OSC messages for transport initial state and changes

[eliot-akira]

The idea is to enable an external OSC client/server to sync up, so it can send MIDI sequences in time with Element's transport control.

Possible commands/messages:

Command	Values
/element/transport/tempo	int beats per minute
/element/transport/timeSignature	int number of beats, int beat unit

For initial state, maybe when an OSC Sender node is connected, Element can send the tempo and time signature as part of a "handshake" stage.

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[eliot-akira]

I'm thinking that a similar protocol for syncing transport state could be useful for the Lua node.

Technically, MIDI clock messages could be used for this purpose, for OSC client or Lua script to detect (and adjust) its internal tempo - but it's kind of tricky to implement. It'd be simpler if they could listen for explicit tempo init and change messages.

As first steps, I'll try the following:

• OSC Sender node: Get and transmit the transport state, just tempo for now
• In the test OSC client/server, create a minimal "sequencer" that sends notes based on transport tempo and start/stop/continue