Audio setup

Loudspeaker setup

Loudspeakers 3 and 4 were originally at the places 3 and 4 (rear of the hall) but they can be placed behind the singers (on stage)

On the original version of the score a clic track is used sometimes with a timecode in order to synchronize the tape and the singers.

The conductor manages this synchronisation.

In this new version, we add a clictrack for the whole piece and a visual interface that mention the numbers, bars structure. We also add a rehearsal section in order to focus on some parts of the piece.

The piece is divided into 6 parts : I, II, III, IV, V and VI that are triggered by the conductor himself (by using a pedal) or a musician at the mixing desk directly on the computer (space bar).

• I : start -> 26
• II : 27 -> 2 bar before 57
• III : 2 bar before 57 -> 1 bar before 79
• IV : 79 -> 113
• V : 114 -> 119
• VI : 120

It is now a 7 tracks tape :

• ch1 : Loudspeaker Front Left
• ch2 : Loudspeaker Front Right
• ch3 : Loudspeaker Rear Left
• ch4 : Loudspeaker Rear Right
• ch5 : original clic
• ch6 : new clic up beat
• ch7 : new clic down beat

note that ch6 and ch7 are mixedin one to feed an earphone for the conductor.

So that we have :

• ch1 : Loudspeaker Front Left
• ch2 : Loudspeaker Front Right
• ch3 : Loudspeaker Rear Left
• ch4 : Loudspeaker Rear Right
• ch5 : original clic
• ch6 : new clic

We also add a reverberation engine for the 4 tracks of the tape.

You need an Apple computer with a sound card with a minimum of 5 outputs. 6 outputs is more flexible to choose the clic version.

You need Max8 or Max7. No need to have a license.

You will need a minimum of 8Go of RAM.

To use an external pedal to trigger each section you will need a midi interface (often included with the sound card) and a midi to pedal converter like a « midi solution » box

notes

Section III (2 bars before 57):

There is a mistake in the score. On number 60 it is 57 and not 58 from the start.

Section IV:

In the new clictrack there are 6 beats before number 110.

Installation

1- Copy the folder LesChantsDeLamour or LesChantsDeLamour-app (if you use a standalone version) in the folder « Documents » of your hard drive.

The name of your hard disk must not have any space like « My MacHD ». It must be something like « My-MacHD ».

2- Max patch.

Before starting Max, if you have any libraries of objects installed in the packages folder (./Documents/Max 8/Packages), move them in a new folder like « Packages removed » you have to create (./Documents/Max 8/Packages removed).

Start Max and and point the file preferences on the folder : ../Documents/LesChantsDeLamour/lib.

Then you are sure that all objects from the « lib » directory are used by the patch.

3- Open in Max the patch LesChantsDeLamour.maxpat

Because of the 2,09 Go size of the soundfile, it takes a few seconds to load the RAM.

patch presentation

Wait for the init process to complete until you have the message « Ready ».

Then follow the steps :

1- Select a midi source that will manage the start of each parts (I,II,III,…).

You must have previously declared it in your system.

Then active the midi or the space bar.

2- Configure the audio of max to use your sound card.

In the standalone version, you can save your setup as a preset by pressing the store button (audiosettings.maxpreset).

Then configure your audio mapping by pressing « open I/O Mapping ».

In the standalone version, you can save your setup as a preset by pressing the store button (audiomapping.maxpreset).

You can also do that in main window directly (for the standalone version) :

3- check the soundfile location in you had an error message in the max window inspector.

4- Turn on audio and press « space bar » to start or use any midi source driven by by a pedal (as an example). Press « s » to stop.

Each time you need to start from I press the button :

For rehearsals

Activate the rehearsal mode and select sections you need to work.

Each time you press « reset from start » you turn off the rehearsal mode.

If you use an external video monitor connected to the computer, you can assigned a sub-window in full screen mode. That could be useful for the conductor.

PROTOOLS version

As an alternative you can also play the soundtracks with Avid ProTools …

Ableton LIVE Version

…and an Ableton Live session is also provided