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Dave Smith Instruments Pro 3: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Dave Smith Instruments Pro 3 as named OSC addresses — 123 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Dave Smith Instruments Pro 3
Vendor Dave Smith Instruments
OSC prefix /pro_3
Source 📦 Derived from MIDI Guide (community CC/NRPN data)
Firmware unknown
Revision per pencilresearch canonical CSV
Upstream pencilresearch
Data licence CC-BY-SA-4.0 — MIDI Guide (https://midi.guide) by Pencil Research and contributors
Driver file devices/dave-smith-instruments/pro_3.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/dave-smith-instruments/pro_3.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /pro_3/general/bank_select_course 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as pro_3: ask “what can the Dave Smith Instruments Pro 3 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (123)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/pro_3/general/bank_select_course 0 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/modwheel 1 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/breath_controller 2 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/bpm 3 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/foot_controller 4 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/glide_portamento 5 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/data_entry_msb 6 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/volume 7 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/audio_in_level 8 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/audio_in_gain 9 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/unassigned 10 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/expression 11 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/voice_volume 12 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/paraphonic_on_off 13 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/slider_1_position 14 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/fx/1_on_off 16 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_type 17 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_mix 18 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_param_1 19 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_param_2 20 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_param_3 21 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_sync_on_off 22 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/1_sync_rate 23 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_on_off 24 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_select 25 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_mix 26 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_param_1 27 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_param_2 28 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_param_3 29 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_sync_on_off 30 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/fx/2_sync_rate 31 0–127 continuous FX
/pro_3/general/bank_select_fine 32 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/filter/cutoff 33 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/resonance 34 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/keyboard_tracking 35 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/drive 36 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/type 37 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/general/date_entry_lsb 38 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/vca/env_amount 40 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/vca/env_velocity_on_off 41 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/vca/env_delay 42 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/vca/env_attack 43 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/vca/env_decay 44 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/vca/env_sustain 45 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/vca/env_release 46 0–127 continuous VCA
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_amount 47 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_vel_on_off 48 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_delay 49 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_attack 50 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_decay 117 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_sustain 52 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/filter/fltr_env_release 53 0–127 continuous Filter
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_glide_rate 54 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_glide_rate 55 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_glide_rate 56 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/general/swing 57 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/arp/arp_on_off 58 0–127 continuous Arp
/pro_3/arp/arp_mode 59 0–127 continuous Arp
/pro_3/arp/arp_range 60 0–127 continuous Arp
/pro_3/arp/arp_relatch_on_off 61 0–127 continuous Arp
/pro_3/arp/clock_divide 62 0–127 continuous Arp
/pro_3/arp/arp_repeats 63 0–127 continuous Arp
/pro_3/general/sustain_pedal 64 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/oscillator_glide_on_off 65 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_octave 66 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_fine_frequency 67 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_level 68 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_shape 69 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_shape_mod 70 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_sync_on_off 71 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/osc_1_slop 72 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/noise_level 73 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_1/brightness 74 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_octave 75 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_fine_frequency 76 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_level 77 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_shape 78 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_shape_mod 79 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_sync_on_off 80 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_2/osc_2_slop 81 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_octave 82 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_fine_frequency 83 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_level 84 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_shape 85 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_shape_mod 86 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_lfo_mod_on_off 87 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/oscillator_3/osc_3_slop 88 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/pro_3/miscellaneous/feedback_amount 89 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/feedback_tuning 90 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/distortion_amount 91 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/grunge_on_off 92 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/ext_in_follower_attack 93 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/ext_in_follower_release 94 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/ext_in_gain_threshold 95 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/date_inc 96 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/data_dec 97 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/general/nrpn_param_lsb 98 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/nrpn_param_msb 99 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/rpn_param_lsb 100 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/rpn_param_msb 101 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/miscellaneous/ladder_res_comp 102 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/state_variable_filter_mode 103 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/miscellaneous/state_variable_filter_normal_bandpass 104 0–127 continuous Miscellaneous
/pro_3/lfo/1_freq 105 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/1_amount 106 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/1_shape 107 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/1_sync_on_off 108 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/2_frequency 109 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/2_amount 110 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/2_shape 111 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/2_sync_on_off 112 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/3_frequency 113 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/3_amount 114 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/3_shape 115 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/lfo/3_sync_on_off 116 0–127 continuous LFO
/pro_3/general/all_sound_off 120 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/reset_controllers 121 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/local_control_on_off 122 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/all_notes_off 123 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/omni_mode_off 124 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/omni_mode_on 125 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/mono_mode_on 126 0–127 continuous General
/pro_3/general/poly_mode_on 127 0–127 continuous General

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /pro_3/note/on <note> <velocity>, /pro_3/cc/<number> <value>, /pro_3/pitchbend <0-16383>, /pro_3/program_change <n>.

Limitations

CC/NRPN only. SysEx (preset management, display control, bulk dump/load, vendor-proprietary opcodes) is NOT covered by pencilresearch. To extend this device with SysEx, sniff the vendor editor, add `sysex.header/footer` + `commands` blocks, and use `update_device.md` PR template.