IRIN
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Micromontage technique allows the composer to work a musical figure point by point, shaping each sound particle with microscopic precision. The software presented in this paper combines graphic and script editing with algorithmic generation and manipulation of sound sequences. It provides several tools to enhance both creation and organic development of the musical material under this compositional paradigm using a user-friendy visual environment.
IRIN is a composition tool implemented as a Max/MSP standalone (Zicarelli 1998), designed to enhance several composition operations enclosed in the micromontage paradigm1 . It uses a comprehensive user interface containing several editing windows allowing the composer to assemble, view, playback and modify several kinds of sound objects.
Generally speaking, micromontage technique consists of the extraction of sound samples from sound files and then rearranging them in time. Each extracted sound sample can be multiplied and transformed through operations like speed variation, filtering, panning and amplitude envelope editing (Roads 2001). These very simple sound processing operations are typically enough to build a wide-ranging sound catalogue. Chosen groups of samples from the pre-composed catalogue are then arranged in time into more complex sound structures on a higher time scale that can subsequently be also transformed and multiplied through several variation operations (Vaggione 1995; Vaggione 1996). This kind of compositional approach calls for a working environment that is able to keep track of all important sound operations.
Taking into consideration that sound transformation, far from a mere “effectâ€, is an act of composition, a memory of all actions and respective data involved within the process of creating the tiniest sound particle is needed so that a consistent proliferation of the musical material can be achieved. All data concerning sound manipulation is therefore stored and accessed through IRIN’s graphic interface. IRIN was designed to offer control over micro-time and macro-time levels of composition, allowing the composer to browse smoothly between them with an analogous outlook towards musical material.
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July 26th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
This looks like fascinating app but it falls at the first hurdle for me; I can’t load any sound buffers. Even the supplied test file returns the message “error:buffer~:Macintosh: can’t open” in the MAX status window. Anyone else have this problem?
April 24th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Check for the update (v1.1.8), on http://www.carloscaires.com. This issue is solved.
Cheers,
Carlos
December 11th, 2007 at 12:44 am
Yes, I had the same problem. I wrote to Carlos. No reply as yet. Then I noticed Carlos’ response above. I tried going to that site but it is unavailable at this time.
Anyone else figured out how to load the buffers yet? Or did you manage to download the update?
December 11th, 2007 at 12:50 am
OK, so Carlos has posted the ‘fix’ on the download page of his site:
http://homepage.oniduo.pt/carlos.caires/sw/hjasodhasfhsiufhsaipufhdfhusfsdifhsUGUY.html
Basically, just put the audio files to be opened in one of IRIN’s folders (I used the obvious one, Audio). It works!!!
Now for some digital audio fun.
December 31st, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Will be there soon a universal binary available, because running through Rosetta will be very poor?
January 4th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Yes. A universal binary will be available during the first semester of 2008. I’m working on it.
January 13th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
…I forgot to add, also a windows version.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
hi Carlos, where can I download the software?
It seems that every link is down.
Any suggestion?
Federico
January 24th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
IRIN now is here:
http://prices2.pbwiki.com/IRIN+Download
Check also the screenshots page :-)
http://prices2.pbwiki.com/Screenshots
Best,
Carlos
February 8th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I’m happy to announce the release of IRIN ver.2 for MacIntel and
WindowsXP.
You can find it on:
http://prices2.pbwiki.com/IRIN
Best Regards,
Carlos
March 8th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
This does look a fascinating app and seems to have features that I have been looking for but I confess I am having difficulty making progress.
I have successfully loaded short-length mono aiff files into the Sample Editor and from there into the timeline but I cannot work out how to reliably select and play sections of them.
The scale of the waveform doesn’t seem to correspond to the audio file so selecting specific areas of the file is trial-and-error. Also the playback function seems to cut out – and then return later.
I am a relative newbie to the area of DSP so can’t help feeling that there’s some obvious thing that I am missing. Is there perhaps more detailed documentation that may help me?
The whole concept looks great and I’d really love to work more with it.
John
April 15th, 2008 at 2:42 am
again, the file is not there! any updates ?
thanks very much,
d.
A página que pediu não se encontra disponÃvel!
April 15th, 2008 at 2:43 am
A página que pediu não se encontra disponÃvel!
is the file still available?d/
April 15th, 2008 at 2:45 am
A página que pediu não se encontra disponÃvel!
where can I dl the file?
October 12th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
COOL !!!
June 21st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Has anyone had success with this lately? I am working with the WindowsXP version and cannot get beyond the launch of the application – can open sound files to load buffers! Frustrating…
January 14th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
IRIN 2.0.4 is available.
This update corrects several bugs.