TouchOSC = a purpose for the iPad

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.

The interface provides a number of different touch controls to send/receive messages:

* Faders
* Rotary controls
* Push buttons
* Toggle buttons
* XY pads
* Multi-faders
* Multi-toggles
* LEDs
* Labels (New!)

It supports full multi-touch operation, five controls can be used at the same time. Additionally the program can send Accelerometer data. The application comes with five default layouts that are organized in multiple pages but custom layouts can be constructed using the TouchOSC Editor application.

Videos:
TouchOSC with Serato


TouchOSC with Ableton live


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TouchOSC with VDMX