Clay Primitives

 

The note is manipulated by means of Clay commands called Primitives.

Clay is based on a major scale unless otherwise told and will automaticly perform in the default key of C major. 

 

Primitives include

 

P = Play one beat

R = Rest

PL = Play 2X’s the length of P

PS = Play ½ the length of P

PD = Play 1 ½ beats

RP = Raise Pitch

LP = Lower Pitch

RP1 = Raise Pitch 1 note

RP2 = Raise Pitch 2 notes

RP3 = Raise Pitch 3 notes

RP4 = Raise Pitch 4 notes

RP5 = Raise Pitch 5 notes

RP6 = Raise Pitch 6 notes

RP7 = Raise Pitch 7 notes

RO = Raise pitch an Octave

L0 = Lower pitch an Octave

 

 

The default scale may be changed by entering a different scale name as a primative

Examples:

C-MINOR

F-MAJOR

SCALE7

PX = SHARP

XP = FLAT

X = CHROMATIC

PXL = PLAY SHARP LONG

(THREES) COMPOUND TIME

$ = DOES NOT ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES

 

 Timbres can be changed by inputing name of instruments

 

 

 

Commands: for graphics, texts, viewing score, listing pieces, saving programs, displaying gamma

 

SPAN-ALL

SKETCH(NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM)

GRAPHICS

SCORE(NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM)

TEXTGRAPHICS

CLEAR

DISPLAY(NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM)

WRITE(NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM, (WHAT DIRECTORY YOU SAVE IT TO))

PIECES

RESET

CLEAR

DEFS

GAMMA(NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM)

GAMMA-X(NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM)         Displays expression for the value