Audio and Loudspeaker setup

Midi setup

Change the midi channel of the small midikeyboard (played by the second keyboard player) to channel 4

Check the sustain, volume pedals program changes and the pitchbend wheel of each keyboard

Dacs

1. Front Left Speaker

2. Front Right Speaker

3. Rear Left Speaker

4. Rear Right Speaker

5. Clic-Track to conductor ear monitor

6. Sampler Left

7. Sampler Right

Software installation

Install the latest version of the samplor package (included)

Create a folder named exactly “Entrance2019”

Copy the content of the disk into it

Open the Entrance2019 max project in max8

Set the Sampling Rate to 48 kHz, Overdrive ON, IO and Signal Vector Size = 64.

Ableton Live Session (quadraphonic files + clic track)

During the recording the tape part were played using the EntranceTape.v4.als Ableton Live session.
The 11 tape sections were triggered from the Session mode window :

As an alternative the soundfiles and clicktrack can be triggered from any bar in the score using the Arrangement view.

Main patch (quadraphonic files + clic track)

The electronic parts (figured on the two lowest staves of the score) can also be triggered from a small keyboard, played by the keyboard player 2. These include the conductor click-track on a fifth audio track.

You can test the patch using the kslider object on the main patch. to play the sound sequences : you should hear the quadraphonic soundfiles with the clicktrack

The C of the keyboard can be used to stop the sound during rehearsals

Software Sampler patch

The following MIDI program changes relate to the sounds described p.iv of the score:

1. strings

2. strings+ (same as 1 + 1/4 tone)

3. metal

4. metalChord

5. piano

6. SY (not used - could optionally be used in future versions to replace the SY 99)

7. SY-bis (same as pgm6 +1/4 tone)

The pitch bend wheel must be +/- 8 semi-tones (the score falsely mentions +/-6, p. iv). The pitch-bend is used only with sounds strings and strings+

Yamaha SY99

The sounds consist of filtered string-like sounds

Only two programs are used : A1 “STrgs” and A2 “STrgs+1/4”

A2 is the same sound as A1, with a pitch shift of + 1/4 tone

The pitch bend range must be of +/- 2 semi-tones

In case another synthesizer or sampler should be used, one must program a soft string-like sound, not too realistic. The range used is from C1 (MIDI pitch 36) to F6 (MIDI pitch 101). Glissandis with the pitch-bend wheel are used.

System calibration and Performance notes

Check the level of the quadriphonic “tape” part. It should be balanced (or even above) with the ensemble amplification level.

Musicological and historic considerations

Please read this online musical analysis

You can also refer to the 1998 Original Documentation