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

Version Information

Documentation date
June 14, 2020
Version
June 2020 - Max 8 64bit - UNTESTED
Status
valid
Validation date
June 15, 2020
Documentalist
Manuel Poletti (Manuel.Poletti@ircam.fr)
Realisation
Éric Daubresse (Computer Music Designer)
Length
25 min
Upgrade motivation
Porting of the original Max4 patch to Max8 64bit
Comment
What was achieved in this version:
- created technical setup drawing & present documentation
- converted all sound files from 44.1KHz to 48KHz current standard
- created an independent Max Project
- fixed a potential crash when loading sound files twice
- tested all sound files

WARNING: The present version was made in studio and needs to be tested in a real performance situation.

Other Versions

maxmsp5-version-untested
archived
November 10, 2010

transfert_mustica_ftp
archived
April 14, 2010

Detailed Staff

4 flutes, 4 oboes, 4 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 3 percussionists, 2 harp, piano, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer

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) - On stage - needs to send program changes
1 BCF 2000
MIDI Mixer (Behringer) - In-patch MIDI mixing (optional)
1 Sound Board
Sound Board (generic) - Minimum: 6 separate audio outputs
1 Midi interface
MIDI Interfaces (generic) - Connects the MIDI keyboard to the computer
1 Footswitch / Sustain Pedal
Footswitch / Sustain Pedal (generic) - For keyboardist (optional)
1 Volume Pedal
Volume Pedal (generic) - For keyboardist (optional)
1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple) - Mac OS EL Capitan or later
1 Max 8
Max (Cycling74) - Max 8 or later

Audio Equipment

4 Loudspeaker
Loudspeakers (generic) - 15" full-band speakers
2 Stage monitor
Stage Monitors (generic) - For keyboardist and conductor
2 subwoofer
Subwoofers (generic) - 18" subwoofer
1 Digital Mixing Desk
Digital Mixers (generic) - Minimum: 6 separate inputs / 8 separate audio outputs

Downloads

Performance Patch

279.26 Mo

Documentation - Apple Pages

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Technical rider

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Technical rider - Max8

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Documentation

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Documentation - Microsoft Word

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Instructions

Global description of the live-electronics

The Max patch plays some stereo sound files which are dynamically spatialized through 4 speakers placed around the audience, and mono sound files played through frontmost speakers . Sound files are triggered from a keyboard player on stage.

The keyboard is linked from the stage to the live-electronics computer in the control-room through a MIDI connexion. The keyboard player triggers MIDI notes together with the conducting, and MIDI program-changes to select different banks of sound files. Therefore the keyboard needs to have the possibility to send some MIDI program-changes easily. A Yamaha SY77 or KX88 model is recommended.

The role of the computer music designer is to set up the live-electronics, install and run the Max patch, monitor the MIDI input while following the score, and mix the live-electronics during the performance.

Please read the documentation files for further details.

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