Audio setup

Loudspeaker setup

Loudspeakers 3 and 4 were originally at the places 3 and 4 (rear of the hall) but they can be placed behind the singers (on stage)

On the original version of the score a clic track is used sometimes with a timecode in order to synchronize the tape and the singers.

The conductor manages this synchronisation.

In this new version, we add a clictrack for the whole piece and a visual interface that mention the numbers, bars structure. We also add a rehearsal section in order to focus on some parts of the piece.

The piece is divided into 6 parts : I, II, III, IV, V and VI that are triggered by the conductor himself (by using a pedal) or a musician at the mixing desk directly on the computer (space bar).

• I : start -> 26
• II : 27 -> 2 bar before 57
• III : 2 bar before 57 -> 1 bar before 79
• IV : 79 -> 113
• V : 114 -> 119
• VI : 120

It is now a 7 tracks tape :

• ch1 : Loudspeaker Front Left
• ch2 : Loudspeaker Front Right
• ch3 : Loudspeaker Rear Left
• ch4 : Loudspeaker Rear Right
• ch5 : original clic
• ch6 : new clic up beat
• ch7 : new clic down beat

note that ch6 and ch7 are mixedin one to feed an earphone for the conductor.

So that we have :

• ch1 : Loudspeaker Front Left
• ch2 : Loudspeaker Front Right
• ch3 : Loudspeaker Rear Left
• ch4 : Loudspeaker Rear Right
• ch5 : original clic
• ch6 : new clic

We also add a reverberation engine for the 4 tracks of the tape.

You need an Apple computer with a sound card with a minimum of 5 outputs. 6 outputs is more flexible to choose the clic version.

You need Max8 or Max7. No need to have a license.

You will need a minimum of 8Go of RAM.

To use an external pedal to trigger each section you will need a midi interface (often included with the sound card) and a midi to pedal converter like a « midi solution » box

notes

Section III (2 bars before 57):

There is a mistake in the score. On number 60 it is 57 and not 58 from the start.

Section IV:

In the new clictrack there are 6 beats before number 110.

Installation

1- Copy the folder LesChantsDeLamour or LesChantsDeLamour-app (if you use a standalone version) in the folder « Documents » of your hard drive.

The name of your hard disk must not have any space like « My MacHD ». It must be something like « My-MacHD ».

2- Max patch.

Before starting Max, if you have any libraries of objects installed in the packages folder (./Documents/Max 8/Packages), move them in a new folder like « Packages removed » you have to create (./Documents/Max 8/Packages removed).

Start Max and and point the file preferences on the folder : ../Documents/LesChantsDeLamour/lib.

Then you are sure that all objects from the « lib » directory are used by the patch.

3- Open in Max the patch LesChantsDeLamour.maxpat

Because of the 2,09 Go size of the soundfile, it takes a few seconds to load the RAM.

patch presentation

Wait for the init process to complete until you have the message « Ready ».

Then follow the steps :

1- Select a midi source that will manage the start of each parts (I,II,III,…).

You must have previously declared it in your system.

Then active the midi or the space bar.

2- Configure the audio of max to use your sound card.

In the standalone version, you can save your setup as a preset by pressing the store button (audiosettings.maxpreset).

Then configure your audio mapping by pressing « open I/O Mapping ».

In the standalone version, you can save your setup as a preset by pressing the store button (audiomapping.maxpreset).

You can also do that in main window directly (for the standalone version) :

3- check the soundfile location in you had an error message in the max window inspector.

4- Turn on audio and press « space bar » to start or use any midi source driven by by a pedal (as an example). Press « s » to stop.

Each time you need to start from I press the button :

For rehearsals

Activate the rehearsal mode and select sections you need to work.

Each time you press « reset from start » you turn off the rehearsal mode.

If you use an external video monitor connected to the computer, you can assigned a sub-window in full screen mode. That could be useful for the conductor.

PROTOOLS version

As an alternative you can also play the soundtracks with Avid ProTools ...

Ableton LIVE Version

...and an Ableton Live session is also provided