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<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FFFFFF" link="#FF0000" vlink="#0000FF" alink="#00FFFF"> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><font size="7"><strong>Shifts</strong></font></p> <p>performance instructions for the <GMT> version</p> <p> </p> <p>The <GMT> version of this composition allows pure electronic or electromechanic realisations as well as performances whereby one or up to four instruments can play together with the computer/synthesizer . </p> <hr> <p><a name="Installation of the software:"><font size="5"><strong>Installation of the software:</strong></font></a></p> <p>install <GMT> on a Wintel PC under a directory named as:</p> <p><a href="/gmt/gmt_manual.html">C:\b\pb\gmt</a></p> <p>The software needs following files:</p> <ul> <li>gmt.exe</li> <li>gmt.ini</li> <li>gmt_lib.dll</li> <li>g_lib.dll</li> <li>shifts.cfg</li> </ul> <p>The gmt.exe file has to be a specific build for shifts. The required files can be obtained via request by e-mail to the <a href="mailto:stichting.logos@logosfoundation.org">Logos Foundation</a>.</p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><a name="Starting the application:"><font size="5"><strong>Starting the application:</strong></font></a></p> <p>run gmt.exe, either by clicking the name of the file in windows explorer, or - if you made a shortcut- by clicking the <GMT> icon.</p> <p><strong>The main setup menu</strong> should mention that the program's build contains the code for <Shifts> by Godfried-Willem Raes.</p> <p>Now you should perform following actions in the order as mentioned here:</p> <p>1.- select 'Output Devices' (pop-up menu)</p> <p>2.- select MIDI-Output devices</p> <p>3. If you have more than a single midi output device, a message box will be displayed listing all possible midi output devices found on your hardware. This list is numbered. Choose a midi device using an external port (such as SB16MIDI Out [330], or Roland MPU401...). Remember the number to be choosen and click OK to make the messagebox disappear. If you have no midi-out devices, you cannot run <Shifts>,</p> <p>4. A toolbar should be displayed now, with numbered buttons. Click the button with the number corresponding to the midi device you want to use for this performance of <Shifts>. The program should react with a confirmation message box saying 'Win32Api started as midi output server'. Close the message box by clicking OK. If for any reason the midi port cannot be opened (for instance if it is in use by another application...) you cannot run <Shifts> and you will get an error message.</p> <p> </p> <p>5. Click on the pop-up menu label 'External Equiment'. A first pop-up appears, displaying brand names or descriptions of sound generating devices. To perform shifts you can only select:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li>EMU</li> <li>Yamaha</li> <li>Robot Automats</li> </ul> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Of course you should only select items you own and have effectively connected to the midi out port of your computer.</p> <p>If you selected EMU, another pop-up will be displayed, presenting you a choice of synthesizer modules that can be used. For Shifts you should limit your choices to the following list:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li>EMU Proteus2</li> <li>EMU Proteus3</li> <li>EMU Proteus2XR</li> <li>EMU Proteus2000</li> <li>EMU Proformance</li> <li>EMU Proteus3XR</li> </ul> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>If you selected YAMAHA, you can choose between:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li>TX81Z</li> <li>FB01</li> <li>FB01-Sinewaves</li> </ul> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>If you selected Robot Automats, you can only choose the player piano. This choice only works well with a Trimpin, Raes/Trimpin, Yamaha Disklavier player piano connected. The Playola Vorsetzer cannot be used because of latency problems making the device less suitable for real time performances in combination with instruments.</p> <p>6. Using the left most pop-up menu, labeled GMT-Compositions, select the author, Godfried-Willem Raes, then in the pop-up follow the choice Algortihmic compositions, further follow SHIFTS at which point you are presented a choice between:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li><strong>Shifts for Instruments</strong></li> <li>Shifts for player piano</li> <li>Just Shifts</li> <li>Dim Shifts</li> </ul> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>If you selected the player piano as an output device, the choice will be obvious here. The choices here differ in the note-mapping and pitch organisation used for the calcullation of the composition. </p> <p>Usually, performers will have to select 'Shifts for Instruments', the Just version requiring special instruments tuned in just intonation, the Dim version being plain boring if used for performances...</p> <p>If a message box shows up, it displays the pitch sets used for composing the piece. Just click o.k. There is no error if you do not get this message box.</p> <p>7. The last step in this window, requires you to select the <strong>Start GMT</strong> tab and click <strong>GMT Main.</strong></p> <p>The main opening window vanishes and the <strong>GMT-emgine cockpit </strong>window is displayed in the upper right corner of your screen.</p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><a name="Cockpit Window settings:"><font size="5"><strong>Cockpit Window settings:</strong></font></a></p> <p>1. Click the button labeled Score ON. A blank window should appear in the lower left corner of your screen.</p> <p>2. Now you should select the musical parts you want to use as source for the notes the performer is presented to play. These parts are selected by clicking the tasks labeled:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <ul> <li><font size="2"><strong>Twos</strong></font></li> <li><font size="2"><strong>Threes</strong></font></li> <li><font size="2"><strong>Fours Fives</strong></font></li> <li><font size="2"><strong>Sixes</strong></font></li> <li><font size="2"><strong>Sevens</strong></font></li> <li><font size="2"><strong>Eights</strong></font></li> <li><font size="2"><strong>Nines</strong></font></li> </ul> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>You can click as many as you want.</p> <p>3. Now click the <strong>SCORE</strong> task, rerouting the output of the voices to the score display window.</p> <p>4, If you want real time controll over midi volumes for all channels you use, click the Levels07 for the midi channels 0 to 7, and Levels8F for the channels 8 to 15. The choices display windows with horizontal sliders, the function of which will be pretty evident... Before starting the program, please first drag the windows to a convenient place on your screen. Dragging windows during program runtime, may endanger real time performance of the program.</p> <p>5. Now you can start the composition by clicking the button labeled <strong>START ON . </strong>Do not click<strong> <Shifts>. </strong>This task will we started and selected automatically by using the START ON button.</p> <p>6. You should now hear <Shifts> playing.</p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><a name="User Controlls:"><font size="5"><strong>User Controlls:</strong></font></a></p> <p><font size="3">Whilst the program is running and Shifts is playing, you can controll the dynamical range of the voices by using the sliders in the cockpit. The upper slider controls the dynamical range for the voices 0 to 7. The lower one, idem for the voices 8 to 15. If you opened the level controllers, of course you can adjust individual instruments volumes using the sliders.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Playing tempo can be modified using the up-down buttons on the extreme right of the cockpit window. The upper U/D controll increments/decrements playing tempo with slight intervals (ca. 1%). The middle U/D controll augments/decreases tempo by 50%. The lower U/D controll doubles/halves the playing tempo.</font></p> <p><font size="3">The <strong>Bind ON </strong>button, binds repeated notes within the parts of the piece.</font></p> <p><font size="3">The <strong>Sost ON </strong>button, suppresses note-off commands and should only be used when FB01 synths are selected.</font></p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><a name="Playing the score:"><font size="5"><strong>Playing the score:</strong></font></a></p> <p>The number of notes shown in the score window corresponds to the number of part-display task you have activated. The maximum being equal to eight. The notes playing / to be played for each part are displayed on their own fixed horizontal position on the staff. Performers should keep their eye on a selected position in the staff and attempt to immediately play the note displayed. They can add ornamentation by borrowing notes from other activated parts, at their own discretion.</p> <p><font size="5"><strong>Good luck!</strong></font></p> <hr> </body>