Meet OSC on RTW Devices

Whether you need to automate loudness resets, trigger presets from a console, or integrate with a DAW or other third-party tools, actions open up a world of flexible control.

Multi-Device ControlWith OSC integration, RTW devices TMxCore, TouchControl 5 and TouchMonitor 5 can send commands simultaneously to multiple devices on the network. This makes it possible to start, stop, reset loudness measurements synchronously with a playback, or load presets across all connected units with a single action, ensuring consistent operation throughout the setup.

A TouchControl 5 positioned at the operator's desk can be used to navigate and control a TouchMonitor 5 remotely, providing centralized access without the need to operate each device directly.

Transmit: Outgoing CommandsWith a single button press, your RTW device can send OSC messages via TCP/UDP and/or HTTP requests. You can use the dedicated action button, but since OSC is available throughout the interface, other buttons can also be configured to send one or more commands.

Action Button A dedicated Action button can be customized with its own size, color, and label.

OSC Everywhere Any button in a preset can send OSC commands in addition to its primary function.

For example, pressing the TALK button can simultaneously trigger one or more OSC commands, such as activating the DIM function in the monitoring application or switching on speakers when the corresponding output is selected.

Multi-Command A single button can send not just one, but multiple commands at once, and OSC and HTTP commands can be mixed in one action.

Multi-stateFor a toggle button (e. g. TALK), the button's state is transmitted. When the button is ON, TRUE is sent; when it is OFF, FALSE is sent.

OSC Settings

Active: Indicates whether the command is activeName: The name of the actionType: There are three types of commands: OSC TCP OSC UDP HTTP RequestHost: The IP address of the target devicePort: The port of the target device, typical 8000Message: If Type is OSC, this is the Address.If Type is HTTP, this is the URI

Receive: Incoming CommandsRTW devices can also react to OSC commands. This means external systems can control core functions such as:

Recalling presets

Resetting loudness

Triggering monitoring actions

This makes it super easy to integrate with broadcast consoles, Stream Decks, or other controllers.

OSC Receive ImplementationThe OSC receive implementation uses TCP on Port 8000. Below is an overview of the available OSC actions, addresses, types, and arguments.

-- Action Address Argument Type Argument Description

Presets

Recall preset number n preset/recall INTEGER n (zero-based: Default preset = 0)

Recall preset by name preset/recall STRING Preset Name

(Case Sensitive)

Examples

Recall preset number 3 preset/recall INTEGER 2

Recall preset with the name Live Sports preset/recall STRING Live Sports

Metering

Within Metering, you can reset/start/stop, both per individual application or across all metering applications within the currently loaded preset.

appId = Application ID

The first application has appId = 0, the second has appId = 1 and so on

If you set appId = all, the command applies to all Metering applications

Start loudness measurement

(per application or all) metering/appId/start - -

Stop loudness measurement

(per application or all) metering/appId/stop - -

Reset loudness measurement

(per application or all) metering/appId/reset - -

Examples

Start loudness measurement on the first application metering/0/start - -

Stop loudness measurement on the second application metering/1/stop - -

Reset loudness across all applications metering/all/reset - -

Monitoring

Set volume monitoring/volume FLOAT Value in dB

Recall reference volume monitoring/reference - -

DIM speaker monitoring/dim BOOL TRUE/FALSE

Mute speaker monitoring/mute BOOL TRUE/FALSE

Enable headphones monitoring/phones BOOL TRUE/FALSE

Select input monitoring/input INTEGER Input number

(zero-based: Input 1 = 0)

Select ouput monitoring/output INTEGER Output number

(zero-based: Output 1 = 0)

Examples

Set level to 60 dB monitoring/volume FLOAT 60

Mute speakers monitoring/mute BOOL TRUE

Un-mute speakers monitoring/mute BOOL FALSE

Select input 2 monitoring/input INTEGER 1

Talkback

appId = Application ID

The first application has appId = 0, the second has appId = 1 and so on

If you set appId = all, the command applies to all Talkback applications

Set Mic input gain

(per application or all) talkback/appId/gain FLOAT -12 to 12 dB

Enable/disable talkback

(per application or all) talkback/appId/active BOOL TRUE/FALSE

Examples

Enable talkback in first application talkback/0/active BOOL TRUE

Device

Phantom power On/Off device/phantom BOOL TRUE/FALSE

-- Action Address Argument Type Argument Description

Presets

Recall preset number n preset/recall INTEGER n (zero-based: Default preset = 0)

Recall preset by name preset/recall STRING Preset Name

(Case Sensitive)

Examples

Recall preset number 3 preset/recall INTEGER 2

Recall preset with the name Live Sports preset/recall STRING Live Sports

Metering

Within Metering, you can reset/start/stop, both per individual application or across all metering applications within the currently loaded preset.

appId = Application ID

The first application has appId = 0, the second has appId = 1 and so on

If you set appId = all, the command applies to all Metering applications

Start loudness measurement

(per application or all) metering/appId/start - -

Stop loudness measurement

(per application or all) metering/appId/stop - -

Reset loudness measurement

(per application or all) mete

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