OSC is a content format developed at CNMAT by Adrian Freed and Matt Wright comparable to XML, WDDX, or JSON. The first specification was released in March 2002. Its disadvantages include inefficient coding of information, increased load on embedded processors, and lack of standardized messages/interoperability. OSC's advantages include interoperability, accuracy, flexibility and enhanced organization and documentation. Open Sound Control ( OSC) is a protocol for networking sound synthesizers, computers, and other multimedia devices for purposes such as musical performance or show control. ( August 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations.