MFB Tanzbar 2: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The MFB Tanzbar 2 as named OSC addresses — 30 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | MFB Tanzbar 2 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | MFB |
| OSC prefix | /tanzbar_2 |
| 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/mfb/tanzbar_2.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/mfb/tanzbar_2.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 tanzbar_2: ask “what can the MFB Tanzbar 2 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (30)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/tanzbar_2/synth/cutoff |
36 | 0–127 | continuous | Synth | |
/tanzbar_2/synth/resonance |
37 | 0–127 | continuous | Synth | |
/tanzbar_2/synth/decay |
38 | 0–127 | continuous | Synth | |
/tanzbar_2/synth/envelope |
58 | 0–127 | continuous | Synth | |
/tanzbar_2/kick/1_attack |
0 | 0–127 | continuous | Kick | |
/tanzbar_2/kick/1_decay |
1 | 0–127 | continuous | Kick | |
/tanzbar_2/kick/1_tune |
2 | 0–127 | continuous | Kick | |
/tanzbar_2/kick/2_decay |
8 | 0–127 | continuous | Kick | |
/tanzbar_2/snare/1_snappy |
11 | 0–127 | continuous | Snare | |
/tanzbar_2/snare/1_tune |
14 | 0–127 | continuous | Snare | |
/tanzbar_2/snare/1_snappy_decay |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | Snare | |
/tanzbar_2/snare/2_snappy |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | Snare | |
/tanzbar_2/tom_conga/1_tune |
21 | 0–127 | continuous | Tom/Conga | |
/tanzbar_2/tom_conga/2_tune |
24 | 0–127 | continuous | Tom/Conga | |
/tanzbar_2/tom_conga/3_tune |
27 | 0–127 | continuous | Tom/Conga | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_1/decay |
40 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 1 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_1/cutoff |
48 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 1 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_1/tune |
93 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 1 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_2/decay |
41 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 2 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_2/cutoff |
49 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 2 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_2/tune |
94 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 2 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_3/decay |
42 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 3 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_3/cutoff |
50 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 3 | |
/tanzbar_2/voice_3/tune |
95 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice 3 | |
/tanzbar_2/hihat/closed_hihat_decay |
44 | 0–127 | continuous | Hihat | |
/tanzbar_2/hihat/open_hihat_decay |
45 | 0–127 | continuous | Hihat | |
/tanzbar_2/crash/1_2_decay |
43 | 0–127 | continuous | Crash | |
/tanzbar_2/other_percussion/clap_perc_1decay |
46 | 0–127 | continuous | Other percussion | |
/tanzbar_2/other_percussion/rim_perc_2_decay |
47 | 0–127 | continuous | Other percussion | |
/tanzbar_2/other_percussion/ride_perc_3_decay |
61 | 0–127 | continuous | Other percussion |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /tanzbar_2/note/on <note> <velocity>, /tanzbar_2/cc/<number> <value>, /tanzbar_2/pitchbend <0-16383>, /tanzbar_2/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.