Automating & Recording OSC with Ableton | Control TouchDesigner, Synesthesia, & More

Download OSC Automator and example files here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/129295931

This is an in-depth walkthrough of OSC Automator, a Max for Live device I created to enable automating and recording OSC with Ableton Live.

With this tool, you can use Ableton’s powerful timeline and automation features to control any OSC-compatible software — including TouchDesigner, Synesthesia, Resolume, Unreal Engine, Processing, p5.js, and more.

Key features:
– Automatically generate Ableton parameters based on your target software
– Create tightly synchronized music videos
– Record complex live data (Leap Motion, MIDI, Kinect, etc.)
– Automate real-time tools that lack their own timeline
– Record, edit, and playback audiovisual performances

I’ve been developing and polishing this tool for years now, and I’m very excited to finally share it.
Let me know what you think—and feel free to share what you create!

Links:
– Can’t Keep Staying by S.H. Orchid & Bean Hollow: https://open.spotify.com/track/4t79L3cwegDkQLpKzw1jdc?si=ac6dc1aab9544ba1
– Vezer: https://imimot.com/vezer/
– Chataigne: https://benjamin.kuperberg.fr/chataigne/en
– The Wizard of OSC: https://thewizardofosc.com/blog/
– Ossia Score: https://ossia.io/

Contents:
0:00 – intro
1:02 – outline
1:44 – demo
2:28 – background story
4:51 – comparison to Automation COMP & TDAbleton
6:19 – installing the device
6:50 – device walkthrough
14:19 – generating parameters
19:15 – generating for TouchDesigner
22:18 – generating for Synesthesia
23:48 – generating from OSC input
24:58 – generating manually
25:46 – setting up the Ableton set
28:27 – automating a music video
30:45 – using MIDI, macros, and other devices
38:09 – recording input
40:29 – syncing video playback
42:24 – exporting with OBS
43:16 – exporting non-real-time from TouchDesigner
45:51 – outro