scot file.scThe resulting numeric score can then be examined for errors, edited, or performed by typing
csound file.orc scoreAlternatively, the command
csound file.orc -S file.scwould combine both processes by informing Csound of the initial score format.
Internally, a Scot score has at least three parts: a section to define instrument names, a section to define functions, and one or more actual score sections. It is generally advisable to keep score sections short to facilitate finding errors. The overall layout of a Scot score has three main sections:
orchestra { .... }
functions { .... }
score { .... }
The last two sections may be repeated as many times as desired. The functions
section is also optional. You are free to break up each of these divisions
into as many lines as seem convenient, or to place a carriage return anywhere
you are allowed to insert a space, including before and after the curly
brackets. Furthermore, you may use as many spaces or tabs as you need to
make the score easy to read. Scot imposes no formatting restrictions
except that numbers, instrument names, and keywords (for example, orchestra)
may not be broken with spaces. You may insert comments (such as measure
numbers) anywhere in the score by preceding them with a semicolon. A semicolon
causes Scot to ignore the rest of a line.