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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>fork()</code></td>
40            <td>Creates new execution instances (threads).</td>
41          </tr>
42          <tr>
43            <td><code>callback_status()</code></td>
44            <td>Returns the current status of a callback (thread).</td>
45          </tr>
46          <tr>
47          <td><code lang="nksp">dec()</code></td>          <td><code lang="nksp">dec()</code></td>
48          <td>Decrements the passed integer variable by one.</td>          <td>Decrements the passed integer variable by one.</td>
49        </tr>        </tr>
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52          <td>Increments the passed integer variable by one.</td>          <td>Increments the passed integer variable by one.</td>
53        </tr>        </tr>
54        <tr>        <tr>
55            <td><code>in_range()</code></td>
56            <td>Checks whether a value is between two other values.</td>
57          </tr>
58          <tr>
59          <td><code lang="nksp">message()</code></td>          <td><code lang="nksp">message()</code></td>
60          <td>Prints text to the sampler's terminal.</td>          <td>Prints text to the sampler's terminal.</td>
61        </tr>        </tr>
62        <tr>        <tr>
63            <td><code>search()</code></td>
64            <td>Search for a certain value within an array.</td>
65          </tr>
66          <tr>
67            <td><code>sort()</code></td>
68            <td>Sort the given array.</td>
69          </tr>
70          <tr>
71          <td><code>exit()</code></td>          <td><code>exit()</code></td>
72          <td>Stops execution of the current event handler instance.</td>          <td>Stops execution of the current event handler instance.</td>
73        </tr>        </tr>
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123          <td>Triggers a new note.</td>          <td>Triggers a new note.</td>
124        </tr>        </tr>
125        <tr>        <tr>
126            <td><code>change_note()</code></td>
127            <td>Change MIDI note number of note.</td>
128          </tr>
129          <tr>
130          <td><code>change_pan()</code></td>          <td><code>change_pan()</code></td>
131          <td>Changes panning of voices (stereo balance).</td>          <td>Changes panning of voices (stereo balance).</td>
132        </tr>        </tr>
133        <tr>        <tr>
134            <td><code>change_play_pos()</code></td>
135            <td>Change the sample playback position.</td>
136          </tr>
137          <tr>
138          <td><code>change_tune()</code></td>          <td><code>change_tune()</code></td>
139          <td>Changes the tuning of voices.</td>          <td>Changes the tuning of voices.</td>
140        </tr>        </tr>
141        <tr>        <tr>
142            <td><code>change_tune_time()</code></td>
143            <td>Changes the duration of tuning changes.</td>
144          </tr>
145          <tr>
146            <td><code>change_tune_curve()</code></td>
147            <td>Changes the curve type of tuning changes.</td>
148          </tr>
149          <tr>
150          <td><code>change_vol()</code></td>          <td><code>change_vol()</code></td>
151          <td>Changes the volume of voices.</td>          <td>Changes the volume of voices.</td>
152        </tr>        </tr>
153        <tr>        <tr>
154            <td><code>change_vol_time()</code></td>
155            <td>Changes the duration of volume changes.</td>
156          </tr>
157          <tr>
158            <td><code>change_vol_curve()</code></td>
159            <td>Changes the curve type of volume changes.</td>
160          </tr>
161          <tr>
162          <td><code>change_cutoff()</code></td>          <td><code>change_cutoff()</code></td>
163          <td>Changes filter cutoff frequency of voices.</td>          <td>Changes filter cutoff frequency of voices.</td>
164        </tr>        </tr>
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179          <td>Modifies the release time of voices.</td>          <td>Modifies the release time of voices.</td>
180        </tr>        </tr>
181        <tr>        <tr>
182            <td><code>change_amp_lfo_depth()</code></td>
183            <td>Modifies the amplitude LFO depth.</td>
184          </tr>
185          <tr>
186            <td><code>change_amp_lfo_freq()</code></td>
187            <td>Modifies the amplitude LFO frequency.</td>
188          </tr>
189          <tr>
190            <td><code>change_pitch_lfo_depth()</code></td>
191            <td>Modifies the pitch LFO depth.</td>
192          </tr>
193          <tr>
194            <td><code>change_pitch_lfo_freq()</code></td>
195            <td>Modifies the pitch LFO frequency.</td>
196          </tr>
197          <tr>
198            <td><code>change_velo()</code></td>
199            <td>Change MIDI velocity of note.</td>
200          </tr>
201          <tr>
202          <td><code>event_status()</code></td>          <td><code>event_status()</code></td>
203          <td>Checks and returns whether a particular note is still alive.</td>          <td>Checks and returns whether a particular note is still alive.</td>
204        </tr>        </tr>
205        <tr>        <tr>
206            <td><code>fade_in()</code></td>
207            <td>Fade the requested note in.</td>
208          </tr>
209          <tr>
210            <td><code>fade_out()</code></td>
211            <td>Fade the requested note out.</td>
212          </tr>
213          <tr>
214            <td><code>get_event_par()</code></td>
215            <td>Get the current value of a specific note parameter.</td>
216          </tr>
217          <tr>
218            <td><code>set_event_par()</code></td>
219            <td>Change the value of a specific note parameter.</td>
220          </tr>
221          <tr>
222          <td><code>set_controller()</code></td>          <td><code>set_controller()</code></td>
223          <td>Creates a MIDI control change event.</td>          <td>Creates a MIDI control change event.</td>
224        </tr>        </tr>
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261          <td><code>gig_set_dim_zone()</code></td>          <td><code>gig_set_dim_zone()</code></td>
262          <td>Changes the currently active dimension zone.</td>          <td>Changes the currently active dimension zone.</td>
263        </tr>        </tr>
264          <tr>
265            <td><code>same_region()</code></td>
266            <td>Check whether two keys are mapped to the same region.</td>
267          </tr>
268      </table>      </table>
269    
270      <h2>Built-In Variables</h2>      <h2>Built-In Variables</h2>
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283          <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th>          <th>Variable</th> <th>Description</th>
284        </tr>        </tr>
285        <tr>        <tr>
286            <td><code>$CALLBACK_STATUS_QUEUE</code></td>
287            <td>Built-in constant reflecting the status of a callback to be
288                alive but suspended. See <code>callback_status()</code> for details.</td>
289          </tr>
290          <tr>
291            <td><code>$CALLBACK_STATUS_RUNNING</code></td>
292            <td>Built-in constant reflecting the status of a callback to be
293                alive and currently executing. See <code>callback_status()</code>
294                for details.</td>
295          </tr>
296          <tr>
297            <td><code>$CALLBACK_STATUS_TERMINATED</code></td>
298            <td>Built-in constant reflecting the status of a callback to be
299                not alive. See <code>callback_status()</code> for details.</td>
300          </tr>
301          <tr>
302          <td><code>$KSP_TIMER</code></td>          <td><code>$KSP_TIMER</code></td>
303          <td>Preserved for compatiblity reasons with KSP, returns the same value          <td>Preserved for compatiblity reasons with KSP, returns the same value
304             as <code>$NKSP_REAL_TIMER</code> (refer to the latter for details).             as <code>$NKSP_REAL_TIMER</code> (refer to the latter for details).
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343          </td>          </td>
344        </tr>        </tr>
345        <tr>        <tr>
346            <td><code>%NKSP_CALLBACK_CHILD_ID[]</code></td>
347            <td>
348              Reflects the callback IDs of all child threads which the current
349              script callback instance spawned by having called <code>fork()</code> before.
350              See the latter function for details about this array variable.
351            </td>
352          </tr>
353          <tr>
354            <td><code>$NKSP_CALLBACK_PARENT_ID</code></td>
355            <td>
356              If the current execution thread is a child thread spawned by a <code>fork()</code>
357              call before, then this variable reflects the callback ID of the parent
358              thread which created this child thread. Otherwise this variable is <code>0</code>.
359              See <code>fork()</code> for more details about this variable.
360            </td>
361          </tr>
362          <tr>
363          <td><code>$NKSP_REAL_TIMER</code></td>          <td><code>$NKSP_REAL_TIMER</code></td>
364          <td>Returns the current time stamp in reality (in microseconds). You may          <td>Returns the current time stamp in reality (in microseconds). You may
365              read this variable from time to time to take              read this variable from time to time to take
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444          <td>          <td>
445            Note IDs of all currently active notes of the current sampler part (a.k.a. sampler channel).            Note IDs of all currently active notes of the current sampler part (a.k.a. sampler channel).
446            This may be passed to many built-in functions like <code>note_off()</code>.            This may be passed to many built-in functions like <code>note_off()</code>.
447              This array variable only contains IDs of notes which were launched due
448              to MIDI note-on events. This variable does not contain IDs of child notes
449              (i.e. notes which were launched programmatically by calling <code>play_note()</code>).
450            <note>            <note>
451              In contrast to KSP this variable is an integer array type, whereas KSP's              In contrast to KSP this variable is an integer array type, whereas KSP's
452              pendent of this built-in variable is an integer constant (scalar) called              pendent of this built-in variable is an integer constant (scalar) called
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501              note is still "alive".</td>              note is still "alive".</td>
502        </tr>        </tr>
503        <tr>        <tr>
504            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_NOTE</code></td>
505            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "note number" parameter. See
506                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
507                for details.</td>
508          </tr>
509          <tr>
510            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_TUNE</code></td>
511            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "tune" parameter. See
512                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
513                for details.</td>
514          </tr>
515          <tr>
516            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_VELOCITY</code></td>
517            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "note velocity" parameter. See
518                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
519                for details.</td>
520          </tr>
521          <tr>
522            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_VOLUME</code></td>
523            <td>Constant value symbolizing the "volume" parameter. See
524                <code>get_event_par()</code> and <code>set_event_par()</code>
525                for details.</td>
526          </tr>
527          <tr>
528            <td><code>$EVENT_PAR_0</code> to <code>$EVENT_PAR_3</code></td>
529            <td>Four constant values symbolizing the 4 possible user specific
530                parameters, which i.e. might be used to pass data from one script
531                (slot) to another script (slot). See  <code>get_event_par()</code>
532                and <code>set_event_par()</code> for details.</td>
533          </tr>
534          <tr>
535          <td><code>%KEY_DOWN[]</code></td>          <td><code>%KEY_DOWN[]</code></td>
536          <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
537              key is currently pressed down. Use the respective MIDI note number              key is currently pressed down. Use the respective MIDI note number
538              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>
539        </tr>        </tr>
540        <tr>        <tr>
541            <td><code>$NKSP_EASE_IN_EASE_OUT</code></td>
542            <td>Used to select a fade curve with "ease in and ease out" shape.</td>
543          </tr>
544          <tr>
545            <td><code>$NKSP_LINEAR</code></td>
546            <td>Used to select a fade curve with linear shape.</td>
547          </tr>
548          <tr>
549          <td><code>$VCC_MONO_AT</code></td>          <td><code>$VCC_MONO_AT</code></td>
550          <td>Constant identifying the MIDI monophonic aftertouch controller (also          <td>Constant identifying the MIDI monophonic aftertouch controller (also
551              called <i title="Amount of force on held-down key.">              called <i title="Amount of force on held-down key.">
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619          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>keyboard position dimension</i>.</td>          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>keyboard position dimension</i>.</td>
620        </tr>        </tr>
621        <tr>        <tr>
622          <td><code>$GIG_DIM_ROUNDROBIN"</code></td>          <td><code>$GIG_DIM_ROUNDROBIN</code></td>
623          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>round robin dimension</i>.</td>          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>round robin dimension</i>.</td>
624        </tr>        </tr>
625        <tr>        <tr>
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727          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>general purpose 8 MIDI controller dimension</i>.</td>          <td>Constant that identifies the <i>general purpose 8 MIDI controller dimension</i>.</td>
728        </tr>        </tr>
729      </table>      </table>
730    
731            <h2>Built-In Preprocessor Conditions</h2>
732        <p>
733          These are the built-in preprocessor conditions available with the NKSP realt-time
734          instrument script language.
735        </p>
736            
737        <h3>Core Language Preprocessor Conditions</h3>
738        <p>
739          Most fundamental NKSP built-in preprocessor conditions, independent from
740          any purpose of being used in a sampler.
741        </p>
742        <table>
743          <tr>
744            <th>Condition</th> <th>Description</th>
745          </tr>
746          <tr>
747            <td><code>NKSP_NO_MESSAGE</code></td>
748            <td>
749              By default this condition is not set. By explicitly enabling this
750              condition with <code>SET_CONDITION(NKSP_NO_MESSAGE)</code> it
751              causes all subsequent <code>message()</code> calls to be ignored
752              and filtered out on preprocessor level. See function <code>message()</code>
753              for details.
754            </td>
755          </tr>
756        </table>
757    
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