Ableton Gate: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Ableton Gate as named OSC addresses — 18 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Ableton Gate |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Ableton |
| OSC prefix | /gate |
| Source | 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset |
| Revision | per Electra preset |
| Upstream | electra-preset |
| Driver file | devices/ableton/gate.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/ableton/gate.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 gate: ask “what can the Ableton Gate do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (18)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/gate/threshold |
10 / 42 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/flipmode |
12 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/attack |
0 / 32 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/hold |
2 / 34 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/release |
3 / 35 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/floor |
1 / 33 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/return |
4 / 36 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/lookahead |
13 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/sidechain |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/listen |
16 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/gain |
8 / 40 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/mix |
9 / 41 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/gate/filter |
14 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/type |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/freq |
5 / 37 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/gate/gain |
6 / 38 | -150–150 | continuous | ||
/gate/device_on |
11 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/gate/q |
7 / 39 | 1–120 | continuous |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /gate/note/on <note> <velocity>, /gate/cc/<number> <value>, /gate/pitchbend <0-16383>, /gate/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.