Control of Flow and Scheduling

Abstract

In this chapter, we will examine the language support for program flow control in various guises. First, the text discusses conditional branching at initialisation and performance times, and the various syntactical constructs that are used for that. This will be followed by a look at loops, and their applications. The chapter continues with an examination of instrument scheduling at i-time and k-rate. Recursive instruments are explored. MIDI scheduling is introduced, and the supports for event duration control are outlined, together with an overview of the tied-note mechanism. The text is completed with a discussion of instrument reinitialisation.