by Gilbert.Nouno@ircam.fr

WARNING

The 4th String Quartet requires two people : an experimented Computer Music Designer to take care of the electronic music of the piece and a Sound Engineer.

Software Installation

You need Max5 (not Max6) to run the 4th String Quartet patch. Copy the 4thStringQuartet.dmg files and unpack it, you should have the following files:

Copy the above folder in your computer, then put it in the Max5 file preferences.

Ipad Configuration

The Max5 patch of the 4th String Quartet is controled with an ipad with the lemur application (http://liine.net/en/products/lemur/). Make an addhoc wifi communication with the ipad and the mac, matching the mac IP address in the ipad IP setup. The ipad sends its data to the mac on the port 8001. The IP address of the ipad receiving on port 8000 should be set to 192.168.1.25. The mac IP should be choosen like 192.168.x.x.

Load the 4thSQ 04 ipad.jzml patch on the ipad. The ipad will be used to control the levels of the electronic in the piece.

4thSQ 04 ipad.jzml

Hardware Audio Configuration

The audio interface should have at least 4 audio input and 4 or 6 audio output. The audio input 1,2,3,4 are like the following : 1) violin one, 2) violin two, 3) viola, 4) cello and should match the audio configuration of the Max5 dspstatus. The Audio output 1 to 4 or 1 to 6 are connected to the loudspeakers through the mixing desk. See the Audio setup document for the mixing desk and loudspeakers configuration in the hall.

Loading the Max5 patches

Depending on your loudspeaker configuration, you can run the String_Quartet_91_all_6r located in the zold folder (6 loudspeakers) or the patch String_Quartet_91_all_4r (if you have 4 loudspeakers for the spatialisation).

Using the patch

In the Live window, to reset the patch : - click on 

• 1) safe then 
  
• 2) init then 
  
• 3) Reset
  

then you can choose which section to rehearse : 

• Click on 4) safe then choose the cycle name you want to start with. If you choose cycle_one, the first event will also start the dsp, i.e. the ifb dac toggle in the main patch.
  
• Click on the toggle close to the ifb space_bar box, this will enable the space bar to trigger the events.
  
• Trigger the events in respect to the score given as a pdf with its annotations. The mixing of the different sound elements is done with the ipad Lemur
  

Using the simulation patch

Load the 4thSQ_simulation_04 patch :

click on the open message and load the arditti_berlin.aif file :

click on the toggle next to the open message box to play the simulation. 

Adjust the levels for the direct output and mic simulation (can be at maximum).

Stage and Mixing Desk Setup