OpenSound Control - Definition

OpenSound Control (OSC) is a communication protocol for computers, sound synthesizers, and other multimedia devices. It can transport over many protocols, but is commonly used with UDP.

It is meant to supersede the MIDI standard, which was conceived in the 1980s and which many consider inadequate for modern multimedia purposes.

OSC still lacks general acceptance, but support is growing.

Some software with OSC implementations:

• SuperCollider
• pure data
• CSound
• Max/MSP
• Reaktor

External links

• OpenSound Control page (http://www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/OpenSoundControl/) at CNMAT
• Reaktor 4 Product info page (http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?reaktor4_us)