OSC Device Control Example?

[John Huntington]

As I've been posting, I'm updating my book (http://controlgeek.net/bookinfo/) this summer

I have a short chapter on OSC that I'm reviewing, and I currently include a short "real world" example in the book of controlling a Meyer Sound D-Mitri (because that was one of the few show devices that was using OSC at that time--I last updated the book in 2012, IIRC that was two years before OSC was added to QLab :-))

So I'm looking now for a simple to understand, common target OSC device/system to use as an example.  Of course I could use QLab itself, but I think it would make more sense (to beginners, my target market) to pick something a bit easier to understand.  Right now I'd probably pick and ETC EOS since that's easy to get conceptually and I have access to one.

Any suggestions?  Anyone want to capture a real OSC exchange via Wireshark or something for me (in exchange for a copy of the updated book, check with me first though :-)?

Thanks!

John

[Johannes Halvorsen]

The X32/X-Air family from Behringer is a nice place to start. I have used it for mic mute automation on wireles mics in theater setting. A lot of power for very little money.

[John Huntington]

Thanks, I know their stuff is widely used and cheap, but I'm afraid I'm
not over my distaste for them due to their ongoing scumbaggery.

Besides the old story of them stealing Aphex (and others') stuff
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behringer for those not familiar), just a
couple years ago they used my friend Dan Dugan's name to market their
stuff without permission:

http://www.psneurope.com/dugan-disputes-use-dugan-name-behringer/

So they haven't changed their tune and I don't want to promote them, nor
will I ever buy any of their stuff.

One funny aside: I bad mouth them in my classes so much that when I ask
my students on a test to name a mixer manufacturer a bunch of them
always put Behringer :-)

John

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[Johan]

Touch osc for Lxconsole https://www.claudeheintzdesign.com/lx/pfiles326944/A_sitespecific_Touchosc_remoteproject.touchosc

[Gareth Risdale]

A few people seem to using OSC to control Blackmagic ATEM devices using atemOSC. I haven't personally tried it yet, but we're about to add multiple cameras to a show via a BMD TV Studio, so will be looking at it in the next month or so. Hopefully, QLab will be controlling the video switching, which will include a feed from itself. We're firing the lighting desk via MIDI also. Might make for a nice system diagram...

Gareth.

[so...@sorenknud.dk]

Hi John,

Are you still in need of a wireshark capture?

I have read your excellent book, and as a result, im now teaching my students about IP adresses, MIDI, OSC etc.

I currently teach my students to hack each others qlab machines via raw OSC UDP packets using an app called "Packetsender". Its quiete amusing when they figure out that they can start an anoying sound on EVERYBODYS computer when sending it to 255.255.255.255 ;) ;) (until the clever student figures that he/her can set a password in qlab prefs!)

I had never seen ANYBODY laugh and play with IP addresses / subnetmasks etc. before doing this. They actually BEG for more theory on the subject after seing what they can achieve.

Best regards,

Soren

[John Huntington]

On 11/26/2017 4:00 PM, so...@sorenknud.dk wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Are you still in need of a wireshark capture?

Thanks for the offer, but i'm all set and I released the book a few
weeks ago:
http://controlgeek.net/bookinfo/

> I have read your excellent book, and as a result, im now teaching my
> students about IP adresses, MIDI, OSC etc.

Great!

> I had never seen ANYBODY laugh and play with IP addresses /
> subnetmasks etc. before doing this. They actually BEG for more theory
> on the subject after seing what they can achieve.

Very cool!  I do a similar thing using a chat program--I can always tell
when they get to the broadcast address :-)