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Roland JD-08: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Roland JD-08 as named OSC addresses — 153 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Roland JD-08
Vendor Roland
OSC prefix /jd_08
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/roland/jd_08.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.

Other variants of this device: jd_08.pencilresearch.fw-unknown.

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/roland/jd_08.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /jd_08/waveform_1_27 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as jd_08: ask “what can the Roland JD-08 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (153)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/jd_08/waveform_1_27 72 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/active_layer 112 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/select_layer 111 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_key_folw 82 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/pitch_semitone 79 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/level 110 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/part_level 7 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/pitch_fine 80 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/pitch_random 81 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_lo 27 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_t1 28 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_t2 30 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_t3 31 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tva_level 103 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/tva_bias_point 104 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptchenvtimekey 26 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_l1 29 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_l2 35 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tva_bias_level 105 -10–10 continuous
/jd_08/tva_bias_direc 123 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ampenvtimekey 55 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_t1 57 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_t2 59 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_t3 61 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_43 63 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_l1 58 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_l2 60 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ampenvsustlvl 62 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_waveform 19 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_rate 14 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_delay 15 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_fade 16 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/lfo_1_offset 17 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_key_trig 18 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_waveform 23 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_rate 20 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_delay 21 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_fade 22 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/lfo_2_offset 24 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_key_trig 25 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tva_lfo_select 107 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/wg_lfo1_depth 83 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_lfo_select 90 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_filt_mode 86 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_env_depth 87 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_key_follow 89 -100–150 continuous
/jd_08/tva_lfo_depth 108 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/wg_lfo2_depth 85 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_lfo_depth 102 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_cutoff 3 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_resonance 9 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/sync_test 96 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fltenvtimekey 46 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t1 47 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t2 50 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t3 52 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t4 54 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_l1 48 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_l2 51 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fltenvsustlvl 53 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_l4 56 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lforate_2_sync 97 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_level 12 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_rvrb_lvl 91 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_rvrb_time 13 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_chors_lvl 93 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_delay_c_lvl 94 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_delay_l_lvl 92 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_delay_r_lvl 95 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/mod_wheel 1 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/portamento 117 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/portament_mode 118 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/legato 116 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/unison 119 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/solo 115 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/portamentotime 5 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/waveform_1_27 72 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/active_layer 112 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/select_layer 111 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_key_folw 82 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/pitch_semitone 79 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/level 110 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/part_level 7 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/pitch_fine 80 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/pitch_random 81 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_lo 27 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_t1 28 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_t2 30 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_t3 31 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tva_level 103 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/tva_bias_point 104 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptchenvtimekey 26 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_l1 29 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ptch_env_l2 35 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tva_bias_level 105 -10–10 continuous
/jd_08/tva_bias_direc 123 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ampenvtimekey 55 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_t1 57 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_t2 59 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_t3 61 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_43 63 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_l1 58 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/amp_env_l2 60 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/ampenvsustlvl 62 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_waveform 19 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_rate 14 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_delay 15 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_fade 16 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/lfo_1_offset 17 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo1_key_trig 18 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_waveform 23 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_rate 20 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_delay 21 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_fade 22 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/lfo_2_offset 24 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lfo2_key_trig 25 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tva_lfo_select 107 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/wg_lfo1_depth 83 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_lfo_select 90 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_filt_mode 86 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_env_depth 87 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_key_follow 89 -100–150 continuous
/jd_08/tva_lfo_depth 108 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/wg_lfo2_depth 85 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_lfo_depth 102 -50–50 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_cutoff 3 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/tvf_resonance 9 0–100 continuous
/jd_08/sync_test 96 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fltenvtimekey 46 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t1 47 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t2 50 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t3 52 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_t4 54 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_l1 48 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_l2 51 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fltenvsustlvl 53 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/flt_env_l4 56 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/lforate_2_sync 97 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_level 12 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_rvrb_lvl 91 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_rvrb_time 13 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_b_chors_lvl 93 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_delay_c_lvl 94 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_delay_l_lvl 92 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/fx_delay_r_lvl 95 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/mod_wheel 1 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/portamento 117 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/portament_mode 118 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/legato 116 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/unison 119 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/solo 115 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/portamentotime 5 0–127 continuous
/jd_08/list 32 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /jd_08/note/on <note> <velocity>, /jd_08/cc/<number> <value>, /jd_08/pitchbend <0-16383>, /jd_08/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.