![]() This behavior soon saw my show vinyls in a bad way and digital vinyl systems like SSL came just in time for me.įast fwd to 2013 and I’m using a midi linked mixer with a built in duel soundcard and an indestructible crossfader, wifi midi linked tablet and phone with a video hook up that is controllable with vinyl, all this with unbelievable quality and stability. I even went though a phase of trying to change records at such pace in my sets that i would end up after the show looking at a box of vinyls and a bag of sleeves. I got into using a digital vinyl system after 10 years of digging for doubles, breaking my back carrying crates to gigs, replacing endless worn crossfaders, sticker dropping with tweezers and, more often than not, wincing at unwanted skips and scratches. And while you can use TouchOSC with anything, there’s also new TRAKTOR support by Andrew Norris so you can celebrate the release with a new DJ set.2013 01 24 Soundcheck: Touch OSC layouts for iPad & iPhone (Free downloads) There’s still a TouchOSC Bridge application, but of course some of the connectivity options here mean you don’t need it. New shapes – round, triangular, hexagonal (finally, since the company is Hexler, huh?).A new editor you can use on all platforms (this alone to me sells it, but hey, all the other great stuff is cool too).Local messages for wiring up controls quickly.A new “lightweight and fast scripting engine” for further customization.Multiple instances of TouchOSC with network-synced editing (uh, whoa).Wired, wireless MIDI, and MIDI over USB on iOS and Android.Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android – iPad Pro, iPhone, Raspberry Pi, Windows Surface whatever you’ve got this runs. ![]() So, now there’s the next-generation TouchOSC, rewritten with cross-platform GPU support, embedded scripting, more stability, and a new foundation. Here’s the new touch editor to beat – truly a new gold standard. TouchOSC’s interface options seem restrictive in 2021, editing is a bit clunky in light of more dynamic systems, and there’s a new diversity of systems to support. So maintenance and fixes are still coming, according to Hexler.īut it’s clearly time for something new. That original TouchOSC, now dubbed TouchOSC Mk1, will remain “as long as humanly possible.” That’s because it is essential for older, low-power devices and a lot of existing workflows. And then make whatever layout you need to perform or work with in your favorite software. Use OSC and not just MIDI for high-resolution messages and easier integration with live visuals. The basic idea – use new multi-touch capabilities to take control of music and visual software. It was in a very real sense science fiction made part of everyday life. TouchOSC was inexpensive, enduring, well-supported, and so for a great many musicians and visual artists became the tool that allowed them to make their own computer rigs more like the LCARS touch system we grew up watching on Star Trek. At the time, Lemur was still a hardware-only solution. Hexler really launched the genre of touch apps in 2008, by making the original TouchOSC for iOS (later Android). It’s the all-new TouchOSC, and it’s a touch controller that runs basically everywhere. It’s five years in the making, and easily the most important touch controller app release in a decade.
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