Hi All, I've been trying to get the Tangent Element Knobs to work with KM without any success (knob push works as a button, but turn let or right doesn't).
Tangent recently implemented OSC commands (you can configure a turn to a specific OSC command) - any chances Keyboard maestro will support OSC commands some time in the future?
OSC = Open Sound Control - Wikipedia
OSC is supported already using the raw packet MIDI trigger as far as I am aware of.
OSC is too general for me to add specific support for it.
Thanks Peter, the world of OSC and midi is new to me, so I'll get reading.
Hi Peter,
I am not sure by what you mean RAW MIDI within KM, but OSC is a simple UPD protocol, not a serial protocol.
Working in the audio industry, many of our devices are OSC enabled, and having this as a trigger and an action within Keyboard Maestro would be very empowering.
Adding this would allow KM to integrate with Bitfocus's Companion also.
OK, well, no, Keyboard Maestro does not deal with any UDP packets. If they are translated in to MIDI by a helper (which is my understanding as to how it often works), then they can be processed as MIDI packets.
But Keyboard Maestro does not handle any of the hardware level stuff for MIDI or OSC, only after they become MIDI packets can they be received by Keyboard Maestro with the appropriate routing on the Mac.
Im a keyboard maestro fan since many years... but if there is ONE feature that's still missing it is an OSC implementation. Its a huge deal to all the people running stage shows with many computers in a network or even just one computer to trigger different applications.
+1 for OSC : )
As @peternlewis said, we can use a helper to get this done:
I am using OSCulator (https://osculator.net/) to receive OSC from the Tangent panel, translate it into a MIDI event and have Keyboard Maestro be triggered by it. This way I successfully use buttons for various things on my Mac and have also set up a knob to change volume.
Would you mind writing up a quick guide Matthias? I tried using it for the knobs but could only get it to go one way.