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## vdelay

vdelay — An interpolating variable time delay.

## Description

This is an interpolating variable time delay, it is not very different from the existing implementation (deltapi), it is only easier to use.

## Syntax

    ares vdelay asig, adel, imaxdel [, iskip]

## Initialization

imaxdel -- Maximum value of delay in milliseconds. If adel gains a value greater than imaxdel it is folded around imaxdel. This should not happen.

iskip -- Skip initialization if present and nonzero

## Performance

With this unit generator it is possible to do Doppler effects or chorusing and flanging.

asig -- Input signal.

adel -- Current value of delay in milliseconds. Note that linear functions have no pitch change effects. Fast changing values of adel will cause discontinuities in the waveform resulting noise.

## Examples

Here is an example of the vdelay opcode. It uses the file vdelay.csd.

Example 1089. Example of the vdelay opcode.

See the sections Real-time Audio and Command Line Flags for more information on using command line flags.

    <CsoundSynthesizer>
    <CsOptions>
    ; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
    -odac  ;;;realtime audio out
    ;-iadc    ;;;uncomment -iadc if realtime audio input is needed too
    ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
    ; -o vdelay.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
    </CsOptions>
    <CsInstruments>

    sr   = 44100
    ksmps = 32
    nchnls = 2
    0dbfs  = 1

    instr 1

    ims  = 100				;maximum delay time in msec
    aout poscil .8, 220, 1			;make a signal
    a2   poscil3 ims/2, 1/p3, 1		;make an LFO
    a2   = a2 + ims/2 			;offset the LFO so that it is positive
    asig vdelay aout, a2, ims		;use the LFO to control delay time
         outs  asig, asig

    endin
    </CsInstruments>
    <CsScore>
    f1 0 8192 10 1 ;sine wave

    i 1 0 5

    e
    </CsScore>
    </CsoundSynthesizer>

Two important points here. First, the delay time must be always positive. And second, even though the delay time can be controlled in k-rate, it is not advised to do so, since sudden time changes will create clicks.

## See Also

vdelay3

## Credits

Author: Paris Smaragdis
MIT, Cambridge
1995

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