rsc3/doc-schelp/HelpSource/Classes/Pexprand.scrbl

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#lang scribble/manual
@(require (for-label racket))
@title{Pexprand}
random values that follow a Exponential Distribution@section{related}
Classes/Pkey
@section{categories}
Streams-Patterns-Events>Patterns>Random
@section{ClassMethods}
@section{method}
new
@section{note}
lo and hi should both be positive or negative (their range should not cross 0).
::
@section{argument}
lo
lower boundary of values.
@section{argument}
hi
upper boundary of values
@section{argument}
length
number of values produced.
@section{Examples}
@racketblock[
(
var a;
a = Pexprand.new(0.0001, 1, inf);
c = a.asStream.nextN(500);
// plot the values
c.plot(bounds: Rect(10, 10, 520, 380), discrete: true, parent: w);
// a histogram of the values
c.histo(500).plot(bounds: Rect(10, 410, 520, 380), parent: w);
)
// sound example
(
SynthDef(\help_sinegrain,
{ arg out=0, freq=440, sustain=0.05;
var env;
env = EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.01, sustain, 0.2), doneAction: Done.freeSelf);
Out.ar(out, SinOsc.ar(freq, 0, env))
}).add;
)
(
var a;
a = Pexprand(0.0001, 1.0,inf).asStream;
{
loop {
Synth(\help_sinegrain, [\freq, a.next * 600 + 300]);
0.02.wait;
}
}.fork;
)
::
]