microphones and stage setup

Loudspeakers and Midi setup

Software installation

Please use Max 6.1 or higher

Place the whole Rhizomes-2013_venise folder in your Max file preferences

DSP Status:

• Fs : 44.1kHz
• IO : 256
• VS : 128
• Overdrive : On.
• Audio Interrupt : Off

System calibration and tests

You can use the simulations subfolder provided.
piano1_suivi-rec provides samples for testing the follower in specified sections.
Two simulations are provided : an Ableton Live project made at ircam in 2013 with the Makrokosmos quartet, and an older one (undated)

Audio Inputs

• ADC 1 = Piano1 submix, goes to follower é FX
• ADC 2 = Piano2 submix goes to FX
• ADC 3 = Percussion 1 submix goes to FX
• ADC 4 = Percussion 2 submix goes to FX

Initialization routine

• Check that the score has been correctly loaded in the max window when the patch is loaded.
• Check audio connections (audio on !)
• Check midi connections (only one channel for all pedal switches).
• Check the level of incoming piano 1 signal in antescofo (you can use subpatch score, subpatch Calibration).
• Init
• Reset
• Choose start bar in menu.

Patch presentation

This patch is extremely close to the previous version in terms of DSP : only the harmonizers have been modified to fix some problems with Max 6.1.

On another hand the score and following systems have been completely rewritten. The former midi detonate-based follower has been replaced by antescofo as sequencer and audio follower : there is no need for a midi piano for piano 1. The complex system of pedals has been simplified.

We need one pedal per player which can be merged. They act as a "nextlabel" for the follower (= right arrowkey). The audio following on piano 1 is automatically triggered on and off within the score. Spacebar can be used to trig it on and off manually.

Qlists have been hence replaced by a single asco score. The structure in sections is still accessible, (nota. there is no section 3), with now a reference to actual bars.

in the score Note 120 marks a pedal event. Some previously audio followed events may have been replaced by pedal hits in rehearsals depending on the quality of the following.

Faders may be midi controlled.

We used a fader for the samples level, another for the RT effects level, and 2 masters (in/out). samps and effects ctl fader are located in the control subpatch.

Look in subpatch midi io  and make your own as this version use mackiecontrol midi format.

Performance notes

The Mac outputs will be sent to a professional quality reverberation. TR around 3secs according to the performance hall.

All speakers will be fed with reverberation (4 channel reverb welcome !).