Synthesist Starsky Carr, in his latest video, shares his thoughts on the new Expressive E Osmose – a synthesizer he describes as ‘a glimpse of the future’.
Carr discusses his process of learning the Osmose as the 7 stages of enlightenment:
0:00 1 Shock – overview of the hardware
2:11 2 Realisation – whats MPE and how does it work
12:22 3 Conceptualisation – how to use it & controlling the sensitivity
15:21 4 Understanding – getting to grips with the Haken Editor
24:58 5 Rejection – some minor issues and some bigger ones
32:29 6 Acceptance – integrating into your studio
33:12 7 Enlightenment – Sunny Uplands of Synthershire
“The software can be a b*tch at first,” notes Carr, “and its so frustrating that a few tweaks to the manual would’ve saved me a day or so of headscratching.”
But his main takeaway is that, once you’ve experienced the expressive capabilities of the Osmose, “a lot of synths will feel lacking”.
Watch the video and share your thoughts on it and the Osmose in the comments!
Developer Brian Clevinger, (the creator of both Native Instruments Absynth & Rhizomatic Plasmonic), shared this video, demonstrating how to create and control an expressive MPE pad in Plasmonic with the Expressive E Osmose.
Starting with a basic saw + LPF patch, Clevinger shows how to use MPE to control a number of parameters to build a sound with detailed and organic expression.
Brian Clevinger says that Plasmonic & the Osmose “are a perfect match”.
For those that are interested in exploring beyond the Osmose’s built-in sound engine, watch the video and share your thoughts on the Plasmonic + Osmose combination in the comments!
Expressive E informs us that they have reopened reservations for the Osmose expressive synthesizer.
The release of the Osmose was delayed by global supply-chain issues, but the company started shipments at the beginning of this year.
In conjunction with the announcement, Expressive E released two new videos, showing how Jean-Michel Jarre and t.nava (Free Nationals, Anderson .Paak) are using the Osmose in their work:
