2 summary:: Representation of a bus on the server
3 categories:: Server>Abstractions
4 related:: Classes/Server
7 The clientside representation of an audio or control bus on a server. Encapsulates all the link::Browse#OpenSoundControl#OSC:: messages a Bus can receive. Manages allocation and deallocation of bus indices so that you don't need to worry about conflicts. The number of control busses, audio busses, and input and output busses is fixed and cannot be changed after the server has been booted.
9 For more information see link::Guides/ClientVsServer:: and link::Reference/Server-Architecture::.
11 Note that using the Bus class to allocate a multichannel bus does not 'create' a multichannel bus, but rather simply reserves a series of adjacent bus indices with the bus' link::Classes/Server:: object's bus allocators. code::abus.index:: simply returns the first of those indices. When using a Bus with an link::Classes/In:: or link::Classes/Out:: ugen there is nothing to stop you from reading to or writing from a larger range, or from hardcoding to a bus that has been allocated. You are responsible for making sure that the number of channels match and that there are no conflicts.
13 Bus objects should not be created or modified within a link::Classes/SynthDef::.
16 The lowest code::n:: bus indices are reserved for hardware output and input, where
18 n = server.options.numOutputBusChannels + server.options.numInputBusChannels
21 ## Hardware output buses || code:: 0 .. (numOutputBusChannels - 1) ::
22 ## Hardware input buses || code:: numOutputBusChannels .. (numOutputBusChannels + numInputBusChannels - 1) ::
23 ## First private bus index || code:: numOutputBusChannels + numInputBusChannels ::
25 Do not try to use hardware I/O buses as private buses.
31 Allocate a control bus on the server.
34 The link::Classes/Server::. Defaults to Server.default.
35 argument:: numChannels
36 Number of channels to allocate
39 Allocate an audio bus on the server.
42 The link::Classes/Server::. Defaults to Server.default.
43 argument:: numChannels
44 Number of channels to allocate
47 Allocate a bus of either rate as specified by code::rate::.
49 Rate symbol: \control or \audio
51 The link::Classes/Server::. Defaults to Server.default.
52 argument:: numChannels
53 Number of channels to allocate
56 This method does not allocate a bus index, but assumes that you
57 already have allocated the appropriate bus index and can supply it
61 This method creates a new Bus that is a subset of the bus. The bus will be at the same rate as the input bus.
62 offset is the index into the given bus. numChannels is the desired number of channels.
63 If the combination of offset and numChannels is outside the input bus' range, an error will be thrown.
68 Get the Bus' index. Normally you should not need to do this since instances of Bus can be passed directly as link::Classes/UGen:: inputs or link::Classes/Synth:: args.
71 Return the bus' indices to the server's bus allocator so they can be reallocated.
74 Get the Bus' rate. This is a symbol, either \control or \audio.
77 Get the Bus' number of channels.
80 Get the Bus' server object.
83 Returns:: a symbol consisting of the letter 'c' or 'a' (for control or audio) followed by the bus's index. This may be used when setting a synth node's control inputs to map the input to the control bus.
85 See the link::Classes/Node:: help file for more information on mapping controls to buses.
88 a = Bus.control(s, 1).set(440);
89 b = Bus.control(s, 1).set(0.01);
92 SynthDef(\rlpf, { |ffreq, rq|
93 Out.ar(0, RLPF.ar(WhiteNoise.ar(0.2), ffreq, rq))
94 }).play(s, [\ffreq, a.asMap, \rq, b.asMap]);
99 Get a new Bus that is a subset of this bus (see code::newFrom::).
101 subsection:: Asynchronous Control Bus Methods
103 The following commands apply only to control buses and are asynchronous. For synchronous access to control busses please
104 consult link::Classes/Bus#synchronous::.
107 Set all channels to this float value. This command is asynchronous.
110 A list of values for each channel of the control bus. The list of values supplied should not be greater than the number of channels. This command is asynchronous.
113 As set but takes an array as an argument.
116 Get the current value of this control bus. This command is asynchronous.
118 a function that will be evaluated when the server responds, with the current value of the bus passed as an argument. This will be a float for a single channel bus, or an array of floats for a multichannel bus. The default action posts the bus values.
122 Get the current values of this control bus. This command is asynchronous.
124 the number of channels to read, starting from this bus' first channel.
126 a function that will be evaluated when the server responds, with the current values of the bus in an array passed as an argument.
129 subsection:: Synchronous Control Bus Methods
131 anchor::synchronous::
133 Synchronous access to control busses only works for local servers.
135 note:: Before 3.5 the the internal server could be controlled via shared control busses and link::Classes/SharedIn:: and
136 link::Classes/SharedOut::. These classes have been deprecated and will be removed. ::
138 method:: getSynchronous
139 Get the current value of this control bus. This command is synchronous.
142 Value of the control bus.
144 method:: getnSynchronous
145 Get the current values of this control bus. This command is synchronous.
147 The number of channels to read, starting from this bus' first channel.
151 method:: setSynchronous
152 A list of values for each channel of the control bus. The list of values supplied should not be greater than the number of channels. This command is synchronous.
154 method:: setnSynchronous
155 As setSynchronous but takes an array as an argument.
158 subsection:: conveniences for multichannel buses:
160 set the bus value(s) beginning at offset. asynchronous.
163 set the bus to the list of values supplied. asynchronous.
166 set the bus values by pairs of index, value, ... asynchronous
168 subsection:: Using Buses like UGens
171 use a bus like a UGen. The numChannels and offset arguments can be used to get a subset of the bus.
173 By default, all the bus channels are used. E.g. in an 8 channel bus,
175 ## code::b.kr:: will return an link::Classes/In:: ugen reading from all the 8 channels of the bus;
176 ## code::b.kr(4):: will return the first four channels, and
177 ## code::b.kr(2, 5):: will return two channels, starting from the bus's channels at index 5 and 6.
180 subsection:: OSC Bundle Methods
183 Returns a msg of the type /c_get for use in osc bundles.
186 Returns a msg of the type /c_getn for use in osc bundles.
188 the number of channels to read, starting from this bus' first channel. The default is this bus' numChannels.
191 Returns a msg of the type /c_set for use in osc bundles.
194 Returns a msg of the type /c_setn for use in osc bundles.
196 an array of values to which adjacent channels should be set, starting at this bus' first channel.
199 Returns a msg of the type /c_fill for use in osc bundles.
201 the value to which this bus' channels will be set.
210 // something to play with
211 SynthDef(\help_Bus, { arg out=0,ffreq=100;
213 x = RLPF.ar(LFPulse.ar(SinOsc.kr(0.2, 0, 10, 21), [0,0.1], 0.1),
221 x = Synth(\help_Bus);
226 // map the synth's second input (ffreq) to read
227 // from the bus' output index
230 // By setting the bus' value you send a /c_fill message
231 // to each channel of the bus setting it to supplied float value
236 // Since this is a single channel bus this has the same effect
238 b.numChannels.postln;
240 // multi-channel: b.set(300,350);
241 // Get the current value. This is asynchronous so you can't rely on it happening immediately.
244 b.get({arg value; a = value; ("after the server responds a is set to:" + a).postln;});
245 ("a is now:" + a).postln;
250 // buses can also be used with kr or ar like UGens:
253 SynthDef(\help_Bus, {
257 LFPulse.ar(SinOsc.kr(0.2, 0, 10, 21), [0,0.1], 0.1),
264 b.free; // release it so it may be reallocated!
267 // using and setting multichannel buses:
270 b = Bus.control(s, 4);
272 x = SynthDef(\helpBusMulti, {
274 Out.ar(0, Splay.ar(SinOsc.ar(freqs) * Decay2.ar(Dust.ar(10 ! 4), 0.001, 0.1)) * 0.5);
278 // set bus beginning at index 0:
279 // none of these methods checks whether the indexes remain
280 // within the bus's range.
282 b.set(234, 345, 456, 567);
284 b.setn([100, 200, 300, 400]);
287 // get to individual channels
290 b.setAt(1, 300, 400);
292 b.setnAt(1, [250, 350]);
294 // set by pairs of index, value ...
295 b.setPairs(3, 600, 0, 200);
298 b.set(300, 500, 700, 900);
300 ( // just get the first 2 channels
301 x = SynthDef(\helpBusMulti, {
302 Out.ar(0, SinOsc.ar(b.kr(2)) * 0.2);
308 ( // just channels[[2, 3]];
309 y = SynthDef(\helpBusMulti, {
310 Out.ar(0, LFNoise2.ar(b.kr(2, 2)) * 0.2);