diff --git a/app/api/v1/plugins.py b/app/api/v1/plugins.py
index 0925240..e7c53e7 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/plugins.py
+++ b/app/api/v1/plugins.py
@@ -995,6 +995,8 @@ def _render_midi_notes_pedalboard(instrument_id: str, notes: list, bpm: float,
             preset_id=preset_id,
             preset_path=preset_path,
             preset_data_b64=preset_data_b64,
+            soundfont_bank=soundfont_bank,
+            soundfont_program=soundfont_program,
         )
     if not HAS_PEDALBOARD:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=501, detail="pedalboard không khả dụng trên máy này")
diff --git a/app/core/native_render.py b/app/core/native_render.py
index c74a3b0..add5f71 100644
--- a/app/core/native_render.py
+++ b/app/core/native_render.py
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ def _preset_b64(preset_id, preset_path, preset_data_b64) -> str:
 
 
 def render_offline(instrument_id, notes, bpm, sample_rate, preset_id=None,
-                   preset_path=None, preset_data_b64=None) -> tuple:
+                   preset_path=None, preset_data_b64=None,
+                   soundfont_bank=None, soundfont_program=None) -> tuple:
     """Render MIDI notes qua native_bridge --render → (out_path, duration_sec).
 
     Giữ response shape của _render_midi_notes_pedalboard. Lỗi → HTTPException
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def render_offline(instrument_id, notes, bpm, sample_rate, preset_id=None,
         "bpm": float(bpm),
         "notes": [{
             "pitch": int(n.get("pitch", 60)),
-            "velocity": int(float(n.get("velocity", 0.8)) * 127),
+            "velocity": float(n.get("velocity", 0.8)),  # bridge job: float 0..1 (RenderJob.cpp *127)
             "start_beat": float(n.get("start_beat", 0)),
             "duration_beats": float(n.get("duration_beats", 1)),
         } for n in notes],
@@ -112,6 +113,12 @@ def render_offline(instrument_id, notes, bpm, sample_rate, preset_id=None,
         preset = _preset_b64(preset_id, preset_path, preset_data_b64)
         if preset:
             job["preset"] = preset
+    # bank/program (giữ parity với midi_events_to_messages cũ: key có mặt
+    # kể cả giá trị 0 — bridge xử lý theo presence, không theo truthiness)
+    if soundfont_bank is not None:
+        job["soundfont_bank"] = int(soundfont_bank) & 0x7F
+    if soundfont_program is not None:
+        job["soundfont_program"] = int(soundfont_program) & 0x7F
     os.makedirs(settings.PROCESSED_DIR, exist_ok=True)
     out_path = os.path.join(settings.PROCESSED_DIR, f"preview_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:10]}.wav")
     job_path = out_path + ".job.json"
diff --git a/tests/test_native_render.py b/tests/test_native_render.py
index 152d0b6..ecd82d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_native_render.py
+++ b/tests/test_native_render.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_bridge_render_sf2_e2e():
         pytest.skip("SF2 fixture missing")
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
         job = {"instrument_type": 2, "plugin_path": sf2, "sample_rate": 44100, "bpm": 120.0,
-               "notes": [{"pitch": 60, "velocity": 101, "start_beat": 0.0, "duration_beats": 1.0}]}
+               "notes": [{"pitch": 60, "velocity": 0.8, "start_beat": 0.0, "duration_beats": 1.0}]}
         jp = os.path.join(td, "job.json")
         out = os.path.join(td, "out.wav")
         with open(jp, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
@@ -56,3 +56,37 @@ def test_bridge_render_sf2_e2e():
         info = sf.info(out)
         assert info.samplerate == 44100
         assert info.frames == 22050
+
+
+def test_plugins_bridge_branch_dispatch(monkeypatch):
+    """SF_RENDER_ENGINE=bridge: _render_midi_notes_pedalboard phải đi
+    vào native_render (instrument lạ -> 404), không cần pedalboard."""
+    from app.api.v1 import plugins as pl
+    monkeypatch.setattr(pl.settings, "RENDER_ENGINE", "bridge")
+    with pytest.raises(HTTPException) as ei:
+        pl._render_midi_notes_pedalboard("__no_such__", [], bpm=120.0, sample_rate=44100)
+    assert ei.value.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_bridge_matches_pedalboard_rms():
+    """Golden so sánh (plan §6): bridge vs pedalboard cùng job Nexus → RMS
+    trong tolerance. Skip nếu máy thiếu pedalboard hoặc Nexus VST3."""
+    from app.core.vst_engine import HAS_PEDALBOARD, PluginManager
+    if not HAS_PEDALBOARD:
+        pytest.skip("pedalboard not installed")
+    itype, path = native_render._resolve_instrument("Nexus")
+    if not path:
+        pytest.skip("Nexus VST3 not installed")
+    notes = [{"pitch": 60, "velocity": 0.8, "start_beat": 0.0, "duration_beats": 1.0}]
+    out_b, dur_b = native_render.render_offline("Nexus", notes, bpm=120.0, sample_rate=44100)
+    vst = PluginManager().load_vst("Nexus")
+    if vst is None:
+        pytest.skip("pedalboard cannot load Nexus")
+    ev = [{"note": 60, "start_beat": 0.0, "duration_beats": 1.0, "velocity": 101}]
+    msgs = PluginManager.midi_events_to_messages(ev, 120.0, 44100)
+    buf = vst(msgs, sample_rate=44100, duration=dur_b, num_channels=2)
+    import numpy as np
+    audio = sf.read(out_b)[0]
+    rms_b = float(np.sqrt((audio ** 2).mean()))
+    rms_p = float(np.sqrt((np.asarray(buf.T) ** 2).mean()))
+    assert abs(rms_b - rms_p) < 0.01, f"bridge={rms_b:.5f} pedalboard={rms_p:.5f}"