• 2025-03-16
• One-minute read

Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology / (ICST) Zurich University of the Arts

Bidirectional OSC communication with MaxMSP

Generate motion data in Max and send it via OSC to the ICST AmbiEncoder in your DAW. Alternatively, transfer a motion composition from your DAW to the icst.ambisonics-externals.

Required Software:

• MaxMSP v.8.0+ → cycling74.com
• ICST Ambisonics Tools v3 → cycling74.com
• ICST Ambisonics Plugins (VST3/AU) → ICST AmbiPlugins
• Reaper (DAW) → reaper.fm

Setup Guide:

1. Configure OSC in ICST AmbiEncoder

• Open the ICST AmbiEncoder in an FX slot and navigate to Encoder Settings.

• Under OSC In, activate the OSC input port (e.g., 50001).

• • Click OSC Out and enable the OSC output port.
    • Uses ICST AmbiPlugins Standard XYZ Index.

• The Max demo patch listens for:
  '/icst/ambi/sourceindex/xyz'

  

2. Open MaxMSP and Load the Patch

• Find the OSC communication with ICST plugins in DAW patch.

See the demo Gifs:

Next Gif: How it works:

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