Akai Z8: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Akai Z8 as named OSC addresses — 11 CC, 75 SysEx commands — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device	Akai Z8
Vendor	Akai
OSC prefix	/akai_z8
Source	🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision	per Electra preset
Upstream	electra-preset
Driver file	devices/akai/akai_z8.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/akai/akai_z8.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /akai_z8/1_cc74 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as akai_z8: ask “what can the Akai Z8 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (11)

OSC address	CC	NRPN (MSB/LSB)	Range	Nature	Section
/akai_z8/1_cc74	74		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/2_cc74	74		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/3_cc74	74		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/4_cc74	74		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/5_cc74	74		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/6_cc74	74		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/source_midi	28		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/source_midi	29		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/source_midi	30		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/set_dest	31		0–127	continuous
/akai_z8/depth	32		0–127	continuous

SysEx commands (75)

OSC address	Arguments
/akai_z8/program_screen	val: u7
/akai_z8/sets_curr_kg	val: u7
/akai_z8/sets_to_all	val: u7
/akai_z8/kg_select	val: u7
/akai_z8/prog_no	val: u7
/akai_z8/filter_type	val: u7
/akai_z8/filter_freq	val: u7
/akai_z8/res	val: u7
/akai_z8/amplitude	val: u7
/akai_z8/filter_env	val: u7
/akai_z8/aux_env	val: u7
/akai_z8/lfo_1_2	val: u7
/akai_z8/rate	val: u7
/akai_z8/depth	val: u7
/akai_z8/waveform	val: u7
/akai_z8/delay	val: u7
/akai_z8/lfo_phase	val: u7
/akai_z8/re_trigger	val: u7
/akai_z8/lfo_sync	val: u7
/akai_z8/midi_sync	val: u7
/akai_z8/sync_value	val: u7
/akai_z8/portamento	val: u7
/akai_z8/mono_legato	val: u7
/akai_z8/porta_time	val: u7
/akai_z8/multi_tempo	val: u7
/akai_z8/prog_monitor	val: u7
/akai_z8/multi_button	val: u7
/akai_z8/slot_no	val: u7
/akai_z8/mod_source	val: u7
/akai_z8/cc_no	val: u7
/akai_z8/destination	val: u7
/akai_z8/key_group	val: u7
/akai_z8/mute_1	val: u7
/akai_z8/mute_2	val: u7
/akai_z8/mute_3	val: u7
/akai_z8/mute_4	val: u7
/akai_z8/mute_5	val: u7
/akai_z8/mute_6	val: u7
/akai_z8/solo_1	val: u7
/akai_z8/solo_2	val: u7
/akai_z8/solo_3	val: u7
/akai_z8/solo_4	val: u7
/akai_z8/solo_5	val: u7
/akai_z8/solo_6	val: u7
/akai_z8/ouputs	val: u7
/akai_z8/volume_1	val: u7
/akai_z8/volume	val: u7
/akai_z8/pad_toggle	val: u7
/akai_z8/input	val: u7
/akai_z8/effect	val: u7
/akai_z8/ouput	val: u7
/akai_z8/list	val: u7
/akai_z8/6_p_lo_pass	val: u7
/akai_z8/source_midi	val: u7
/akai_z8/dest_freq	val: u7
/akai_z8/cc_74	val: u7
/akai_z8/a_0	val: u7
/akai_z8/decay	val: u7
/akai_z8/s_0	val: u7
/akai_z8/r_0	val: u7
/akai_z8/freq_0	val: u7
/akai_z8/d_20	val: u7
/akai_z8/all_kg	val: u7
/akai_z8/set_to_2_hp	val: u7
/akai_z8/slot_62_cont	val: u7
/akai_z8/slot_63_cont	val: u7
/akai_z8/set_to_2_lp	val: u7
/akai_z8/low_cut	val: u7
/akai_z8/cc_03	val: u7
/akai_z8/frequency	val: u7
/akai_z8/high_cut	val: u7
/akai_z8/choose_triple	val: u7
/akai_z8/cc_number	val: u7
/akai_z8/plus_1	val: u7
/akai_z8/minus_1	val: u7

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /akai_z8/note/on <note> <velocity>, /akai_z8/cc/<number> <value>, /akai_z8/pitchbend <0-16383>, /akai_z8/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.