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

Version Information

Documentation date
May 23, 2020
Version
Max8 64bit May 2020 - UNTESTED
Status
valid
Validation date
May 25, 2020
Documentalist
Manuel Poletti (Manuel.Poletti@ircam.fr)
Realisation
Grégory Beller (Computer Music Designer)
Upgrade motivation
Porting of the original patch to Max8 64bit
Comment
What was achieved in this version:

Technical setup drawing & present documentation
Converted all sound files from 44.1KHz to standard 48KHz
(the original versions can be found in the older versions)
Made sure that all 3d party Max externals used are up to date
Created an independent Max Project
Increased sflist~ & sfplay~'s buffer size for sound files to play reliably
Adapted old Spat4 syntax to actual Spat4 version
Slight interface cleanup
Added simple editor for speakers positions
Tested all sound files

Other Versions

agora2010
archived
June 7, 2010

concertgebouw
archived
April 10, 2010

Detailed Staff

piano, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, electronic/MIDI keyboard/synthesizer, celesta, 4 flutes, 2 piccolos, 4 oboes, 4 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 4 percussionists, 2 harp

Detailed staff comes from Brahms, send mail to ressources-contenus@ircam.fr for correction.

Electronic Equipment List

Computer Music Equipment

1 MIDI booster
Booster (generic) - Used to connect the on-stage MIDI keyboard to the MIDI interface in the control room
1 BCF 2000
MIDI Mixer (Behringer) - Optional: used to mix the live-electronics from within the computer
1 Sound Board
Sound Board (generic) - Minimum 8 separate output audio channels
1 MIDI Keyboard
MIDI Keyboard (generic) - Yamaha SY77 or KX88 or similar - must be capable of sending program changes easily - keyaboard range : from MIDI 36 (C1) to 96 (C6)
1 Midi interface
MIDI Interfaces (generic) - Hosts MIDI from on-stage MIDI keyboard
1 Footswitch / Sustain Pedal
Footswitch / Sustain Pedal (generic) - Used with the MIDI keyboard
1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple) - Runs the live-electronics
1 Max 8
Max (Cycling74)

Audio Equipment

8 Loudspeaker
Loudspeakers (generic) - Placed in surround within the venue
2 Stage monitor
Stage Monitors (generic) - 1 monitor for the conductor, 1 monitor for the keyboard player
2 subwoofer
Subwoofers (generic) - Bass frontal reinforcement
1 Digital Mixing Desk
Digital Mixers (generic) - Minimum 12 separate output audio channels

Downloads

LesSeptParoles-May2020

Grégory Beller

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Ported to Max 8 by Manuel Poletti

1.99 Go

LesSeptParoles-May2020-Doc.pdf

Manuel Poletti

2.67 Mo

LesSeptParoles-May2020-Doc.pages

Manuel Poletti

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Editable Pages document

3.9 Mo

Instructions

Global description of the live-electronics

The Max patch plays some stereo sound files which are dynamically spatialized and reverberated using IRCAM’s Spat through 8 speakers placed around the audience. 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 recommanded.

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 refer to the LesSeptParoles-May2020-Doc.pdf document for technical details about the live-electronics.

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