~/log/audio-and-wearables/autocrap-novation-nocturn
autocrap
Novation Nocturn USB controller (2008)
open repo ↗ github.com
- ai
- none documented
- evidence
- public
- reviewed
The Nocturn only ever worked through Novation’s Automap software, which Novation now lists as no longer supported and not recommended for use. miranda’s autocrap is a userspace driver in Rust that turns the Nocturn into an ordinary MIDI or OSC device with JSON mappings, on macOS, Linux and Windows.
- ai
- No AI use documented.
- caveats
- Windows needs a WinUSB driver via Zadig and a virtual MIDI port. The crossfader is 7-bit over MIDI. Other Automap devices are on the wish list only.
- evidence
- Public code, LGPL-3.0, about 30 stars, last release October 2025. Write-up on CDM, August 2024.
- github
- 32 stars, last commit 2025-10-10. As of 2026-11-15. Stars show interest, not safety.
Code or detailed materials are published. Says nothing about safety, quality or maintenance. Not tested by unshittify. Added by unshittify. Wrong or out of date? Send a correction.