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Monome norns (script spirals): OSC control from Claude, scripts and controllers

11 named commands to drive Monome norns over OSC — from Claude (MCP), live-coding environments or a MIDI controller.

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Maker: Monome
Version: script spirals (tomwaters/spirals @ 7dfd184)
Source: maker's documentation
OSC prefix: /norns_spirals

README.mdfrom the author's repository; not claimed yet, anyone can improve itEdit

From the README of tomwaters/spirals at 7dfd184.

spirals

A circular sequencer for monome norns

Notes of the selected scale are spread around a circle. Points are drawn by rotating a set amount from the last point while moving outwards slightly and notes are triggered depending on where they land. Patterns repeat and change over time.

If you find any interesting patterns or have ideas of how this can be expanded then let me know!

Requirements

norns MIDI (optional) mx.samples (optional) grid (optional)

Documentation

E1 change current spiral K2 play / stop current spiral K3 toggle options -> E2 change option -> E3 change value K1 + K2 toggle lock sequence to the last X number of notes K1 + K3 toggle scale overlay

grid

spirals supports grid or midigrid to enable you to change current spiral, start/stop the current spiral and lock/unlock the current spiral.

on the bottom row the left 4 pads change the current spiral, the right most pad starts or stops the current spiral and one in from the right locks and unlocks the current spiral.

the top 6 rows fill up as notes play - the bottom right most lit pad is the most recent note.

press two pads to lock the current spiral to loop between those notes.

https://youtu.be/5-2XTOoBuU0

Changelog

20210206: - Added options screen - Added ability to lock the sequence to the last X number of notes - Added ability to change root note with a midi input device - Added ability to overlay the available notes - When resetting the pattern, don't reset the angle to 0, continue from the last angle

20210208: - Added chord mode for midi and audio output - Minor bug fixes and display improvements

20210210: - Added lfo for rotation parameter

20210217: - Added support for multiple spirals! Currently 4 with just the first one playing by default. Some changes to buttons to allow play/stop. There's a good chance I broke something moving everything around so let me know if you find anything.

20210220: - If you have mx.samples installed it can now be used as the audio engine. Change the audio engine parameter and then select an instrument for each spiral. Make sure mx.samples is up to date before using it. If you don't have it installed, restart after installing to ensure everything goes smoothly. Massive thanks to @infinitedigits for the library and help.

20210221: - Added fractional step divisions (.5, .25, .125) for notes every other beat, 4 beats or 8 beats - Added rests - set the number of rests and they are spread around the circle in a euclidean style - Fixed midi note off

20210226: - Added icons to show if currently spiral is playing or stopped and if it is locked

20210420: - Don't enable mx.samples if there are no instruments available

20211003: - Added grid support

Download

https://github.com/tomwaters/spirals

Use it

Start the bridge with this driver; it forwards named OSC commands to the software:

osc-bridge run --device devices/monome/norns.vendor.fw-spirals-7dfd184.json

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /norns_spirals/param/{id}

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

MIDI controls

11 controls, each with its number, its range and the name to send

OSC commands

Command	Arguments	Name to send
Param	id: string, value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/{id}`
Param {set} {id}	set: string, id: string, value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/{set}/{id}`
Remote key	n: int, z: int	`/norns_spirals/remote/key`
Remote enc	n: int, delta: int	`/norns_spirals/remote/enc`
Remote brd	code: int, z: int	`/norns_spirals/remote/brd`
Param amp	value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/amp`
Param pw	value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/pw`
Param release	value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/release`
Param cutoff	value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/cutoff`
Param gain	value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/gain`
Param pan	value: float	`/norns_spirals/param/pan`

JSON

The same MIDI as norns.vendor.fw-2.9.4, which this firmware shares.

Limitations

Source: the Lua source of the norns script spirals by tomw (tomwaters/spirals at 7dfd184), listed in norns.community. Shares the norns system OSC of monome/norns.vendor.fw-2.9.4 (port 10111, /param, /remote): give the norns' IP address as host override. Its own routes are the 6 parameter(s) whose id is written out in its source, read without running it, with range, options and default when written out too; set them while the script runs on the norns. 18 parameter call(s) could not be read without running the script (ids built at run time, values from variables) and are not mapped: reach them with the base driver's /param/{id}. Parameters added by libraries or engines outside the repository are not mapped either. A value goes in the parameter's units (an option's index from 1). MIDI is not mapped: the script's MIDI handling is its own and parameter MIDI mappings are learned by each user (PMAP). Untested on hardware.

Other versions

The Monome norns is mapped in 356 versions. per Electra preset, per Electra preset, per Electra preset, norns system OSC, v2.9.4, script 32-harmony, script 3d, script 4-big-knobs, script 4CCFader, script abacus, script acid-test, script ack, script acrostic, script amen, script amenbreak, script animator, script arcify, script arcologies, script arp_index, script ash, script ashsynth, script asterion, script automs70, script avonlea, script awake, script awake-ashsynth, script awake-passersby, script awake-rings, script _awed, script b-b-b-b-beat, script bakeneko, script barcode, script barycenter, script beacon, script beets, script benjolis, script bistro, script bitebeet, script bitters, script bline, script blippoo, script blndr, script bloom, script blue, script boingg, script bounds, script bowering, script breakthrough, script buoys, script caliper, script carter's delay, script cc-canvas, script cccccccc, script changes, script cheat_codes_2, script choukanzu, script circles, script clarck, script clcks, script clipper, script clockabout, script colorwheel, script combiner, script combos, script compass, script concrete, script constellations, script corners, script cranes, script crow_talk, script cryptkeeper, script cybermidi, script cyrene, script d, script delar, script delayyyyyyyy, script delinquencer, script demoncore, script descartes, script dimension-expander, script downtown, script dreamsequence, script drift, script dronecaster, script drum_room, script duatone, script dunes, script Eastwind, script easygrain, script eels, script ekombi, script endless-stairs, script esper, script eterna, script euclidigons, script faeng, script fall, fates 2.9.3, script fiahod, script fibonacci, script fixed-filter-banking-crisis, script flora, script fm7, script folio, script footfoot, script forge, script foulplay, script foundry, script fugarc, script fugu, script gematria, script gemini, script get in the sea!, script giro, script glaciers, script glitchlets, script glitchlooper, script glut, script goldeneye, script grains, script graintopia, script granchild, script grd, script grendy, script greyhole, script grid-test, script gridofpoints, script gridofrings, script gridstep, script groovecats, script grurder, script hachi, script hands, script haven, script haze, script here-there, script hid_demo, script Hiswing, script hpns, script hs010, script icarus, script iiitoii, script impact, script ingenue, script initenere, script internorns, script interpret, script intervaltrainer, script islands, script isoseq, script jala, script jiffy, script just-play, script justharmonicon, script KoiBoi2, script kolor, script kreislauf, script kria_midi, script krill, script l_ll__l_, script lamellae, script lamination, script larc, script lemniscate, script leslie, script less-concepts, script lissadron, script loom, script lorenz, script lorenzos-drums, script loudnumbers_norns, script luck, script m18s, script magnetar, script magpie, script makebreakbeat, script mangl, script manifold, script marcovaldo, script massif, script MDPatch, script MDScaler, script meadowphysics, script metrix, script metronome, script midarto, script midi-monitor, script midi-review, script midididi, script midigrid, script midiplayer, script mlr, script mlre, script Mnmpatch, script molly_the_poly, script moln, script monitor, script monomaniac, script moonraker, script mosaic, script mouse, script mx.samples, script mx.synths, script n.kria, script nørgård, script n16o, script nameless-nightmare, script narf, script nb_drumcrow, script nb_mxsynths, script nb_plyprc, script nb_smpKit, script nc01-drone, script nc02-rs, script nc03-ds, script ndls, script nice-tapes, script nisp, script nmMelodyMagic, script nmQuadroDubber, script nmRain, script nmSmartyPants, script noize, script noizeop, script norman, script norns.online, script nornsfetch, script nydl, script o-o-o, script oblique, script oilcan, script onehanded, script ong, script oooooo, script orbital, script orca, script orgn, script orgnwrms, script ortf, script otis, script overtones, script overwintering, script p8, script paracosms, script paranibbles, script parrot, script passersby, script passthrough, script patchwork, script path-trace, script pedalboard, script phonotype, script phyllis, script pirate-radio, script pit-orchisstra, script pitfalls, script pitter-patter, script piwip, script pixels, script plasma, script plonky, script pools, script ppm_norns, script punchcard, script qfwfq, script quence, script r, script rachim, script raft, script raindrops, script randomizer_typhon, script rangl, script rebound, script reels, script repeater, script repl-looper, script ribbons, script rpls, script rpmate, script rudiments, script sam, script sampswap, script samsara, script samthree, script sath-lemon, script schicksalslied, script scholastic, script scryingstone, script seaflex, script seeker_ii, script sempra, script serialism, script shapes, script shfts, script shnthsalslied, script showers, script sidvagn, script silos, script sines, script skylines, script smash, script sonde, script splicer, script splnkr, script stack, script step, script stjörnuíþrótt, script streams, script strides, script strum, script stwnsh, script SuperBrain, script supertonic, script sway, script sweet bees, script synthy, script takt, script tambla, script tapedeck, script taweeet, script tetra, script tetrabobo, script tetrabotis, script thebangs, script thirtythree, script thorns, script Tidbit, script timber, script time-rhythm, script timeparty, script tmi, script torii, script traffic, script triangles, script tulpamancer, script tuner, script tunnels, script turntable, script tviburar, script twine, script twins, script u, script ufo, script uhf, script vcr, script vinker, script warmreload, script waver, script window-crowparator, script wobblewobble, script wrms, script xD1, script Ygg, script yggdrasil, script zellen, script zxcvbn.

Frequently asked questions

Can an AI agent like Claude control the Monome norns?

Yes: SynthHub's hosted MCP server knows the Monome norns's MIDI map, and its browser relay lets the agent send it parameter changes or load a sound, each sound change confirmed by you.