Elektron Sidstation: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Elektron Sidstation as named OSC addresses — 40 SysEx commands — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Elektron Sidstation |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Elektron |
| OSC prefix | /sidstation |
| Source | 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset |
| Revision | per Electra preset |
| Upstream | electra-preset |
| Driver file | devices/elektron/sidstation.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/elektron/sidstation.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 sidstation: ask “what can the Elektron Sidstation do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
SysEx commands (40)¶
| OSC address | Arguments |
|---|---|
/sidstation/waveform |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/sync |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/ringmod |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/adsr |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/gate |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/delay |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/active |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/start |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/add |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/lfo |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/lfo_depth |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/pitch_track |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/arp_speed |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/pitch_bend |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/portamento |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/depth |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/wheel_depth |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/thru_filter |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/speed |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/type |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/cutoff |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/resonance |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/wrap |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/invert |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/mode |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/legato |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/patch_speed_hz |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/hardcut |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/note_on_reinit |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/add_depth |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/above_zero |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/s_h |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/lace_speed |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/lace_with |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/source |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/destination |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/value |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/note_on |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/note_off |
val: u7 |
/sidstation/fade_in |
val: u7 |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /sidstation/note/on <note> <velocity>, /sidstation/cc/<number> <value>, /sidstation/pitchbend <0-16383>, /sidstation/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.