Mutable Instruments Ambika: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Mutable Instruments Ambika as named OSC addresses — 61 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Mutable Instruments Ambika |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Mutable Instruments |
| OSC prefix | /ambika |
| 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/mutable-instruments/ambika.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/mutable-instruments/ambika.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>
Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:
From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as ambika: ask “what can the Mutable Instruments Ambika do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (61)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/ambika/performance/mod_wheel |
1 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/performance/breath |
2 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/performance/foot_controller |
4 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/performance/portamento |
5 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/performance/volume |
7 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/performance/hold |
64 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/performance/legato |
68 | 0–127 | continuous | Performance | |
/ambika/oscillator_1/osc_1_range |
14 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 1 | |
/ambika/oscillator_1/osc_1_tune |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 1 | |
/ambika/oscillator_1/osc_1_waveform |
16 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 1 | |
/ambika/oscillator_1/osc_1_parameter |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 1 | |
/ambika/oscillator_2/osc_2_waveform |
18 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 2 | |
/ambika/oscillator_2/osc_2_parameter |
19 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 2 | |
/ambika/oscillator_2/osc_2_range |
20 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 2 | |
/ambika/oscillator_2/osc_2_tune |
21 | 0–127 | continuous | Oscillator 2 | |
/ambika/mixer/oscillator_mix |
22 | 0–127 | continuous | Mixer | |
/ambika/mixer/sub_osc_waveform |
25 | 0–127 | continuous | Mixer | |
/ambika/mixer/sub_osc_level |
26 | 0–127 | continuous | Mixer | |
/ambika/mixer/noise_level |
27 | 0–127 | continuous | Mixer | |
/ambika/mixer/spread |
95 | 0–127 | continuous | Mixer | |
/ambika/modulation/cross_mod_type |
23 | 0–127 | continuous | Modulation | |
/ambika/modulation/cross_mod_amount |
24 | 0–127 | continuous | Modulation | |
/ambika/filter/mode |
28 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/filter/frequency |
74 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/filter/resonance |
71 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/filter/velocity_to_vcf |
108 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/filter/keyboard_to_vcf |
109 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/filter/env_2_to_vcf |
3 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/filter/lfo_to_vcf |
9 | 0–127 | continuous | Filter | |
/ambika/lfo_1/sync |
44 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 1 | |
/ambika/lfo_1/rate |
45 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 1 | |
/ambika/lfo_1/shape |
46 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 1 | |
/ambika/lfo_2/sync |
52 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 2 | |
/ambika/lfo_2/rate |
53 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 2 | |
/ambika/lfo_2/shape |
54 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 2 | |
/ambika/lfo_3/sync |
60 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 3 | |
/ambika/lfo_3/rate |
61 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 3 | |
/ambika/lfo_3/shape |
62 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 3 | |
/ambika/lfo_4/rate |
47 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 4 | |
/ambika/lfo_4/shape |
48 | 0–127 | continuous | LFO 4 | |
/ambika/envelope_1/env_1_attack |
73 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 1 | |
/ambika/envelope_1/env_1_decay |
75 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 1 | |
/ambika/envelope_1/env_1_sustain |
70 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 1 | |
/ambika/envelope_1/env_1_release |
72 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 1 | |
/ambika/envelope_2/env_2_attack |
81 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 2 | |
/ambika/envelope_2/env_2_decay |
83 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 2 | |
/ambika/envelope_2/env_2_sustain |
78 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 2 | |
/ambika/envelope_2/env_2_release |
80 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 2 | |
/ambika/envelope_3/env_3_attack |
89 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 3 | |
/ambika/envelope_3/env_3_decay |
91 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 3 | |
/ambika/envelope_3/env_3_sustain |
86 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 3 | |
/ambika/envelope_3/env_3_release |
88 | 0–127 | continuous | Envelope 3 | |
/ambika/effects/fuzz |
12 | 0–127 | continuous | Effects | |
/ambika/effects/crush |
13 | 0–127 | continuous | Effects | |
/ambika/arpeggiator/arp_mode |
102 | 0–127 | continuous | Arpeggiator | |
/ambika/arpeggiator/arp_direction |
103 | 0–127 | continuous | Arpeggiator | |
/ambika/arpeggiator/arp_range |
104 | 0–127 | continuous | Arpeggiator | |
/ambika/arpeggiator/arp_pattern |
105 | 0–127 | continuous | Arpeggiator | |
/ambika/arpeggiator/arp_grid |
106 | 0–127 | continuous | Arpeggiator | |
/ambika/voice/poly_mode |
107 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice | |
/ambika/voice/master_tune |
94 | 0–127 | continuous | Voice |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /ambika/note/on <note> <velocity>, /ambika/cc/<number> <value>, /ambika/pitchbend <0-16383>, /ambika/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.