[OSC_dev] OSC replacement for MIDI

[Jamie Bullock]

Hi Jeff,


On 29 Jan 2009, at 23:27, Jeff Glatt wrote:

> Here's my idea for an OSC-based replacement for MIDI. (Actually,  
> only the
> part that concerns sound generation. The sequencer stuff will go  
> under a
> separate /SEQ namespace, and be described in a separate document).  
> This
> is loosely based upon the SYN namespace by Fabian Ehrentraud.
>
> http://home.roadrunner.com/~jgglatt/OSC_Synth/osc_synth.htm

I did a similar thing a few years back. It was for a DX7 namespace,  
but it includes MIDI stuff. You can find it in the PDF at: http://wiki.integralive.org/modules:dx7#dx7_namespace 
. Maybe there's something useful in there.

Looking back, I would question the utility of trying to use OSC as a  
replacement for MIDI. What is the purpose of this? MIDI and OSC are  
separate and very different protocols each with its own strengths and  
weaknesses. If you need MIDI, why not just use MIDI?

Jamie