Install - installation procedure

On the gesture follower machine

copy the Quatuor folder on the hard disk

Install FTM version 2.3.6 (10/2008)

launch MaxMSP version 4.6.3

set the File Preferences to point to the following folders :

• Quatuor/Follower2008/
• Quatuor/quatuor-lib/
• Quatuor/quatuor-snd/

Check the DSP Status panel (FireFace 800, IOVector size 128, Signal Vector Size 128, overdrive on)

set the IP static address of this machine to 10.0.0.1

On the sound processing computer

• copy the Quatuor folder on the hard disk
  
• install Amplitube
  
• launch MaxMSP version 4.6.3
  
• set the File Preferences to point to the following folders : Quatuor/quatuor-lib/ Quatuor/quatuor-snd/
  
• Check the DSP Status panel (FireFace 800, IOVector size 1024, Signal Vector Size 256, overdrive on)
  
• set the IP static address of this machine to 10.0.0.11
  
• Check the IP connexion
• Check and calibrate the sensors

Initialization - before playing

On the sound processing computer

• Switch to Single CPU mode using the Processor panel
  
• Start MaxMsp 4.6.3
  
• Check the DSP Status
  
• Start the quatuor91 patch
  
• Test the mixer midi by opening the patcher mixer
  
• Turn DSP on
  
• ”Init” using the event menu
  
• Load the 3 presets in the Amplitube vst plug-in located in the distorsion subpatcher
  

On the gesture follower computer

• Start MaxMsp 4.6.3
  
• Check the DSP Status
  
• Start the patch SDG03.20
  
• In patcher “record” toggle on OSC
  
• Check the UDP connexion between the 2 computers
  
• Turn DSP on
  

Hardware setup - sensor calibration

Check the reception of the Xbee Wireless transmitters

Ask the musicians to set up the tensions of their bows, then carefully adjust the pressure sensors using a small screwdriver

StreicherKreis augmented bows

Xbee receivers

Spécification des presets amplitube utilisés

Amplitube Signal Chain

Le paramètre “chain” contrôle les connexions des modules.

Ce paramètre est à 0, (ce qui correspond au preset 1)

Les modules utilisés sont donc :

• StompA et B (toujours vides)
• AmpA
• CabA
• RackA
• RackB (toujours vide)

Presets

3presets différents sont utilisés :

fbq-sectionA : pour les sections A F H I J

sectionBnew : sections B et C

sectionE1-Bass : section E

Parameters

cf AmplitubePresets.xls