Bradshaw Instruments Drumkid: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Bradshaw Instruments Drumkid as named OSC addresses — 16 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Bradshaw Instruments Drumkid |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Bradshaw Instruments |
| OSC prefix | /drumkid |
| 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/bradshaw-instruments/drumkid.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/bradshaw-instruments/drumkid.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 drumkid: ask “what can the Bradshaw Instruments Drumkid do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (16)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/drumkid/group_a_randomness/chance |
16 | 0–127 | continuous | Group A (randomness) | |
/drumkid/group_a_randomness/zoom |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | Group A (randomness) | |
/drumkid/group_a_randomness/range |
18 | 0–127 | continuous | Group A (randomness) | |
/drumkid/group_a_randomness/midpoint |
19 | 0–127 | continuous | Group A (randomness) | |
/drumkid/group_b_effects/pitch |
20 | 0–127 | continuous | Group B (effects) | |
/drumkid/group_b_effects/crush |
21 | 0–127 | continuous | Group B (effects) | |
/drumkid/group_b_effects/crop |
22 | 0–127 | continuous | Group B (effects) | |
/drumkid/group_b_effects/drop |
23 | 0–127 | continuous | Group B (effects) | |
/drumkid/group_c_drone/drone |
24 | 0–127 | continuous | Group C (drone) | |
/drumkid/group_c_drone/modulate |
25 | 0–127 | continuous | Group C (drone) | |
/drumkid/group_c_drone/tuning |
26 | 0–127 | continuous | Group C (drone) | |
/drumkid/group_c_drone/note |
27 | 0–127 | continuous | Group C (drone) | |
/drumkid/group_d_rhythm/beat |
28 | 0–127 | continuous | Group D (rhythm) | |
/drumkid/group_d_rhythm/beats_bar |
29 | 0–127 | continuous | Group D (rhythm) | |
/drumkid/group_d_rhythm/swing |
30 | 0–127 | continuous | Group D (rhythm) | |
/drumkid/group_d_rhythm/tempo |
31 | 0–127 | continuous | Group D (rhythm) |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /drumkid/note/on <note> <velocity>, /drumkid/cc/<number> <value>, /drumkid/pitchbend <0-16383>, /drumkid/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.