Quantization of Random Floating-Point Durations
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*Example script* (scamp): `examples/Tutorial/08_random_quantized.py <https://github.com/MarcTheSpark/scamp/blob/main/examples/Tutorial/08_random_quantized.py>`__

*Download:* :download:`08_random_quantized.py <downloads/tutorial_08_random_quantized/08_random_quantized.py>`

Similar to the "Random Durations and Rests" example, except that now we generate notation. Since the lengths are floating point, quantization occurs in the call to "to_score"

*Topics:* :doc:`Notation & engraving › Quantization <notation_engraving>`

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.. code-block:: python

   from scamp import *
   import random

   # fixed random seed for reproducibility
   random.seed(42)

   s = Session()
   violin = s.new_part("Violin")

   # begin recording
   s.start_transcribing()

   for _ in range(2):  # loop twice
       for pitch in [60, 64, 67, 72]:
           dur = random.uniform(0.5, 1.5)
           violin.play_note(pitch, 1, dur)
           if random.random() < 0.5:
               # note that "wait" is the same here as "s.wait". What "wait" does it find the
               # clock operating on the given thread and call wait on that. In this case, that
               # clock is the Session as a whole.
               wait(random.random())

   performance = s.stop_transcribing()

   # quantize and convert the score in 3/4
   performance.to_score(time_signature="3/4").show()