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KORG microKORG2: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The KORG microKORG2 as named OSC addresses — 79 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device KORG microKORG2
Vendor KORG
OSC prefix /microkorg2
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/korg/microkorg2.pencilresearch.fw-unknown.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/korg/microkorg2.pencilresearch.fw-unknown.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /microkorg2/midi/bank_select_msb 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as microkorg2: ask “what can the KORG microKORG2 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (79)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/microkorg2/midi/bank_select_msb 0 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/bank_select_lsb 32 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/modulation_wheel 1 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/data_entry_msb 6 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/data_entry_lsb 38 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/damper_pedal 64 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/nrpn_msb 99 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/midi/nrpn_lsb 98 0–127 continuous MIDI
/microkorg2/timbre/level 7 0–127 continuous Timbre
/microkorg2/timbre/pan 10 0–127 continuous Timbre
/microkorg2/pitch/portamento_time 5 0–127 continuous Pitch
/microkorg2/pitch/portamento_mode 65 0–127 continuous Pitch
/microkorg2/pitch/transpose 35 0–127 continuous Pitch
/microkorg2/pitch/fine_tune 36 0–127 continuous Pitch
/microkorg2/unison/detune 33 0–127 continuous Unison
/microkorg2/unison/spread 34 0–127 continuous Unison
/microkorg2/oscillator_1/wave 8 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/microkorg2/oscillator_1/shape 9 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/microkorg2/oscillator_1/modulation_amount 15 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/microkorg2/oscillator_1/semitones 16 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/microkorg2/oscillator_1/fine_tune 17 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/microkorg2/oscillator_1/level 23 0–127 continuous Oscillator 1
/microkorg2/oscillator_2/wave 18 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/microkorg2/oscillator_2/shape 19 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/microkorg2/oscillator_2/modulation_amount 20 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/microkorg2/oscillator_2/semitones 21 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/microkorg2/oscillator_2/fine_tune 22 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/microkorg2/oscillator_2/level 24 0–127 continuous Oscillator 2
/microkorg2/oscillator_3/wave 48 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/microkorg2/oscillator_3/shape 49 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/microkorg2/oscillator_3/semitones 51 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/microkorg2/oscillator_3/fine_tune 52 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/microkorg2/oscillator_3/level 25 0–127 continuous Oscillator 3
/microkorg2/noise/type 29 0–127 continuous Noise
/microkorg2/noise/color 30 0–127 continuous Noise
/microkorg2/noise/level 26 0–127 continuous Noise
/microkorg2/filter/type 27 0–127 continuous Filter
/microkorg2/filter/keytrack 28 0–127 continuous Filter
/microkorg2/filter/cutoff 74 0–127 continuous Filter
/microkorg2/filter/resonance 71 0–127 continuous Filter
/microkorg2/filter/drive 83 0–127 continuous Filter
/microkorg2/amplifier_envelope/attack 73 0–127 continuous Amplifier envelope
/microkorg2/amplifier_envelope/decay 75 0–127 continuous Amplifier envelope
/microkorg2/amplifier_envelope/sustain 70 0–127 continuous Amplifier envelope
/microkorg2/amplifier_envelope/release 72 0–127 continuous Amplifier envelope
/microkorg2/amplifier_envelope/velocity_sensitivity 79 0–127 continuous Amplifier envelope
/microkorg2/filter_envelope/attack 85 0–127 continuous Filter envelope
/microkorg2/filter_envelope/decay 86 0–127 continuous Filter envelope
/microkorg2/filter_envelope/sustain 87 0–127 continuous Filter envelope
/microkorg2/filter_envelope/release 88 0–127 continuous Filter envelope
/microkorg2/filter_envelope/intensity 84 0–127 continuous Filter envelope
/microkorg2/lfo_1/wave 89 0–127 continuous LFO 1
/microkorg2/lfo_1/frequency 90 0–127 continuous LFO 1
/microkorg2/lfo_1/smooth 91 0–127 continuous LFO 1
/microkorg2/lfo_2/wave 102 0–127 continuous LFO 2
/microkorg2/lfo_2/frequency 76 0–127 continuous LFO 2
/microkorg2/lfo_2/delay 92 0–127 continuous LFO 2
/microkorg2/virtual_patches/patch_1_intensity 103 0–127 continuous Virtual patches
/microkorg2/virtual_patches/patch_2_intensity 104 0–127 continuous Virtual patches
/microkorg2/virtual_patches/patch_3_intensity 105 0–127 continuous Virtual patches
/microkorg2/virtual_patches/patch_4_intensity 106 0–127 continuous Virtual patches
/microkorg2/virtual_patches/patch_5_intensity 107 0–127 continuous Virtual patches
/microkorg2/virtual_patches/patch_6_intensity 108 0–127 continuous Virtual patches
/microkorg2/modulation_effect/control_1 12 0–127 continuous Modulation effect
/microkorg2/modulation_effect/control_2 111 0–127 continuous Modulation effect
/microkorg2/modulation_effect/control_3 112 0–127 continuous Modulation effect
/microkorg2/delay_effect/control_1 115 0–127 continuous Delay effect
/microkorg2/delay_effect/control_2 13 0–127 continuous Delay effect
/microkorg2/delay_effect/control_3 113 0–127 continuous Delay effect
/microkorg2/delay_effect/control_4 114 0–127 continuous Delay effect
/microkorg2/reverb_effect/control_1 118 0–127 continuous Reverb effect
/microkorg2/reverb_effect/control_2 14 0–127 continuous Reverb effect
/microkorg2/reverb_effect/control_3 116 0–127 continuous Reverb effect
/microkorg2/reverb_effect/control_4 117 0–127 continuous Reverb effect
/microkorg2/eq/low_frequency 95 0–127 continuous EQ
/microkorg2/eq/low_gain 110 0–127 continuous EQ
/microkorg2/eq/high_frequency 94 0–127 continuous EQ
/microkorg2/eq/high_gain 109 0–127 continuous EQ
/microkorg2/eq/output_feedback 93 0–127 continuous EQ

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /microkorg2/note/on <note> <velocity>, /microkorg2/cc/<number> <value>, /microkorg2/pitchbend <0-16383>, /microkorg2/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.