[linux-audio-dev] OSC vs MIDI

[Dave Griffiths]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:43:31 -0600, martin rumori wrote
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:46:13PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > I was wondering about this the other day - is there no OSC 'standard'
> > for how to declare note-ons, offs, etc?
> > 
> > If OSC really is to become a MIDI replacement, there's needs to be an
> > explicitly defined standard that says "this is how a note is triggered"
> 
> AFAIK in the beginning it was never meant as a midi replacement, but
> should -in opposite to midi- not make any assumptions on the musical
> meaning of the data being sent.  

so if I'm writing a osc sequencer, is the best plan to leave the mapping open
for the user to modify? 

> however, an "official" way of encapsulating midi in osc would maybe
> push especially some commercial developers to osc, but i guess the
> CNMAT folks don't want to have it in their official spec.

simple midi messages are supported as a type in osc, but you'd have to write
your server to pick them up.

cheers,

dave