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1. OSC – O pen S ound C ontrol Protocol A candidate for lighting applications? Frank Burghardt, Markus Minini 2010-Jan-23 www.DMXControl.org
2. The OSC story – some examples (sound applications) www.DMXControl.de 2010 If you want the ultimate in external control of Resolume, the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol is the answer. OSC is becoming increasingly popular and is used by programs like MAX/MSP, VVVV and Reaktor (Native Instruments) OSC can be seen as a successor of MIDI and offers a much higher accuracy and is more flexible because it can be sent over a network including wifi. (Resolume Manual) Well, my wish has been granted, the latest AlgoScore supports OSC, and I'm a happy guy . … most controllers have to overcome a technical legacy , namely MIDI. Because many controllers can be connected via USB, it is possible to use protocols with higher resolution, of course in particular OSC. OSC opens a new era in the field of real-time control and human-machine interfaces (Lumor Manual)
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5. Comparison of MIDI, DMX and OSC www.DMXControl.de 2010 144 60 64 (MIDI Note-on) /wii/ir/x 0.1503 /play-note 15 0.9 MIDI DMX OSC name Musical Instruments Digital Interface Digital Multiplex Open Sound Control defined in 1983 1986-1990 2002-2004 protocol serial serial independent (e.g. UDP) Speed/rate 31.25kB/sec 250 kbit/sec IP net depended resolution 128 levels 256 levels arbitrary (e.g. float) extensions (IP) RFC4695 ArtNet Spec 2.0 in progress comment predefined messages (byte code) derived from keyboard use RDM improves functionality, but remains in low level concept provides useful improvements, e.g. better resolution, standard network IF