I mean when I run my parameters, with zeros, FracTint considers them to be invalid, so it replaces them with the defaults; 1/2/3...If it did *not* consider zeros to be invalid, and I am thinking that zero is a very reasonable reprezentation of resting, then I would not be forced to wonder what negative Hertz values mean. In my synthesizer, negative Hertz values *can* mean waves that start with a negative phase. I don't think OPL allows that. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Jemison To: fractint@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] A meaning for scalemap=0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0;silence. not sure what you mean - if you run the Arcade_Variation2 and then go to the tone map screen you are seeing 1/2/3...? That is not at all what I see after multiple attempts. I see exactly what is in the par file 12/12/12/12/12/12/1/1/1/1/1/1. I suggest that you try it again. Anyone else? On 5/8/2011 12:54 AM, Jay Litwyn wrote: If I load those parameters, then I end up with 1/2/3/... ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Jemison To: Fractint and General Fractals Discussion Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [Fractint] A meaning for scalemap=0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0;silence. Hi Jay, Actually, what I think is happening is that it indeed does keep the note at 0, however, if you try to enter a number above 12, say a 15, it resets the value to 12. Making those changes (0s and 15s) to the <ctrl+F> F7 screen and then generating a bit and returning, you will find 0's and 12's. The reason I don't think it is internally resetting to 1 becomes painfully obvious if you enter all values of 12's and 1's as I did on this: Arcade_Variation2 { ; This works nicely under DOSbox. ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 10 ; tone map 1's and 12's reset=2004 type=mandelcloud passes=1 center-mag=-0.5/0/0.6666667 params=-37 float=y maxiter=100 inside=0 periodicity=3 hertz=360 polyphony=9 wavetype=7 attack=1 decay=0 sustain=15 srelease=0 scalemap=12/12/12/12/12/12/1/1/1/1/1/1 orbitdelay=1500 showorbit=yes sound=x/fm/quant colors=@default.map } Bill On 5/6/2011 1:20 AM, Jay Litwyn wrote: Suibject-Was: Re: [Fractint] DOSBox and MusicFractals Test { ; I was just thinking that scalemappings to zero could ; signify a rest. Even though I used this version of ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 4 ; to write these parameters, when I load them, it is ; interpretting them as defaults one to twelve. reset=2004 type=latoocarfian function=sin/flip/cos/asin center-mag=-0.000684158/4.31882/0.7141089/1.3384/4\ 1.6505097310925407/3.76194921054549525 params=2.71828182845905/2.71828182845905/2.7182818\ 2845905/2.71828182845905 float=y maxiter=4000 inside=0 outside=atan cyclerange=1/1 hertz=331 sound=x/pc/fm/quant polyphony=6 wavetype=7 attack=0 decay=15 sustain=15 srelease=3 scalemap=0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 orbitdelay=1000 showorbit=yes } _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fractint mailing list Fractint@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fractint