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Nord Drum 2 (per Electra preset) MIDI CC chart, NRPN and OSC map

The Nord Drum 2 MIDI implementation: 232 CC, each named, for Claude (MCP), SuperCollider or any OSC app.

Device Nord Drum 2
Vendor Nord
OSC prefix /drum_2
Source πŸŽ›οΈ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/nord/drum_2.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 β€” see CONTRIBUTING.

Other versions of the Nord Drum 2 (1)

per pencilresearch canonical CSV

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/nord/drum_2.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /drum_2/filter_freq 25

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as drum_2: ask β€œwhat can the Nord Drum 2 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (232)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 30–1000 continuous
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 30–1000 continuous
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 30–1000 continuous
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 30–1000 continuous
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 30–1000 continuous
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 30–1000 continuous
/drum_2/7_bit_cc 70 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_freq 14 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/filter_env 16 -50–50 continuous
/drum_2/attack_rate 18 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 21 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/noise_tone 58 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/filter_type 15 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/filter_res 17 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/atk_mode 19 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 22 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 20 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/spectra 30 0–99 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_env 53 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/timbre_dec 47 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay 50 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/pitch 31 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_amount 54 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/wave 46 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/timbre 52 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/punch 48 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/decay_low 51 -1–50 continuous
/drum_2/decay_type 49 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/bend_time 55 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/click_level 56 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/distort 23 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/eq_freq 25 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/echo_feedback 27 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/level 7 0–50 continuous
/drum_2/click_type 57 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/type 24 0–127 continuous
/drum_2/gain 26 -24–24 continuous
/drum_2/echo_amount 28 0–20 continuous
/drum_2/pan 10 -20–20 continuous
/drum_2/echo_bpm 29 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /drum_2/note/on <note> <velocity>, /drum_2/cc/<number> <value>, /drum_2/pitchbend <0-16383>, /drum_2/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.

Frequently asked questions

How many parameters of the Nord Drum 2 can be controlled over MIDI?

SynthHub's map of the Nord Drum 2 lists 232 MIDI CC parameters, each with its number, range and a readable name; the full chart is on this page.

Can an AI agent like Claude control the Nord Drum 2?

Yes: SynthHub's hosted MCP server knows the Nord Drum 2's MIDI map, and its browser relay lets the agent send it parameter changes or load a sound, each sound change confirmed by you.