Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] OSC vs MIDI
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 13:31:01 EEST
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 10:03:18 +0100, Dave Griffiths wrote:
> 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?
I would say so yes, its possible that an OSC schema spe will be
standardised at soem point that would make it easier.
- Steve
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