Universal Audio Astra — MIDI Editor & CC Reference

Control the Universal Audio Astra from your browser — full MIDI CC reference for 7 parameters, interactive editor, and AI-generated presets. Free, no install.

Nitelite gives the Astra a full browser-based control surface: turn every knob, flip every switch, describe the tone you want to the AI Tone Terminal, and save the results — all sent to the pedal live over MIDI (default channel 1). Works free in Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Brave — no install required.

Knobs

ControlMIDI CCDescription
RATECC 23Modulation rate / LFO speed. Slower on the left, faster on the right. Meaning varies per mode (chorus speed / flanger sweep rate / tremolo rate).
DEPTHCC 24Modulation depth. Meaning varies per mode (chorus/vibrato depth / flanger sweep range / tremolo intensity).
MIXCC 22Dry/wet blend between the dry signal and the modulated signal.
COLORCC 26Mode-dependent coloration. Chorus Brigade: BBD tone / saturation. Flanger: feedback/resonance. Trem 65: waveform shape.
SHAPECC 27Mode-dependent LFO shape or secondary modulation parameter.

Switches

SwitchMIDI CCPositions
MODECC 18Chorus Brigade / Flanger Doubler / Trem 65
VARIANTCC 17A / B

Footswitches

  • ONbypass on CC 12
  • PRESETbypass on CC 13

Special MIDI Functions

  • Effect Up — CC 14. Cycles the Mode switch up (momentary).
  • Effect Down — CC 15. Cycles the Mode switch down (momentary).
  • Store Preset (Hold) — CC 16. Saves current Live-mode settings to the active preset slot.

Hardware Presets

The Astra has 128 hardware preset slots. Nitelite can save your current settings to a slot and recall slots via MIDI program change.

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