Audio setup

DM 2000 Patch

Amplification is required for all the singers, piano, strings and percussions.

There are  Real-Time transformations on some instruments, the following microphones should be routed to the ADC :

1. caisse claire 1
2. caisse claire 2
3. caisse claire 3
4. choeur 1
5. choeur 2
6. choeur 3
7. choeur 4
8. flute (pas utilisée)
9. violon 1
10. violon 2
11. alto
12. violoncelle
13. contrebasse
14. percussions L
15. percussions R
16. orchestra mix

Loudspeaker setup

Concert setup for Palais de la Musique et des Congrès (Strasbourg/Musica)

Midi setup

Two master keyboard for one instrumentalist on stage.

The first keyboard ("A") triggers events (soundfiles and real time effect) and should be linked to max msp via a booster and a doubler (for the spare to get also the midi). Keyboard A is connected to the Macintosh (through the audio interface midi Port).

The second (lower, "B") connected directly to a AKAÏ Z8 sampler. A folder called 'sampler' contains programs that will set it up before the concert. The AkSys software is required to send the programs to the sampler. This keyboard should have :

• a midi sustain pedal
• a midi volume pedal
• a pitch bend wheel
• easily accessible program change buttons

Sampler programs

The Z8 sampler contains 6 multis, the selection is done by program changes sent by keyboard B.

• Multi 1 "ppnewalone.akm" :
  •     1 ppnew alone
  •     2 ppnew alone
• Multi 2 "Magic Piano.akm" :
  •     1 piano hrmonics -0.7 dB
  •     2 piano plucked -6 db
  •     3 vla attres2 0dB
  •     4 ppnew alone 0 db
  •     5 ensemble pnew looped 0db
• Multi 3 "VOICI.akm" :
  •     1 voci-bank1
• Multi 4 "celesta.akm"
  •     1 celeste -1.5 db (left panned)
• Multi 5 "ppnewcomplexo.akm"
  •     1 ppnew alone
  •     2 ensemble pnew looped 0db
• Multi 6 "Magic Piano.akm"
  •     identical to 2

Software installation

Open Sirenes_Francesconi_Beller_V2.5b-2012.maxpat with maxMsp 5.1
Press Init

Check the DSP status

Press "preload sounds"
Choose the midi port from the audio interface and check that the patch is receiving midi notes from keyboard A
Choose the midi port for the midi mixer and check it.

Patch presentation

Each event (soundfiles and/or treatments) are triggered by a specific note on keyboard A. (cf midikeyboard patch).

The lowest C stops all the events.

The mixing level can be controlled during the performance on the BCF 2000.

Live controls

The BCF 2000 midimixer sliders are affected as follow:

1. Sfplay
2. drums
3. choirs
4. strings and orchestra
5. effects
6. rev2
7. direct
8. general level