Synthesizer

Expressive E Osmose, new generation 49-key three-dimensional synthesizer and controller. A jewel of technology serving the pleasure of any musician looking for an expressiveness normally only possible on a traditional instrument. Osmose sets a new standard in musical expressiveness: use intuitive gestures to control this standalone MPE synthesizer and make your productions and your playing style unique, explore first press and aftertouch, make vibratos and bends, shake, scratch keys and more. Whether with the internal sound engine (EaganMatrix), or in MIDI controller mode, you will rediscover your approach to sound. Osmose will help you explore new musical horizons for experienced keyboardists, creative producers and daring sound designers alike.

ARTICLE N° 88091
  • Expressive E Osmosis
  • Keyboard: 49 full-size keys with three-dimensional control
  • Configurations: Standalone synthesizer, MPE MIDI controller, and classic MIDI controller
  • Sound engine: EaganMatrix, a digital modular engine from Haken Audio
  • Polyphony: Up to 24 voices
  • Sounds: 500 MPE presets with 8 macros per preset
  • Parameters: adjustable sensitivity, dedicated effects section, MPE arpeggiator, pressure glide
  • Design: 66% recycled materials and total dismantling possible with simple tools
  • Interface: Color LCD screen, pitch and modulation sliders
  • Pedal Inputs: 2 continuous pedal inputs, assignable to sustain or synthesis parameters
  • MIDI: DIN MIDI In, MIDI Out/Thru, USB Type B
  • Controller modes: MPE, Poly Aftertouch, Multi-Channel, Classic
  • Audio output: Two ¼” TS pseudo-balanced line outputs, ¼” TRS headphone output
  • Dimensions: 894 x 316 x 87.5 mm
  • Weight: 8.3 kg
  • Power supply: External power supply with locking connector, 12V, 1.5A, center positive
  • Software: Software update for new firmware and library versions. A Mac/PC editor for creating and editing sounds
After 10 years of research and development in France, modern luthiers Expressive E offer with Osmose a new way of approaching keyboard instruments. This standalone MPE synthesizer has been designed to perfectly interact its 49 expressive keys with the powerful EaganMatrix sound engine (developed by the expressive pioneers at Haken Audio), a digital modular engine developed by Haken Audio. Delivered with more than 500 MPE presets, built-in effects and intuitive and fun settings functions, Osmose allows you to sculpt sound in depth through the use of simple MPE gestures. The new generation polyphonic aftertouch allows 3D control of each key on several axes. You can also use its innovative MIDI keyboard to control your favorite DAW and synthesizers (virtual or hardware)!

Expressivity is at the heart of the young French brand Expressive E. We owe it the famous Touché and Touché SE, probably the best designed tools to bring a game rich in expressions, nuances, modulations, to most synthesizers in the world. market or virtual instruments.
Starting this year 2023, musicians and creators around the world will be able to benefit from Expressive E's know-how with Osmose, designed in partnership with Haken Audio.
With Osmose, the ultimate controller AND new generation synthesizer, your inspiration will be increased tenfold and the organic and rich sounds it produces will be played, controlled, with unparalleled finesse and subtlety.
It’s a revolution!
Number of keys
 49
Number of polyphony notes
 24
Aftertouch
 Polyphonic
Velocity-sensitive
 Yes
Type of sound generator
 Digital
Effects
 Multi-FX processor
Control pedal input
 Expression, Sustain
Analog output
 2
Headphone output
 Yes
MPE
 Yes
USB port
 Yes
Modulation wheel
 Yes
MIDI port
 Yes
Power supply
 Power adapter (included)
Touch
 Semi-weighted Keys
About Expressive E
Expressive E is a French electronic instrument manufacturer whose mission is to improve the way musicians interact with sounds by creating music creation tools that are much more intuitive and powerful.
Their goal is to enable a seamless connection between artists and their instruments.
Expressive E created the award-winning Touché and Touché SE MIDI controllers, as well as the Arché line of modeled instruments and multiple creative sound banks, including the MPE collection.
Its first standalone hardware synthesizer, Osmose, sets a new standard for musical expressiveness and pushes the boundaries of keyboard creativity. This is an easy-to-use electronic instrument
which opens new ways to control sound via familiar gestures (press, bend, shake, etc.). Osmose offers multi-dimensional control of each note while respecting the player's original keyboard skills.

About Haken Audio
Prior to the partnership with Expressive E, Haken Audio's EaganMatrix sound engine was exclusively for the company's Continuum Fingerboard and ContinumMini instruments.
The Haken Audio team members each have over 25 years of experience designing experimental sounds.
Founder Dr. Lippold Haken began work on the Continuum in the early 1980s, and over the past decade he has worked with Edmund Eagan on the development of the EaganMatrix, a sound engine inspired by modular synthesizers, optimized for three-dimensional finger movements on the Continuum Fingerboard.

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