to the sampler's terminal.</td>          <td>Prints text to the sampler's terminal.</td>
53        </tr>        </tr>
54        <tr>        <tr>
55            <td><code>search()</code></td>
56            <td>Search for a certain value within an array.</td>
57          </tr>
58          <tr>
59            <td><code>sort()</code></td>
60            <td>Sort the given array.</td>
61          </tr>
62          <tr>
63          <td><code>exit()</code></td>          <td><code>exit()</code></td>
64          <td>Stops execution of the current event handler instance.</td>          <td>Stops execution of the current event handler instance.</td>
65        </tr>        </tr>
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68          <td>Pauses execution for a certain amount of time.</td>          <td>Pauses execution for a certain amount of time.</td>
69        </tr>        </tr>
70        <tr>        <tr>
71            <td><code>stop_wait()</code></td>
72            <td>Resumes execution of a suspended script callback.</td>
73          </tr>
74          <tr>
75          <td><code>abs()</code></td>          <td><code>abs()</code></td>
76          <td>Calculates the absolute value of a given value.</td>          <td>Calculates the absolute value of a given value.</td>
77        </tr>        </tr>
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80          <td>Random number generator.</td>          <td>Random number generator.</td>
81        </tr>        </tr>
82        <tr>        <tr>
83            <td><code>min()</code></td>
84            <td>Calculates the minimum value of two given values.</td>
85          </tr>
86          <tr>
87            <td><code>max()</code></td>
88            <td>Calculates the maximum value of two given values.</td>
89          </tr>
90          <tr>
91          <td><code>num_elements()</code></td>          <td><code>num_elements()</code></td>
92          <td>Returns the size of the requested array variable.</td>          <td>Returns the size of the requested array variable.</td>
93        </tr>        </tr>
94          <tr>
95            <td><code>sh_left()</code></td>
96            <td>Calculates a left bit shifted value.</td>
97          </tr>
98          <tr>
99            <td><code>sh_right()</code></td>
100            <td>Calculates a right bit shifted value.</td>
101          </tr>
102      </table>      </table>
103            
104      <h3>Common Sampler Functions</h3>      <h3>Common Sampler Functions</h3>
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115          <td>Triggers a new note.</td>          <td>Triggers a new note.</td>
116        </tr>        </tr>
117        <tr>        <tr>
118            <td><code>change_note()</code></td>
119            <td>Change MIDI note number of note.</td>
120          </tr>
121          <tr>
122          <td><code>change_pan()</code></td>          <td><code>change_pan()</code></td>
123          <td>Changes panning of voices (stereo balance).</td>          <td>Changes panning of voices (stereo balance).</td>
124        </tr>        </tr>
125        <tr>        <tr>
126            <td><code>change_play_pos()</code></td>
127            <td>Change the sample playback position.</td>
128          </tr>
129          <tr>
130          <td><code>change_tune()</code></td>          <td><code>change_tune()</code></td>
131          <td>Changes the tuning of voices.</td>          <td>Changes the tuning of voices.</td>
132        </tr>        </tr>
133        <tr>        <tr>
134            <td><code>change_tune_time()</code></td>
135            <td>Changes the duration of tuning changes.</td>
136          </tr>
137          <tr>
138            <td><code>change_tune_curve()</code></td>
139            <td>Changes the curve type of tuning changes.</td>
140          </tr>
141          <tr>
142          <td><code>change_vol()</code></td>          <td><code>change_vol()</code></td>
143          <td>Changes the volume of voices.</td>          <td>Changes the volume of voices.</td>
144        </tr>        </tr>
145        <tr>        <tr>
146            <td><code>change_vol_time()</code></td>
147            <td>Changes the duration of volume changes.</td>
148          </tr>
149          <tr>
150            <td><code>change_vol_curve()</code></td>
151            <td>Changes the curve type of volume changes.</td>
152          </tr>
153          <tr>
154          <td><code>change_cutoff()</code></td>          <td><code>change_cutoff()</code></td>
155          <td>Changes filter cutoff frequency of voices.</td>          <td>Changes filter cutoff frequency of voices.</td>
156        </tr>        </tr>
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159          <td>Changes filter resonance of voices.</td>          <td>Changes filter resonance of voices.</td>
160        </tr>        </tr>
161        <tr>        <tr>
162            <td><code>change_attack()</code></td>
163            <td>Modifies the attack time of voices.</td>
164          </tr>
165          <tr>
166            <td><code>change_decay()</code></td>
167            <td>Modifies the decay time of voices.</td>
168          </tr>
169          <tr>
170            <td><code>change_release()</code></td>
171            <td>Modifies the release time of voices.</td>
172          </tr>
173          <tr>
174            <td><code>change_amp_lfo_depth()</code></td>
175            <td>Modifies the amplitude LFO depth.</td>
176          </tr>
177          <tr>
178            <td><code>change_amp_lfo_freq()</code></td>
179            <td>Modifies the amplitude LFO frequency.</td>
180          </tr>
181          <tr>
182            <td><code>change_pitch_lfo_depth()</code></td>
183            <td>Modifies the pitch LFO depth.</td>
184          </tr>
185          <tr>
186            <td><code>change_pitch_lfo_freq()</code></td>
187            <td>Modifies the pitch LFO frequency.</td>
188          </tr>
189          <tr>
190            <td><code>change_velo()</code></td>
191            <td>Change MIDI velocity of note.</td>
192          </tr>
193          <tr>
194          <td><code>event_status()</code></td>          <td><code>event_status()</code></td>
195          <td>Checks and returns whether a particular note is still alive.</td>          <td>Checks and returns whether a particular note is still alive.</td>
196        </tr>        </tr>
197        <tr>        <tr>
198            <td><code>fade_in()</code></td>
199            <td>Fade the requested note in.</td>
200          </tr>
201          <tr>
202            <td><code>fade_out()</code></td>
203            <td>Fade the requested note out.</td>
204          </tr>
205          <tr>
206            <td><code>get_event_par()</code></td>
207            <td>Get the current value of a specific note parameter.</td>
208          </tr>
209          <tr>
210            <td><code>set_event_par()</code></td>
211            <td>Change the value of a specific note parameter.</td>
212          </tr>
213          <tr>
214          <td><code>set_controller()</code></td>          <td><code>set_controller()</code></td>
215          <td>Creates a MIDI control change event.</td>          <td>Creates a MIDI control change event.</td>
216        </tr>        </tr>
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253          <td><code>gig_set_dim_zone()</code></td>          <td><code>gig_set_dim_zone()</code></td>
254          <td>Changes the currently active dimension zone.</td>          <td>Changes the currently active dimension zone.</td>
255        </tr>        </tr>
256          <tr>
257            <td><code>same_region()</code></td>
258            <td>Check whether two keys are mapped to the same region.</td>
259          </tr>
260      </table>      </table>
261    
262      <h2>Built-In Variables</h2>      <h2>Built-In Variables</h2>
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348              </note>              </note>
349          </td>          </td>
350        </tr>        </tr>
351          <tr>
352            <td><code>$NI_CALLBACK_ID</code></td>
353            <td>Reflects the current event handler instance's unique callback ID.
354                For the same event type there may be more than
355                one event handler instances running. Each one of them has
356                its own callback ID. You can get the current event handler
357                instance's callback ID by reading this built-in variable.</td>
358          </tr>
359          <tr>
360            <td><code>$NI_CALLBACK_TYPE</code></td>
361            <td>Reflects the event type of the current event handler. This variable
362                may reflect one of the following built-in constants:
363                <code>$NI_CB_TYPE_INIT</code>, <code>$NI_CB_TYPE_NOTE</code>,
364                <code>$NI_CB_TYPE_RELEASE</code>, <code>$NI_CB_TYPE_CONTROLLER</code>.</td>
365          </tr>
366          <tr>
367            <td><code>$NI_CB_TYPE_INIT</code></td>
368            <td>Built-in constant reflecting an <code>init</code> event handler type.</td>
369          </tr>
370          <tr>
371            <td><code>$NI_CB_TYPE_NOTE</code></td>
372            <td>Built-in constant reflecting a <code>note</code> event handler type.</td>
373          </tr>
374          <tr>
375            <td><code>$NI_CB_TYPE_RELEASE</code></td>
376            <td>Built-in constant reflecting a <code>release</code> event handler type.</td>
377          </tr>
378          <tr>
379            <td><code>$NI_CB_TYPE_CONTROLLER</code></td>
380            <td>Built-in constant reflecting a <code>controller</code> event handler type.</td>
381          </tr>
382          <tr>
383            <td><code>$NKSP_IGNORE_WAIT</code></td>
384            <td>If this boolean built-in variable is <code>1</code> then all calls of your
385                event handler instance to function <code>wait()</code> will be ignored.
386                This may for example be the case if another event handler instance
387                resumed your paused script by calling <code>stop_wait()</code> and
388                passing <code>1</code> to the 2nd argument of that function.</td>
389          </tr>
390      </table>      </table>
391    
392      <h3>Common Sampler Variables</h3>      <h3>Common Sampler Variables</h3>
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399          <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th>          <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th>
400        </tr>        </tr>
401        <tr>        <tr>
402            <td><code>%ALL_EVENTS</code></td>
403            <td>
404              Note IDs of all currently active notes of the current sampler part (a.k.a. sampler channel).
405              This may be passed to many built-in functions like <code>note_off()</code>.
406              This array variable only contains IDs of notes which were launched due
407              to MIDI note-on events. This variable does not contain IDs of child notes
408              (i.e. notes which were launched programmatically by calling <code>play_note()</code>).
409              <note>
410                In contrast to KSP this variable is an integer array type, whereas KSP's
411                pendent of this built-in variable is an integer constant (scalar) called
412                <code>$ALL_EVENTS</code>. Using the latter with NKSP will cause a
413                parser warning, the behavior will be the same though.
414              </note>
415            </td>
416          </tr>
417          <tr>
418          <td><code>$CC_NUM</code></td>          <td><code>$CC_NUM</code></td>
419          <td>MIDI controller number that caused the <code>controller</code>          <td>MIDI controller number that caused the <code>controller</code>
420              handler to be executed (only useful in the context of a              handler to be executed (only useful in the context of a
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460              note is still "alive".</td>              note is still "alive".</td>
461        </tr>        </tr>
462        <tr>        <tr>
463            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_NOTE</code></td>
464            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "note number" parameter. See
465                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
466                for details.</td>
467          </tr>
468          <tr>
469            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_TUNE</code></td>
470            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "tune" parameter. See
471                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
472                for details.</td>
473          </tr>
474          <tr>
475            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_VELOCITY</code></td>
476            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "note velocity" parameter. See
477                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
478                for details.</td>
479          </tr>
480          <tr>
481            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_VOLUME</code></td>
482            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "volume" parameter. See
483                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
484                for details.</td>
485          </tr>
486          <tr>
487            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_0</code> to <code>$EVENT_PAR_3</code></td>
488            <td>Four constant values symbolizing the 4 possible user specific
489                parameters, which i.e. might be used to pass data from one script
490                (slot) to another script (slot). See  <code>get_event_par()</code>
491                and <code>set_event_par()</code> for details.</td>
492          </tr>
493          <tr>
494          <td><code>%KEY_DOWN[]</code></td>          <td><code>%KEY_DOWN[]</code></td>
495          <td>This can be used in any context to check whether a certain MIDI          <td>This can be used in any context to check whether a certain MIDI
496              key is currently pressed down. Use the respective MIDI note number              key is currently pressed down. Use the respective MIDI note number
497              as index to this array variable (see also <code>event_status()</code>).</td>              as index to this array variable (see also <code>event_status()</code>).</td>
498        </tr>        </tr>
499        <tr>        <tr>
500            <td><code>$NKSP_EASE_IN_EASE_OUT</code></td>
501            <td>Used to select a fade curve with "ease in and ease out" shape.</td>
502          </tr>
503          <tr>
504            <td><code>$NKSP_LINEAR</code></td>
505            <td>Used to select a fade curve with linear shape.</td>
506          </tr>
507          <tr>
508          <td><code>$VCC_MONO_AT</code></td>          <td><code>$VCC_MONO_AT</code></td>
509          <td>Constant identifying the MIDI monophonic aftertouch controller (also          <td>Constant identifying the MIDI monophonic aftertouch controller (also
510              called <i title="Amount of force on held-down key.">              called <i title="Amount of force on held-down key.">
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578          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>keyboard position dimension</i>.</td>          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>keyboard position dimension</i>.</td>
579        </tr>        </tr>
580        <tr>        <tr>
581          <td><code>$GIG_DIM_ROUNDROBIN"</code></td>          <td><code>$GIG_DIM_ROUNDROBIN</code></td>
582          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>round robin dimension</i>.</td>          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>round robin dimension</i>.</td>
583        </tr>        </tr>
584        <tr>        <tr>
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