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Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4 MIDI CC chart, NRPN and OSC map

The Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4 MIDI implementation: 43 CC, each named, for Claude (MCP), SuperCollider or any OSC app.

Device Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4
Vendor Dave Smith Instruments
OSC prefix /mopho_x4
Source πŸ“¦ Derived from MIDI Guide (community CC/NRPN data)
Firmware unknown
Revision per pencilresearch canonical CSV
Upstream pencilresearch
Data licence CC-BY-SA-4.0 β€” MIDI Guide (https://midi.guide) by Pencil Research and contributors
Driver file devices/dave-smith-instruments/mopho_x4.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 β€” 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/dave-smith-instruments/mopho_x4.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_1_frequency 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as mopho_x4: ask β€œwhat can the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (43)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_1_frequency 20 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_1_frequency_fine 21 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_1_shape 22 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/glide_1 23 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_2_frequency 24 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_2_frequency_fine 25 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_2_shape 26 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/glide_2 27 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/sub_oscillator_1 30 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/sub_oscillator_2 31 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/oscillator_mix 28 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/noise_level 29 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/feedback_amount 52 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/oscillators/feedback_gain 53 0–127 continuous Oscillators
/mopho_x4/filter/frequency 102 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/resonance 103 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/key_amount 104 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/audio_mod 105 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/envelope_amount 106 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/envelope_velocity_amount 107 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/delay 108 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/attack 109 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/decay 110 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/sustain 111 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/filter/release 112 0–127 continuous Filter
/mopho_x4/amp/pan_spread 114 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/envelope_amount 115 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/velocity_amount 116 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/delay 117 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/attack 118 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/decay 119 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/sustain 75 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/amp/release 76 0–127 continuous Amp
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/destination 85 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/amount 86 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/velocity_amount 87 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/delay 88 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/attack 89 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/decay 90 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/sustain 77 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/envelope_3/release 78 0–127 continuous Envelope 3
/mopho_x4/clock/bpm 14 0–127 continuous Clock
/mopho_x4/clock/divide 15 0–127 continuous Clock

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /mopho_x4/note/on <note> <velocity>, /mopho_x4/cc/<number> <value>, /mopho_x4/pitchbend <0-16383>, /mopho_x4/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.

Frequently asked questions

Which MIDI CC controls the filter cutoff on the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4?

CC 102 (0–127), named /mopho_x4/filter/frequency in SynthHub's map.

How many parameters of the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4 can be controlled over MIDI?

SynthHub's map of the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4 lists 43 MIDI CC parameters, each with its number, range and a readable name; the full chart is on this page.

Can an AI agent like Claude control the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4?

Yes: SynthHub's hosted MCP server knows the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho x4's MIDI map, and its browser relay lets the agent send it parameter changes or load a sound, each sound change confirmed by you.