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Ableton OriginalSimpler: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Ableton OriginalSimpler as named OSC addresses — 63 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Ableton OriginalSimpler
Vendor Ableton
OSC prefix /originalsimpler
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/ableton/originalsimpler.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/originalsimpler.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /originalsimpler/start 500

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

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (63)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/originalsimpler/start 30 / 62 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/loop_length 29 / 61 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/length 27 / 59 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/loop_fade 28 / 60 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/loop 80 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/selector 31 / 63 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/trigger_mode 83 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/fade_in 0 / 32 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/fade_out 1 / 33 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/snap 81 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/filter 66 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/type 72 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/frequency 10 / 42 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/resonance 12 / 44 0–1250 continuous
/originalsimpler/drive 9 / 41 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/slope 71 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/circuit 69 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/attack 14 / 46 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/rate_key 16 / 48 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/offset 15 / 47 0–360 continuous
/originalsimpler/retrigger 75 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/vol_lfo 7 / 39 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/pitch_lfo 26 / 58 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/pan_lfo 20 / 52 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/filt_lfo 7 / 39 0–240 continuous
/originalsimpler/lfo 74 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/lfo_sync 76 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/wave 77 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/frequency 17 / 49 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/filter_circuit 70 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/filter_morph 11 / 43 0–100 continuous
/originalsimpler/sync_rate 18 / 50 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/device_on 65 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/filter_env 68 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 2 / 34 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 3 / 35 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 5 / 37 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 4 / 36 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/amount 67 -72–72 continuous
/originalsimpler/filt_vel 8 / 40 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/filt_key 6 / 38 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/pan 19 / 51 -50–50 continuous
/originalsimpler/rnd_pan 21 / 53 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/spread 0 / 32 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/vel_vol 8 / 40 0–1000 continuous
/originalsimpler/volume 9 / 41 -360–360 continuous
/originalsimpler/loop_time 3 / 35 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/mode 84 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 1 / 33 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 2 / 34 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 6 / 38 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 4 / 36 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/beat_sync_rate 5 / 37 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/pitch_env 79 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/amount 78 -48–48 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 22 / 54 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 23 / 55 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 25 / 57 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/envelope 24 / 56 0–16383 continuous
/originalsimpler/transpose 82 -48–48 continuous
/originalsimpler/glide_mode 73 0–127 continuous
/originalsimpler/detune 64 -50–50 continuous
/originalsimpler/glide_time 13 / 45 0–16383 continuous

Performance MIDI

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