[RWP] What is OSC?

Tue Jun 4 22:37:49 EDT 2013

Yeah, right, no I was pointing out that things are not in the tab order, so 
if you just tab around, you'll miss stuff.
And, the think your item said to click on doesn't appear to be there.
It's another of the myriad examples of how forum posts, while still 
potentially useful, can be misleading to us.
They are written from sighty perspective.  I was unable to open that file 
using their directions.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] What is OSC?

>I didn't feel that I needed to beware, like when we get summer lightening 
>storms here; and I run to unplug my gear.
>
> Maybe OSC has become simpler in its location, but I just went to Program 
> Files, Reaper x86, Installed Data, OSC, and clicked on the top entry: 
> Default dot reaper dot OSC.
> Below that is logicPad dot reaper dot OSC.
> Bottommost is touchPad dot reaper dot OSC.
> I hit enter on the top file and windows said: Can't open, so I chose 
> WordPad, since the blog already said OSC is written in text.
> The OSC file opened and, indeed, it is a config template, a fill in the 
> blank type template that shows you how to make a working OSC file.
> I can read them in a few minutes, but don't understand how to use them 
> yet.
> Just guessing, though, as instructed within the dot OSC files; you rename 
> the file; then make selections  where selections are called for, then run 
> the thing.
> It looks like the kind of user defined template I'm hoping will come out 
> of AHK for spotting up plugs, only OSC is for translating whatever 
> messages  any old gadget sends into  real midi messages.
> Maybe I can figure out how to get my gamePad to transmit something besides 
> note numbers from its buttons, and my choice of CC's from the joysticks, 
> which are currently set to CC 33 for the left stick and CC 34 for the 
> right.
> Indi
>
> On 6/3/2013 10:42 PM, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
>> That's a strange dialog, control surface settings.  Most controls are
>> not in the tab order, so be ware.
>> I could not find this control:
>> Indigo's blurb said:
>> "To open the default pattern config file folder, select "open config
>> directory" under "pattern config" in the OSC control surface settings"
>>
>> Can anybody find a control that says: open config directory?
>> I don't see one.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 10:24 AM
>> Subject: [RWP] What is OSC?
>>
>>
>>> By the way, one can use the touch gestures from an iPad to control
>>> Reaper through OSC.
>>> I don't know why anyone would want to, but it's possible, irf you want
>>> to look cool, I guess.
>>> I don't know how much work it would be, but practically any device or
>>> program can be linked to control Reaper with OSC.
>>> Snip from reaper.fm; the link is at the bottom:
>>> OSC is a protocol for sending information between musical devices,
>>> over a network. Unlike MIDI, which is defined as a stream of bytes
>>> with specific meanings, OSC messages are human-readable text strings
>>> with no predefined meanings. It is entirely up to individual musical
>>> devices to define what specific messages mean and when those messages
>>> are sent.
>>> For two devices to work together (such as REAPER an and OSC control
>>> surface device), the user must configure one or both devices to send
>>> and receive messages that have meaning for the other device.
>>> For basic information about OSC, see the Open Sound Control web site.
>>> top  Requirements
>>> OSC-capable components include hardware control surfaces, standalone
>>> computer applications, apps for tablets and smartphones, and so on. In
>>> addition, there are middleware applications that can convert between
>>> OSC and MIDI, so that OSC can be used for 2-way communication with any
>>> MIDI-capable component, including almost any hardware control surface.
>>>
>>> To enable network communication between REAPER and an OSC device, go
>>> to Options/Preferences/Control Surfaces, and add a new OSC control
>>> surface. REAPER can receive messages from the device, send messages to
>>> the device, or both.
>>>
>>> To use an OSC device for basic one-way control input, enable "allow
>>> binding messages to REAPER actions and FX learn". This will permit OSC
>>> messages from this device to be used as action shortcuts and FX
>>> parameter learn mappings, just like any keyboard or MIDI control input.
>>>
>>> top  Pattern Config Files
>>>
>>> To use an OSC device for more than basic action shortcuts and FX
>>> parameter learn, you will need to configure either REAPER or the
>>> device to define the OSC messages that will be used for communication.
>>> The pattern config file (.ReaperOSC) is how REAPER defines the OSC
>>> messages it understands. In order to use REAPER with any OSC device,
>>> you can either create a custom pattern config file so that REAPER
>>> sends and receives messages the OSC device understands, or configure
>>> the OSC device to send and receive messages that REAPER understands,
>>> or both.
>>> To open the default pattern config file folder, select "open config
>>> directory" under "pattern config" in the OSC control surface settings
>>> dialog. The best way to create a new pattern config is to make a copy
>>> of the included Default.ReaperOSC file, rename the copy, and change
>>> the patterns defined in the file. Please see the extensive comments in
>>> Default.ReaperOSC for more detail about how messages are formed, and
>>> what the messages mean.
>>>
>>> top  Further exploration
>>> For more help on OSC in REAPER, to report bugs, to request additional
>>> functionality, to share pattern config files, or just to discuss the
>>> possibilities, please use the REAPER User Forum.
>>> osc
>>> end snip.
>>> http://www.reaper.fm/sdk/osc/osc.php
>>>
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