a p1 p2 p3
This causes score time to be advanced by a specified amount without producing sound samples.
p1 carries no meaning. Usually zero
p2 Action time, in beats, at which advance is to begin.
p3 Durational span (distance in beats) of time advance.
p4 |
p5 | These carry no meaning.
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p2 action time and p3 distance are treated as in i statements, with respect to sorting and modification by t statements.
An a statement will be temporarily inserted in the score by the Score Extract feature when the extracted segment begins later than the start of a Section. The purpose of this is to preserve the beat count and time count of the original score for the benefit of the peak amplitude messages which are reported on the user console.
Whenever an a statement is encountered by a performing orchestra, its presence and effect will be reported on the user's console.