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

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.

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