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

Version Information

Performance date
November 5, 2004
Documentation date
November 5, 2004
Version
Creation
Status
valid
Validation date
May 3, 2018
Documentalist
lemouton (lemouton@ircam.fr)
Realisation
Serge Lemouton (Computer Music Designer)
Length
40 min
Comment
The patch actually works only on PPC processor macintosh.
A new version for MacIntel should be done (contact serge Lemouton).

Other Versions

LucaMorino2018February 27, 2019

transfert_mustica_ftpApril 14, 2010

Detailed Staff

flute, clarinet, trombone, 2 percussionists, piano, violin, cello, double bass

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

Electronic Equipment List

Computer Music Equipment

1 Max/MSP
Max (Cycling74) - version 4.6.3
1 Macintosh Powerbook
Apple Laptops (Apple) - Titanium model (PPC processor)
1 Hammerfall Multiface
Sound Board (RME)
1 Unitor 8
MIDI Interfaces (Emagic)
1 Sound Board
Sound Board (generic) - Ex. RME Hammerfall
1 MIDI Keyboard
MIDI Keyboard (generic) - Ex. SY77 [Controller parameter:pitch, velocity, program changes]
2 Pad
Pad (generic) - Ex. ddrums. Velocity is not used

Audio Equipment

1 01 V
Digital Mixers (Yamaha)

Downloads

max patch and sound files

serge Lemouton

309.26 Mo

fossemedee07.pdf

104.96 Ko

HP setup

Jeremie Henrot

2.93 Mo

Mixer patch

Jeremie Henrot

21.5 Ko


Instructions

Sound diffusion

Sound diffusion is stereophonic and frontal, the electronic sounds should be mixed and well balanced with the ensemble in the pit.

There is a clic track for the conductor, in order to synchronize the first electronic sequences.

orchestra audio setup

Patch presentation - Main Patch

1.Add the folder lib to max search path

2.Open le_songe_de_medee.pat with Max/MSP Then press in order:

  • init

  • next/locate : seq1

  • start

Main patch

The sound-files are triggered by the midi-pad.

Sampler sound banks are played by the midi-keyboard, there are five banks, loaded by program changes sent by the midi keyboard.

To start the show, you have to start manually the first sequence by pressing the space bar.


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