diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 074e9b8..eb419c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ control your MODEP pedalboard(s) via http requests
 | /pedals/`id` | get the current pedalboard's pedal by `id` | set values of current pedalboard's pedal by `id` |
 
 **note:**  
-to set a value for a pedal POST arguments **must** contain the parameters `id` and `value` where `id` is the id of one of the pedal's controls.
+POST arguments **must** contain the parameters `id` and `value` where `id` is the id of one of the pedal's controls.
 
 **example - turn bypass on/off:**  
 `curl localhost:3000/pedals/1`
@@ -49,5 +49,13 @@ in this case the pedal's bypass is turned on and has the id "8"; now let's turn
 ### bypass
 | url | GET | POST |  
 | - | - | - |
-| /bypass |  | toggle full bypass (switch to default pedalboard / back to last used pedalboard) |
-| /bypass/`id` |  | toggle bypass of a pedal by `id` |
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+| /bypass | | toggle full bypass (switch to default pedalboard / back to last used pedalboard) |
+| /bypass/`id` | | toggle bypass of a pedal by `id` |
+
+### midi
+| url | GET | POST |  
+| - | - | - |
+| /midi | | send a midi message via `oscsend` defined by the POST arguments to the osc host | 
+
+**note:**  
+POST arguments **must** contain the parameters `controller`, `channel` and `value` where `id`.
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diff --git a/libs/api.js b/libs/api.js
index a4bd934..643405a 100644
--- a/libs/api.js
+++ b/libs/api.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const logger = require('./logger.js');
 const util = require('./util.js');
 const constants = require('./constants.js');
 const modep = require('./modep.js');
+const osc = require('./osc.js');
 const info = require('./info.js');
 
 const endpoints = new Map();
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ async function setupEndpoints() {
         undefined,
         { method: modep.toggleBypass }
     );
+    setEndpoint(
+        constants.API_MIDI,
+        undefined,
+        { method: osc.sendByRequest}
+    )
     logger.debug('setting up ' + endpoints.size + ' endpoints took ' + util.timeDiff(timestamp) + 'ms');
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/constants.js b/libs/constants.js
index b46ee1b..0e3bb8d 100644
--- a/libs/constants.js
+++ b/libs/constants.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const BANKS = '/banks';
 const PEDALBOARDS = '/pedalboards';
 const PEDALS = '/pedals';
 const BYPASS = '/bypass';
+const MIDI = '/midi';
 
 exports.VARIABLE_ID = VARIABLE_ID;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ exports.API_PEDALS = PEDALS;
 exports.API_PEDAL_BY_ID = PEDALS + '/' + VARIABLE_ID;
 exports.API_BYPASS = BYPASS;
 exports.API_BYPASS_BY_ID = BYPASS + '/' + VARIABLE_ID;
+exports.API_MIDI = MIDI;
 
 exports.CACHE_INFO = "info";
 exports.CACHE_BANKS = "banks";
diff --git a/libs/modep.js b/libs/modep.js
index 6e5bed2..73f765a 100644
--- a/libs/modep.js
+++ b/libs/modep.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const logger = require('./logger.js');
 const cache = require('./cache.js');
 const commands = require('./commands.js');
 const blinky = require('./blinky.js');
+const osc = require('./osc.js');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const ttl2jsonld = require('@frogcat/ttl2jsonld').parse;
@@ -327,24 +328,8 @@ function setControlByRequest(pedalId, requestParams) {
 async function setControl(control, value) {
     if (control === undefined || control.midi === undefined) {
         throw new Error('control \'' + control.name + '\' with id \'' + control.id + '\' has no midi bindings');
-    } if (value === undefined || isNaN(value) || value < 0) {
-        value = 0;
-    } else if (value > 127) {
-        value = 127;
-    }
-    let cmd = 'oscsend';
-    let args = [
-        config.osc.host, config.osc.port,
-        config.osc.address,
-        'm',
-        '00' + util.toHex(value) + '0' + util.toHex(control.midi.controller) + 'b' + util.toHex(control.midi.channel)
-    ];
-    try {
-        await commands.execute(cmd, args);
-        control.value = value;
-    } catch (err) {
-        throw new Error(err);
-    }
+    } 
+    control.value = await osc.send(control.midi.controller, control.midi.channel, value);
 }
 
 function setPedalboardById(pedalboardId) {
diff --git a/libs/osc.js b/libs/osc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a04da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/osc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const logger = require('./logger.js');
+const util = require('./util.js');
+const commands = require('./commands.js');
+const config = require('../config.json').osc;
+
+const CMD = 'oscsend';
+
+async function send(controller, channel, value) {
+    if (controller == undefined || channel === undefined) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (value === undefined || isNaN(value) || value < 0) {
+        value = 0;
+    } else if (value > 127) {
+        value = 127;
+    }
+    logger.debug('sending value \'' + value + '\' to controller \'' + controller + '\' on channel \'' + channel + '\'...');
+    let args = [
+        config.host, config.port,
+        config.address,
+        'm',
+        '00' + util.toHex(value) + '0' + util.toHex(controller) + 'b' + util.toHex(channel)
+    ];
+    try {
+        await commands.execute(CMD, args);
+    } catch (err) {
+        throw new Error(err);
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+async function sendByRequest(id, args) {
+    if (args === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('no arguments defined');
+    }
+    const controller = args.get('controller');
+    if (controller === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('missing argument \'controller\'');
+    }
+    const channel = args.get('channel');
+    if (channel === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('missing argument \'channel\'');
+    } let value = args.get('value');
+    if (value === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('missing argument \'value\'');
+    }
+    try {
+        return JSON.stringify({ status: 'ok', controller: controller, channel: channel, value: await send(controller, channel, value) });
+    } catch (err) {
+        return JSON.stringify({ status: 'error', error: err });
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    send,
+    sendByRequest
+}
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