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<div id='toctitle'>play:</div>
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<span class='toc_search'>Filter: <input id='toc_search'></span><ul class='toc'><li class='toc3'><a href='#.play'>play</a> </li>
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<li class='toc1'><a href='#Clocks,%20Routines,%20Streams%20and%20Patterns'>Clocks, Routines, Streams and Patterns</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'><li class='toc2'><a href='#clock.play%20(stream)'>clock.play (stream)</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'></ul><li class='toc2'><a href='#routine.play%20(clock)'>routine.play (clock)</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'></ul><li class='toc2'><a href='#stream.play%20(clock)'>stream.play (clock)</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'></ul><li class='toc2'><a href='#pausestream.play%20(clock)%20/%20task.play%20(clock)'>pausestream.play (clock) / task.play (clock)</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'></ul><li class='toc2'><a href='#pattern.play%20(clock,%20protoEvent)'>pattern.play (clock, protoEvent)</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'></ul></ul><li class='toc1'><a href='#Playing%20single%20Synths%20from%20SynthDefs%20on%20the%20server'>Playing single Synths from SynthDefs on the server</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'><li class='toc2'><a href='#function.play%20(target,%20outbus,%20fadeTime,%20addAction,%20args)'>function.play (target, outbus, fadeTime, addAction, args)</a></li>
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<ul class='toc'></ul><li class='toc2'><a href='#synthDef.play%20(target,%20args,%20addAction)'>synthDef.play (target, args, addAction)</a></li>
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<span id='folder'>Reference</span>
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| <span id='categories'><a href='./../Browse.html#Common methods'>Common methods</a></span>
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</div><h1>play</h1>
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<div id='summary'>Start a process</div>
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<h3 class='method-code'><span class='method-prefix'></span><a class='method-name' name='play' href='./../Overviews/Methods.html#play'>play</a></h3>
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<p>The <code>play</code> message is of common use in sc. Different objects respond to it in various ways, but the simple meaning is: <strong>start a process</strong>. It is usually implemented by objects in contributed libraries as well.
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<p>play usually returns the playing object which might not be the same as the one the message was sent to.
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<p>opposite: <code>stop</code></div><h2><a class='anchor' name='Clocks,%20Routines,%20Streams%20and%20Patterns'>Clocks, Routines, Streams and Patterns</a></h2>
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<p>For a full list of which classes that implements <code>play</code>, see <a href="./../Overviews/Methods.html#play">Methods: play</a><h3><a class='anchor' name='clock.play%20(stream)'>clock.play (stream)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: the clock<textarea class='editor'>(
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r = Routine.new({ "...playing".postln; 1.wait; "ok, that was it".postln });
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SystemClock.play(r);
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)</textarea>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/Clock.html#*play">Clock: *play</a><h3><a class='anchor' name='routine.play%20(clock)'>routine.play (clock)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: the routine<textarea class='editor'>Routine.new({ "...playing".postln; 1.wait; "ok, that was it".postln }).play;</textarea>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/Routine.html#-play">Routine: -play</a><h3><a class='anchor' name='stream.play%20(clock)'>stream.play (clock)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: the stream
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<p>the stream will loop until it returns nil<textarea class='editor'>FuncStream({ "ok, that was it".postln; 1 }).play;</textarea>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/FuncStream.html#-play">FuncStream: -play</a><h3><a class='anchor' name='pausestream.play%20(clock)%20/%20task.play%20(clock)'>pausestream.play (clock) / task.play (clock)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: the stream<textarea class='editor'>a = PauseStream.new(FuncStream.new({ "ok, that was it".postln; 1 }));
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a.play;
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a.stop;
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a.play;
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a.stop;
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a = Task.new({ loop({ "ok, that was it".postln; 1.wait; }) });
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a.play;
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a.stop;</textarea>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/Stream.html#-play">Stream: -play</a> and <a href="./../Classes/Task.html#-play">Task: -play</a><h3><a class='anchor' name='pattern.play%20(clock,%20protoEvent)'>pattern.play (clock, protoEvent)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: an <a href="./../Classes/EventStreamPlayer.html">EventStreamPlayer</a><textarea class='editor'>(
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Pseq([
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Pbind(\freq, Pn(500, 1)),
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Pbind(\dur, Pn(0.1, 1))
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], 2).play;
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)</textarea>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/Pattern.html#-play">Pattern: -play</a><h2><a class='anchor' name='Playing%20single%20Synths%20from%20SynthDefs%20on%20the%20server'>Playing single Synths from SynthDefs on the server</a></h2>
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<p>The following play messages both cause a SynthDef to be written, send it to the server and start a synth with it there.<div class='note'><span class='notelabel'>NOTE:</span> Some UGens are added in this process.<ul>
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<li>an <a href="./../Classes/Out.html">Out</a> UGen for playing the audio to the first audio busses. If the function returns an Out UGen, this is omitted.<li>an envelope with a <code>gate</code> control for releasing and crossfading. If the function provides its own releasable envelope, this is omitted.</ul>
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<p>Also note that they should not be used in quickly running automated processes, as there are more efficient alternatives ( see <a href="./../Guides/SynthDefsVsSynths.html">SynthDefs versus Synths</a> )</div><h3><a class='anchor' name='function.play%20(target,%20outbus,%20fadeTime,%20addAction,%20args)'>function.play (target, outbus, fadeTime, addAction, args)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: a <a href="./../Classes/Synth.html">Synth</a><table>
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<tr><td>outbus<td>on what bus to play (default: 0)<tr><td>fadeTime<td>in what time to fade out when released (default: 0.02)<tr><td>addAction<td>where to add the node (\addToHead by default)<tr><td>args<td>controls to set when starting the synth</table>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/Function.html#-play">Function: -play</a><textarea class='editor'>a = { PinkNoise.ar([0.1, 0.1]) }.play;
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a.release;
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// setting argument
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a = { |freq = 500| HPF.ar(PinkNoise.ar([1, 1] * 0.4), freq) }.play;
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a.set(\freq, 1000)
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a.release;
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// passing argument with play:
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a = { |freq = 500| HPF.ar(PinkNoise.ar([1, 1] * 0.4), freq) }.play(args: [\freq, 10000]);
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// note that you can use Out ugens but you do not need to
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{ Out.ar(1, PinkNoise.ar(0.1)) }.play;
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{ XOut.ar(0, MouseX.kr(0,1), PinkNoise.ar(0.1*[1,1])) }.play; // mouse x controls level</textarea>
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<h3><a class='anchor' name='synthDef.play%20(target,%20args,%20addAction)'>synthDef.play (target, args, addAction)</a></h3>
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<p>returns: a <a href="./../Classes/Synth.html">Synth</a>
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<p>Note that you need an out ugen to hear the result. Examples of how to write to the busses in the helpfiles: <a href="./../Classes/Out.html">Out</a> / <a href="./../Classes/ReplaceOut.html">ReplaceOut</a> / <a href="./../Classes/XOut.html">XOut</a> / <a href="./../Classes/OffsetOut.html">OffsetOut</a>
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<p>Nevertheless, synths can also run without any writing activity: (see e.g. <a href="./../Classes/SendTrig.html">SendTrig</a>)
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<p>Some operations provide an out ugen internally: see for example <code>function.play</code>, which plays out to a bus number provided in the argument passed to <code>.play</code><textarea class='editor'>(
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x = SynthDef(\test, { arg out, amp=0.1;
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var sound;
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sound = PinkNoise.ar(amp * [1,1]);
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Out.ar(out, sound);
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}).play;
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)
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//set the synth
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x.set(\amp, 0.2);
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//free the synth
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x.free;</textarea>
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<p>See <a href="./../Classes/SynthDef.html#-play">SynthDef: -play</a><div class='note'><span class='notelabel'>NOTE:</span> <code>Synth.play(function)</code> is synonymous, for backwards compatibility with sc2</div><div class='doclink'>helpfile source: <a href='file:///Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/Resources/HelpSource/Reference/play.schelp'>/Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/Resources/HelpSource/Reference/play.schelp</a><br>link::Reference/play::<br></div></div><script src='./../editor.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
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