![]() TouchOSC actually works with a host of different apps, you should check the developer’s site for more info ( /software/touchosc) but in this case we are going to be concentrating on the iPad version with Logic Pro 9.1.4īefore you even open the app you’ll need to make sure your iPad is on the same network as the computer you intend to use it with. With TouchOSC installed it’s time to start setting it up and the first step is connecting it to your host machine and software. The AppStore may have its faults but it’s at times like this you just gotta love it! needed, just a nice straight forward process. ( Direct link.) Hit purchase, entire your password and you are more or less done. Get yourself into the AppStore and enter it’s name into the search field. Installation of TouchOSC is pretty much as easy as any other iPad or iPhone app. ![]() This tutorial looks at how to hook it up to a Mac running Logic Pro 9 and what it can offer us once set up. TouchOSC is not exactly brand new but it still remains news to a lot of musicians out there. Well if you are an iPad user or just in the market for a new control surface there might be a much cheaper alternative. Some of the best controllers consist of automated, touch sensitive hardware and they don't come cheap. And while you can use TouchOSC with anything, there’s also new TRAKTOR support by Andrew Norris so you can celebrate the release with a new DJ set.Everyone loves to tweak their DAW parameters with a controller. There’s still a TouchOSC Bridge application, but of course some of the connectivity options here mean you don’t need it. New shapes – round, triangular, hexagonal (finally, since the company is Hexler, huh?).A new editor you can use on all platforms (this alone to me sells it, but hey, all the other great stuff is cool too).Local messages for wiring up controls quickly.A new “lightweight and fast scripting engine” for further customization.Multiple instances of TouchOSC with network-synced editing (uh, whoa).Wired, wireless MIDI, and MIDI over USB on iOS and Android.Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android – iPad Pro, iPhone, Raspberry Pi, Windows Surface whatever you’ve got this runs.So, now there’s the next-generation TouchOSC, rewritten with cross-platform GPU support, embedded scripting, more stability, and a new foundation. Here’s the new touch editor to beat – truly a new gold standard. TouchOSC’s interface options seem restrictive in 2021, editing is a bit clunky in light of more dynamic systems, and there’s a new diversity of systems to support. So maintenance and fixes are still coming, according to Hexler.īut it’s clearly time for something new. That original TouchOSC, now dubbed TouchOSC Mk1, will remain “as long as humanly possible.” That’s because it is essential for older, low-power devices and a lot of existing workflows. And then make whatever layout you need to perform or work with in your favorite software. ![]() Use OSC and not just MIDI for high-resolution messages and easier integration with live visuals. ![]() ![]() The basic idea – use new multi-touch capabilities to take control of music and visual software. It was in a very real sense science fiction made part of everyday life. TouchOSC was inexpensive, enduring, well-supported, and so for a great many musicians and visual artists became the tool that allowed them to make their own computer rigs more like the LCARS touch system we grew up watching on Star Trek. At the time, Lemur was still a hardware-only solution. Hexler really launched the genre of touch apps in 2008, by making the original TouchOSC for iOS (later Android). It’s the all-new TouchOSC, and it’s a touch controller that runs basically everywhere. It’s five years in the making, and easily the most important touch controller app release in a decade. ![]()
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