4 CHOPs

4.1 Introduction

The Channel Operators, or CHOP, family of Operators handle all channel operations including motion data, audio inputs, key-frame animations, hardware inputs (from Microsoft Kinect, Leap Motion, Oculus Rift, pen tablets, keyboards, mice, etc), DMX, MIDI, and OSC. These are the Operators that handle inputs, processing, and outputs, of the data used to communicate with many types of audio-visual gear such as:

• Mixers

• MIDI controllers

• Synths

• DMX lighting fixtures

• Microsoft Kinect cameras

• Computers running TouchDesigner

• Loudspeakers

• Other audio-video applications like Max/MSP, Ableton Live, Resolume Arena