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How to use TouchOSC to control Director Mini

Article ID: 0008020005 Director Mini

Director Mini is compatible with multiple OSC enabled apps, such as TouchOSC. We provide a sample layout program for TouchOSC, which helps you start using OSC control quickly and easily.

The following introduces how to connect the TouchOSC app with Director Mini and get to start use the sample layout.

  1. Go to TouchOSC to download the TouchOSC app.
  2. On the Director Mini, go to > Settings > OSC Remote Control,  turn on Enable OSC, and set the following information.
    • Host: enter the IP address of the device installed with TouchOSC, enabled app, which is used for Director Mini sending messages to the app (TouchOSC serving as the receiver).
    • Port (outgoing): enter the number of outgoing port. It can be entered in the TouchOSC app as the destination for the app sending messages to Director Mini.
    • Port (incoming): enter the number of incoming port. It can be entered in the TouchOSC app to listen for received synchronization messages from Director Mini (TouchOSC serving as the receiver). 
    • Local IP address: view the IP address of Director Mini.

  3. Open TouchOSC, click the chain link button on the toolbar to open the Connections configuration window.

  1. Switch to the OSC tab page, enable the checkbox next to Connection 1, select UDP from the drop-down box and enter the following information.
    • Host: The IP address of Director Mini.
    • Send Port: The Port (incoming) you've set on Director Mini.
    • Receive Port: The Port (outgoing) you've set on Director Mini.

  1. Click File > Open... , and open the Director Mini OSC layout file.

  1. Click the play button on the toolbar to switch to control surface view

  1. Start to control Director Mini via the control surface.

  1. For more information about how to use TouchOSC, please go to Introduction TouchOSC.

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