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VCV Rack Mini v2.1.6: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The VCV Rack Mini v2.1.6 as named OSC addresses — 1 CC, 1 NRPN — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device VCV Rack Mini v2.1.6
Vendor VCV Rack
OSC prefix /vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/vcv-rack/vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6.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/vcv-rack/vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/thin_fader 8191

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6: ask “what can the VCV Rack Mini v2.1.6 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (2)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/thin_fader 0 / 119 0–16383 continuous
/vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/save_to_e1 69 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/note/on <note> <velocity>, /vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/cc/<number> <value>, /vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/pitchbend <0-16383>, /vcv_rack_mini_v2_1_6/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.