Reset x RKH Studio (Max/MSP + TouchDesigner)

Workshop Structure & Program Outline

-6+ Hours of Hands on Training Session by Jack Sapienza, Matilde & Andrea Dipa

-Professional Workflow and Deep Insights into OSC Communication & Systems Foundation, Systems Design, Mapping & Final Project

-Certificate of Completion

-Interactive Q+A session

6 Hours | 3 Hours Morning + Break + 3 Hours Afternoon)

1. OSC Communication & System Foundations

Introduction to software communication (Max MSP ↔ TouchDesigner)

Client/server logic & protocols (MIDI vs OSC)

Understanding OSC (address, value, ports, local network)

Setting up OSC communication

Max MSP: udpsend, udpreceive, building messages

TouchDesigner: OSC In/Out CHOP, address parsing

Sending data (LFO, amplitude, frequency, envelopes)

Establishing a working connection between audio & visuals

2. System Design, Mapping & Final Project

Data mapping & translation

Normalization, scaling, smoothing

Converting audio → visual parameters

Sound controlling geometry, light, color & motion

Modular system architecture

Max → audio engine

TouchDesigner → visual engine

Network organization & performance stability

Case Study Breakdown

Real project analysis (concept → execution)

System design, challenges & optimizations

Understanding communication between modules

Final Mini Project

Connect synth (Max) to visuals (TouchDesigner)

Create custom mappings

Build a small audiovisual performance system

Outcome:

Participants build a fully integrated audiovisual system, understanding how to design scalable, stable, and performance-ready audio-visual ecosystems. The goal is to provide a solid foundation for using Max MSP as a creative tool for performance, sound design, and interactive systems.

About your mentor:

Jack Sapienza (Italy)

Jack Sapienza is an artist, music producer, and the founder of RKH Studio. His practice operates at the intersection of electronic music, generative sound systems, and audiovisual performance, with a strong focus on real-time interaction and live composition. He develops custom tools for sound synthesis and performative control, exploring the balance between algorithmic processes and human intervention. Within Gosse Ipotesis, he leads the artistic direction of the project, shaping its conceptual framework, sonic identity, and performative structure.

Matilde (Italy)

Matilde is an artist, programmer, and mathematician, and a member of RKH Studio. His practice is centered on programming, signal analysis, and the design of generative algorithms for audiovisual performance. He works on the technical development of complex systems that enable real-time interaction between sound and image. In Gosse Ipotesis, he oversees the system architecture and technical integration, ensuring coherence, stability, and responsiveness across the project’s audiovisual components.

Andrea Dipa (Italy)

Andrea Dipa is a multimedia artist, director, and visual researcher, and a core member of RKH Studio. His work investigates generative visual systems, real-time image processing, and live visual composition, often drawing from cinematic language and computational aesthetics. Through the development of custom tools and automated structures, he explores perception, transformation, and temporal progression. In Gosse Ipotesis, he is responsible for the visual direction and live visual performance, defining the project’s visual language and spatial presence.

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