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tutorial:3 [2010/05/11 00:15] camilletutorial:3 [2010/05/11 00:19] camille
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 ====== How to control TouchOSC LEDs with Ableton Live and OSCulator ====== ====== How to control TouchOSC LEDs with Ableton Live and OSCulator ======
  
-TouchOSC features a LED control that can display an on/off style information.  This control can not be touched, however it can be controlled with OSC messages.+TouchOSC features a control that displays a stylized on/off LED.  This control can not be touched, but it can be controlled with OSC messages.  The purpose of this tutorial is to explain how to control these LEDs from Ableton Live.
  
-In the Beatmachine default layout, page 2, there are 16 LED controls.  They can be activated by sending an OSC message like:+You can see those LEDs in the Beatmachine default layout, on page 2, there are 16 of them.  They can be activated by sending an OSC message like:
  
     ''/2/led3 1.0''   ... will turn the third LED on     ''/2/led3 1.0''   ... will turn the third LED on
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 {{ :tutorial:img_0280.png | TouchOSC Beatmachine page 2}} {{ :tutorial:img_0280.png | TouchOSC Beatmachine page 2}}
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 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
-To sync the LEDs with Live's tempo, we will use MIDI notes sent to OSCulator, and convert them to OSC messages that will be sent to TouchOSC.+To sync the LEDs with Live's tempo, we will use MIDI notes sent to OSCulator, and convert them to OSC messages in turn sent to TouchOSC.
  
 You will need to have TouchOSC and OSCulator correctly setup with Live [[tutorial:1:start|as explained in this tutorial]]. You will need to have TouchOSC and OSCulator correctly setup with Live [[tutorial:1:start|as explained in this tutorial]].
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 +You can download the files used here at the end of this tutorial, however it is highly recommended to start from scratch and follow the instructions step by step.
  
  
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 ===== Further notes ===== ===== Further notes =====
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 +You can download the setup files of this tutorial {{:tutorial:touchosc_live_leds_project.zip|here}}.  If you want to use these files, you will have to change the OSC Routings' target host to your phone's IP address or network host name, or it won't work.
  
 It should be noted that the LEDs will not blink with a very precise timing, which can be disappointing. It should be noted that the LEDs will not blink with a very precise timing, which can be disappointing.
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 I hope this is something Rob((the author of TouchOSC) can fix in a future release of his great software! I hope this is something Rob((the author of TouchOSC) can fix in a future release of his great software!
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tutorial/3.txt · Last modified: 2010/05/11 00:24 by camille