diff --git a/timeline/src/Control_Sequence.C b/timeline/src/Control_Sequence.C
index 503052e..9fda53a 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Control_Sequence.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Control_Sequence.C
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ Control_Sequence::menu_cb ( const Fl_Menu_ *m )
 void
 Control_Sequence::connect_osc ( void )
 {
-    timeline->osc_thread->lock();
+    timeline->osc_receive_thread->lock();
 
     if ( _persistent_osc_connections.size() )
     {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ Control_Sequence::connect_osc ( void )
 
     /* header()->outputs_indicator->value( _osc_output() && _osc_output()->connected() ); */
   
-    timeline->osc_thread->unlock();
+    timeline->osc_receive_thread->unlock();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/timeline/src/OSC_Receive_Thread.C b/timeline/src/OSC_Receive_Thread.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ed8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timeline/src/OSC_Receive_Thread.C
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+
+/*******************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (C) 2012 Jonathan Moore Liles                                     */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     */
+/* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the       */
+/* Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your      */
+/* option) any later version.                                                  */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT */
+/* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       */
+/* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for   */
+/* more details.                                                               */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along     */
+/* with This program; see the file COPYING.  If not,write to the Free Software */
+/* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+/*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "OSC_Receive_Thread.H"
+
+#include "Timeline.H"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include "OSC/Endpoint.H"
+
+extern Timeline *timeline;
+
+OSC_Receive_Thread::OSC_Receive_Thread ( )
+{
+    //   _thread.init();
+    _shutdown = false;
+}
+
+OSC_Receive_Thread::~OSC_Receive_Thread ( )
+{
+    lock();
+    if ( _shutdown == false )
+    {
+        _shutdown = true;
+        _thread.join();
+    }
+    unlock();
+}   
+        
+
+void
+OSC_Receive_Thread::start ( )
+{
+    _thread.clone( &OSC_Receive_Thread::process, this );
+}
+
+void
+OSC_Receive_Thread::join ( )
+{
+    _thread.join();
+}
+
+void
+OSC_Receive_Thread::process ( void )
+{
+    _thread.name( "OSC_Receive" );
+
+    DMESSAGE( "OSC Thread starting" );
+
+    while ( !_shutdown )
+    {
+	timeline->osc->wait(20);        
+    }
+
+    DMESSAGE( "OSC Thread stopping." );
+}
+
+void *
+OSC_Receive_Thread::process ( void *v )
+{
+    OSC_Receive_Thread *t = (OSC_Receive_Thread*)v;
+    
+    t->process();
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/timeline/src/OSC_Thread.H b/timeline/src/OSC_Receive_Thread.H
similarity index 94%
rename from timeline/src/OSC_Thread.H
rename to timeline/src/OSC_Receive_Thread.H
index d678028..2d2e046 100644
--- a/timeline/src/OSC_Thread.H
+++ b/timeline/src/OSC_Receive_Thread.H
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "Thread.H"
 #include "Mutex.H"
 
-class OSC_Thread : public Mutex
+class OSC_Receive_Thread : public Mutex
 {
     Thread _thread;                                    /* io thread */
 
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class OSC_Thread : public Mutex
 
 public:
 
-    OSC_Thread ( );
+    OSC_Receive_Thread ( );
 
-    virtual ~OSC_Thread ( );
+    virtual ~OSC_Receive_Thread ( );
 
     void join ( void );
     void shutdown ( void ) { _shutdown = true; }
diff --git a/timeline/src/OSC_Thread.C b/timeline/src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.C
similarity index 83%
rename from timeline/src/OSC_Thread.C
rename to timeline/src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.C
index 70fe6fe..95dd18b 100644
--- a/timeline/src/OSC_Thread.C
+++ b/timeline/src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.C
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 /*******************************************************************************/
 
-#include "OSC_Thread.H"
+#include "OSC_Transmit_Thread.H"
 
 #include "Timeline.H"
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
 
 extern Timeline *timeline;
 
-OSC_Thread::OSC_Thread ( )
+OSC_Transmit_Thread::OSC_Transmit_Thread ( )
 {
     //   _thread.init();
     _shutdown = false;
 }
 
-OSC_Thread::~OSC_Thread ( )
+OSC_Transmit_Thread::~OSC_Transmit_Thread ( )
 {
     lock();
     if ( _shutdown == false )
@@ -49,29 +49,29 @@ OSC_Thread::~OSC_Thread ( )
         
 
 void
-OSC_Thread::start ( )
+OSC_Transmit_Thread::start ( )
 {
-    _thread.clone( &OSC_Thread::process, this );
+    _thread.clone( &OSC_Transmit_Thread::process, this );
 }
 
 void
-OSC_Thread::join ( )
+OSC_Transmit_Thread::join ( )
 {
     _thread.join();
 }
 
 void
-OSC_Thread::process ( void )
+OSC_Transmit_Thread::process ( void )
 {
-    _thread.name( "OSC" );
+    _thread.name( "OSC_Transmit" );
 
     DMESSAGE( "OSC Thread starting" );
 
     while ( !_shutdown )
     {
+	
         if ( trylock() )
         {
-            timeline->osc->check();        
             timeline->process_osc();
             unlock();
         }
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ OSC_Thread::process ( void )
 }
 
 void *
-OSC_Thread::process ( void *v )
+OSC_Transmit_Thread::process ( void *v )
 {
-    OSC_Thread *t = (OSC_Thread*)v;
+    OSC_Transmit_Thread *t = (OSC_Transmit_Thread*)v;
     
     t->process();
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.H b/timeline/src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37c3e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timeline/src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.H
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+/*******************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (C) 2012 Jonathan Moore Liles                                     */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     */
+/* under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the       */
+/* Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your      */
+/* option) any later version.                                                  */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT */
+/* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       */
+/* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for   */
+/* more details.                                                               */
+/*                                                                             */
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along     */
+/* with This program; see the file COPYING.  If not,write to the Free Software */
+/* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+/*******************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Thread.H"
+#include "Mutex.H"
+
+class OSC_Transmit_Thread : public Mutex
+{
+    Thread _thread;                                    /* io thread */
+
+    volatile bool _shutdown;
+
+public:
+
+    OSC_Transmit_Thread ( );
+
+    virtual ~OSC_Transmit_Thread ( );
+
+    void join ( void );
+    void shutdown ( void ) { _shutdown = true; }
+    void start ( void );
+    void process ( void );
+    static void *process ( void * );
+};
diff --git a/timeline/src/Timeline.C b/timeline/src/Timeline.C
index a2d8591..9e97ec5 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Timeline.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Timeline.C
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #include "TLE.H"
 /*  */
 
-#include "OSC_Thread.H"
+
 #include "OSC/Endpoint.H"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -612,8 +612,10 @@ Timeline::ntracks ( void ) const
 
 Timeline::~Timeline ( )
 {
-    delete osc_thread;
-    osc_thread = 0;
+    delete osc_transmit_thread;
+    osc_transmit_thread = 0;
+    delete osc_receive_thread;
+    osc_receive_thread = 0;
     delete osc;
     osc = 0;
 }
@@ -627,7 +629,8 @@ Timeline::Timeline ( int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char* L ) : BASE( X, Y, W
     play_cursor_track = NULL;
 
     _created_new_takes = 0;
-    osc_thread = 0;
+    osc_transmit_thread = 0;
+    osc_receive_thread = 0;
     _sample_rate = 44100;
 
     box( FL_FLAT_BOX );
@@ -2179,11 +2182,18 @@ Timeline::init_osc ( const char *osc_port )
     
 //    osc->start();
     
-    if ( ! osc_thread )
+    if ( ! osc_transmit_thread )
     {
-        osc_thread = new OSC_Thread();
+        osc_transmit_thread = new OSC_Transmit_Thread();
         
-        osc_thread->start();
+        osc_transmit_thread->start();
+    }
+
+    if ( ! osc_receive_thread )
+    {
+        osc_receive_thread = new OSC_Receive_Thread();
+        
+        osc_receive_thread->start();
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -2262,7 +2272,7 @@ Timeline::update_osc_connection_state ( void )
 void
 Timeline::process_osc ( void )
 {
-    THREAD_ASSERT( OSC );
+    THREAD_ASSERT( OSC_Transmit );
 
     sequence_lock.rdlock();
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/Timeline.H b/timeline/src/Timeline.H
index 022c3af..d9c940f 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Timeline.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Timeline.H
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <list>
 
-#include "OSC_Thread.H"
+#include "OSC_Transmit_Thread.H"
+#include "OSC_Receive_Thread.H"
 
 class Fl_Scroll;
 class Fl_Pack;
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ public:
     void damage_sequence ( void );
 
     OSC::Endpoint *osc;
-    OSC_Thread *osc_thread;
+    OSC_Transmit_Thread *osc_transmit_thread;
+    OSC_Receive_Thread *osc_receive_thread;
 
     void process_osc ( void );
 #undef Bars
diff --git a/timeline/wscript b/timeline/wscript
index 2a46a59..9f486cb 100644
--- a/timeline/wscript
+++ b/timeline/wscript
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ src/Engine/Record_DS.C
 src/Engine/Timeline.C
 src/Engine/Track.C
 src/NSM.C
-src/OSC_Thread.C
+src/OSC_Transmit_Thread.C
+src/OSC_Receive_Thread.C
 src/Project.C
 src/Sequence.C
 src/Sequence_Point.C