PLOrk fall2006/Works/Cows Out To Pasture

Cows Out to Pasture

• for 5 laptops + 5 humans + no additional amplification (a Small Sounds Sketch).

• composer: Spencer Salazar
• duration: 5'/variable
• software used: OS X, miniAudicle

Program Notes

Did you hear what I just heard?

Laptop Instructions

• Check System Preferences -> Sound -> Input
  • ensure that the Input Source is set to Internal Microphone and turn the Input Volume to ~75%
• open miniAudicle
• In miniAudicle -> Preferences -> Miscellaneous, ensure that the current directory is PLOrk/users/sds/sss/, or whichever other directory the relevant ChucK source files are located.
• Open "start.ck" in miniAudicle.
• Start the virtual machine.
• Add start.ck to the virtual machine. Two windows should appear, one titled "record" and one titled "playback".

Files

• files: (chuck, max, perl, c, code/binaries; sound files)
• score: (if you have one)

Human Instructions

performers

• (ahead of time) performers are designated #1 - #5

• turn on computer (all)
• let 60 seconds pass, player 1 closes lid on computer, leave stage
• let additional 30 seconds pass, player 2 closes lid on computer, leave stage
• let additional 30 seconds pass, player 3 closes lid on computer, leave stage
• let additional 30 seconds pass, player 4 closes lid on computer, leave stage
• let additional 30 seconds pass, player 5 closes lid on computer, leave stage
• end of piece (EOP)

conductor

• signal the start of piece, leave stage