Amers

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Current Version

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  • Macintosh computer equipped with an audio interface compatible with Max/MSP (e.g. Motu 828mkII; Motu 896; Digidesign DIGI002; RME sound-card) to run a patch including stereo hard-disk playback of sound-files and the reverberations.
  • MIDI interface (e.g. Motu Fastlane) to connect a MIDI controller keyboard to the Macintosh.
  • MIDI controller keyboard (5 octaves, e.g. Yamaha S30 or S80) to trigger the direct-to-disk sounds to be played from the Macintosh.
  • - The Max/MSP patch can include the simulation of the sampler and synthesizer (from January 2006).
    - One MIDI controller keyboard to control each simulation (i.e. two MIDI controller keyboards). Note that in this case, a MIDI interface with at least 3 ports is necessary (e.g. Motu Micro Lite USB).

Or
- AKAI S1000 (or AKAI Z4/Z8) or compatible sampler with 32MB  - see Appendix IV for parameters.
- MIDI controller keyboard to play the sampler.
- Yamaha SY99 synthesizer keyboard.

·         1 microphone for the cello (e.g. Neuman KM 100)

·         5 microphones (piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, harp)

·         Mixer & stereo diffusion

Note: A WINDOWS patch version will be available soon. For a request of a specific patch version, please contact Chester Promotions.

Original version

  • Macintosh computer equipped with ProTools
  • MIDI interface to connect a MIDI controller keyboard to the Macintosh
  • 2 Lexicon LXP15 sound processors for various transformation programs, with 2 foot pedals for changing the programs
  • General reverberation (e.g. Lexicon LXP15)
  • Akai S1000 or compatible sampler with 32MB - see Appendix IV for parameters
  • Yamaha KX88 (master keyboard for Akai S1000 sampler)
  • Yamaha SY99 synthesizer
  • MIDI controller keyboard (5 octaves, e.g. DX7) to trigger the direct-to-disk sounds played from the Macintosh.
  • microphone for the cello (e.g. Neuman KM 100)
  • 5 microphones (piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, harp)
  • mixer & quadraphonic diffusion