Novation Nova: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Novation Nova as named OSC addresses — 110 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Novation Nova |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Novation |
| OSC prefix | /nova |
| 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/novation/nova.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/novation/nova.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 nova: ask “what can the Novation Nova do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (110)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/nova/mod_wheel |
1 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/arp_pattern |
3 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/ring_mod2x3_mix |
4 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/portamento_time |
5 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/part_volume |
7 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/effects_morph |
8 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/arp_speed |
9 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/pan |
10 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o1_fine |
11 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o3_fine |
12 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o1_soften |
13 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o2_soften |
14 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o3_soften |
15 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_speed |
16 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_delay |
17 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_speed |
18 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_delay |
19 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o1_pitch |
20 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o1_pitch |
21 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o1_pulse_width |
22 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o2_fine |
23 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/noise_soften |
24 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o2_pitch |
25 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o2_pitch |
26 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o2_pulse_width |
27 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o1_mix_lvl |
28 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o2_mix_lvl |
29 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/noise_mix_lvl |
30 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/ring_mod1x3_mix |
31 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o3_mix_lvl |
33 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/filt_tracking |
34 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_filt_freq |
35 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o1_mix_env2 |
36 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o2_mix_env2 |
37 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o3_mix_env2 |
38 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/noise_mix_env2 |
39 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o3_pitch |
40 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o3_pitch |
41 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o3_pulse_width |
42 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o1_width |
43 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o2_width |
44 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o3_width |
45 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o1_width |
46 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o2_width |
47 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o3_width |
48 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o1_sync |
49 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o2_sync |
50 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/o3_sync |
51 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o1_sync |
52 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o2_sync |
53 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o3_sync |
54 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o1_sync |
55 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o2_sync |
56 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_o3_sync |
57 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/mod_w_distrt |
58 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_filt_freq |
59 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_filt_freq |
60 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o1_soften |
61 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o2_soften |
62 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_o3_soften |
63 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_o1_pitch |
66 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_o2_pitch |
67 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_o3_pitch |
68 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_o1_width |
69 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_o2_width |
70 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_o3_width |
71 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_filt_res |
72 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_filt_res |
73 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_delay |
74 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_attack |
75 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_decay |
76 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_sustain |
77 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_release |
78 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_velocity |
79 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_lfo1_speed |
80 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_lfo2_speed |
81 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo1_offset |
82 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_offset |
83 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/mod_w_reverb_depth |
84 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env3_filt_res |
85 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/lfo2_filt_res |
86 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/chorus_speed |
87 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/chorus_mod_depth |
88 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/chorus_feedback |
89 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/distrt_lvl |
90 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/reverb_send_lvl |
91 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/delay_send_lvl |
92 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/chorus_send_lvl |
93 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/mod_w_chorus_depth |
94 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/reverb_decay |
95 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/reverb_hf_damp |
96 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/delay_time |
101 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/delay_feedback |
102 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/delay_hf_damp |
103 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/filter_overdrive |
104 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/filt_freq |
105 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/filt_res |
106 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/filt_freq_env2 |
107 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env1_attack |
108 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env1_decay |
109 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env1_sustain |
110 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env1_release |
111 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env1_velocity |
112 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_delay |
113 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_attack |
114 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_decay |
115 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_sustain |
116 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_release |
117 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/env2_velocity |
118 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/nova/mod_w_delay_depth |
119 | 0–127 | continuous |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /nova/note/on <note> <velocity>, /nova/cc/<number> <value>, /nova/pitchbend <0-16383>, /nova/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.