Ableton BeatRepeat: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Ableton BeatRepeat as named OSC addresses — 18 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Ableton BeatRepeat |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Ableton |
| OSC prefix | /beatrepeat |
| Source | 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset |
| Revision | per Electra preset |
| Upstream | electra-preset |
| Driver file | devices/ableton/beatrepeat.json |
Not tested on the device yet
This driver comes from documentation or community data and has not been checked on real hardware. If you own one, a quick test and a pull request promoting it helps everyone — see CONTRIBUTING.
How do you control it?¶
Find the MIDI ports, then start the bridge with this driver:
osc-bridge detect # prints the ready-to-run line for what is plugged in
osc-bridge run --device devices/ableton/beatrepeat.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>
Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:
From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as beatrepeat: ask “what can the Ableton BeatRepeat do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (18)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/beatrepeat/interval |
6 | 0–7 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/offset |
7 | 0–15 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/grid |
5 | 0–15 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/variation |
16 | 0–10 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/filter_freq |
2 / 34 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/filter_width |
3 / 35 | 50–900 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/chance |
0 / 32 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/gate |
4 | 0–18 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/block_triplets |
10 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/variation_type |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/filter_on |
12 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/repeat |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/pitch |
14 | 0–12 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/pitch_decay |
8 / 40 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/mix_type |
13 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/volume |
9 / 41 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/decay |
1 / 33 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/beatrepeat/device_on |
11 | 0–127 | continuous |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /beatrepeat/note/on <note> <velocity>, /beatrepeat/cc/<number> <value>, /beatrepeat/pitchbend <0-16383>, /beatrepeat/program_change <n>.
Limitations¶
Imported from an Electra One community preset. The mapping reflects the preset author's editorial choices: parameter naming, ranges, and which params are exposed. Untested on hardware in this repo.