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

Performance date: 5 novembre 2004

Documentation date: 5 novembre 2004

Version state

Valid

Validation date: 3 mai 2018



Executions dates of this version

  • 5 novembre 2004,

Version documentalist

  • lemouton (Serge.Lemouton@ircam.fr)

Version realisation

  • Serge Lemouton (Computer Music Designer)

Version length

47 mn

Comment

The patch actually works only on PPC processor macintosh.
A new version for MacIntel should be done (contact serge Lemouton).

Detailed staff

  • flûte, clarinette, trombone, 2 percussionnistes, piano, violon, violoncelle, contrebasse
(Detailed staff comes from Brahms, send mail to brahms-contenu@ircam.fr for correction.)

Electronic equipment list

Computer Music Equipment

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

Audio Equipment

  • 1 01 V - Digital Mixers (Yamaha)

Premiere

  • 5 novembre 2004, France, Paris, Palais Garnier

Publisher :

  • Ricordi

Realisation

  • Serge Lemouton

Work length

  • 40 mn

Events

  • Le songe de Médée (reprise) - ven 26 Oct 2007 - Palais Garnier - None
  • Le songe de Médée - lun 15 Nov 2004 - Palais Garnier - None
Télécharger tous les fichiers
File Author(s) Comment
Download [105,0 Kio] Patch fossemedee07.pdf
Download [166,4 Kio] Patch fossemedee07.png
Download [2,9 Mio] Setup HP setup Jeremie Henrot
Download [309,3 Mio] Patch max patch and sound files serge Lemouton
Download [21,5 Kio] Document Mixer patch Jeremie Henrot
Download [2,0 Kio] Patch thumb_fossemedee07.png

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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Version documentation creation date: None, update date: 6 mai 2021 15:10