• 2025-03-16
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Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology / (ICST) Zurich University of the Arts

OSC <–> MaxMSP to the ICST AmbiEncoder

  1. Prepare MaxMSP and the ICST AmbiEncoder for communicate over OSC.
    • Open the “ICST AmbiEncoder” in an FX slot and go to “Encoder Settings”
    • Go to “OSC In” and activate the incoming OSC port: (eg. 50001) OSC-IN
  • Click on the ‘OSC Out’ tap and activate the OSC Out port:
    • ICST AmbiPlugins Standard XYZ Index

[!Note:] In the Max-demo patch, we will wait for this ‘/icst/ambi/sourceindex/xyz’

OSC-OUT 2. Open MaxMSP and look for the ‘OSC-communication with ICST plugins in DAW’ patch.

  • See the following demo gif. Max-AmbiEnc

Example: Sending Absolute Angles (Degrees) with Euler Coordinates from Max to ICST AmbiEncoder

To send absolute angles using Euler coordinates from MaxMSP to the ICST AmbiEncoder, use the following OSC message format:

/icst/ambi/source/euler [ChannelName] [Yaw] [Pitch] [Roll]
/icst/ambi/source/euler 'S1' 30 15 5

For index-based addressing:

/icst/ambi/sourceindex/euler [ChannelIndex] [Yaw] [Pitch] [Roll]
/icst/ambi/sourceindex/euler 1 30 15 5

Note:

  • Yaw (Azimuth): Horizontal rotation
  • Pitch (Elevation): Vertical tilt
  • Roll: Rotation around the forward axis

osc-euler

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