Using OSC in Pure Data
Vanilla Only
Sending OSC
The default version of PD is referred to as Vanilla.
OSC can be used in Puredata without further packages,
by means of the ojects netsend, oscformat and oscparse.
The patch osc-send-vailla.pd
sends a message to port 6666 on the localhost (127.0.0.1). The message has the following structure and contains
one float argument:
/oscillator/frequency/ [float]
Receiving OSC
The corresponding receiver patch
osc-receive-vanilla.pd
listens on port 6666.
Using the route object, the message is unwrapped until
the single float argument can be processed by the number box:
Exercise
Send messages between the patches. If possible, use two computers and change the address in the send patch.
Using Externals
Dependencies
Sending OSC
The following example is based on additional externals.
For using them, install the external mrpeach with
the Deken tool inside Puredata: https://puredata.info/docs/Deken
The send patch uses the hostname localhost instead of an IP address.
The path /oscillator/frequency
of the OSC message has been defined arbitrarily -
it has to match between client and receiver.
Before sending OSC messages, the connect message
needs to be clicked.
Receiving OSC
Before receiving OSC messages, the udpreceive object
needs to know which port to listen on.
Messages are then unpacked and routed according
to their path, using the routeOSC object.
Exercise
Use both patches for a remote controlled oscillator. If possible, use two computers and change the address in the send patch.
References
1997
- Miller S. Puckette.
Pure Data.
In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC). Thessaloniki, \\ Greece, 1997.
[details] [BibTeX▼]
1988
- Miller S. Puckette.
The patcher.
In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC). Computer Music Association, 1988.
[details] [BibTeX▼]