Download

Max package

To install the Max package, just unzip the downloaded file and copy the orchidea folder inside the Max folder located in your Documents folder. Some tutorials included in the package require the latest version Bach and Dada libraries to function properly, that you can find in the Max package manager.

Orchidea Max package v.0.6 (OSX, 64 bit) [contains TinySOL]

Standalone version

The standalone version is still in pre-release; you need to download the datasets separately.

Orchidea v. 0.6.1 standalone (OSX)

Command line tools

Download the command line version if you plan to do batch processing for research purposes; you need to download datasets separately.

Orchidea v. 0.6 command line tools (OSX)

Datasets

All the *SOL instrumental datasets are derived from Studio Online and have been developed at Ircam.

TinySOL 2020
A collection of orchestral instruments in ordinario playing style.
For more information please see Zenodo.

OrchideaSOL 2020
A large collection of orchestral instruments in several playing styles.
It requires a free subscription to Ircam Forum.
For more information please see Zenodo.

FullSOL 2020
A very large collection of orchestral instruments in several playing styles.
It requires a Premium subscription to Ircam Forum.

Orchidea tam tam
A collection of tam tam sounds, played in different ways.

Orchidea multiphonics
A collection of multiphonics for winds (fingering available on request).

Orchidea viola da gamba
Developed and kindly donated by Kristina Wolfe.
Released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.

Tutorials

Installation and setup

Static Orchestration (1 of 2)

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Static examples

Target: A Beethoven's chord

With partials filter, on spectrum:

solution 0 solution 1 solution 2 solution 3 solution 4 solution 5 symbolic solutions

Target: Wind harp

With partials filter, on MFCC:

solution 2 solution 3 solution 4 solution 5 solution 7 solution 9 symbolic solutions

Target: Archeos bell

Without partials filter, on MFCC:

solution 0 solution 5 solution 7 solution 8 solution 9 symbolic solutions

With partials filter, on spectrum:

solution 1 solution 6 solution 9 symbolic solutions

Target: Girl's scream

With partials filter, on MFCC:

solution 0 solution 1 solution 2 solution 4 solution 5 symbolic solutions

Target: Car horn

With partials filter, on MFCC:

solution 0 solution 1 solution 2 solution 3 solution 6 solution 7 symbolic solutions

Target: Boat docking

With partials filter, on spectrum:

solution 1 solution 2 solution 5 symbolic solutions

Dynamic examples

Target: A minor scale

With partials filter, on spectrum:

connection symbolic solution

Target: Brahms' symphony no. 4

With partials filter, on spectrum:

connection symbolic solution

Target: Drops

With partials filter, on spectrum:

connection symbolic solution

Target: Le coq

With partials filter, on spectrum:

connection symbolic solution

Target: A glissando

With partials filter, on spectrum:

connection (at 0.1 sec. sampling) symbolic solution (at 0.1 sec. sampling)

connection (at 0.01 sec. sampling) symbolic solution (at 0.01 sec. sampling)