The setup and the execution of the electroacoustic part of this work requires a Computer Music Designer (Max expert).
Version Information
- Documentation date
- October 24, 2012
- Version
- ConcertVersion2014
- Status
- valid
- Validation date
- May 3, 2018
- Length
- 9 min
- Upgrade motivation
- max 6 update
- Comment
- There are 2 versions for "Electrics" for flute. A concert version (this one) and an interactive version for demonstration (PMM).
Other Versions
PMM versionOctober 24, 2012
transfert_mustica_ftpApril 14, 2010
Detailed Staff
flute
Detailed staff comes from Brahms, send mail to ressources-contenus@ircam.fr for correction.
Electronic Equipment List
Audio Equipment
- 1 SD system
- Dynamic Microphones (SD Systems) - flute microphone SD System LCM70 or K&K, for pitch detection only, don't use for sound reinforcement
- 1 DPA 4067
- Condenser Microphones (DPA) - with headset
Computer Music Equipment
- 1 Footswitch / Sustain Pedal
- Footswitch / Sustain Pedal (generic)
- 1 MacBook Pro
- Apple Laptops (Apple)
- 1 Max 6
- Max (Cycling74) - 6.1.6
- 1 footswitch control
- MIDI Controllers (MIDI Solution)
Downloads
Electrics-FluteConcert.zip
Florence Baschet
53.82 Mo
Electrics-fluteConcert-2014.pdf
Florence Baschet
159.12 Ko
Instructions
Audio Setup
ADC:
• 1 : flûte microphone
DAC:
transformations -->HP1-2-3-4-5-6
flûte -->HP1-2 (face)
Midi setup
Connect the footswitch pedal to the midi interface
Software installation
- Start MAX 6.1.6 (or above)
- Set MAX "files preferences" to « Electrics-FluteConcert » .
- quit Max
- Re-start Max
- Open the « *Electrics-Fl-Version Concert-2013-V01.maxpat» patch
System calibration and tests
- Dac ON, (switch the dsp on)
- Init bang, (press the "initialisation" bang)
- choose ‘Section 1’
- press next event, Bang
- press ‘start lecture instrument’ (to test) with the score and click bang for 'next event' written in the score
- if test OK, ‘stop lecture instrument’
Check footswitch :
When the flutist presses the pedal, the patch advances to the next event
Performance Notes :
- Press the Initialisation bang
- choose ‘Section 1’and press bang on next event
- The piece is ready to start
The soloist interacts with the electroacoustic part via a footswitch and sound pitch detection (fiddle~ object in MaxMsp). The Max patch analyses each ‘E3’ played by the flute.
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