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Ensoniq ASR-X Pro: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Ensoniq ASR-X Pro as named OSC addresses — 16 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Ensoniq ASR-X Pro
Vendor Ensoniq
OSC prefix /asr_x_pro
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/ensoniq/asr_x_pro.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/ensoniq/asr_x_pro.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /asr_x_pro/mod_wheel 63

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

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (16)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/asr_x_pro/mod_wheel 1 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/foot_pedal 4 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/glide_on_off 65 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/glide_time 5 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/volume 7 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/pan 10 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/expression 11 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/amp_env_atk 73 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/amp_env_dcy 76 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/amp_env_sus 64 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/amp_env_rel 72 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/filter_cutoff 74 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/filter_resonance 77 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/lfo_rate 75 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/mute_track 119 0–127 continuous
/asr_x_pro/patch_select 70 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

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