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<H1>Index</H1>
<A HREF="#4" NAME="1">A</A> <A HREF="#5">B</A> <A HREF="#6">C</A> <A HREF="#7">D</A> <A HREF="#8">E</A> <A HREF="#9">F</A> <A HREF="#10">G</A> <A HREF="#11">H</A> <A HREF="#12">I</A> <A HREF="#13">J</A> <A HREF="#14">K</A> <A HREF="#15">L</A> <A HREF="#16">M</A> <A HREF="#17">N</A> <A HREF="#18">O</A> <A HREF="#19">P</A> Q <A HREF="#21">R</A> <A HREF="#22">S</A> <A HREF="#23">T</A> <A HREF="#24">U</A> V <A HREF="#26">W</A> X Y Z
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<A HREF="UserManual_31.html#1">access point</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#8">access point</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_51.html">access point declaration</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_125.html#1">access points</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_124.html#1">access points</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>acos</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>acosh</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#6"><B><CODE>After</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_27.html#1">anchor</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_97.html#1">anchor point</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_71.html#1">anchor point</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_80.html#1"><B><CODE>and</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_74.html#1">apply statement</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_100.html#5"><B><CODE>applyForce</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_49.html#5">array</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>asin</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#2"><B><CODE>At</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#3"><B><CODE>At..for</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>atan</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>atan2</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>atanh</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_21.html#1">attributes</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="5">B</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_56.html#5"><B><CODE>Before</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#10">body</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_25.html">Bow device</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_95.html">Bow methods</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="6">C</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>cbrt</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>ceil</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_20.html#2">cell</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_99.html#1"><B><CODE>ch1</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_99.html#3"><B><CODE>ch2</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_99.html#2"><B><CODE>chL</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_99.html#4"><B><CODE>chR</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#6"><CODE>Device</CODE></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#3"><CODE>Instrument</CODE></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_100.html#6"><B><CODE>clear</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_148.html#1">coherence</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_75.html#2">compound events</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_32.html#1">compound instrument</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#5">compound instrument</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_49.html#1">compound instruments</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#7">compound instruments</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_74.html#2">connection statement</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_27.html">Connector device</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_97.html">Connector methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#1">control structures</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_55.html#1">control structures</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_47.html#5">control structures</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#7"><B><CODE>ControlRate</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>cos</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>cosh</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_64.html#1"><B><CODE>Counter</CODE></B> type</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_53.html#4"><B><CODE>Counter</CODE></B> type</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_141.html#2">cps</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="7">D</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_87.html">damping methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_47.html#1">declarations</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#6"><CODE>Device</CODE> class</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#2">device</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_50.html">device declaration</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>drem</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_96.html#2"><B><CODE>drop</CODE></B> method</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="8">E</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_22.html#1">emergent behaviour</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_156.html#2">encapsulation</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_76.html#2"><B><CODE>end</CODE></B> variable</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_75.html#1">events</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#8"><B><CODE>Every</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>exp</CODE></B></A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="9">F</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>fabs</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_53.html#5"><B><CODE>Flag</CODE></B> type</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>floor</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_62.html#1"><B><CODE>For..to</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_49.html#3">frequency format</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#4"><B><CODE>From..to</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="10">G</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_100.html#2"><B><CODE>getForce</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_100.html#4"><B><CODE>getInstrument</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#2"><B><CODE>getMagnification</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_94.html#1"><B><CODE>getName</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#1"><B><CODE>getName</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_100.html#1"><B><CODE>getPosition</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_100.html#3"><B><CODE>getVelocity</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#3"><B><CODE>getWorldX</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#4"><B><CODE>getWorldY</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_94.html#2"><B><CODE>getX</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#7"><B><CODE>getXFrequency</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#6"><B><CODE>getXMax</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#5"><B><CODE>getXMax</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_94.html#3"><B><CODE>getY</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_89.html#8"><B><CODE>getYFrequency</CODE></B> method</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="11">H</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_26.html">Hammer device</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_96.html">Hammer methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#9">head</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>hypot</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_141.html#3">Hz</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="12">I</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_62.html#2"><B><CODE>If</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_62.html#3"><B><CODE>If..Else</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_62.html#4"><B><CODE>If..ElseIf..Else</CODE></B> control structure</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_47.html#2">init</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#3"><CODE>Instrument</CODE> class</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#4">instrument</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_24.html#1">instrument</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_16.html#1">instrument!visualisation window</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_53.html#3"><B><CODE>Integer</CODE></B> type</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="13">J</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_73.html#1">join statement</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="14">K</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_45.html">key bindings</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_17.html">key bindings</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="15">L</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_69.html#1">labels</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#1"><B><CODE>lock</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#5"><B><CODE>lockBottom</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#6"><B><CODE>lockCorners</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_138.html#1">locking</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html">locking</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#2"><B><CODE>lockLeft</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#7"><B><CODE>lockPerimeter</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#3"><B><CODE>lockRight</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_86.html#4"><B><CODE>lockTop</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>log</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>log10</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>log1p</CODE></B></A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="16">M</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_81.html">math functions</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_84.html">methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_21.html#2">methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_140.html#2">mono</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_44.html">mouse bindings</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_18.html">mouse bindings</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="17">N</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_80.html#1"><B><CODE>not</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_141.html#4">note name</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_49.html#2">note name format</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="18">O</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_141.html#1">oct</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_49.html#4">octave/fraction format</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_49.html#6">octave/semitone format</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_80.html">operators</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_80.html#1"><B><CODE>or</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_28.html">Output device</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_99.html">Output methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_72.html#1">output statement</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="19">P</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_131.html#1"><B><CODE>Param</CODE></B> type</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_53.html#2"><B><CODE>Param</CODE></B> type</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_53.html#1">parameter</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_33.html#1">parameter</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_37.html#2">pause mode</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_47.html#4">performance</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_56.html#11">performance-time</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_34.html#1">Pitch</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_52.html#1">pitch literals</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_88.html#2"><B><CODE>placeAbove</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_88.html#1"><B><CODE>placeAt</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_88.html#3"><B><CODE>placeBelow</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_88.html#5"><B><CODE>placeLeftOf</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_88.html#4"><B><CODE>placeRightOf</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_91.html#1"><B><CODE>point(...)</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>pow</CODE></B></A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="21">R</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_81.html#3"><B><CODE>randomf</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#2"><B><CODE>randomi</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_96.html#1"><B><CODE>reset</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_87.html#1"><B><CODE>resetDamping</CODE></B> method</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>rint</CODE></B></A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="22">S</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_76.html#3">scope</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_47.html#3">score</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_1.html#1">script</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_43.html#1">shell commands</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>sin</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>sinh</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_97.html#2">spring strength</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>sqrt</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_76.html#1"><B><CODE>start</CODE></B> variable</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_65.html#1">statements</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_55.html#2">statements</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_47.html#6">statements</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_140.html#1">stereo</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_29.html">Stop device</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_98.html">Stop methods</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_46.html#1">synthesis language</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="23">T</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>tan</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_81.html#1"><B><CODE>tanh</CODE></B></A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_20.html#3">ticks</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_6.html#1">typographic conventions</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="24">U</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_7.html#1">Unix</A>
<BR><A HREF="UserManual_42.html">user interface</A>
<DT><B><A HREF="#1" NAME="26">W</A></B><DD>
<A HREF="UserManual_15.html#1">WAV output files</A>
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