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Novation Super 8: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The Novation Super 8 as named OSC addresses — 114 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device Novation Super 8
Vendor Novation
OSC prefix /super_8
Source 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset
Revision per Electra preset
Upstream electra-preset
Driver file devices/novation/super_8.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/super_8.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /super_8/sinus_vol 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as super_8: ask “what can the Novation Super 8 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (114)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/super_8/sinus_vol 117 0–127 continuous
/super_8/saw_vol 2 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pulse_vol 3 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sub_noise_vol 4 0–127 continuous
/super_8/semi 6 0–127 continuous
/super_8/fine 12 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sinus_shape 7 0–127 continuous
/super_8/saw_shape 8 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pulse_shape 9 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sub_noise_shp 10 0–127 continuous
/super_8/noise_on 5 0–127 continuous
/super_8/fm_osc2_1 11 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sinus_vol 25 0–127 continuous
/super_8/saw_vol 26 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pulse_vol 27 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sub_noise_vol 28 0–127 continuous
/super_8/semi 30 0–127 continuous
/super_8/fine 36 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sinus_shape 31 0–127 continuous
/super_8/saw_shape 32 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pulse_shape 33 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sub_noise_shp 34 0–127 continuous
/super_8/noise_on 29 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sync_osc1_2 23 0–127 continuous
/super_8/cutoff 13 0–127 continuous
/super_8/resonance 14 0–127 continuous
/super_8/character 15 0–127 continuous
/super_8/fm_osc_2_fil 16 0–127 continuous
/super_8/osc2_freq_mode 116 0–127 continuous
/super_8/mix_osc_1_2 17 0–127 continuous
/super_8/filter_env 19 0–127 continuous
/super_8/filter_vel 20 0–127 continuous
/super_8/keytracking 21 0–127 continuous
/super_8/filter_type 22 0–127 continuous
/super_8/osc2_freq 35 0–127 continuous
/super_8/attack 37 0–127 continuous
/super_8/decay 38 0–127 continuous
/super_8/attack 39 0–127 continuous
/super_8/decay 40 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sustain 41 0–127 continuous
/super_8/release 42 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sustain 43 0–127 continuous
/super_8/release 44 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sin 69 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/saw 70 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/pulse 71 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/sub 72 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/osc1_msource 73 0–127 continuous
/super_8/filter_mod 74 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sin 75 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/saw 76 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/pulse 77 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/sub 78 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/osc2_msource 79 0–127 continuous
/super_8/filter_msource 80 0–127 continuous
/super_8/mod1_speed 88 0–127 continuous
/super_8/mod1_mode 89 0–127 continuous
/super_8/speed 85 0–127 continuous
/super_8/delay 86 0–127 continuous
/super_8/attack 97 0–127 continuous
/super_8/decay 98 0–127 continuous
/super_8/mod2_speed 100 0–127 continuous
/super_8/mod2_mode 101 0–127 continuous
/super_8/osc_1_amount 91 0–127 continuous
/super_8/osc_2_amount 92 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pitch_mode 103 0–127 continuous
/super_8/mono 104 0–127 continuous
/super_8/drift 105 0–127 continuous
/super_8/unison 106 0–127 continuous
/super_8/voices 107 0–127 continuous
/super_8/global_vol 108 0–127 continuous
/super_8/amp_vol 109 0–127 continuous
/super_8/glide 110 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pitch 111 0–127 continuous
/super_8/stereo 112 0–127 continuous
/super_8/spread 113 0–127 continuous
/super_8/amp_vel 114 0–127 continuous
/super_8/amp_pan 115 -100–100 continuous
/super_8/all_fx_off 48 0–127 continuous
/super_8/reverb_on 45 0–127 continuous
/super_8/other_fx_on 46 0–127 continuous
/super_8/fx_type 47 0–127 continuous
/super_8/wet 49 0–127 continuous
/super_8/speed 50 0–127 continuous
/super_8/reverb_type 51 0–127 continuous
/super_8/level 52 0–127 continuous
/super_8/size 53 0–127 continuous
/super_8/pre_delay 54 0–127 continuous
/super_8/low_damp 55 0–127 continuous
/super_8/high_damp 56 0–127 continuous
/super_8/level 57 0–127 continuous
/super_8/time 58 0–127 continuous
/super_8/snap 59 0–127 continuous
/super_8/feedback 60 0–127 continuous
/super_8/damp 61 0–127 continuous
/super_8/stereo 62 0–127 continuous
/super_8/wet 63 0–127 continuous
/super_8/speed 64 0–127 continuous
/super_8/feedback 65 0–127 continuous
/super_8/center 66 0–127 continuous
/super_8/depth 67 0–127 continuous
/super_8/stereo 68 0–127 continuous
/super_8/triangle 81 0–127 continuous
/super_8/saw 82 0–127 continuous
/super_8/square 83 0–127 continuous
/super_8/s_h 84 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sync_on 87 0–127 continuous
/super_8/phase 90 0–127 continuous
/super_8/triangle 93 0–127 continuous
/super_8/saw 94 0–127 continuous
/super_8/square 95 0–127 continuous
/super_8/s_h 96 0–127 continuous
/super_8/sync_on 99 0–127 continuous
/super_8/phase 102 0–127 continuous

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /super_8/note/on <note> <velocity>, /super_8/cc/<number> <value>, /super_8/pitchbend <0-16383>, /super_8/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.