super interesting, the only thing i dont like about touchOSC is that you have to map all the commands to the controller, is there any template i can download that has already mapped commands?
All layouts I've made myself come with a TSI file for Traktor which has all the controls in TouchOSC already mapped to their respective commands. The one for this layout you can download here: hexler.net/touchosc/manual/setup-traktor. All the others have the TSI file included with the download on my website: andrewnorris.uk/touchscreen-midi-controllers-for-traktor/
It may be OK on an iPad pro with a much larger screen, but I agree, it's probably too small and fiddly for live use. I tend to use it myself mostly for preparing / practising sets when away from the decks or travelling. It's still very handy in that respect. :)
Do you have any tutorials on setting up the interface? it would be super helpful if you have any? or know any resources. I set one up for Resolume a while back, and wanted to move forward to the new TouchOSC and would love to see how you set it up.
Yes, it's something I'm planning to do, hopefully in the near future. I have nothing recorded currently though, I'm afraid. You can still load your old TouchOSC layouts in the new TouchOSC, so if you have an old layout you'd like to use you can get it up and running very easily. If you're starting from scratch with a new layout though, you should find the new TouchOSC Editor much easier to use than the old version. By default it will assign a unique MIDI CC to each new control that you add, so you don't need to worry about manually assigning MIDI controller numbers each time you add a new button, slider, etc.. You can then just focus on setting out the controls how you'd like them and the rest should just work. The user manual for TouchOSC should also tell you all you need to know. :)
@@AndrewNorrisMusicTech thanks for replying! How to tutorials would be amazing! my layout from MK1 is pretty basic (buttons, sliders and some text), would love to see some of your tricks and tips, and also new things in the new version yeah the new editor seems really nice, but TouchOSC editor on PC doesnt seem to have been updated with the new version, and I imagine building the whole layout on the ipad would be pretty painful. Also random question, would you recommend using the midi over OSC? Ive had a lot of issues with resolume messing up with phyical midi controllers (not connecting to devices, effects messing up a lot), which is why I was thinking about going back to touchOSC to use OSC instead of midi. Not sure if it is any more stable or not, but would love to hear your thoughts.
@@iamgandI1986 Yeah, the new TouchOSC editor is a completely new product. You have to buy it separately. I think Hexler do a deal though if you're an owner of the iOS/Android app. I don't really touch the OSC side of things myself. Traktor only understands MIDI, so I've never really had the need to use OSC (except back in the old days when TouchOSC didn't do MIDI, and even then I used a third party app to convert OSC to MIDI anyway). So I couldn't really recommend one over the other in terms of stability / connectivity. Although I can vouch for the MIDI being pretty rock solid, especially when connecting by USB cable. I guess it depends what you want to control. OSC gives you much finer control over parameters (which may be useful for Resolume? I'm not sure as I don't really use it). MIDI only gives you a range of 0-127. This is fine for most music apps, but again, having the finer control you get with OSC might be really useful in Resolume.
@@AndrewNorrisMusicTech Amazing, thanks for all the advice, maybe ill just make a really basic in each first, see the limitations, then decide after that. One thing i like about OSC is the way i can read it. I have a launchpad and a control and when it breaks, i struggle to figure out the piano based logic of the naming convention. Sorry to be annoying, but I really cant find the new editor. I was reading the online manual, and the editor says it can be synced across the network, but I cannot seem to find the program to download. I'm guessing I need to buy TouchOSC for desktop, instead of it being a stand alone program like in MK1, as all of the documentation refers to the editor within TouchOSC
super interesting, the only thing i dont like about touchOSC is that you have to map all the commands to the controller, is there any template i can download that has already mapped commands?
All layouts I've made myself come with a TSI file for Traktor which has all the controls in TouchOSC already mapped to their respective commands. The one for this layout you can download here: hexler.net/touchosc/manual/setup-traktor. All the others have the TSI file included with the download on my website: andrewnorris.uk/touchscreen-midi-controllers-for-traktor/
to small for live, I prefer my own settings. but I am happy TouchOSC is still there and improved some things. I used it around 10 years now
It may be OK on an iPad pro with a much larger screen, but I agree, it's probably too small and fiddly for live use. I tend to use it myself mostly for preparing / practising sets when away from the decks or travelling. It's still very handy in that respect. :)
Do you have any tutorials on setting up the interface? it would be super helpful if you have any? or know any resources. I set one up for Resolume a while back, and wanted to move forward to the new TouchOSC and would love to see how you set it up.
Yes, it's something I'm planning to do, hopefully in the near future. I have nothing recorded currently though, I'm afraid.
You can still load your old TouchOSC layouts in the new TouchOSC, so if you have an old layout you'd like to use you can get it up and running very easily.
If you're starting from scratch with a new layout though, you should find the new TouchOSC Editor much easier to use than the old version. By default it will assign a unique MIDI CC to each new control that you add, so you don't need to worry about manually assigning MIDI controller numbers each time you add a new button, slider, etc.. You can then just focus on setting out the controls how you'd like them and the rest should just work.
The user manual for TouchOSC should also tell you all you need to know. :)
@@AndrewNorrisMusicTech thanks for replying! How to tutorials would be amazing! my layout from MK1 is pretty basic (buttons, sliders and some text), would love to see some of your tricks and tips, and also new things in the new version
yeah the new editor seems really nice, but TouchOSC editor on PC doesnt seem to have been updated with the new version, and I imagine building the whole layout on the ipad would be pretty painful.
Also random question, would you recommend using the midi over OSC? Ive had a lot of issues with resolume messing up with phyical midi controllers (not connecting to devices, effects messing up a lot), which is why I was thinking about going back to touchOSC to use OSC instead of midi. Not sure if it is any more stable or not, but would love to hear your thoughts.
@@iamgandI1986 Yeah, the new TouchOSC editor is a completely new product. You have to buy it separately. I think Hexler do a deal though if you're an owner of the iOS/Android app.
I don't really touch the OSC side of things myself. Traktor only understands MIDI, so I've never really had the need to use OSC (except back in the old days when TouchOSC didn't do MIDI, and even then I used a third party app to convert OSC to MIDI anyway).
So I couldn't really recommend one over the other in terms of stability / connectivity. Although I can vouch for the MIDI being pretty rock solid, especially when connecting by USB cable.
I guess it depends what you want to control. OSC gives you much finer control over parameters (which may be useful for Resolume? I'm not sure as I don't really use it). MIDI only gives you a range of 0-127. This is fine for most music apps, but again, having the finer control you get with OSC might be really useful in Resolume.
@@AndrewNorrisMusicTech Amazing, thanks for all the advice, maybe ill just make a really basic in each first, see the limitations, then decide after that. One thing i like about OSC is the way i can read it. I have a launchpad and a control and when it breaks, i struggle to figure out the piano based logic of the naming convention.
Sorry to be annoying, but I really cant find the new editor. I was reading the online manual, and the editor says it can be synced across the network, but I cannot seem to find the program to download. I'm guessing I need to buy TouchOSC for desktop, instead of it being a stand alone program like in MK1, as all of the documentation refers to the editor within TouchOSC
I figured it out how to get the editor! Pretty excited to set it up!