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

Version Information

Documentation date
23 octobre 2022
Version
Max8
Status
valid
Validation date
24 octobre 2022
Documentalist
lemouton (lemouton@ircam.fr)
Realisation
  • Tom Mays (Computer Music Designer)
  • Jean Lochard (Computer Music Designer)
Length
8.5 min

Other Versions

Max6.1
archived
18 février 2014

Detailed Staff

Soloist
clarinet, bass clarinet

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

Channel Details

Number of input channels
1
Number of output channels
7

Electronic Equipment List

Computer Music Equipment

1 Sound Board
Sound Board (generic)
1 Footswitch / Sustain Pedal
Footswitch / Sustain Pedal (generic)
1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple)
1 MIDI interface
MIDI Interfaces (generic)
1 Max 8
Max (Cycling74) - The patch is also compatible with Max versions 6 and 7

Audio Equipment

1 Mixing Console
Mixing Console (generic)
7 Loudspeaker
Loudspeakers (generic)
1 Stage monitor
Stage Monitors (generic)
1 Microphone
Microphone (generic)

Downloads

Bertrand-ClarinetteSim.aif

48.02 Mo

Betrand_Concert_2014.zip

159.8 Mo

original 'cahier d'exploitation"

Marc Battier

commentaire

obsolete documentation - for historical purpose

367.94 Ko

SchemaAudio.pdf

38.33 Ko


Instructions

#Audio setup

##Patch input
The clarinet microphone is sent to adc 1.

##Patch output
Dac 1 to 7 are sent to loudspeakers on stage and behind the audience as shown in the illustration.

#Real time electronic
The clarinet sound is transformed starting from event n.36.

#Midi setup

  • Check the footswitch pedal connexion to the computer midi interface.
  • You can adjust the polarity, controller number and midi channel in the main patcher window.

#Software installation
Copy the folder on your computer disk.

##Max Audio Status

  • Sampling Rate : 44100
  • IOVS : 512
  • SigVS : 64
  • Scheduler in Overdrive : on
  • Audio interrupt : off

##Initialization routine

  • Open PatchConcertDIKHA_2014.maxpat with Max 8
  • Check Audio Status
  • Check the footswitch
  • Put DSP on
  • Press Escape to init the patch
  • Activate OSC to send to the onstage computer
  • Check that the micrphone signal is received in the main patch with a correct level
  • Activate the "pedal to event" switch (on the right side of the main patch)
  • Use the pedal or alternatively the computer keyboard Spacebar to trigger the events according to the score

#Patch presentation
![main patch](/media/editor/Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 23.14.12_20221023231437788255.png "main patch")

Keyboard shortcuts

  • use the space bar to trigger the events
  • escape to reset to the beginning of the piece (Event 1)

On stage computer

A computer on stage displaying the current event number can be used by the clarinettist.
![event display patch](/media/editor/Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 23.44.12_20221023234443153831.png "event display patch")
Cue numbers are sent from the main patcher by open sound control udp network messages.
Open the Patch-scene-2012.maxpat on the on stage computer.

##Simulation
It is possible to rehearse the piece without the musician :
Clicking on the "open Bertrand-ClarinetteSIm.aif" message will load a prerecorded version of the solo clarinet part. Press the sfplay~ toggle to start playing the simulation file.

Soundfiles

  1. A-1.aif
  2. A-2.aif
  3. A-3.aif
  4. A-4.aif
  5. A-5.aif
  6. A-6.aif
  7. A-7.aif
  8. A-8.aif
  9. A-9.aif
  10. A-10.aif
  11. A-11.aif
  12. A-12.aif
  13. A-13.aif
  14. A-14.aif
  15. A-15.aif
  16. A-16.aif
  17. A-17.aif
  18. A-18.aif
  19. A-19.aif
  20. A-20.aif
  21. A-21.aif
  22. A-22.aif
  23. B-23.aif
  24. B-24.aif
  25. B-25.aif
  26. B-26.aif
  27. B-27.aif
  28. B-28.aif
  29. B-29.aif
  30. B-30.aif
  31. C-31.aif
  32. C-32.aif
  33. C-33.aif
  34. C-34.aif
  35. C-35.aif
  36. C-36.aif
  37. C-37.aif
  38. C-38.aif
  39. C-39.aif

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