@risbaw
Osmose is great and the natural sounds are very good . but I wish that the features of tap , shake or strum would not be on just few presets . I thought before buying that I could tap and shake every sound or have the selection to do so from the menu but no. it is the pre determined sound design of each sound that allows you to express like this. maybe with a new sound bank of more synthesized effect sounds would make even more people love the Osmose who are not keyboard players. so many choices for the aftertouch for example than only to brightening up the sound or lfo speed . But again it sounds amazing and even if you don't play complex keyboard melodies you can get something very expressive very quickly like no other synth and also the keys are very pleasing to press.
@ac27934
Love this. Sounds a lot like Arthur Bouflet of Tonnerre. And Osmose too, of course.
@Space_Noise
LOVE my Osmose 🖤
@ChristopherSimmons
Love mine, early supporter preorder. Worth the wait :)
@Transversalv2
Se ve increÃble. Si tiene buenos sonidos de órgano y al menos uno de clavecin, inmediatamente me comprarÃa uno.
@DannyJi
This thing makes me want to buy a synth again.
@LunatiqueRob
I bought the Osmose and the Seaboard Rise 2 at around the same time, and while I prefer the Osmose's feel, I'm also very disappointed in its lack of ability to control software virtual instruments with its MPE capabilities. The main reason I bought the Osmose was because of the pressure-controlled glissando/portamento, as that to me is one of the hardest expressions to achieve with conventional MIDI controllers since ribbon controllers cannot hit the target note accurately by position, while the Seaboard series and the Osmose can. My Seaboard Rise 2 can control the Audio Modeling SWAM instruments easily because there are presets in the SWAM instruments for the Seaboard Rise already. I tried to get the Osmose to work with SWAM instruments and it was a nightmare, and Expressive E's tech support couldn't be of much help because the Osmose simply cannot do it correctly and will cause unexpected random pitch jumps when using the pressure-controlled glissando with software virtual instruments. I was told their contract with Hakken Audio prevents them from allowing the Osmose to easily control third-party sound sources with all of its MPE capabilities. The sad thing is, the Osmose cannot even use its MPE capabilities when controlling Expressive E's own software instruments like the Arche instruments, Noisy, and Imagine. This is a huge problem because I specifically bought the Osmose as a MIDI controller as I do not care about the Hakken sound engine at all--not even a little bit, because it is so unconventional and difficult to use and requires way too much time and energy to master that the ROI just isn't worth it for me. The fact you'd have to use the desktop software editor to really get to all the detailed parameters makes it a terrible onboard sound engine since the hardware controls are limited and not laid out like conventional synthesizers where most or all the parameters are available in a single glance and easily reached. None of the above would be a problem if the Osmose's onboard sound engine and presets had a whole collection of authentic-sounding acoustic/orchestral/jazz instruments, but it doesn't. All the onboard presets of acoustic sounds that can be achieved with the Hakken sound engine live somewhere in the uncanny valley, where they kinda sound like real instruments but there's always something off about them and can't compete with the amazing high-end orchestral and jazz sample libraries we currently have on the market. You might wonder why I would buy a synth like the Osmose for acoustic/orchestral/jazz sounds instead of using it like a normal synth. The reason is with synth sounds, the currently available conventional controllers on the market are already enough to make the sounds come alive, and the dynamic expressions of synth sounds are in general much easier to achieve since there are built-in dynamics with various parameters you can set to automatically adjust by velocity and pressure, or with other MIDI controllers like breath, ribbon, or even Expressive E's own Touche. Acoustic instruments, in comparison, are far more demanding of precise control of expressions, as classical and jazz music requires a different level of virtuosity and precision, which is why MPE controllers are so beneficial for controlling acoustic virtual instruments, and why all the film/game/TV/media composers out there are so interested in it. But the Osmose simply cannot be used as an MPE controller with all the amazing orchestral and jazz sample libraries and sample-modeled instruments on the market, while its own onboard presets and sound engine don't even come close to the same level of realism. My hope is that Expressive E will put their effort toward either creating a full range of authentic-sounding/behaving acoustic/orchestral/jazz instruments (don't know whether that's even possible with the Hakken sound engine's limitations) and providing this new sound collection either as a free download or a paid product (which I'll gladly pay for if the price is reasonable), or have a serious talk with their partner, Hakken Audio, about allowing the Osmose to easily be set up and control the incredible range of orchestral and jazz sample libraries and sample-modeled instruments on the market with all of its MPE capabilities.
@jacobwenzel5338
I just got one today, This thing is awesome! This is the synth I've been waiting for my whole life. Are there plans to make a 61 key version?
@CosmicOcean01
The Osmose certainly looks a truly exceptionally promising synth and its unique keyboard and MPE implementation adds greatly to its value as a modern instrument, although as I understand it's an evolving project, which at this time point is not quite able to deliver on everything that is declared. There are a couple of very significant issues IMHO, beyond the very important problems in using its MPE keyboard capabilities to control third-party sound sources that reduce its use as a MIDI controller. First, it's the lack of a DIGITAL AUDIO INTERFACE. One should be able to get pure digital audio straight into the DAW or other software through the Osmose's USB interface. The USB interface should double as a digital audio interface along with MIDI. After all, Osmose is a digital synth or not? (Meaning that it incorporates a D/A unit.) The pure digital signal should be allowed to run through a digital interface. Why a DIGITAL INTERFACE? First, it would permit for reduced cable mess, audio cables running all over the place, to an audio interface input, a mixer input or to a patchbay. Passing the audio through a single USB cable is much more neat and tidy. It would also allow avoiding having to buy and maintain a mixer or patchbay as well as saving a couple of precious inputs on the main audio interface of the studio and this is very important, especially in the case of a small, home studio. Furthermore, it would eliminate the need for buying a new main audio interface with more analogue inputs. All these facts are very well considered by potential buyers. Moreover, a digital interface will offer a pure-undistorted audio stream, escaping any almost unavoidable analogue audio distortion as the analogue audio passes through cables, mixers and patchbays. As that, the Osmose will become even more manageable, its audio directly shown up on the DAW and more easily processed with plugins etc., all in the digital domain. Of course in order to offer a USB digital audio output, a new audio routing inside the Osmose has to be implemented and then audio drivers developed, but I don't think this is too hard or too costly. Second and IMHO highly significant too, it’s Osmose 's keyboard range. 4 octaves aren't quite enough for a synth like this. 6 octaves (73 keys) seems more natural to me. It would allow for more control especially to composers and its value as a MIDI controller keyboard will be crucially raised. One would want to use it as the master MIDI keyboard of the set-up, taking advantage of this unique keyboard, perhaps along with a hammer-action 88-key keyboard (I don't mean a 88-key Osmose though! But it would certainly be welcome!). A long ribbon controller would be a great addition on its use as a master MIDI controller after all issues of controlling third-party sound sources are eventually solved. A new edition of Osmose should rather include a full MIDI 2.0 implementation so it further increases its capabilities and market value. Well, I'll be waiting for the implementation of a USB digital audio interface and a 6-octave keyboard version, along with ironing out any third-party sound sources control disabilities, so I'd go forward and get this very promising synth. I hope I won't be disappointed along with other potential buyers that we share the same thoughts. I can't stand more cable-mess, nor buying a new audio interface or other equipment for my small home studio and I'd love to use it as a master keyboard too.
@Pianomations
This is so amazing! Does this work as a midi keyboard? If you could play the expressions directly into your daw that would be absolutely amazing! (even though it already is :D)
@Flyingrabbit2222
Need to hear some Memphis blues
@PeterGarofalo
It is this & more . I love mine Get one .
@letMeSayThatInIrish
I ordered one from Thomann but it got lost by the delivery company. I wonder if it was just too tempting and someone stole it 🤣 Edit: It finally arrived, 20 days after being unloaded at a port just a few kilometres away from my house. Turns out the authorities spent all the time thoroughly searching through it, looking for contraband. They didn't find it... 🤣 Oh, and the synth is truly amazing, I had no idea I would like it so much!
@RyanHarris77
When will you have the soft case back in stock? I paid back on august 1st. I wish I had it. I cry everyday (unrelated).
N/A
wow comments are rude with osmose, by my side I love mine, internals sound are great , never tried ythe editor as it looks like a nightmare, use it to play its sound or hardware ( iridium / super super 6) or software instrumets. I just wish it could work better with midi, it's still pretty ok with my hardware synths, but it doesn't work properly if you want to sequence it's own engine with ableton ( so I just use audio). hopefully one day midi 2.0 will be deployed an allow for data transmission quality this kind of instruments needs.
@majesticcreaturesmusic
Please make a keytar next.
@user-kx5fs9jy1g
Awesome sounds. Looks very fun to play. Quick question: The vibratto and pressure seem like they'd be great, but I was just wondering, does the MPE y-axis work with this keyboard? On the LinnStrument, Roli, and TouchKeys you would move up on the key, but not sure if there's a way to map that on this.
@PerMo387
Just entered the giveaway on perfect circle if I can only win one thing in life I hope it's this
@zanza_the_rewolverine
I can control the standalone instruments on my mpc x SE with mpe feature?
@davidvisscher4844