Description

Returns the natural log of x (x positive only). In the case of an array input, the operation can have an optional arbitrary base.

The argument value is restricted for log, log10, and sqrt.

Syntax

log(x) (no rate restriction)

kout[]log kin[][,ibas]

where the argument within the parentheses may be an expression. Value converters perform arithmetic translation from units of one kind to units of another. The result can then be a term in a further expression. In the case of an array input, ibas is the optional arbitrary base, which defaults to e (natural log base).

Examples

Here is an example of the log opcode. It uses the file log.csd.

<CsoundSynthesizer>
<CsOptions>
; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
; Audio out   Audio in
-odac           -iadc    ;;;RT audio I/O
; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
; -o log.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>

; Initialize the global variables.
sr = 44100
kr = 4410
ksmps = 10
nchnls = 1

; Instrument #1.
instr 1
  i1 = log(8)
  print i1
endin


</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>

; Play Instrument #1 for one second.
i 1 0 1
e


</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

Its output should include a line like this:

instr 1:  i1 = 2.079

See Also

abs, exp, frac, int, log10, i, sqrt

Credits

Written by John ffitch.

New in version 3.47

Example written by Kevin Conder.