Automatic target discovery problems

[emf]

I am using OSCulator for a multimedia piece. On the Parameters page, I define a custom target using the hostort syntax, and everything works. However, if a new OSC software (TouchOSC, VDMX, etc) joins the network, OSC automatically discovers this target and replaces my custom target with it, instead of adding the new target to the list. I would like to keep my custom target as the default target without fear of having it overwritten. I would be perfectly happy disabling automatic target discovery altogether, if that is possible. I am including three screenshots: How the Parameters page looks before a new target is discovered, how it looks after, and a manually corrected Parameters page showing the desired behavior.

Hope you can help, many thanks,
Eli

[camille]

Hi emf,

Simply set the default target radio button to an empty (unused) slot.

Best,
Cam

[emf]

Thanks Cam, this works as long as no unexpected targets appear on the network and send OSC while my setup is live. In this particular case I know of all potential targets which may appear on the network, and I've simply entered my custom target in a blank spot and set the radio buttons accordingly. But if I'm in a situation where new targets may appear, the selected target is overwritten.

So I suppose the lesson here is to be aware of all potential targets and to have them listed in the Parameters view before beginning a performance.

Thanks again.
Eli

[camille]

Hi Eli,

I forgot to mention your OSC Routes (see bottom panel in the screenshots) must of course use a specific target, that is, 1 , 2, ..., but not the default one. The default target exists to handle the case when you need automatic configuration.

Best,
Cam