DelayNChanMsec
Overview
Module with different time delay for each channel specified in milliseconds
Discussion
This time delay module has multiple input and multiple output channels. The delay of each output channel can be independently set by the currentDelayTime array. The initial number of channels is specified at construction time and this also equals the length of the currentDelayTime array. Actual size of the currentDelayTime and numChannels argument is updated in the prebuild function based on the channel count in the input pin . Delays are specified in milliseconds and are in the range of [0 MAXDELAY].
At construction time, you specify the maximum delay (maxDelay) of the module. The variable, maxDelay determines the size of the internal state buffer. The size of the internal state buffer equals (maxDelay+1)*numChannels samples. The delay time per channel is specified by the currentDelayTime array. The actual delay applied is in integer sample ammounts and so depends on the sample rate. delay = floor( currentDelay * SR ) / SR Delays can be adjusted at run-time. However, the module is not smoothly updating and you may get audible clicks when adjusting the currentDelay at run-time.
Module Pack
Advanced
ClassID
classID = 1368
Type Definition
typedef struct _ModuleDelayNChanMsec
{
ModuleInstanceDescriptor instance; // Common Audio Weaver module instance structure
FLOAT32 maxDelayTime; // Maximum delay, in milliseconds.
INT32 stateHeap; // Heap in which to allocate memory. Used to pass the value to internal delaynchan module.
INT32 maxDelay; // Max delay in samples. Used to pass the value to internal delaynchan module.
FLOAT32* currentDelayTime; // Current delay, in milliseconds.
awe_modDelayNChanInstance *delay; // Module with different time delay for each channel specified in samples} ModuleDelayNChanMsecClass;
Variables
Properties
| Name | Type | Usage | isHidden | Default Value | Range | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| maxDelayTime | float | const | 0 | 10 | 0:10 | msec |
| stateHeap | int | const | 1 | 561 | Unrestricted | |
| maxDelay | int | const | 1 | 480 | Unrestricted | |
| currentDelayTime | float* | parameter | 0 | [1 x 1] | 0:10 | msec |
Pins
Input Pins
| Name | in |
| Description | Audio Input |
| Data type | {float, int, fract32} |
| Channel range | Unrestricted |
| Block size range | Unrestricted |
| Sample rate range | Unrestricted |
| Complex support | Real |
Output Pins
| Name | out |
| Description | Audio output |
| Data Type | {float, int, fract32} |
Matlab Usage
File Name: delaynchan_msec_module.m
SYS=delaynchan_msec_module(NAME, NUMCHANNELS, MAXDELAY, MEMHEAP)
Creates a multi-channel time delay in which the delay times are specified
in milliseconds. The module has a multichannel input pin
and an multichannel output pin. Each output channel is a delayed
version of the corresponding input channel with different delay times
for each channel.
Arguments:
NAME - name of the module.
NUMCHANNELS - number of channels for the module.
MAXDELAY - maximum delay, in milliseconds.
MEMHEAP - specifies the memory heap to use to allocate the main
state buffer. This is a string and follows the memory allocation
enumeration in Framework.h. Allowable values are:
'AWE_HEAP_FAST' - always use internal DM memory.
'AWE_HEAP_FASTB' - always use internal PM memory.
'AWE_HEAP_SLOW' - always use external memory.
'AWE_HEAP_FAST2SLOW' - use internal memory. If this fails
then use external memory (the default).
'AWE_HEAP_FASTB2SLOW' - use internal memory. If this fails
then use external memory.
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