Roland TR-6S: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Roland TR-6S as named OSC addresses — 61 CC, 8 SysEx commands — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Roland TR-6S |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Roland |
| OSC prefix | /tr_6s |
| Source | 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset |
| Revision | per pencilresearch canonical CSV |
| Upstream | electra-preset |
| Driver file | devices/roland/tr_6s.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/roland/tr_6s.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 tr_6s: ask “what can the Roland TR-6S do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (61)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/tr_6s/beat |
2 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/shuffle |
9 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/master_fx |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/delay_level |
16 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/delay_time |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/delay_feedback |
18 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/master_fx_ctrl |
19 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/bd_tune |
20 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/bd_decay |
23 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/bd_level |
24 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/sd_tune |
25 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/sd_decay |
28 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/sd_level |
29 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/lt_tune |
46 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/lt_decay |
47 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/lt_level |
48 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/hc_tune |
58 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/hc_decay |
59 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/hc_level |
60 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/ch_tune |
61 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/ch_decay |
62 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/ch_level |
63 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/oh_tune |
80 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/oh_decay |
81 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/oh_level |
82 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/fill_in_trig |
70 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/accent |
71 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/reverb_level |
91 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/bd_ctrl |
96 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/sd_ctrl |
97 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/lt_ctrl |
102 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/hc_ctrl |
106 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/ch_ctrl |
107 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/oh_ctrl |
108 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/tune |
20 | -128–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/tune |
25 | -128–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/tune |
46 | -128–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/tune |
58 | -128–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/tune |
61 | -128–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/tune |
80 | -128–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/decay |
23 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/decay |
28 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/decay |
47 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/decay |
59 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/decay |
62 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/decay |
81 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/control |
96 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/control |
97 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/control |
102 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/control |
106 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/control |
107 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/control |
108 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/level |
24 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/level |
29 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/level |
48 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/level |
60 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/level |
63 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/level |
82 | 0–255 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/external_level |
12 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/manual_trig |
70 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/tr_6s/auto_fill_in |
14 | 0–127 | continuous |
SysEx commands (8)¶
| OSC address | Arguments |
|---|---|
/tr_6s/a |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/b |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/c |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/d |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/e |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/f |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/g |
val: u7 |
/tr_6s/h |
val: u7 |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /tr_6s/note/on <note> <velocity>, /tr_6s/cc/<number> <value>, /tr_6s/pitchbend <0-16383>, /tr_6s/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.