Organizers of ContinuuCon 2024, scheduled for April 26–28 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, let us know that tickets are now available.
ContinuuCon is an international conference that focuses on the Haken Continuum and instruments that share its EaganMatrix synth engine, including the Haken Continuum Fingerboard, ContinuuMini, EaganMatrix Eurorack module and Expressive E Osmose synthesizer.
The three-day event features an opening reception and two days of workshops, seminars and performances. Musicians from around the world attend and participate.
Organizers also announced a Call for Presentations. Presentations that incorporate some performance aspect are preferred. Presentations can be 30, 45, or 60 minutes in length. See the event website for details.
ContinuuCon 2024 tickets are available now for $280, through March 25 (normally $320). The ticket covers entry to all conference events, including the opening night reception and two full days of presentations, workshops, and demonstrations. Tickets also include two catered lunches.
Especially notable in the demo is the use of aftertouch from the Expressive E Osmose, which offers one of the best implementations, ever, of keyboard aftertouch.
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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!
