UPDATED FILES

The table normally lists only the most recent update of any file. Unzip into your CDP base folder (e.g. cdpr8). The paths are correct from there.

DATE UPLOADED	DOWNLOAD	FILES INCLUDED
18 Jan 2024	Full CDP Documentation	CDP Release 8 documentation for PC-MAC, including latest updates: HTML and PDF files, plus printable PDF versions of HTML files. (CDPR800documentationPC-MAC.zip).
18 Jan 2024	CDPDocs_PDF.zip	CDP Reference documentation in printable PDF format (only), as a single collection.
28 Sep 2023	CDP Guide.zip	Classified Guide to CDP Functions (soundfiles, spectral, etc.). Includes printable PDF version. (Note that CDP Guide is included in the Full Documentation)

See list of recent updates (opens in new tab): Updates.txt

CDP DOCS – PDF VERSION

PDF collection:

Download PDF docs as a single zip file (CDPDocs_PDF.zip): see table.

Individual PDFs:

Core Reference Docs

Desk Reference Title Page

Desk Reference Contents

Desk Reference – lists all CDP functions and modes (up to Rel.7)

CDP Groups – briefly describes each Function Group

CDP Group Lists – lists all CDP functions, organised into Function Groups

Alphabetical Index: all CDP Functions, in alaphabetical order

BLUR – blur spectral data to diffuse clarity

COMBINE – combine frequency analysis data from two or more files

DISTORT – distortion based on wavesets

ENVEL – alterations to the amplitude envelope

ENVNU – specialised operations on envelopes

EXTEND – processes which extend and/or segment a sound

FILTER – techniques to filter or focus on frequency bands

FOCUS – focus or sustain spectral amplitude data

FORMANTS – extract and impose the spectral envelope

GRAIN – granulate and manipulate grains

HILITE – emphasise spectral amplitude / spectral filtering

HOUSEKEEP – basic soundfile housekeeping utilities

MODIFY – various functions to modify soundfiles

MORPH – create smooth transitions between sounds

MULTI-CHANNEL – multi-channel diffusion and processing

MULTI-CHANNEL TOOLKIT – multi-channel file handling

ONEFORM – operations on single formants

PITCH – spectral pitch and frequency operations

PITCHINFO – information about partials or extracted pitch traces

PSOW – manipulate pitch-synchronous grains (FOFs)

PVOC – FFT analysis and resynthesis

REPITCH – extract and alter pitch-related frequency data

REVERB – functions to reverberate soundfiles

SFEDIT – basic soundfile editing

SNDINFO – basic soundfile information

SPEC – spectral gain and editing utilities

SPECFNU – modify spectral shape in relation to formant peaks

SPECINFO – information about spectral data

SPECNU – functions to clean up frequency analysis files

STRANGE – unusual and unpredictable spectral effects

STRETCH – stretch time or frequency data

SUBMIX – mixing and related processes

SYNTH – functions to synthesise sounds

SYSUTILS – system utilities

TEXTURE – create textures of sounds

BRKEDIT – Manual for CDP breakpoint editor

GRAINMILL – Manual for CDP stand-alone granular program

TABULA VIGILANS – Manual for algorithmic composition program

Charts and Tutorials
(Not all tutorials have been converted to PDF.)

Note Chart

Transposition Ratios

Gain to dB

Texture Note Data Files

Texture Reference Charts

Repitch inputs & outputs

Function Abbreviations

Audible Design Cross-Reference

Operation of the Phase Vocoder

Using Terminal

CSound Tutorial Instrument Library (R.Orton)

About Soundshaper (R.Fraser)

CDP Links:

CDP Website

CDP Software Downloads

CDP Users' Forum

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