For general technical notes go to Electronics-general-notes.html

For solutions to common problems go to Electronics-common-solutions.html

General information

The electronics for this oratorio can be run with a Max patch which plays the pre-recorded sound files.

An additional musician is required to trigger the cues in the score. They should do this from a position within the orchestra using a MIDI keyboard (or directly on the computer at the mixing desk).

The singer may be amplified but the sound should remain natural at all times; the amplification should be barely, if at all, noticeable.

In both rehearsal and performance the sound engineer/musician should read the score and adjust the relative levels of the singer, orchestra and electronics on the mixing desk, according to the given context (musical interpretation, equipment, acoustics of the performance space).

Downloads

latest version does require Max installation

Technical requirements

1. -Macintosh computer equipped with an external audio interface compatible with Max (cf: www.cycling74.com), e.g. Motu: www.motu.com, Digidesign: www.digidesign.com, RME: www.rme-audio.com
   

2. -MIDI controller keyboard (8 octaves) to trigger the pre-recorded sounds from the computer
   

3. -MIDI interface to connect the MIDI controller keyboard to the computer
   

4. -Wireless microphone for the singer (e.g. DPA: www.dpamicrophones.com)
   

5. -Mixer & octophonic diffusion (plus return monitors for the conductor, the musician triggering the cues in the orchestra, and the singer)
   

Performance notes

The amount of amplification required naturally depends on the performance space, but it should never cover the acoustic sound of the instruments and the voice.
The general level should be rather loud, but not painfully so.