Le Sacrifice

Stage setup diagram - Stage Setup

Le Sacrifice Stage setup

Install - Installation

• copy the "Sacrifice.concert2005" folder on your hard disk
• launch max/msp 4.5
• set the max file preferences to point to /Sacrifice.concert2005/Patches/lib/ and /Sacrifice.concert2005/Sounds
• open the sacrifice.helsinki patch
• choose the section (cf Sections) you want to test with the menu located on the main window

Patch presentation - Concert Patch

Main patch

Patch presentation - Patch Use

Le sacrifice keyboard shortcuts

• Esc = DSP on/off
• tab = next event
• suppr = stop all soundfiles

MIDI keyboard

All the electronic events are triggered by the Orchestra midi keyboard. In section 7 and 8, it plays the psola-synthesized boy choir part.

Stage setup diagram - mike remark

Do not forget the celesta amplification for section 3

Patch presentation - Le Sacrifice Midi mixer

midi mixer

A midi mixer is used to control the level of the real time transformation applied on the string section and on the harp.

The transformations are :

• Reverberation
• Frequency-shifter
• Filter
• Distortion
• Harmonizer

It controls also

• the Direct-to-Disk level
• the level of the psola sythesizer

For the creation a Kawai MM16 was used, you may have to modify the midi controllers numbers in the MM16 patcher

SacrificeMidiMix

Patch presentation - Le Sacrifice: Sections

Sections

Le Sacrifice is in 7 mouvements :

• 1. la promenade
• 2. la guerre
• 3. dans les demeures de la souffrance
• 4. le violon compresseur et la sorcière
• 5. le prophète
• 6. le feu
• 7. les arches de Saint André

There are 8 sections in the patch because the last mouvement is divided in two sections (from VIID)

Patch presentation - Le Sacrifice: Audio Matrix

For each section, the modules are patched in a different way

• section 1 : transformation on strings and harp, direct to disk, psola synthesis
• section 2 : harmonizer on strings, synthetic voice
• section 3 : no electronic
• ....

SacrificeMatrix1

SacrificeMatrix2

SacrificeMatrix4

SacrificeMatrix5

SacrificeMatrix7

SacrificeMatrix8

SacrificeMatrix6

Audio/MIDI setup diagram - Le Sacrifice: Loudspeakers position

Loudspeakers position

• 1278 = surround
• 56 = ceiling
• 34 = stage

Details - Le Sacrifice: Soundfiles List

All the soundfiles played in "Le sacrifice" are referenced in a coll called "sf.coll". Its syntax is : soundfile_number file_name level_in_db transposition_in_cents output. The output number correspond to the dtd1 to 4 matrix input.

• 101, sacrifice101 0. 0 1;
• 102, sacrifice102 -9. 0 2;
• 103, sacrifice103 -6. 0 3;
• 104, sacrifice104 0. 0 4;
• 105, sacrifice105 0. 0 2;
• 106, sacrifice106 0. 0 3;
• 127, sacrifice127 -9. 0 1;
• 128, sacrifice128 -3. 0 2;
• 129, sacrifice129 -3. 0 3;
• 130, sacrifice130 -6. 0 4;
• 131, sacrifice131 -6. 0 3;
• 132, sacrifice132 -6. 0 2;
• 134, sacrifice134 0. 0 1;
• 135, sacrifice135 0. 0 2;
• 400, sacrifice401.L 0. 0 1;
• 401, sacrifice401.R 0. 0 2;
• 502, sacrifice502 0. 0 2;
• 505, sacrifice505 0. 0 2;
• 507, sacrifice507 0. 0 2;
• 509, sacrifice509 0. 0 2;
• 513, sacrifice513 0. 0 2;
• 515, sacrifice515 0. 0 1;
• 516, sacrifice516 0. 0 1;
• 523, sacrifice523 0. 0 1;
• 526, sacrifice526 0. 0 4;
• 527, sacrifice526b 0. 0 1;
• 528, sacrifice526b -3. -800 4;
• 530, sacrifice526 -3. 800 1;
• 533, sacrifice526 -3. 0 4;
• 535, sacrifice535a 0. 0 1;
• 635, sacrifice535b 0. 0 2;
• 536, sacrifice536 0. 0 1;
• 537, sacrifice537 0. 0 2;
• 538, sacrifice538 0. 0 1;
• 539, sacrifice539 0. 0 2;
• 540, sacrifice540 0. 0 1;
• 541, sacrifice541 0. 0 2;
• 542, sacrifice542 0. 0 1;
• 543, sacrifice543 0. 0 2;
• 544, sacrifice544a 0. 0 1;
• 644, sacrifice544b 0. 0 2;
• 545, sacrifice545 0. 0 2;
• 546, sacrifice546a 0. 0 1;
• 646, sacrifice546b 0. 0 2;
• 547, sacrifice547a 0. 0 1;
• 647, sacrifice547b 0. 0 2;
• 548, sacrifice548a 0. 0 1;
• 648, sacrifice548b 0. 0 2;
• 549, sacrifice549a 0. 0 1;
• 649, sacrifice549b 0. 0 2;
• 550, sacrifice550a 0. 0 1;
• 650, sacrifice550b 0. 0 2;
• 551, sacrifice551a 0. 0 1;
• 651, sacrifice551b 0. 0 2;
• 552, sacrifice552 -3. 0 1;
• 554, sacrifice554 6. 0 2;
• 555, sacrifice555 0. 0 1;
• 557, sacrifice557 0. 0 2;
• 801, quatuorfiltered01 0. 0 1;
• 802, quatuorfiltered02 0. 0 2;
• 803, quatuorfiltered03 0. 0 3;
• 804, quatuorfiltered04 0. 0 4;
• 805, quatuorfiltered05 0. 0 1;
• 806, quatuorfiltered07 0. 0 2;
• 807, quatuorfiltered09 0. 0 3;
• 808, quatuorfiltered11 0. 0 4;
• 809, quatuorfiltered13 0. 0 1;
• 810, quatuorfiltered15 0. 0 2;
• 811, quatuorfiltered17 0. 0 3;
• 812, quatuorfiltered19 0. 0 4;
• 813, quatuorfiltered21 0. 0 1;
• 814, quatuorfiltered24 0. 0 2;
• 815, quatuorfiltered27 0. 0 3;
• 816, quatuorfiltered30 0. 0 4;
• 817, quatuorfiltered33 0. 0 1;
• 818, quatuorfiltered36 0. 0 2;
• 819, quatuorfiltered39 0. 0 3;
• 820, quatuorfiltered42 0. 0 4;
• 821, quatuorfiltered44 0. 0 1;
• 822, quatuorfiltered46 0. 0 2;
• 823, quatuorfiltered48 0. 0 3;
• 824, quatuorfiltered49 0. 0 4;
• 825, quatuorfiltered50 0. 0 1;
• 826, quatuorfiltered51 0. 0 2;
• 827, quatuorfiltered52 0. 0 3;
• 828, quatuorfiltered53 0. 0 4;
• 829, quatuorfiltered55 0. 0 1;
• 830, quatuorfiltered57 0. 0 2;
• 831, quatuorfiltered59 0. 0 3;
• 832, quatuorfiltered61 0. 0 4;
• 833, quatuorfiltered63 0. 0 1;
• 834, quatuorfiltered65 0. 0 2;
• 835, quatuorfiltered66 0. 0 3;
• 836, quatuorfiltered67 0. 0 4;
• 837, quatuorfiltered68 0. 0 1;
• 838, quatuorfiltered70 0. 0 2;
• 839, quatuorfiltered72 0. 0 3;
• 840, quatuorfiltered74 0. 0 4;
• 841, quatuorfiltered76 0. 0 1;
• 842, quatuorfiltered78 0. 0 2;
• 843, quatuorfiltered80 0. 0 3;
• 844, quatuorfiltered81 0. 0 4;
• 845, quatuorfiltered82 0. 0 1;
• 846, quatuorfiltered83 0. 0 2;
• 847, quatuorfiltered84 0. 0 3;
• 848, Püchti 0. 0 1;
• 849, Tallinn 0. 0 2;
• 850, Pskovo-Pecora 0. 0 4;
• 851, Pskovo-Pecora 0. 0 3;
• 852, volée4 0. 0 2;
• 853, volée4 0. 0 2;
• 853, volée4 0. 0 2;

Le Sacrifice Soundfiles List

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Details - Le Sacrifice: Qlists

All the events are described in qlists located in the patchers located on the main patch right side.

Exemple : qlist for section 1 :

# section 1;

------------------------ 1;

0 1 dtd note 101;

distance1 8, 20 15000;

rotation1 0;

rotation2 0;

Spat1_ source Az 45;

Spat1_ fact prer 48;

Spat1_ source Az 0;

Spat2_ source Dist 8.;

gv liveControl 0;

16000 dtd note 102;

distance1 20, 1 60000;

24000 dtd note 103;

10000 dtd note 104;

------------------------ 2;

0 2 dtd note 127;

rotation1 15000;

dtd note 105;

4000 dtd note 106;

dtd note 129;

8000 dtd note 128;

8000 dtd note 131;

10000 dtd note 132;

------------------------ 3;

0 3 Spat2_ source Dist 16.;

distance1 1 600;

dtd note 134;

rotation1 0;

rotation2 0;

Spat1_ source Az 0;

Spat2_ source Az 0;

------------------------ 4;

0 4 dtd note 135;

rotation1 20000;

rotation2 20000;

------------------------ 5;

0 5 dtd note 131;

------------------------ 6;

0 6 rotation1 0;

rotation2 0;

------------------------ 7;

0 7;

------------------------ 110;

0 110 # truc end;