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The latest video from Integraudio takes an in-depth look at the Expressive E Osmose synthesizer.

The Expressive E Osmose is a unique synthesizer that combines the powerful modular synth engine Eagan Matrix with a new expressive keyboard design. The Osmose give you continuous timbrel and volume control over each note you play, and you can also add vibrato and pitch bends by moving your finger left and right.

The review covers the features of the Expressive E Osmose, lots of sonice demos and some of the pros and cons of the instrument.

Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments!

Topics covered:

Intro (0:00)

Differentiation from Other MPEs (:48)

Sound Demo (2:00)

Video Overview (2:29)

Sound Demo (3:00)

Design (3:19)

Multi-Dimensional Keys (3:34)

Sound Overview (4:06)

Synth Engine Overview (5:08)

Ext MIDI Mode Overview (5:49)

Sound Demo 2 (6:30)

Construction (6:43)

Buttons and Encoders (7:09)

Fader Controls (7:44)

Screen Controls (8:25)

Rear Panel (9:17)

Front Panel (9:47)

Key Design (10:05)

Aftertouch Demo (11:09)

Polyphonic Pressure Control Demo (11:39)

Aftertouch Travel (12:00)

Left and Right Control Demo (12:49)

Playability (13:42)

Macros (14:39)

Sound Demo 3 (15:16)

Sound Demo 4 (15:59)

Sound Demo 5 (16:19)

Pros (17:00)

Cons (20:00)

Patch Playthrough 1 (21:25)

Patch Playthrough 2 (22:05)

Patch Playthrough 3 (22:42)

Patch Playthrough 4 (23:15)

Conclusion (23:35)

Youtuber Congohelium shared this video demo of a new sound cartridge for the Sequential TOM drum machine.

The custom TOM drum machine cartridge features 16 vintage and rare analogue kits.

The Sequential TOM drum machine is a digital drum machine design from 1985. It features 8 sounds, but four-voice polyphony. It was designed to let you customize the sound palette using sound cartridges, which would let you access 8 additional sounds. The new cartridge is designed to let you add 16 sets of sounds.

Congohelium hasn’t said anything about plans to make these available to TOM owners. If you’re interested, see their Youtube page.

Electronic instrument pioneer Roger Linn (LinnDrum, MPC, LinnStrument) let us know about an upcoming workshop that offers a rare opportunity to learn instrument design.

Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) is hosting a workshop on Designing Physical Interactions for Music June 17 through 21, 2024.

The workshop, held in Stanford, CA, will be taught by Linn, and composer/inventor Sasha Leitman.

What Linn shared about the workshop:

“Every year around June, I and Sasha Leitman co-teach a one-week, five full days, hands-on workshop about designing and creating simple electronic music/audio projects at Stanford University’s CCRMA computer music school, either in-person or remote via Zoom.

In the workshop, Sasha and I provide lots of information about sensors, actuators, software, mechanical design and materials, and lots more. We help you come up with a project idea and help you build it.

If you’re attending in person, you’ll have access to sensors, actuators and electronic/mechanical tools in the CCRMA Max Lab. Or if you’re attending remotely online, you’ll obtain the needed items in advance. Either way, we’ll provide one-on-one help with your project.

Given that the workshop is only one week, the projects are generally simple, providing a novel way of interacting with sensors to generate sounds, controlled by software written for a Teensy microcontroller board or a laptop.”

The workshop is conducted both in-person at Stanford ($500) or remote online from anywhere ($250). It is open to all, with no prerequisites. To register, see the CCRMA website. You can preview the content of the workshop at Linn’s website.