Install - installation procedure
On the gesture follower machine
copy the Quatuor folder on the hard disk
Install FTM version 2.3.6 (10/2008)
launch MaxMSP version 4.6.3
set the File Preferences to point to the following folders :
- Quatuor/Follower2008/
- Quatuor/quatuor-lib/
- Quatuor/quatuor-snd/
Check the DSP Status panel (FireFace 800, IOVector size 128, Signal Vector Size 128, overdrive on)
set the IP static address of this machine to 10.0.0.1
On the sound processing computer
- copy the Quatuor folder on the hard disk
- install Amplitube
- launch MaxMSP version 4.6.3
- set the File Preferences to point to the following folders : Quatuor/quatuor-lib/ Quatuor/quatuor-snd/
- Check the DSP Status panel (FireFace 800, IOVector size 1024, Signal Vector Size 256, overdrive on)
- set the IP static address of this machine to 10.0.0.11
- Check the IP connexion
- Check and calibrate the sensors
Initialization - before playing
On the sound processing computer
- Switch to Single CPU mode using the Processor panel
- Start MaxMsp 4.6.3
- Check the DSP Status
- Start the quatuor91 patch
- Test the mixer midi by opening the patcher mixer
- Turn DSP on
- ”Init” using the event menu
- Load the 3 presets in the Amplitube vst plug-in located in the distorsion subpatcher
On the gesture follower computer
- Start MaxMsp 4.6.3
- Check the DSP Status
- Start the patch SDG03.20
- In patcher “record” toggle on OSC
- Check the UDP connexion between the 2 computers
- Turn DSP on
Hardware setup - sensor calibration
Check the reception of the Xbee Wireless transmitters
Ask the musicians to set up the tensions of their bows, then carefully adjust the pressure sensors using a small screwdriver
StreicherKreis augmented bows
Xbee receivers
Spécification des presets amplitube utilisés
Amplitube Signal Chain
Le paramètre “chain” contrôle les connexions des modules.
Ce paramètre est à 0, (ce qui correspond au preset 1)
Les modules utilisés sont donc :
- StompA et B (toujours vides)
- AmpA
- CabA
- RackA
- RackB (toujours vide)
Presets
3presets différents sont utilisés :
fbq-sectionA : pour les sections A F H I J
sectionBnew : sections B et C
sectionE1-Bass : section E
Parameters
cf AmplitubePresets.xls