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## linrand

linrand — Linear distribution random number generator (positive values only).

## Description

Linear distribution random number generator (positive values only). This is an x-class noise generator.

## Syntax

    ares linrand krange

    ires linrand krange

    kres linrand krange

## Performance

krange -- the range of the random numbers (0 - krange). Outputs only positive numbers.

For more detailed explanation of these distributions, see:

1. C. Dodge - T.A. Jerse 1985. Computer music. Schirmer books. pp.265 - 286

2. D. Lorrain. A panoply of stochastic cannons. In C. Roads, ed. 1989. Music machine . Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT press, pp. 351 - 379.

## Examples

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

Example 515. Example of the linrand 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 RT audio input is needed too
    ; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
    ; -o linrand.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
    </CsOptions>
    <CsInstruments>

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

    instr 1  	; every run time same values

    klin	linrand 100
    	printk .2, klin			; look
    aout	oscili 0.8, 440+klin, 1		; & listen
    	outs	aout, aout
    endin

    instr 2		; every run time different values

    	seed 0
    klin	linrand 100
    	printk .2, klin			; look
    aout	oscili 0.8, 440+klin, 1		; & listen
    	outs	aout, aout
    endin

    </CsInstruments>
    <CsScore>
    ; sine wave
    f 1 0 16384 10 1

    i 1 0 2
    i 2 3 2
    e
    </CsScore>
    </CsoundSynthesizer>

Its output should include a line like this:

     i   1 time     0.00033:    13.54770
     i   1 time     0.20033:    32.38746
     i   1 time     0.40033:    47.69304
     i   1 time     0.60033:    19.82218
     i   1 time     0.80033:    42.98293
     i   1 time     1.00000:    81.13174
     i   1 time     1.20033:    47.39585
     i   1 time     1.40033:    12.53248
     i   1 time     1.60033:    35.70722
     i   1 time     1.80000:    65.25774
     i   1 time     2.00000:    23.24811
    Seeding from current time 392575384
     i   2 time     3.00033:    23.05609
     i   2 time     3.20033:    76.15114
     i   2 time     3.40033:    22.78861
     i   2 time     3.60000:     0.79064
     i   2 time     3.80033:    43.49438
     i   2 time     4.00000:    34.10963
     i   2 time     4.20000:    31.88702
     i   2 time     4.40033:    59.78054
     i   2 time     4.60033:     4.96821
     i   2 time     4.80033:    24.69674
     i   2 time     5.00000:    21.88815

## See Also

seed, betarand, bexprnd, cauchy, exprand, gauss, pcauchy, poisson, trirand, unirand, weibull

## Credits

Author: Paris Smaragdis
MIT, Cambridge
1995

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