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Moog Matriarch: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Moog Matriarch as named OSC addresses — 52 CC, 77 SysEx commands — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Moog Matriarch
Vendor Moog
OSC prefix /matriarch
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per pencilresearch canonical CSV
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/moog/matriarch.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/moog/matriarch.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /matriarch/mod_wheel 63

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

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (52)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/matriarch/mod_wheel 1 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/mod_rate 3 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/glide_on_off 65 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/glide_time 5 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/glide_type 85 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/gated_glide_on_off 86 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/square_lfo_polarity 90 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/multi_trig_on_off 95 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/para_voice_mode 94 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/sustain_pedal_on_off 64 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc2_freq 16 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc3_freq 17 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc4_freq 18 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc1_octave 74 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc2_octave 75 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc3_octave 76 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc4_octave 77 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/hard_sync_on_off 80 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc2_sync_on_off 81 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc3_sync_on_off 82 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/osc4_sync_on_off 83 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/noise_filter_cutoff 9 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_rate 8 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_play_on_off 73 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_latch_on_off 69 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_swing 14 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_gate_length 15 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_mode 91 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_pattern 92 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/arp_range_bank 93 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/delay_time 12 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/delay_spacing 13 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/delay_ping_pong 88 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/delay_sync 89 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/oct_1 74 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/oct_2 75 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/oct_3 76 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/oct_4 77 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/sync_enable 80 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/sync1 81 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/sync2 82 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/sync3 83 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/multi_trig 95 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/para_mode 94 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/hold 69 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/play 73 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/mode 91 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/range 93 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/pattern 92 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/rate_div 8 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/sync_tap 89 0–127 continuous
/matriarch/ping_pong 88 0–127 continuous

SysEx commands (77)

OSC address Arguments
/matriarch/key_oct val: u7
/matriarch/pb_range val: u7
/matriarch/delay_kbd_oct val: u7
/matriarch/gated_glide val: u7
/matriarch/legato_glide val: u7
/matriarch/glide_type val: u7
/matriarch/round_robin val: u7
/matriarch/note_priority val: u7
/matriarch/para_unisson val: u7
/matriarch/restore_voices val: u7
/matriarch/update_unisson val: u7
/matriarch/key_reset val: u7
/matriarch/enable val: u7
/matriarch/osc_2 val: u7
/matriarch/osc_3 val: u7
/matriarch/osc_4 val: u7
/matriarch/filter_cutoff val: u7
/matriarch/pitch_variance val: u7
/matriarch/square_wav_pol val: u7
/matriarch/paraphony_mode val: u7
/matriarch/paraph_unison val: u7
/matriarch/multi_trig val: u7
/matriarch/round_rob_mode val: u7
/matriarch/restore val: u7
/matriarch/on_note_off val: u7
/matriarch/ping_pong val: u7
/matriarch/sync val: u7
/matriarch/filter_brightn val: u7
/matriarch/cv_sync_bend val: u7
/matriarch/clk_div_persis val: u7
/matriarch/seq_transpose val: u7
/matriarch/kbd_control val: u7
/matriarch/delay_change val: u7
/matriarch/latch_restart val: u7
/matriarch/fw_bw_repeats val: u7
/matriarch/arp_midi_out val: u7
/matriarch/timing_reset val: u7
/matriarch/arp_seq_swing val: u7
/matriarch/clock_in_mode val: u7
/matriarch/clock_output val: u7
/matriarch/random_repeats val: u7
/matriarch/midi_in_ports val: u7
/matriarch/midi_out_ports val: u7
/matriarch/echo_usb_in val: u7
/matriarch/echo_din_in val: u7
/matriarch/midi_ch_in val: u7
/matriarch/midi_ch_out val: u7
/matriarch/filter_keys val: u7
/matriarch/filter_wheels val: u7
/matriarch/filter_panel val: u7
/matriarch/send_14bit_ccs val: u7
/matriarch/transmit_prgch val: u7
/matriarch/receive_prgch val: u7
/matriarch/send_clock val: u7
/matriarch/send_startstop val: u7
/matriarch/follow_clock val: u7
/matriarch/follow_stasto val: u7
/matriarch/follow_spp val: u7
/matriarch/input_ppqn val: u7
/matriarch/output_ppqn val: u7
/matriarch/local_keys val: u7
/matriarch/local_wheels val: u7
/matriarch/local_panel val: u7
/matriarch/local_arp_seq val: u7
/matriarch/kb_cv val: u7
/matriarch/arp_seq_cv val: u7
/matriarch/kb_vel val: u7
/matriarch/arp_seq_vel val: u7
/matriarch/kb_at val: u7
/matriarch/mod_wheel val: u7
/matriarch/kb_gate val: u7
/matriarch/arp_seq_gate val: u7
/matriarch/kbd_oct_transp val: u7
/matriarch/dly_kb_oct_tra val: u7
/matriarch/unit_id val: u7
/matriarch/tuning_scale val: u7
/matriarch/knob_mode val: u7

Performance MIDI

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