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KORG Polysix: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The KORG Polysix as named OSC addresses — 44 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device KORG Polysix
Vendor KORG
OSC prefix /polysix
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/korg/polysix.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/polysix.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /polysix/vibrato_int 63

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

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (44)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/polysix/vibrato_int 3 0–127 continuous
/polysix/octave 4 0–127 continuous
/polysix/waveform 6 0–127 continuous
/polysix/pw_pwm 8 0–127 continuous
/polysix/pwm_speed 9 0–127 continuous
/polysix/sub_osc 10 0–127 continuous
/polysix/tempo_sync 12 0–127 continuous
/polysix/base_note 13 0–127 continuous
/polysix/freq_times 14 0–127 continuous
/polysix/delay 15 0–127 continuous
/polysix/level 16 0–127 continuous
/polysix/mode 17 0–127 continuous
/polysix/cutoff 18 0–127 continuous
/polysix/resonance 19 0–127 continuous
/polysix/eg_intensity 20 0–127 continuous
/polysix/kbd_track 21 0–127 continuous
/polysix/mode 22 0–127 continuous
/polysix/attenuator 23 0–127 continuous
/polysix/attack 40 0–127 continuous
/polysix/attack 41 0–127 continuous
/polysix/attack 42 0–127 continuous
/polysix/attack 43 0–127 continuous
/polysix/pan 24 0–127 continuous
/polysix/volume 7 0–127 continuous
/polysix/mode 30 0–127 continuous
/polysix/spread 31 0–127 continuous
/polysix/speed_intens 32 0–127 continuous
/polysix/bend_range 33 0–127 continuous
/polysix/transpose 34 0–127 continuous
/polysix/tune 35 0–127 continuous
/polysix/tempo_sync 60 0–127 continuous
/polysix/base_note 61 0–127 continuous
/polysix/speed_times 62 0–127 continuous
/polysix/range 63 0–127 continuous
/polysix/mode 65 0–127 continuous
/polysix/latch 66 0–127 continuous
/polysix/on_off 72 0–127 continuous
/polysix/key_sync 11 0–127 continuous
/polysix/key_sync 71 0–127 continuous
/polysix/hold 73 0–127 continuous
/polysix/unison_detune 68 0–127 continuous
/polysix/unison_spread 69 0–127 continuous
/polysix/analog 70 0–127 continuous
/polysix/mod_wheel 1 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

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