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

Version Information

Performance date
May 29, 2013
Documentation date
April 25, 2014
Version
Concert "tape" version
Status
valid
Validation date
May 3, 2018
Documentalist
Manuel Poletti (Manuel.Poletti@ircam.fr)
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The Documentation file describes the live-electronics and spatialization used in The Pyre. The "Tape version" allows a sound engineer to play the entire musical material in the absence of one or both of the two musicians. The piece is played using Ableton Live and Max For Live. The archive contains all sound files, Max For Live, Live and VST plugins files used to run the piece, and a detailed description of the Live set. The setup requires an authorized version of Live 9 Suite or later, with a Max For Live 6.1 or later extension properly installed.

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Detailed Staff

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

Electronic Equipment List

Computer Music Equipment

1 Fireface 800
Sound Board (RME)
1 BCF 2000
MIDI Mixer (Behringer)
1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple)
1 Live
Music Software (Ableton) - including Max For Live extension

Downloads

Documentation

poletti

1.13 Mo

Live set

poletti

34.33 Go

Instructions

Audio setup
Please see the technical rider

Loudspeakers setup
Please see the technical rider. Sound is diffused using 14 loudspeakers + subwoofers + 2 Fender Twin guitar amplifiers.

MIDI setup
Connect the BCF-2000 in USB to the laptop, or via MIDI using the Firface 800's MIDI input port.

Software installation
Requires one fully authorized copy of Ableton Live Suite 9 or later software with Max For Live 6.1 or later extension properly installed.

From the archive, copy the IrcamVerbStereo51.vst file (which can be found in the "To VST Plugins Folder" folder) into your machine's System/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST folder (machine-admin password may be required).

Patch presentation, Performance notes
Please see the "The Pyre-Tape Version 2014.pdf" document

 

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