Partiels - Exploring, Analyzing and Understanding Sounds
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, and FCN. 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 17 & 24, 2024
8 students maximum
Program
Thursday October 17
- Introduction to the general principle of the software.
- Understand the time representation of sound.
- Understand the spectral representation of sound.
- Create and organize analyzes.
- View and navigate analyzes.
- Modify analysis settings.
- Edit analysis results.
Thursday October 24
- Understanding Pitch Analysis.
- Understanding voiced/unvoiced analysis.
- Understanding transient analysis.
- Understanding partial analyzes.
- Export analyzes results and generate new sounds.
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 - 64bit (Universal 2 - Intel/Silicon), Windows 10 & 11 - 64bit 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.
To follow the training in the best conditions, 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.
The software and plug-ins available in the Premium membership are not included in the training price and are not supplied at the end of the training.
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.