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manual:introduction_to_osculator [2010/03/20 14:05] – camille | manual:introduction_to_osculator [2010/10/06 17:56] (current) – camille |
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* It is stable and robust. | * It is stable and robust. |
* It benefits from an ever growing user base. | * It benefits from an ever growing user base. |
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===== The Open Sound Control protocol ===== | ===== The Open Sound Control protocol ===== |
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[[http://opensoundcontrol.org|Open Sound Control (OSC)]] is a protocol for communication among computers, sound synthesizers, and other multimedia devices that is optimized for modern networking technology. As an attempt to simplify the vast problem of inter-connectivity, the choice of using the OSC protocol has been made ; even more, only a subset of it is really used. | [[http://opensoundcontrol.org|Open Sound Control (OSC)]] is a protocol for communication among computers, sound synthesizers, and other multimedia devices that is lightweight and leverages current networking technologies. As an attempt to simplify the vast problem of inter-connectivity, the choice of using the OSC protocol has been made ; even more, only a subset of it is really used. |
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<blockquote>In short: the convention is that all parameters used in OSCulator are float numbers ranging from ''0.0'' to ''1.0''((There indeed ways to handle string and multiplexed arguments, but we will keep that topic for later.))</blockquote> | <blockquote>Almost all parameters used in OSCulator are numbers ranging from ''0.0'' to ''1.0''((String and exotic values can also be used, but we will keep that topic for later.))</blockquote> |
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TouchOSC or the [[http://www.jazzmutant.com|Lemur]] also adopt the same convention, just as all the devices natively handled by OSCulator. | TouchOSC or the [[http://www.jazzmutant.com|Lemur]] also adopt the same convention, just as all the devices natively handled by OSCulator. |
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