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degree​

degree(
    @x  ## required
) -> llll/null

Converts a pitch or MIDI cents value to the C-based diatonic scale degree as an integer (0-based).

Arguments​

  • @x [int/float/llll] Numeric llll.(required)

Output​

Diatonic scale degree [llll/null]

warning

degree is a built-in function in the bell programming language and is not unique or exclusive to bellplay~. As such, degree will return null without raising an error if required arguments are not provided.

Usage​

degree(c5 e5 g5) ## 0 2 4