Sound Control (OSC) is being used successfully as a messaging protocol among many computers, gestural controllers and multimedia systems. Although OSC has addressed some of the shortcomings of MIDI, OSC cannot deliver on its promises as a real-time communication protocol for constrained embedded systems. This paper will examine some of the advantages but also dispel some of the myths concerning OSC. The paper will also describe how some of the best features of OSC can be used to develop a lightweight protocol that is microcontroller friendly.
['Angelo Fraietta']
Open Sound Control: Constraints and Limitations