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Haken Continuum: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Haken Continuum as named OSC addresses — 27 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Haken Continuum
Vendor Haken
OSC prefix /continuum
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/haken/continuum.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/haken/continuum.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /continuum/barrel_i 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as continuum: ask “what can the Haken Continuum do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (27)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/continuum/barrel_i 12 0–127 continuous
/continuum/barrel_ii 13 0–127 continuous
/continuum/barrel_iii 14 0–127 continuous
/continuum/barrel_iv 15 0–127 continuous
/continuum/g1 16 0–127 continuous
/continuum/g2 17 0–127 continuous
/continuum/r1 20 0–127 continuous
/continuum/r2 21 0–127 continuous
/continuum/r3 22 0–127 continuous
/continuum/r4 23 0–127 continuous
/continuum/recirc_mix 24 0–127 continuous
/continuum/master_gain 27 0–127 continuous
/continuum/category 0 0–127 continuous
/continuum/instrument 32 1–60 continuous
/continuum/round_initial 28 0–127 continuous
/continuum/round_release 61 0–127 continuous
/continuum/round_rate 25 0–127 continuous
/continuum/temperament 51 0–127 continuous
/continuum/user_preset 81 1–16 continuous
/continuum/confirm 82 0–127 continuous
/continuum/aes_input_lev 19 0–127 continuous
/continuum/pre_master_lvl 26 0–127 continuous
/continuum/post_master_lv 18 0–127 continuous
/continuum/middle_c_60 44 0–127 continuous
/continuum/sustain 64 0–127 continuous
/continuum/sostenuto_1 66 0–127 continuous
/continuum/sostenuto_2 69 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /continuum/note/on <note> <velocity>, /continuum/cc/<number> <value>, /continuum/pitchbend <0-16383>, /continuum/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.