An Overview of the Open Sound Control Protocol

Date & Time:

Thu Mar 6th, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Free entrance

Since its introduction in 1997 by CNMAT researchers Matt Wright and Adrian Freed, the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol has been successfully integrated into dozens of hardware and software products, and used in thousands of performances and installations. OSC goes beyond MIDI by addressing needs specific to musical performance with new electronic instruments such as high-bandwidth connectivity, precise temporal semantics and temporal regularization, extensibility and rich type support, human readability and state-free operation. The OSC protocol itself has a simple structure making it easy to integrate into new applications, but an appreciation for the underlying design principles is necessary to leverage its full capabilities.

This talk will cover the basics of using and programming OSC with demonstrations of hardware and software implementations. We will then dive into the details and discuss best-practices for creating OSC implementations that relate to issues in musical control, with an emphasis on temporal semantics and related algorithms. The conclusion will include an overview of recent research and anticipated future developments.

Location: Songbird, 585 Howard Street Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105

Maps: Yahoo!, Google

[via cnmat.berkeley.edu]

The Art of Sound

While most people associate “soundtrack” with a recorded film score, the term actually describes a motion picture’s total sound content, from music and dialogue to a wide range of sound effects.

Talented professionals can make the precise and even delicate process of assembling a soundtrack appear to be a simple, straightforward task. Yet in almost any film sequence, sound editors and mixers must select and manipulate dozens of sound elements for realism, coherence and emotional impact while steering clear of the sort of cacophony that may be true-to-life, but does little to support a story.

“The Art of Sound” will feature clips from each of the motion pictures nominated for a 2007 Academy Award® in the Sound Mixing and Sound Editing categories. Academy Sound Branch governor and 20-time nominee Kevin O’Connell will moderate an onstage discussion with the mixers and editors who took home Oscars® for their work.

[via oscars.org]

The Lightsaber Sound Cookbook

Thanks to Synthtopia, we discovered an interesting tutorial on how to make Lightsaber Sound using hardware and software tools.
Here's an excerpt:

The folks at Unidentified Sound Object have invented an elaborate system for creating lightsaber sounds with a Nintendo Wii remote, OpenSoundControl and Symbolic Sound Kyma. Check out the video on YouTube.

We appreciate the acknowledgment. Let the battle begin!

Matteo, Federico