ODD
ODD Ball
ODD Ball is a MIDI hardware controller by ODD: 3 pads, 4 knobs and 3 faders.
It sends CC and Note on channel 1. The profile cites 1 source. 10 of its controls are marked unverified: the number is our best reading, and Learn rebinds it in one move.
- Artist's TouchDesigner tool
- 10 unverified
- Kind
- hardware device
- Maker
- ODD
- Controls
- 10 controls
- Messages
- CC · Note
- MIDI channels
- 1
- LED feedback
- none sent
- Signals
midi/oddball/…- Port name matches
/odd\s*ball/i
Drag knobs and faders · tap pads and keys · or plug the real one in and press Connect. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you add a MIDI out.
MIDI implementation
Every control of ODD Ball and the message it sends
Generated from the profile file, so it is the same table the on-screen controller plays. Channels are 1–16; numbers are real MIDI numbers.
| Control | Type | Message | Ch | Number | Signal | LED feedback | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Move move |
knob | CC | 1 | 0 | midi/oddball/move |
— | unverified |
Spin spin |
knob | CC | 1 | 1 | midi/oddball/spin |
— | unverified |
Free fall freefall |
knob | CC | 1 | 2 | midi/oddball/freefall |
— | unverified |
Rot X rotx |
fader | CC | 1 | 3 | midi/oddball/rotx |
— | unverified |
Rot Y roty |
fader | CC | 1 | 4 | midi/oddball/roty |
— | unverified |
Rot Z rotz |
fader | CC | 1 | 5 | midi/oddball/rotz |
— | unverified |
Energy energy |
knob | CC | 1 | 6 | midi/oddball/energy |
— | unverified |
Tap / Bounce tap |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 60 · C4 | midi/oddball/tap |
— | unverified |
Shake shake |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 61 · C#4 | midi/oddball/shake |
— | unverified |
Twist twist |
pad | Note · velocity | 1 | 62 · D4 | midi/oddball/twist |
— | unverified |
LED feedback is not modeled for this one yet, so OAV does not light its LEDs. Every control still plays and sends its message.
Sources
- artist's tool Midi_ODD_Ball_251212.tox (the artist's TouchDesigner tool and its annotations)the only source used; no manufacturer document was consulted — every control is marked unverified
Where this profile comes from
Che-Yu Wu's TouchDesigner tool (annotated): notes N1 Tap/Bounce, N2 Shake, N3 Twist (default notes 60–62, editable in the tool); CC0 MoveSmoothed, CC1 Spin Smoothed, CC2 Free Fall, CC3–5 X/Y/Z orientation, CC6 Energy; values scaled 0..128 → 0..1, orientation → 0..360°; note gates held with a 0.4 s release lag; a Mock mode switches the MIDI In for simulated LFO signals. TouchDesigner's MIDI In CHOP names channels 1-based (ch1ctrl75 = CC 74, ch10n37 = note 36); the numbers here are real MIDI numbers. Midi_ODD_Ball_251212.tox
Notes
Mapping comes from the artist's TD tool, not from a manufacturer chart. The on-screen version is the TD tool's Mock mode: play the ball's gestures without the ball.
Port names it recognises
- matches
/odd\s*ball/i
Signals
Every control publishes midi/oddball/<control> (0..1), plus /raw; pads add /hit, encoders /delta, keys /on /off and n<note>; the last control touched is midi/oddball/last.
Use it
Use ODD Ball in your own work
Embed it with one line
No import map, no build step. Change
layout, addhardware="ask"for a Connect button.<script type="module" src="https://openaudiovisual.com/packages/midi/element.js"></script> <oav-controller profile="odd-ball" readout></oav-controller>Or as an iframe
For places that only take an iframe. Every event arrives as a
postMessage.<iframe src="https://openaudiovisual.com/embed/controller/?profile=odd-ball&readout" width="720" height="382" style="border:0;max-width:100%" allow="midi" title="ODD Ball"></iframe> <script> // every control the visitor plays arrives here addEventListener('message', (e) => { if (e.data?.source !== 'openav' || e.data.type !== 'control') return; console.log(e.data.detail.signal, e.data.detail.value); }); </script>Send it to Ableton, TouchDesigner or Resolume
What you play on screen leaves as real MIDI on the IAC bus (macOS) or a loopMIDI port (Windows). The steps are on the catalog page.
<!-- what you play on this controller → the IAC bus (macOS) → Ableton, TouchDesigner, Resolume --> <script type="module" src="https://openaudiovisual.com/packages/midi/element.js"></script> <oav-controller profile="odd-ball" midi-out="IAC" readout></oav-controller> <!-- Windows: midi-out="loopMIDI" · let the visitor pick a port: midi-out="ask" -->macOS: Audio MIDI Setup → MIDI Studio → IAC Driver → “Device is online”. Windows 11: the built-in Windows MIDI Services have a loopback (not tested by us); older Windows: install loopMIDI, add a port and use
midi-out="loopMIDI".
In p5.js, with one line
The one-line injection names knobs, faders and pads by their order in this profile, the order of the table above. Add ?profile=odd-ball to make the on-screen controller this one; a real ODD Ball is recognised by its port name.
document.head.prepend(Object.assign(document.createElement('script'), { src: 'https://openaudiovisual.com/p5/oav-p5.js?profile=odd-ball' }));| In your sketch | Control | Message |
|---|---|---|
knob1 | Move move | CC 0 · Ch 1 |
knob2 | Spin spin | CC 1 · Ch 1 |
knob3 | Free fall freefall | CC 2 · Ch 1 |
knob4 | Energy energy | CC 6 · Ch 1 |
fader1 | Rot X rotx | CC 3 · Ch 1 |
fader2 | Rot Y roty | CC 4 · Ch 1 |
fader3 | Rot Z rotz | CC 5 · Ch 1 |
pad1 | Tap / Bounce tap | Note 60 · C4 · Ch 1 |
pad2 | Shake shake | Note 61 · C#4 · Ch 1 |
pad3 | Twist twist | Note 62 · D4 · Ch 1 |
function draw() {
background(knob1 * 255); // Move · CC 0
circle(width / 2, height / 2, 50 + knob2 * 300); // Spin · CC 1
}
function padPressed(n, velocity) { // n = 1…3, as in the table
circle(random(width), random(height), velocity * 100);
}Missing
Is your controller not here?
Open an issue with the brand and model, whether you have the unit and a link to the manual. Or write the profile yourself: it is one JSON file.
GitHub
Is something in this data wrong?
Every number on this page comes from one JSON file. If it disagrees with your unit or the manual, tell us which firmware you checked and we fix the file.