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

Version Information

Performance date
19 novembre 2004
Documentation date
19 novembre 2004
Version
WhyNot2004
Status
valid
Validation date
3 mai 2018
Length
7 min
Upgrade motivation
Port of the original (ISPW) version to MAX4

Other Versions

premiere4 mars 2014

max6-20143 mars 2014

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 Macintosh G4
Apple Desktops (Apple)
1 Midi interface
MIDI Interfaces (generic)
1 Footswitch / Sustain Pedal
Footswitch / Sustain Pedal (generic)

Audio Equipment

4 Loudspeaker
Loudspeakers (generic)
3 Microphone
Microphone (generic)

Downloads

AlmaLuvia2004.dmg

commentaire

patch max

156.28 Mo

cahier d'exploitation.pdf

128.86 Ko


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)
  • (7-8) : reverb output --> HP1 à 4

Loudspeaker setup


Midi setup

Connect the footswitch pedal to the midi interface

Software installation

  • Give at least 10 Mo of RAM to MaxMsp
  • Start MAXMSP 4.1
  • Set MAX "files preferences" to "ALMA2003"
  • Open the "AlmaLuvia" 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 event

Patch presentation




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