Interactive Controllers with TouchOSC

In this article:

• What is OSC?
• How does TouchOSC work with Lightform Creator?
• Using the TouchOSC Mobile App
• Using the TouchOSC for Slide Management
• Using the TouchOSC for Manipulating Effects

<aside> 📎 We do not recommend using Labs for installations or productions where dependability is required. These features are experimental and unsupported.

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What is OSC?

"Open Sound Control (OSC) is a protocol for communication among computers, sound synthesizers, and other multimedia devices that is optimized for modern networking technology. Bringing the benefits of modern networking technology to the world of electronic musical instruments, OSC's advantages include interoperability, accuracy, flexibility, and enhanced organization and documentation." Read more here.

How does TouchOSC work with Lightform Creator?

You can communicate with the Lightform device using OSC messages. Each effect has various exposed parameters that you can adjust (e.g., speed and size). To get Lightform Creator ready for OSC messages:

• go to the Help menu and enable Labs in Lightform Creator
• when an effect or generator has been applied to a surface, in its properties enable Live

Now the effect/generator will be computed in real-time during project playback by the Lightform device and you can adjust the effect's parameters using OSC messages simultaneously during playback.