Java & Processing

• NetUtil OSC Library for Java Compact and efficient java library for sending and receiving messages using the OpenSound Control (OSC) protocol
• MaxLink Java libraries enabling communication between Processing (Java) and Max/MSP (made quite good experiences connecting Java applications with Max (4.x & 5) patches. Recommended!)
• oscP5 OSC implementation for the programming environment Processing
• OSC communication between Max and Processing (triggered by Midi controller) Tutorial by Ash Oakenfold

Mobile (input) Devices

• Mrmr for the iPhone/iPod Touch mrmr is an open-source research project to develop a standardized set of protocols and syntax conventions to control live installations and multimedia performances via mobile devices (demo video on youtube)
• TouchOSC iPhone / iPod Touch application that lets you send and receive Open Sound Control messages
• OSCemote Remote control application for the iPhone and iPod Touch (check the examples)
• OSCulator Another software linking controllers to music and video software
• oscpack Set of C++ classes for packing and unpacking OSC packets

Misc.

• OSC-tagged bookmarks at delicious.com
• OpenSound Control Home Page University of California, Berkeley
• opensoundcontrol.org Center For New Music and Audio Technology (CNMAT), UC Berkeley
• LusidOSC Open source initiative to define and support a layer for unique spatial input devices using OpenSound Control

If you like to recommend projects or resources that are not listed below, drop a comment. Any recommendations and helpful hints are much appreciated.

Image source: “Airships Fill the Sky” cd artwork and superDraw screen capture by Joshue Ott

superDraw presents more or less a simple line drawing application created in/ported to Processing, but the visual aesthetic of resulting forms and animaions is truly worth a closer look and listen. Especially in interaction with Packard’s sound – that is marked by a well-balanced interplay of acoustic and electronic elements – the visual patterns and shapes are unfolding their unique charm und particularised perfection. A preview of resulting audio-visual compositions is available at the Anticipate website.

“…The collaboration between Ott and Packard (which includes almost exclusively different music from the CD) is the culmination of two years of playing live shows together and consistently honing their interaction and the means by which their computers can communicate with each other. Though individual scenes can be devised beforehand, neither program allows deferred creation, so no editing is possible and the entire piece had to be recorded live in one take. …”

Read more at Anticipaterecordings.com.