Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 Wave Bard: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 Wave Bard as named OSC addresses — 20 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 Wave Bard |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Bastl Instruments |
| OSC prefix | /kastle_2_wave_bard |
| Source | 📦 Derived from MIDI Guide (community CC/NRPN data) |
| Firmware | unknown |
| Revision | per pencilresearch canonical CSV |
| Upstream | pencilresearch |
| Data licence | CC-BY-SA-4.0 — MIDI Guide (https://midi.guide) by Pencil Research and contributors |
| Driver file | devices/bastl-instruments/kastle_2_wave_bard.pencilresearch.fw-unknown.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/bastl-instruments/kastle_2_wave_bard.pencilresearch.fw-unknown.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 kastle_2_wave_bard: ask “what can the Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 Wave Bard do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (20)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/kastle_2_wave_bard/pitch/pitch |
14 | 0–127 | continuous | Pitch | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/pitch/modulation |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | Pitch | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/pitch/scale |
27 | 0–127 | continuous | Pitch | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/pitch/root |
28 | 0–127 | continuous | Pitch | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/pitch/fine_tune |
29 | 0–127 | continuous | Pitch | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/sample/bank |
1 | 0–127 | continuous | Sample | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/sample/bank_modulation |
26 | 0–127 | continuous | Sample | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/sample/sample |
16 | 0–127 | continuous | Sample | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/sample/modulation |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | Sample | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/length/length |
18 | 0–127 | continuous | Length | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/length/modulation |
19 | 0–127 | continuous | Length | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/effects/filter |
20 | 0–127 | continuous | Effects | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/effects/fx |
21 | 0–127 | continuous | Effects | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/lfo/lfo |
22 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/lfo/modulation |
23 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/sequencer/tempo |
24 | 0–127 | continuous | Sequencer | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/sequencer/rhythm |
25 | 0–127 | continuous | Sequencer | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/global/output_volume |
7 | 0–127 | continuous | Global | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/global/input_gain |
9 | 0–127 | continuous | Global | |
/kastle_2_wave_bard/global/reset_all_controllers |
121 | 0–127 | continuous | Global |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /kastle_2_wave_bard/note/on <note> <velocity>, /kastle_2_wave_bard/cc/<number> <value>, /kastle_2_wave_bard/pitchbend <0-16383>, /kastle_2_wave_bard/program_change <n>.
Limitations¶
CC/NRPN only. SysEx (preset management, display control, bulk dump/load, vendor-proprietary opcodes) is NOT covered by pencilresearch. To extend this device with SysEx, sniff the vendor editor, add `sysex.header/footer` + `commands` blocks, and use `update_device.md` PR template.