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

Version Information

Performance date
13 mars 2015
Documentation date
30 mars 2015
Version
premiere
Status
valid
Validation date
3 mai 2018
Length
10 min

No other versions

Detailed Staff

Soloist
mezzo-soprano

flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello

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

Electronic Equipment List

Audio Equipment

5 Loudspeaker
Loudspeakers (generic) - in front of the audience (no surround system required)
1 subwoofer
Subwoofers (generic)
1 Reverberation Processor
Reverberation (generic) - A good quality reverberation module should be use to blend the electronic sounds with the acoustic of the hall

Computer Music Equipment

1 MacBook Pro
Apple Laptops (Apple)
1 iPad
Tablets (Apple) - (optional use of Mira software to control Live)
1 Live
Music Software (Ableton) - 9.1.7 (32 bit)

Downloads

Live Session

Serge Lemouton

commentaire

All the soundfiles required to play the piece are here !

336.93 Mo

The Waves Score

Florence Baschet

1.55 Mo

original and complete Live Session

Florence Baschet

commentaire

Complete AbletonLive "Maquette Session" used to generate the electronic part. Not required for performance.

2.42 Go

run-through

commentaire

First run-through recording of the instrumental part. Not required for performance.

171.31 Mo

premiere recording

240.95 Mo


Instructions

Stage and loudspeakers setup

stage and loudspeakers setup

Audio inputs

The instruments and the voice should be slightly reverberated and amplified. No real time sound transformations.

Audio Outputs

Send the audio outputs 1/2 from Ableton Live (audio track Mix1-B to Mix3-B) to the front loudspeakers.

Stereo 3/4  (Mix1 to Mix3)  is for the loudspeakers at the back of the stage.

Output 5 (Track Mix4) is sent to the central back loudspeaker.

Live Session

Open thewaveslight session with Ableton Live (version 9 or above).

Set the sampling rate to 48kHz.

To play the electronic part (the audio clips) synchronously with the instrumental part, the scenes should be manually and precisely triggered, according to the score.

Every cue numbers corresponds to the score bar number.

[An optional ipad control is possible with the mira application, see the midiControl track of the live session]

 

LiveSessionScreenshot


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