Expressive E is making its Osmose MPE keyboard (comparatively) extra inexpensive by ditching the synthesizer and making it a easy MIDI controller. The brand new CE osmosis is available in two sizes, 49 and 61 keys, for $999 and $1,199, respectively. Now, $999 is fairly costly for a MIDI controller, nevertheless it’s far lower than Osmose’s $1,799 beginning worth. It’s even a fairly whole lot when pitted towards its closest competitor, the $1,399 Roli Seaboard 2.
For these unfamiliar, the Osmosis is likely one of the most original synths available on the market. It appears like an ordinary piano-style keyboard, however its keys transfer backwards and forwards, permitting you to coax mild bends out of it such as you may on a violin or guitar. Plus MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) means every notice can have its personal velocity and timbre, making it some of the expressive keyboards available on the market. Hans Zimmer even turned to an orchestra of Osmoses to attain Dune 2.
For Osmose CE, Expressive E is placing apart the concept Osmose is a standalone synthesizer and constructing tighter integration with desktop software program, together with a brand new Ctrl-e suite that collects over 900 presets designed to focus on the keybed’s capabilities. Osmose CE additionally has tighter DAW (digital audio workstation) integration, providing you with some management over Ableton Live, Bitwig, Cubaseand Logic Pro straight from the keyboard.
Expressive E plans to deliver the brand new software program options of the Osmose CE to the unique Osmose synth in a future firmware replace. However present house owners can even get entry to the Ctrl-e suite, to allow them to begin exploring the brand new presets.
