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Hard Drive Usage

Since raw video is very large, all raw video should be put on one of the three 2TB hitachi externals. These drives are labeled. Please make a folder with your name on it so that it is clear who the data belongs to.

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Audiosculpt-Sdiff-->Open Music how-to

Basic review of Audiosculpt

Preferences --- set new home folder and sound folder for audiosculpt outside of application folder

FFT analysis window size
larger the window size the better the frequency analysis and the poorer the temporal resolution

FFT analysis, window size, hop size
added "markers" to a sound file "generate markers"

Marker Analysis Parameters

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Music Softwares Handbook

Guides to Music Software at CNMAT

- [cnmat:library/max_msp_jitter_depot|The CNMAT Max/MSP/Jitter Depot]
- [cnmat:downloads|The CNMAT Max Downloads Page]

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CNMAT Access List

Anytime file is changed, please rename with the convention: year/month/day e.g. 100824 for August 24, 2010. This list is maintained by Jay Cloidt.

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Getting Started

Here is a list of things that a new staff person needs to get:

  • CalNet ID
  • Building entry code
  • Alarm code
  • Long-distance phone code
  • Office keys if necessary
  • E-mail address
  • Account on the CNMAT website
  • Membership in the CNMAT Staff Group on the website
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Installing IRCAM MLYS-Modalys in Max

Installing IRCAM/Poletti/Modalys synthesis package for Max/MSP (version 1.1).

- copy the whole Mlys folder into a folder declared in Max's search path
- from the Mlys folder, copy the /externals/Modalys.frameworks folder into the HardDisk/Library/Frameworks folder
- copy the Mlys clippings folder into the MaxMSP/patches/clippings folder

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Making Resonant and Sinusoidal Models

After people work through the [cnmat:node/2714|CNMAT Spectral Tutorials], they tend to ask "how do I make my own models?" Right now, the state-of-the-art is fairly primitive. Expect a lot of trial and error, and maybe unsatisfactory results.

#1. Choose your sound

This is the most important step in getting a good result. Some sounds analyze better than others.

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How to get sound out from computer

To get sound out directly from computer through Tascam mixer to HD speakers

• make sure TASCAM basic set up is loaded and HD speakers are powered on.
• load _MOTU PCI-424 Proper Configuration (TenneyExternal/*shared)
• select digi002ADAT 1-8 on Tascam Layer Status
• touch slider 9 and make sure that HD-1s selected as output (upper left-hand side of mixer -- look for sign HD-1s)

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Power on and off

Power On Procedure:

Power on switches:

At the top of the rack, on the right side of the desk, you'll see the Furman PL-Plus. It has a bunch of colored LED's. This should always be on, and you should never need to touch it.

The next space down hold a rack of switches. These are labeled:

  1. Mixer
  2. Rack
  3. HD1's
  4. Genelecs
  5. Fostex
  6. empty

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