SPIRITUS SANCTUS 2 for Csound5/6 (2013)
Arthur B. Hunkins - arthunkins.com - abhunkin@uncg.edu

Cabbage Performance Information

INITIAL SETUP

The following files should be placed in the same directory: SpiritusSanctus2Cabbage.exe or your already installed Cabbage.exe, whichever .csd versions you wish to run, and SpiritusSanctus2Cabbage.htm. If Windows Csound files are included in your distribution, place *all* files in the same directory. Unless you have this special Windows download, Csound 5.17 (or later) must also be installed.

Be sure your MIDI input device is plugged in before proceeding.

Click on SpiritusSanctus2Cabbage.exe (or your Cabbage.exe).  A File Selector (in this Windows version) displays all the .csd files in the directory. If SpiritusSanctus2Cabbage.csd is the only .csd in the directory, it launches immediately - otherwise select it. In the displayed GUI, click Options, then Audio Settings. Next select your Active MIDI Input device (check it), and if necessary, your output device. Finally, close the Audio Settings window.

If you get audio glitches or experience "slider/knob delay" (latency), experiment with a different audio buffer size (in Audio Settings). A smaller size will decrease latency; a larger size will eliminate glitches. Use of the Test button in Audio Settings will readily get you to low-latency performance with no glitching.

PERFORMANCE

Return all MIDI knobs/sliders to zero, and set both GUI sliders to your particular MIDI configuration. (Note that there is an option that allows for CC7 on consecutive channels; it is enabled by selecting MIDI channel zero.) Then move any MIDI knobs/sliders to their initial positions (if other than zero). If necessary, you can make changes to the GUI settings at any time.

WHAT THE VARIOUS KNOBS/SLIDERS DO

Controller #1 (first controller of 8 contiguous): combined volume of tone 1 and tone 2
  Tones 1 and 2 are identical, but slightly detuned - causing beats.
#2: primary timbre control for tone 1
#3: secondary timbre control for tone 1
  Note: secondary timbre control only works when primary control is raised (it is fully active only at maximum primary setting)
#4: base harmonic for combined tones 1 and 2
#5: primary timbre control for tone 2
#6: secondary timbre control for tone 2 (see note above)
#7: speed control for beats
#8: amount of added randomization for beat speed
  Note: beat speed is dependent on base harmonic as well as controllers 7 and 8