SoDA application kit

This code repository also hosts the documentation and help files of the set of applications included in the Social Distancing Applications kit (SoDA), developed by Adrián Artacho. The standalone programs has been written in MaxMSP, while the message broker (AMEX) is C# programm written by Oscar Medina Duarte. The build standalone for the SoDA node can be downloaded here.

Required externals:

From the CNMAT package:

• OSC-route.mxo

Computer Vision for Jitter (Jean-Marc Pelletier)

• cv.jit.resize.mxo
• cv.jit.track.mxo

Probabilistic Models by Jules Francoise:

• mubu.mxo
• mubu.gmm.mxo
• mubu.hhmm.mxo

From the Ejies library:

• zsa.descriptors.mxo

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SoDA ecosystem

The SoDA ecosystem is composed by a network of SoDA node applications in addition to standalone components that add some features to the system. The local standalone components communicate by means of OSC messages with the SoDA node, and the individual nodes exchange messages via TCP protocol with the AMEX.md message broker application usually running in a remote server.

• OSC messages (Description of the SoDA message ecosystem)
• AMEX.md (Message broker program running in the remote server)

Standalone applications

• SoDA node is the main application you will need to participate in a networked performance session.

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• SoDA pov (This application monitors and corrects latency problems)
• SoDATA

Max for Live devices

• SoDA for Live (SoD4L) is a M4L object that acts as a bridge between Ableton Live and the SoDA-node standalone.

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SoDA node

This are the instructions for the installation and use of the SoDA-node application. The installation process will be different between Mac and Windows operating systems.

Download SoDA node

The toolkit heavily relies on the MuBu lib developed by the ISMM team at IRCAM. This a Max/MSP library that is free (only to register to the IRCAM forum: http://forumnet.ircam.fr/product/mubu-en/.)

SoDA-node v.1.5 Standalones (2021.03.26)

For Mac OS:

: SoDA-node-standalone-v1.5_Max8-MacOS-10-13-6

For Windows:

: SoDA-node-standalone-v1.5_Max8-Windows7

Note for Windows' users: you need to install Visual Studio 2015 Redistributable Package to have MuBu working! Once downloaded, add the Mubu library into the ext-libs folder within the GST.

Last step: in MaxMSP add all the toolkit to your file preferences:

Options > File Preferences

Installation in Mac operation systems

1. First you will need to download the appropriate version from the Downloads page to your Desktop.
2. Uncompress the .zip file by double clicking on it.
3. Move the uncompressed file (SoDA-node.app) to your Applications folder (optional)
4. Lauch it as you would with any other application and enjoy!

→ (error) If your computer protests that the application is broken / corrupted / or from an unknown developer, you may solve with a little line in your computer Terminal:

1. Open your Terminal application (⌘CMD + SPACEBAR to open Spotlight, then type terminal)
2. Write the following:

xattr -cr /Applications/SoDA-node.app

Installation in Windows operation systems

1. First you will need to download the appropriate version to your Desktop.
2. Uncompress the .zip file by double clicking on it.
3. Lauch it as you would with any other application and enjoy!

Using the SoDA-node application (both operating systems)

Using the program is pretty straightforward. Once the remote server is on (which can also be done from the SoDA pov application),
hit connect button:

Then, the application should show the status "connected" and the toggle "tcp on".

Now, select your participant ID:

If we are going to use audio for the session, make sure to drop the audiofile (.wav, .mp3 etc.) in the rectangle on the right.

You will know that a connection is established with the POV application when your internal SID number appears near your Participant ID. You will also see a red blink at the top corner right whenever 'pinged' by the POV Application.

Set your volume level as you like with the horizontal slider, but make sure to leave the audio ON (the speaker symbol on the left) if we are going to be working with audio.

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OSC messages

Quick message reference (pdf):

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