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Sat 25 October 2025,
2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
English
Beginner
Full rate
:
275 €
Forum Premium Member
:
195 €
Students
:
140 €
Partiels is an audio analysis application and collection of plug-ins that lets you analyze one or more audio files using Vamp plug-ins, load data files, visualize, edit, organize and export results as images or text files that can be used in other applications such as Max, Pure Data, Open Music and more. In parallel with Partiels, a set of analyses based on audio engines developed by Ircam's Analyse-Synthèse team are ported to Ircam's Vamp plug-ins: SuperVP, IrcamBeat, IrcamDescriptor, PM2, FCN and VAX. These plug-ins enable FFT, LPC, transient, fundamental, formant, tempo and other analyses.
Objectives
Following this training, participants will learn to use the Partiels software (generate, edit, organize and export analyses). Through practice and concrete examples based on different analyses, we will study the content of sounds notably via the spectrogram, the pitch curve, attack transients, etc. Finally, we will export and use the results in other software to generate new sounds.
Public
Composers, musicians, sound engineers, sound designers, video editors, post-production professionals, teachers...
Prerequisites
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Comfortable using the Zoom video platform.
- Good understanding of computer manipulation on MacOS, Linux or Windows.
- Basic knowledge of digital audio workstations.
Training Period and Organization
6 hours of training, 2 half-days form 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.: October 16 & 23, 2024
10 students maximum
Program
Thursday October 16
- Introduction to the general principle of the software
- Understand the time representation of sound
- Understand the spectral representation of sound
- Create and organize analyzes
- Understanding Pitch Analysis
- Understanding transient analysis
- View and navigate analyzes
- Edit analysis results
Thursday October 23
- Understanding voiced/unvoiced analysis
- Understanding partial analyzes
- Modify analysis parameters
- Modify analysis resultats
- Export analyzes results and generate new sounds.
- Assessment
Educational Resources and Techniques
This professional course will take place online.
Technical requirements
Participants should download software prior to training:
- Partiels & Ircam Vamp Plug-ins (required)
Partials and the collection of analysis plug-ins are compatible with MacOS 10.13 and higher (64 bit - Universal 2 - Intel/Silicon), Windows 10 and 11 (64 bit) and Linux (64bit). - Extra Vamp Plug-ins (facultative).
A large number of analysis plug-ins developed by third-party organizations are available free of charge.
It is recommended to use two screens and have a good internet connection for this class. Links to access the platform and instructions to follow the course remotely will be communicated to each participant.
Class Format
Training alternates between explanations on theory, studying examples to analyze, and hands-on exercises.
Supervision
- Technical session on the first day of training to check trainees' installation.
- Attendance controlled; signature of an attendance sheet required every morning and afternoon.
- A certificate at the end of the program is given to each participant with the results of the exam.
.Assessment
- Assessment of acquired knowledge using a multiple-choice test taken at the end of training.