Electronics

Reference recording

Running the electronics

Double Happiness uses prerecorded samples that blend with the live performance. The guitarist cues them with a foot pedal in a Max patch, or a sound engineer cues them at the spacebar; the numbered cues in the score match the patch. The patch also processes the guitar live, with reverb and pitch shifting, so this version has no click-track backup.

Documentation

Technical requirements

  • Mac or PC running Max (free at cycling74.com)
  • Audio interface (guitar into input 1, stereo out)
  • Foot pedal for triggering cues (or a sound engineer)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Volume pedal (optional)
  • Two overhead mics for the percussion (optional)

Guitar

  • Run the guitar directly into the interface; no amp
  • An amp-modelling program sent into Max is suggested but not necessary

Suggested setup

Suggested setup: guitar and foot pedal into laptop and audio interface, stereo speakers left and right, percussion (vibraphone, glockenspiel bars, crotales) to the right

Downloads

Max patch↓ zip

Questions? Contact me.