Integration
TouchDesigner, Reacting to Every Beat
CueSync streams OSC and MIDI — beat, energy, frequency bands, phrase changes — straight into TouchDesigner's OSC In CHOP/DAT for real-time generative visuals.
OSCMIDI
What CueSync Enables
OSC In Streaming
CueSync streams continuous OSC straight into a TouchDesigner OSC In CHOP/DAT — no bridge software.
Energy & Frequency Parameters
Map live audio energy and frequency bands to operator parameters for reactive geometry, color, and motion.
Phrase & Section Events
Fire discrete OSC events on phrase changes and drops to switch scenes or compositions.
Beat-Phase Locking
Visuals snap to the downbeat — CueSync locks to beat phase, not just BPM.
Beat Events Under 5 ms
Beat event to OSC output in under 5 ms — visuals respond faster than human perception.
Multi-Destination Routing
Fan the same triggers out to parallel TouchDesigner and Unreal pipelines at once.
Quick Setup
- 1Add an OSC In CHOP (or OSC In DAT) in TouchDesigner and set a listening port.
- 2Add a TouchDesigner OSC output in CueSync pointing at the machine and port.
- 3Map CueSync triggers and continuous parameters to OSC addresses in the routing editor.
- 4Watch values arrive live in TouchDesigner and in CueSync's OSC monitor.
Compatible Hardware
TouchDesigner (Commercial)TouchDesigner ProEducationalNon-Commercial
Engineering facts
Specifics that hold up in production
The load-bearing claims behind CueSync's TouchDesigner integration. Numbers, named subsystems, test references — the things you can verify before the show.
Beat events processed in under 5 ms
CueSync processes beat events from Pioneer PRO DJ LINK in under 5 milliseconds on the cue-evaluation path, with an OSC send budget under 2 milliseconds — engineered to a strict budget and continuously regression-tested.
13 output protocols, one application
CueSync ships 13 output protocols from a single desktop application: GrandMA2 (Telnet and OSC), GrandMA3 (TCP OSC and UDP OSC), Avolites Titan, ETC Eos, ChamSys MagicQ, Resolume, disguise (d3), TouchDesigner, Unreal Engine 5, QLab (TCP and UDP), MIDI Show Control, Pangolin Beyond, and Custom OSC. Every CueSync edition includes every protocol.
TouchDesigner Questions
Both — CueSync streams continuous energy/frequency values as OSC and also fires discrete events on beats, phrases, and drops.
No. TouchDesigner's native OSC In CHOP/DAT receives CueSync's stream directly.
Yes — each CueSync trigger can fan out to multiple OSC destinations with independent addresses.
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How CueSync Compares
Other tools that connect here: Custom OSC patches, Ableton Link bridges, and manual MIDI routing. CueSync sends beat-locked OSC to TouchDesigner with beats processed in under 5 ms — no custom patching required.
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