It looks like Apple may not have struck out completely with the iPad, as apps like TouchOSC from Hexler come to the rescue! If you've had any experience with TouchOSC please let us know in the comments.
TouchOSC is a universal iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad application that lets you send and receive
Open Sound Control messages over a Wi-Fi network using the UDP protocol.
The application allows to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implements the OSC protocol such as Pure Data, Max/MSP/Jitter, OSCulator, VDMX, Resolume Avenue 3, Modul8, Plogue Bidule, Reaktor, Quartz Composer, Vixid VJX16-4, Supercollider, FAW Circle, vvvv, Derivative TouchDesigner and others.
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