CONTACT WHO: Expressive E. WEB: www.expressivee.com KEY FEATURES 24-voice polyphony, 49 full-size keys with three-dimensional control, standalone synthesiser, MPE Controller and classic MIDI controller I/O: Two ¼” TRS pseudo-balanced line outputs, ¼” TRS headphone output, MIDI In, MIDI Out/Thru, USB Type B DIMENSIONS: 894 x 316 x 87.5mm WEIGHT: 8.3 kg
The arrival of Osmose was announced back in 2019 and we remember very well our disappointment at a NAMM show, around that time, when Expressive E brought a non-working version to their booth. To say this was a keenly anticipated instrument is an understatement. We’ll forgive them for the delay as Covid probably put a spanner in the works of development, but fast forward a few years and the Osmose has finally broken through a barricade of red tape and arrived on our test studio doorstep.
Osmose is a collaboration between French company Expressive E, of Touché controller fame, and Haken Audio, makers of the Continuum Fingerboard. While it features the same EagenMatrix synth engine, the Osmose takes a slightly more traditional approach with the keyboard, compared to the Continuum’s bright red neoprene
