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Remote control of Lights through TouchOSC

TouchOSC is a modular control surface toolkit for designing and constructing custom controllers that can be used on a multitude of operating systems and devices. An easy way of designing your own OSC controls. Use the old version of  TouchOSC Editor or new version to design custom sliders, faders and buttons, control other software through OSC using the app TouchOSC

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Simple TouchOSC template to control 8 pars & 3 spots (5 channels). Open this patch  in TouchOSC Editor to upload to your device. Any software that receives OSC massages can be connected. Controlling LightPars&Spots.touchosc

How to use the templates:

  1. Download and install the TouchOSC App on your tablet or smartphone

  2. Download and install the TouchOSC desktop editor on your computer

  3. Start the desktop editor and load a template

  4. Check to make both devices on the same WiFi Network
  5. In the App go to LAYOUT & tap ADD. Select your host (computer name running the desktop editor) Click on “sync” and the template will be sent to your tablet or smartphone.

  6. The template will now appear on your tablet or smartphone list of templates


TouchOSC & Touchdesigner:

Control the lights* remotely with Touchdesigner & TouchOSC on Ipad with these 2 patches & ArtNet.


Open this patch in TouchOSC Editor to upload to your device. 

Controlling LightPars&Spots.touchosc

Open this patch in Touchdesigner, check OSC port & ArtNet connection.

RemoteControlLights (TouchOSC_ArtNet).toe

After connecting, slide all the faders once to refresh the connection with Touchdesigner & remove errors.
* these patches were designed for the fixtures in the Blackbox @Janskerkhof (8 pars & 3 spots) but can easily be adapted.



TouchOSC & QLC