Communication between Processing and Ableton Live with OSC (OpenSoundControl)

Integration and Hardware

habuzz

Communication between Processing and Ableton Live with OSC (OpenSoundControl)

in Integration and Hardware • 11 months ago

I created some examples to send and receive commands from Processing P5 to/from Ableton Live with OSC.

You'll find the source code under http://habu.phpfogapp.com/?p=26

All code is released und the the GPL license – please respect attribution. Feedback welcome.

Replies(6)

lightbubb..

Re: Communication between Processing and Ableton Live with OSC (OpenSoundControl)

5 months ago

Hey It looks like the code is offline.

Could you perhaps post it here, or somewhere online?

It looks like it does exactly what i was looking for.

habuzz

oscP5_Ableton_showRecieve

5 months ago

/**

* Display incomming values from Ableton Live

* Needs OSCLive from http://livecontrol.q3f.org/ableton-liveapi/liveosc/

* to be installed within Ableton

* complete List of OSC calls at http://monome.q3f.org/browser/trunk/LiveOSC/OSCAPI.txt

* GPL Licensed

* by Hartmut habu Wöhlbier * MAD Lab - Mannheim Digital Lab / Hochschule Mannheim

* http://bit.ly/G_habu

* Please do not remove this header.

import oscP5.*;

import netP5.*;

OscP5 oscP5;

NetAddress myRemoteLocation;

void setup() {

size(400,400);

// start oscP5, listening for incoming messages at port 9001 from Ableton */

oscP5 = new OscP5(this,9001);

myRemoteLocation = new NetAddress("127.0.0.1",9000); // loopback to Ableton port 9000

}

void draw() {

}

void oscEvent(OscMessage theOscMessage) {

// what is comming in?

println("### received an osc message with typtag: " + theOscMessage.typetag() + ", Length: " + theOscMessage.typetag().length());

print("Pattern " + theOscMessage.addrPattern() + " with values: ");

for(int i=0; i<theOscMessage.typetag().length(); i++)

{ switch(theOscMessage.typetag().charAt(i))

{ case 'i': print(theOscMessage.get(i).intValue() + " ");

break;

case 'f': print(theOscMessage.get(i).floatValue() + " ");

break;

case 's': print(theOscMessage.get(i).stringValue() + " ");

break;

}

print("\n");

return;

}

habuzz

oscP5_AbletonDeviceParamsGetSendSimple

5 months ago

/**

* Simple getiing and sending device (selected) parameters from/to Ableton Live through a ControlP5 knob

* To adjust a device parameter, the parameter needs to be changed in Ableton Live

* Only works with a fixed range of [0,100]. So many controls will not work properly.

* Track, device and parameter infos are shown, but do not update correctly.

* See example oscP5_AbletonDeviceParamsGetSend.pde for use of range, track- and device names und correct updating.

* Needs OSCLive from http://livecontrol.q3f.org/ableton-liveapi/liveosc/

* to be installed within Ableton

* complete List of OSC calls at http://monome.q3f.org/browser/trunk/LiveOSC/OSCAPI.txt

* GPL Licensed

* by Hartmut habu Wöhlbier * MAD Lab - Mannheim Digital Lab / Hochschule Mannheim

* http://bit.ly/G_habu

* Please do not remove this header.

import oscP5.*;

import netP5.*;

import controlP5.*;

ControlP5 cP5;

Knob knob;

OscP5 oscP5;

NetAddress myRemoteLocation;

int track, device, dial;

float dialValue;

String dialName = "default";

void setup() {

size(400,400);

// start oscP5, listening for incoming messages at port 9001 from Ableton */

oscP5 = new OscP5(this,9001);

myRemoteLocation = new NetAddress("127.0.0.1",9000); // loopback to Ableton port 9000

// some graphical stuff

fill(0, 102, 153);

smooth();

cP5 = new ControlP5(this);

knob = cP5.addKnob("knob",100,200,128,100,160,40)

.setRange(0,100)

.setValue(60)

.setPosition(100,70)

.setRadius(25)

.setViewStyle(Knob.ARC)

.setDragDirection(Knob.VERTICAL)

.setLabel("")

;

}

void draw() {

background(128, 128, 128);

text(track + "\n" + device + "\n" + dial + "\n" + dialValue + "\n" + dialName, 15, 90);

}

void oscEvent(OscMessage theOscMessage) {

// what is comming in?

println("### received an osc message with typtag: " + theOscMessage.typetag() + ", Length: " + theOscMessage.typetag().length() + ": " + theOscMessage.addrPattern());

// checking the params of the modified device

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/device/param") == true)

{

print("Pattern " + theOscMessage.addrPattern() + " with values: ");

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

device = theOscMessage.get(1).intValue();

dial = theOscMessage.get(2).intValue();

dialValue = theOscMessage.get(3).floatValue();

dialName = theOscMessage.get(4).stringValue();

knob.setValue(dialValue).setLabel(dialName);

for(int i=0; i<theOscMessage.typetag().length(); i++)

{ switch(theOscMessage.typetag().charAt(i))

{ case 'i': print(theOscMessage.get(i).intValue() + " ");

break;

case 'f': print(theOscMessage.get(i).floatValue() + " ");

break;

case 's': print(theOscMessage.get(i).stringValue() + " ");

break;

}

print("\n");

return;

}

void knob(float theValue) {

oscP5.send("/live/device", new Object[] {new Integer(track) // Devicelist query on Track 1

, new Integer(device)

, new Integer(dial)

, new Float(theValue)

}

, myRemoteLocation

);

println("send /live/return/device with " + theValue);

}

habuzz

oscP5_AbletonDeviceParamsGetSend

5 months ago

/**

* Getiing and sending device parameters from/to Ableton Live through a ControlP5 knob

* To adjust a device parameter, the parameter needs to be changed (not only selected) in Ableton Live

* Needs OSCLive from http://livecontrol.q3f.org/ableton-liveapi/liveosc/

* to be installed within Ableton

* complete List of OSC calls at http://monome.q3f.org/browser/trunk/LiveOSC/OSCAPI.txt

* GPL Licensed

* by Hartmut habu Wöhlbier * MAD Lab - Mannheim Digital Lab / Hochschule Mannheim

* http://bit.ly/G_habu

* Please do not remove this header.

import oscP5.*;

import netP5.*;

import controlP5.*;

ControlP5 cP5;

Knob knob;

OscP5 oscP5;

NetAddress myRemoteLocation;

int track, device, dial, rangeMinInt, rangeMaxInt;

float dialValue, rangeMinFloat, rangeMaxFloat;

String dialName = "none", trackName = "none", deviceName = "none";

Boolean paramIsFloat;

void setup() {

size(300, 200);

// start oscP5, listening for incoming messages at port 9001 from Ableton */

oscP5 = new OscP5(this,9001);

myRemoteLocation = new NetAddress("127.0.0.1",9000); // loopback to Ableton port 9000

// some graphical stuff

fill(0, 102, 153);

smooth();

cP5 = new ControlP5(this);

knob = cP5.addKnob("knob",100,100,128,100,160,40)

.setRange(0,1)

.setValue(60)

.setPosition(40,80)

.setRadius(25)

.setViewStyle(Knob.ARC)

.setDragDirection(Knob.VERTICAL)

.setLabel("")

;

handleDial();

}

void draw() {

background(128, 128, 128);

text( "Track: " + trackName + " (" + track + ")\n" +

"Device: " + deviceName + " (" + device + ")\n" +

"Parameter: " + dialName + " (" + dial + ")\n" +

"Value: " + dialValue,

15, 20);

}

///////////////// oscEvent /////////////////////

void oscEvent(OscMessage theOscMessage) {

// what is comming in?

displayMessage(theOscMessage);

// what are we missing?

Boolean missMess = true;

// Checking for track selection

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/track") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern()); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue() - 1; // different numering in live

getTrackName();

//oscP5.send("/live/track/view", new Object[] { new Integer(track) }, myRemoteLocation);

oscP5.send("/live/track/device/view", new Object[] { new Integer(track), new Integer(0) }, myRemoteLocation);

getDeviceName(); //deviceName = "none";

handleDial();

}

// Checking for device selection

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/device/selected") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern()); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

device = theOscMessage.get(1).intValue();

getTrackName();

getDeviceName();

handleDial();

}

// checking the params of the modified device

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/device/param") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern()); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

device = theOscMessage.get(1).intValue();

dial = theOscMessage.get(2).intValue();

dialValue = theOscMessage.get(3).floatValue();

dialName = theOscMessage.get(4).stringValue();

knob.setValue(dialValue).setLabel(dialName);

getParamRange();

getTrackName();

getDeviceName();

}

// checking for track name

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/name/track") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern() ); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

trackName = theOscMessage.get(1).stringValue();

}

// checking for device name

// we only get this through the divicelist with names of all devices

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/devicelist") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern()); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

// multiply device by 2 and add 2, since the first two element of the message are track and device

// and then every second element ist the desired string:

deviceName = theOscMessage.get(2*device+2).stringValue();

}

// checking for parameter range

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/device/range") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern()); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

device = theOscMessage.get(1).intValue();

dial = theOscMessage.get(2).intValue();

// we need to find out whether the params are int or float

switch(theOscMessage.typetag().charAt(3))

{ case 'i': rangeMinInt = theOscMessage.get(3).intValue();

paramIsFloat = false;

break;

case 'f': rangeMinFloat = theOscMessage.get(3).floatValue();

paramIsFloat = true;

break;

}

switch(theOscMessage.typetag().charAt(4))

{ case 'i': rangeMaxInt = theOscMessage.get(4).intValue();

paramIsFloat = false;

knob.setRange(rangeMinInt, rangeMaxInt);

println("Range: " + rangeMinInt + " " + rangeMaxInt);

break;

case 'f': rangeMaxFloat = theOscMessage.get(4).floatValue();

paramIsFloat = true;

knob.setRange(rangeMinFloat, rangeMaxFloat);

println("Range: " + rangeMinFloat + " " + rangeMaxFloat);

break;

}

// checking the params of the modified device

if(theOscMessage.checkAddrPattern("/live/device/param") == true)

{

print("Caught " + theOscMessage.addrPattern()); missMess = false;

track = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

device = theOscMessage.get(1).intValue();

dial = theOscMessage.get(2).intValue();

dialValue = theOscMessage.get(3).floatValue();

dialName = theOscMessage.get(4).stringValue();

knob.setValue(dialValue).setLabel(dialName);

getParamRange();

getTrackName();

getDeviceName();

}

if(missMess)

print("^^^ MISSED MSG ^^^");

print("\n");

return;

}

///////////////// knob /////////////////////

void knob(float theValue) {

// because we do not get an OSCEvent on switching from a selected parameter to a device, which can be conciderd as bug on behalf of AL,

// we here have to make the decision to either live with the inconsitency of a parameter being remotly changed whil in AL different

// device is selected, or we select the device from p5, which leads to an unselected parameter if we change it from within AL

// so, uncomment the next line or leave it in: it somewhat wierd any way.

oscP5.send("/live/track/device/param/view", new Object[] { new Integer(track), new Integer(device) }, myRemoteLocation);

oscP5.send("/live/device", new Object[] { new Integer(track) // Devicelist query on Track 1

, new Integer(device)

, new Integer(dial)

, new Float(theValue)

}

, myRemoteLocation

);

println("Send /live/device with " + theValue);

}

///////////////// div Getters /////////////////////

void getTrackName(){

oscP5.send("/live/name/track", new Object[] { new Integer(track) }, myRemoteLocation);

println("Send /live/name/track with " + track);

}

void getParamRange(){

oscP5.send("/live/device/range", new Object[] { new Integer(track) // Devicelist query on Track 1

, new Integer(device)

, new Integer(dial)

}

, myRemoteLocation

);

println("Send /live/device/range with ");

}

void getDeviceName(){

knob.show();

oscP5.send("/live/devicelist", new Object[] { new Integer(track) }, myRemoteLocation);

println("Send /live/devicelist");

}

void handleDial(){

dialName = "none";

knob.hide();

dial = 0;

dialValue = 0;

}

///////////////// displayMessage /////////////////////

void displayMessage(OscMessage theOscMessage){

print("### received an osc message with typtag: " + theOscMessage.typetag() +

", Length: " + theOscMessage.typetag().length() + " ### " + theOscMessage.addrPattern() + " with values: ");

for(int i=0; i<theOscMessage.typetag().length(); i++)

{ switch(theOscMessage.typetag().charAt(i))

{ case 'i': //int firstValue = theOscMessage.get(0).intValue();

print(theOscMessage.get(i).intValue() + " ");

break;

case 'f': print(theOscMessage.get(i).floatValue() + " ");

break;

case 's': print(theOscMessage.get(i).stringValue() + " ");

break;

}

print("\n");

}

habuzz

Re: Communication between Processing and Ableton Live with OSC (OpenSoundControl)

5 months ago

The three codes are independent.

GPL Licensed.

Please use freely, but give credit! ;-)

sachaamm

Re: Communication between Processing and Ableton Live with OSC (OpenSoundControl)

29 days ago

hi .
Sorry im beginner
i try so simple and basic examples from Processing.
like:

/**
* oscP5broadcastClient by andreas schlegel
* an osc broadcast client.
* an example for broadcast server is located in the oscP5broadcaster exmaple.
* oscP5 website at http://www.sojamo.de/oscP5
*/

import oscP5.*;
import netP5.*;

OscP5 oscP5;

/* a NetAddress contains the ip address and port number of a remote location in the network. */
NetAddress myBroadcastLocation;

void setup() {
size(400,400);
frameRate(25);

/* create a new instance of oscP5.
   * 12000 is the port number you are listening for incoming osc messages.
   */
oscP5 = new OscP5(this,12000);

/* create a new NetAddress. a NetAddress is used when sending osc messages
   * with the oscP5.send method.
   */

/* the address of the osc broadcast server */
myBroadcastLocation = new NetAddress("127.0.0.1",12000);
}

void draw() {
background(0);
}

void mousePressed() {
/* create a new OscMessage with an address pattern, in this case /test. */
OscMessage myOscMessage = new OscMessage("/live/tempo");
/* add a value (an integer) to the OscMessage */
myOscMessage.add(100);
/* send the OscMessage to a remote location specified in myNetAddress */
oscP5.send(myOscMessage, myBroadcastLocation);
}

/* incoming osc message are forwarded to the oscEvent method. */
void oscEvent(OscMessage theOscMessage) {
/* get and print the address pattern and the typetag of the received OscMessage */
println("### received an osc message with addrpattern "+theOscMessage.addrPattern()+" and typetag "+theOscMessage.typetag());
theOscMessage.print();
}

but the tempo is not changed ...

i try the most basic as "live/play" etc..

but nothing is working here. Processing and OpenOsc are working because i can send message

to my own : i receive them.

so i know something is wrong with ableton : i add liveosc into control surfaces.

what im supposed to configure more in ableton?

Thanks in advance

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