diff --git a/src/sfizz/Opcode.cpp b/src/sfizz/Opcode.cpp
index fbe8bcc5..657bae1b 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Opcode.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Opcode.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@
 
 #include "Opcode.h"
 #include "StringViewHelpers.h"
+#include "absl/strings/ascii.h"
+#include "absl/strings/match.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include <cctype>
+#include <cassert>
 
 sfz::Opcode::Opcode(absl::string_view inputOpcode, absl::string_view inputValue)
     : opcode(trim(inputOpcode))
     , value(trim(inputValue))
+    , category(identifyCategory(inputOpcode))
 {
     size_t nextCharIndex { 0 };
     int parameterPosition { 0 };
@@ -34,3 +39,77 @@ sfz::Opcode::Opcode(absl::string_view inputOpcode, absl::string_view inputValue)
     if (nextCharIndex != opcode.npos)
         lettersOnlyHash = hashNoAmpersand(opcode.substr(nextCharIndex), lettersOnlyHash);
 }
+
+static absl::string_view extractBackInteger(absl::string_view opcodeName)
+{
+    size_t n = opcodeName.size();
+    size_t i = n;
+    while (i > 0 && absl::ascii_isdigit(opcodeName[i - 1])) --i;
+    return opcodeName.substr(i);
+}
+
+std::string sfz::Opcode::getDerivedName(sfz::OpcodeCategory newCategory, unsigned number) const
+{
+    std::string derivedName(opcode);
+
+    switch (category) {
+    case kOpcodeNormal:
+        break;
+    case kOpcodeOnCcN:
+    case kOpcodeCurveCcN:
+    case kOpcodeStepCcN:
+    case kOpcodeSmoothCcN:
+        {
+            // when the input is cc, first delete the suffix `_*cc`
+            size_t pos = opcode.rfind('_');
+            assert(pos != opcode.npos);
+            derivedName.resize(pos);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    // helper to extract the cc number optionally if the next part needs it
+    auto ccNumberSuffix = [this, number]() -> std::string {
+        return (number != ~0u) ? std::to_string(number) :
+            std::string(extractBackInteger(opcode));
+    };
+
+    switch (newCategory) {
+    case kOpcodeNormal:
+        break;
+    case kOpcodeOnCcN:
+        absl::StrAppend(&derivedName, "_oncc", ccNumberSuffix());
+        break;
+    case kOpcodeCurveCcN:
+        absl::StrAppend(&derivedName, "_curvecc", ccNumberSuffix());
+        break;
+    case kOpcodeStepCcN:
+        absl::StrAppend(&derivedName, "_stepcc", ccNumberSuffix());
+        break;
+    case kOpcodeSmoothCcN:
+        absl::StrAppend(&derivedName, "_smoothcc", ccNumberSuffix());
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return derivedName;
+}
+
+sfz::OpcodeCategory sfz::Opcode::identifyCategory(absl::string_view name)
+{
+    sfz::OpcodeCategory category = kOpcodeNormal;
+
+    if (!name.empty() && absl::ascii_isdigit(name.back())) {
+        absl::string_view part = name;
+        part.remove_suffix(extractBackInteger(name).size());
+        if (absl::EndsWith(part, "_oncc") || absl::EndsWith(part, "_cc"))
+            category = kOpcodeOnCcN;
+        else if (absl::EndsWith(part, "_curvecc"))
+            category = kOpcodeCurveCcN;
+        else if (absl::EndsWith(part, "_stepcc"))
+            category = kOpcodeStepCcN;
+        else if (absl::EndsWith(part, "_smoothcc"))
+            category = kOpcodeSmoothCcN;
+    }
+
+    return category;
+}
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Opcode.h b/src/sfizz/Opcode.h
index 492cfb1e..189aca0b 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Opcode.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Opcode.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "Range.h"
 #include "SfzHelpers.h"
 #include "StringViewHelpers.h"
-#include <absl/types/optional.h>
+#include "absl/types/optional.h"
 #include "absl/meta/type_traits.h"
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@
 #include "absl/strings/numbers.h"
 
 namespace sfz {
+/**
+ * @brief A category which an opcode may belong to.
+ */
+enum OpcodeCategory {
+    //! An ordinary opcode
+    kOpcodeNormal,
+    //! A region opcode which matches *_onccN or *_ccN
+    kOpcodeOnCcN,
+    //! A region opcode which matches *_curveccN
+    kOpcodeCurveCcN,
+    //! A region opcode which matches *_stepccN
+    kOpcodeStepCcN,
+    //! A region opcode which matches *_smoothccN
+    kOpcodeSmoothCcN,
+};
+
 /**
  * @brief Opcode description class. The class parses the parameters
  * of the opcode on construction.
@@ -33,6 +49,19 @@ struct Opcode {
     uint64_t lettersOnlyHash { Fnv1aBasis };
     // This is to handle the integer parameters of some opcodes
     std::vector<uint16_t> parameters;
+    OpcodeCategory category;
+
+    /*
+     * @brief Get the derived opcode name to convert it to another category.
+     *
+     * @param newCategory category to convert to
+     * @param number optional CC number, needed if destination is CC and source is not
+     * @return derived opcode name
+     */
+    std::string getDerivedName(OpcodeCategory newCategory, unsigned number = ~0u) const;
+
+private:
+    static OpcodeCategory identifyCategory(absl::string_view name);
     LEAK_DETECTOR(Opcode);
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/OpcodeT.cpp b/tests/OpcodeT.cpp
index ffbb07ab..c45357ff 100644
--- a/tests/OpcodeT.cpp
+++ b/tests/OpcodeT.cpp
@@ -138,3 +138,23 @@ TEST_CASE("[Opcode] Note values")
     REQUIRE(noteValue);
     REQUIRE(*noteValue == 61);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("[Opcode] Categories")
+{
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("sample", "").category == sfz::kOpcodeNormal);
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("amplitude_oncc11", "").category == sfz::kOpcodeOnCcN);
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("cutoff_cc22", "").category == sfz::kOpcodeOnCcN);
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("lfo01_pitch_curvecc33", "").category == sfz::kOpcodeCurveCcN);
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("pan_stepcc44", "").category == sfz::kOpcodeStepCcN);
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("noise_level_smoothcc55", "").category == sfz::kOpcodeSmoothCcN);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("[Opcode] Derived names")
+{
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("sample", "").getDerivedName(sfz::kOpcodeNormal) == "sample");
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("cutoff_cc22", "").getDerivedName(sfz::kOpcodeNormal) == "cutoff");
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("lfo01_pitch_curvecc33", "").getDerivedName(sfz::kOpcodeOnCcN) == "lfo01_pitch_oncc33");
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("pan_stepcc44", "").getDerivedName(sfz::kOpcodeCurveCcN) == "pan_curvecc44");
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("noise_level_smoothcc55", "").getDerivedName(sfz::kOpcodeStepCcN) == "noise_level_stepcc55");
+    REQUIRE(sfz::Opcode("sample", "").getDerivedName(sfz::kOpcodeSmoothCcN, 66) == "sample_smoothcc66");
+}