diff --git a/cmd/receiveosc/receiveosc.go b/cmd/receiveosc/receiveosc.go
index 94291b2..d51c69e 100644
--- a/cmd/receiveosc/receiveosc.go
+++ b/cmd/receiveosc/receiveosc.go
@@ -11,20 +11,117 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	var Host string
 	var Port string
+	var Protocol string
 
 	var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "sendosc",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			netAddress := Host + ":" + Port
-			listen(netAddress)
+			if Protocol == "udp" {
+				listenUDP(netAddress)
+			} else if Protocol == "tcp" {
+				listenTCP(netAddress)
+			}
 		},
 	}
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&Host, "host", "127.0.0.1", "host to send OSC message to")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&Port, "port", "8888", "port to send OSC message to")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&Protocol, "protocol", "udp", "protocol to use to send (tcp or udp)")
 	rootCmd.Execute()
 }
 
-func listen(netAddress string) {
+func listenTCP(netAddress string) {
+	socket, err := net.Listen("tcp4", netAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer socket.Close()
+
+	fmt.Printf("listening on %s (tcp w/ SLIP)\n", netAddress)
+
+	for {
+		conn, err := socket.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			continue
+		}
+		go handleConnection(conn)
+	}
+}
+
+type SLIP struct {
+	pendingBytes []byte
+	Messages     chan osc.OSCMessage
+}
+
+func (s *SLIP) decode(bytes []byte) {
+	END := byte(0xc0)
+	ESC := byte(0xdb)
+	ESC_END := byte(0xdc)
+	ESC_ESC := byte(0xdd)
+
+	escapeNext := false
+	for _, packetByte := range bytes {
+
+		if packetByte == ESC {
+			escapeNext = true
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if escapeNext {
+			if packetByte == ESC_END {
+				s.pendingBytes = append(s.pendingBytes, END)
+			} else if packetByte == ESC_ESC {
+				s.pendingBytes = append(s.pendingBytes, ESC)
+			}
+			escapeNext = false
+		} else if packetByte == END {
+			if len(s.pendingBytes) > 0 {
+				message, err := osc.MessageFromBytes(s.pendingBytes)
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Println(err)
+				} else {
+					s.Messages <- message
+				}
+			}
+			s.pendingBytes = []byte{}
+		} else {
+			s.pendingBytes = append(s.pendingBytes, packetByte)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func handleMessages(slip SLIP) {
+	for message := range slip.Messages {
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", message)
+	}
+}
+
+func handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
+	slip := SLIP{
+		pendingBytes: []byte{},
+		Messages:     make(chan osc.OSCMessage),
+	}
+	go handleMessages(slip)
+
+	defer conn.Close()
+	buffer := make([]byte, 1024)
+
+	for {
+		bytesRead, err := conn.Read(buffer)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		slip.decode(buffer[0:bytesRead])
+	}
+}
+
+func listenUDP(netAddress string) {
 
 	s, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp4", netAddress)
 	if err != nil {