Connect Your Instruments

Mac — IAC Driver

1. Open Audio MIDI Setup (Applications → Utilities)
2. Window → Show MIDI Studio
3. Double-click IAC Driver
4. Check "Device is online"
5. Click the + button to add a port
6. Name it LALORK
7. Click Apply

Windows — loopMIDI

1. Download loopMIDI from tobias-erichsen.de
2. Install and run loopMIDI
3. In the bottom field, type LALORK
4. Click the + button to create the port
5. Done — the port will appear in your DAW

Ableton Live

1. Complete Mac or Windows virtual MIDI setup above
2. Open enter.lalaptoporchestra.com in your browser
3. Click the MIDI tab
4. Click + Add output, select LALORK as the port, and choose an output type (e.g., Scale Pitch Classes, Chord Root)
5. In Ableton: Create a new MIDI track
6. Set MIDI From to LALORK
7. Set Monitor to In
8. Arm the track (click the record button)
9. Add an instrument (Analog, Wavetable, any synth)
10. Play — notes from the Enter page now trigger your synth

Strudel lets you write code that follows the orchestra's harmony in real time.

1. Open strudel.cc
2. Paste this setup code
3. Sign in with Google
4. Start coding — your patterns follow the current scale

const { signInWithGoogle, joinEnsemble, getCurrentUser } =
  await import('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/strudel-scalenav/dist/strudel-scalenav.js')

if (!getCurrentUser()) await signInWithGoogle()

const ens = await joinEnsemble('la-laptop-orchestra')
ens.showBadge()

VCV Rack

Guide coming soon. Use a virtual MIDI-to-CV module to receive notes.

Hardware Synths

Route the harmonic field to external hardware.

1. Create the LALORK virtual MIDI port (see above)
2. Open Enter Session
3. Open MIDI
4. Click + Add output, select LALORK as the port, and choose an output type
5. Connect your USB-MIDI or DIN-MIDI interface
6. Set your synth to receive on that MIDI channel
7. Play

Amplified Performers

If you want to run through the PA — synths, guitar, modular, etc. — we have a limited number of amplified slots each event. Email us to request a slot and we'll coordinate before the event.