Dates of Development | March 14, 2025
Sound Design Director | Max MSP: Ashley Loera
TD Data Flow | Router Set-Up
Equipment
Software:
- Max MSP Software
- Touch Designer
Hardware:
- MacBook Air Laptop
- TP-Link TL-WR841N 300 Mbps Wireless N Cable Router
Router Set Up – Process
Approach:
To begin the process, I set up the hardware and was able to successfully connect the Router to Xinyi’s Laptop using the ethernet cable and I was able to connect to the TP-Link Router on my laptop under the Wi-Fi tab. After further review, we were able to confirm that Xinyi was able to use TP-Link without the ethernet cable as she was also able to connect to it under her Wi-Fi tab.
TP-Link | Hardware Set-Up TP-Link | Connection | Wi-Fi
Troubleshooting:
Used the following video (as provided by Philly during the DMSP Process Tutorial) to help connect Touch Designer to Max Msp with OSC.
Successfully connected both computers to TP-Link using LFO Object. As referenced in the video below:
Once we were able to connect TD to Max MSP using the TP-Link Router, we ran into more trouble shooting issues:
- LFO was adding additional information not related to the audio input to the Data Output in Max MSP.
- After further review, we were able to smooth the data flow in TD to Max MSP by updating the scale of the data coming into Max to the data output in TD.
- Further review needs to be done regarding the additional information coming into TD using the LFO object in TD.
Upcoming Goals:
- Discuss Max Patch options with Philly about how to further smooth TD Data Output in Max MSP to increase delay/latency for a smoother audio effect.
Bibliography:
The Interactive & Immersive HQ. “Connect TouchDesigner & Max 8 with OSC – TouchDesigner Tutorial 072.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 Jan. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcqC5rRmu3M.
