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The setup and the execution of the electroacoustic part of this work requires a Computer Music Designer (Max expert).
Version Information
- Documentation date
- March 3, 2014
- Version
- max6-2014
- Status
- valid
- Validation date
- May 3, 2018
- Realisation
- Serge Lemouton (Computer Music Designer)
- Length
- 7 min
- Upgrade motivation
- update to MAX6
Other Versions
premierearchivedMarch 4, 2014
WhyNot2004validNovember 19, 2004
Detailed Staff
- Soloist
- unspecified solo female voice
clarinet, viola, Cristal Baschet
Detailed staff comes from Brahms, send mail to ressources-contenus@ircam.fr for correction.
Electronic Equipment List
Computer Music Equipment
- 1 Hammerfall
- Sound Board (RME)
- 1 Midi interface
- MIDI Interfaces (generic)
- 1 Footswitch / Sustain Pedal
- Footswitch / Sustain Pedal (generic)
- 1 MacBook Pro
- Apple Laptops (Apple)
- 1 Max 6
- Max (Cycling74) - 6.1
Audio Equipment
- 4 Loudspeaker
- Loudspeakers (generic)
- 3 Microphone
- Microphone (generic)
Downloads
ALMA2014.dmg
185.58 Mo
Instructions
Audio setup
ADC:
- 1 : mezzo soprano microphone
DAC:
- (1-2) : transformations -->HP1-2
- (3) : cristal baschet samples -->HP2 (if the instrument is not played live)
- (4) : unused
- (5-6): dtd ("bande") -->HP3-4 (-8dB)
- (7/10) : reverb output --> HP1 à 4
NB : if the Cristal-Baschet is played live, don't use DAC 3.
Loudspeaker setup
Midi setup
Connect the footswitch pedal to the midi interfaceSoftware installation
- Start MAX 6.1.5 (or above)
- Set MAX "files preferences" to "ALMA2014"
- quit Max
- Re-start Max
- Open the "AlmaLuvia2014.maxpat" patch
- Switch the dsp on
- init (press the "initialisation" bang)
System calibration and tests
General Level Setup
The general level of the event 1.1 should be fff ! (almost as loud as possible)Input level calibration
On the next event (1.2), when the mezzo-soprano sings FF the level indicated on the main patch should not be above 75.Check footswitch :
When the conductor (or singer) presses the pedal, the patch advances to the next eventPerformance Notes :
- Press the Initialisation bang
- bang on "evenement suivant" : "pret" in Max Window
- The piece is ready to start
Patch presentation
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