The setup and the execution of the electroacoustic part of this work requires a Computer Music Designer (Max expert).

Version Information

Documentation date
April 9, 2020
Version
portage 2020
Status
valid
Validation date
April 14, 2020
Documentalist
Etienne Demoulin (Etienne.Demoulin@ircam.fr)
Realisation
Gilbert Nouno (Computer Music Designer)
Length
15 min
Upgrade motivation
rebuild of the patch : 2020 version to play soundfiles.

Other Versions

Max6_2014-untestedSeptember 4, 2014

maxmsp5-version-untestedOctober 11, 2010

Detailed Staff

Soloist
solo soprano, solo mezzo-soprano, solo tenor, solo baritone

clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussionist, harp, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, cello, double bass

Detailed staff comes from Brahms, send mail to ressources-contenus@ircam.fr for correction.

Electronic Equipment List

Computer Music Equipment

1 KX 88
MIDI Keyboard (Yamaha) - for triggering soundfiles. pgm change buttons needed
1 Fireface 800
Sound Board (RME) - at least 6 audio outputs
1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple)

Downloads

FormesFragments-2020.dmg

Etienne Démoulin

352.95 Mo


Instructions

Audio setup

  • No input (adc)
  • 6 outputs

Loudspeaker setup

  • 6 loudspeakers around the audience :
                      Stage

          1 ---------------------- 2
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-
-
 6              Audience                     3
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-
-

          5 --------------------- 4

Midi setup

1 midi keyboard for triggering.

Software installation

Place the folder in your max file preferences

System calibration and tests

Test midi connexion and pgm changes.

PGM button 1 corresponds to PGM 1 (beware of KX88 !)

Initialization routine

1. choose midi port

2. click init

3. set vector size and samplerate : sigvs : 128, iovs : 128, samplerate : 44100.

4. turn dac on

Patch presentation

Initialisation procedure is on the top of the patch.

You can adjust the main level with the fader (default is 0 dB )

You can monitor midi infos, cue number and file playing on the right of the patch.

Playing a note run a soundfile if one is attached to this note (see score)

Panic red button stop all the soundfiles.

You can set the audio configuration by double-clicking in the mc.dac~ object.

To check the midinotes/sounds mapping, open play_list_01.

Cues are triggered by the keyboard with specific notes & pgm change.

play_list syntax

"play_list_01" this is the coll file where the soundfiles are defined to be played as the following :

program_change*1000 + midinote | the file name | the level in dB

as example the following line "1038 , mes_003.aif 6;"

means the file "mes_003.aif" is trigger when we are in program 1 (*1000) and play the D1 (38) note (1000 + 38 = 1038), the level is +6dB.

You can test sounds using the graphic keyboard in the "miditester" subpatcher.


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