play better leads with osmose - creative tutorial #4 (piano diary)

[@JoshuaSimonson909]

I just ordered my Osmose! I am so excited!

[@twouffes]

Thank you for those super new tips! The magic of Osmose is that we can get creative even in our ways to approach the instrument, and then each sounds become a never ending journey...

[@ExpressiveE]

You understood Osmose perfectly :)

[@JSPHKH]

0:45.... very funny to see this because i also immediately turn off the global fx whenever i am working with a preset.... it would be awesome if there were a way to control this behavior similar to the global sensitivity defaults. i understand that it's sometimes a fundamental aspect of the preset, but for the majority of sounds i am drawn to on the device, it's usually too much and/or would just be much better to use the external reverb/echo send that is handling the other elements outside the osmose. maybe simply a toggle for bypass global fx in the sensitivity tab wouldn't be too intrusive?

[@johnhurd3257]

I totally agree.

[@ExpressiveE]

Great idea! Transferred to the product team :)

[@greybearmusic1174]

Just heard David Gilmore at the Hollywood Bowl. Your double bend is right from David's world of bends. Bravo~

[@ExpressiveE]

Taking inspiration from all musicians, no matter the instrument!

[@N-trepid1]

This is soooo good! Thanks for the detailed instruction. So glad I jumped on this instrument early. Between the Osmose and Touche, Expressive E has been on a roll. Merci Beaucoup ;)

[@ExpressiveE]

That goes to our heart! We'll keep pushing to give you great content and great instruments. Merci à vous!

[@Outhouse48]

inspiring and helpful. Thanks

[@friendlynoise]

Great video. Great Osmose.

[@ExpressiveE]

Great comment.

[@markcox5385]

Finger bend is like bending a string with your finger. Pitch bend is like the whammy bar! 😀

[@ExpressiveE]

Well spotted... and we'll have a very cool tuto for whammy bar enthusiasts soon ;-) #osmosedjent #shred

[@rainerdietel6511]

It's all a matter of taste. In my opinion, Osmose has much better sounds and much more than melodies to offer, because it has MPE. With the EWI Sylphio you have more possibilities to play lead sounds with even more effects. The strength of Osmose is the fluid use of melodies with chords.

[@MrStevem121]

Great videos and very appreciated Expressive E!

[@findmads]

I wanted the Osmose to be great, so bad, but eventually had to return it. I had two sent to me. the first one had a lot of sensor issues, probably due to a rough postal delivery. I updated it but the problems didn’t go away, so I saved all of my presets and had another one sent to me. I had decided to keep it if the second one was working because I really like the sounds it offers, but sadly it too had sensor errors after updating it. The middle d would occasionally not trigger a note and sometimes I would get a distorted screaming noise in stead of the selected preset. I would have to turn off the synth to make it go away. I spent a month tweaking and saving presets, but had to return both synths😢, because I have to be able to count on the synth to be reliable. Crossing my fingers for the Osmose 2, because I loved the intuitive playability and the sounds. Also one could wish for higher quality buttons, an internal power supply and less keybed noises. ❤

[@ExpressiveE]

Duly noted! :) Thanks for your feedback.

[@PeranMe]

Fantastic playing! You make me want to practice my vibrato even more - your vibrato is so beautiful! I also come from being jealous of guitarists, and the Osmose really freed me up in the best way! Great video, thanks for sharing! ❤

[@AntonisAdelfidis_UnderGround]

Happy owner of Osmose here, thanks for this great video!

[@ExpressiveE]

You're welcome :)

[@BubbleFilms]

Thanks for sharing this video. I love my Osmose! My only wish was that the black keys had a similar friction surface as the white keys. My fingers slip a bit on them and that makes vibrato and other techniques less consistent.

[@FredMurray]

Rick Wright would have loved this instrument...

[@kuederle]

I wish the Osmose had more lead presets. The one in the video is good but there are not many others, especially ones with a wide range of expressiveness.

[@ExpressiveE]

Duly noted for future updates :)

[@tobiasphilippen7883]

Thanks for the tutorial. Great video, good ideas. I find that setting the bending on the keyboard to a semitone is too much. Of course, it makes sense for musically relevant slides but the vibrato is too reminiscent of a singing saw or a theremin for me. Over the top. Fortunately, the Osmose also offers even smaller settings for the pressure glide, so that you can have a more subtle vibrato as well.

[@hansmittendorf]

very good

[@ExpressiveE]

Thanks a lot!

[@synthplayer1563]

Great video. I'm thinking about whether it might be a good idea to start with a 2 semitone instead of 1 semitone pitch bend. It's certainly more difficult, but maybe so you'll get used to a still more expressive technique.

[@ExpressiveE]

That's what's great with Osmose... you can adapt it to anyone's playing! :D There's no right or wrong!

[@nblr2342]

Thanks for sharing! This made me more comfortable with experimenting and creating user defined presets. I'm missing the pressure glide setting in my customized nostalgia preset though. Two adjacent keys still play two distinct notes. I've seen, tweaked, and thoroughly enjoyed that setting on other instruments (1st, 2nd, nothing wild) but seem to miss where to configure it here. Any hints?

[@glockenberg]

the pressure glide? it's the 4th menu button, option under the arpeggiator.

[@ExpressiveE]

You're right, pressure glide, as well as the mpe arpeggiator can be set up and modified for each preset (factory AND user!). It's the 4th, yellow tab. Enjoy :)

[@nblr2342]

@@ExpressiveE Found my mistake. The "on/off" icon on the pressure slide screen (lower encoder knob on the left side of the display) was disabled (gray, not yellow). The learning curve is fun although sometimes I still need a second look to find things but that's totally fine. I really like how the UI of the Osmose handles its complexity well by being subtle, not convoluted, yet rich in options though! The countless hours and expertise that have gone into engineering this UI do show.

[@alexdiakov_ambient]

Thank you for the tut. Would be nice to get more of such content. Tried same preset with the same changes as you, strange but it sounds more harsh and the attack is slower. What could be the reason? I'm on the last firmware. And by the way want to ask Expressive E - when approx are you planning to update EaganMatrix (v1035 with resynthesis)?

[@ExpressiveE]

Hey! As for your second question, we'll keep you posted in the upcoming months :) And we'll keep pushing more creative tutorials as we go!

[@lonezombieheart7808]

Isn't there an option to play a slow bend with 2 keys slowly pressed. I saw Jordan Rudess doing something.

[@ExpressiveE]

You're probably talking about "press glide" which is tackled in this video too :)

[@silverlight2004db]

i have a lot of trouble trying to transpose the osmose keyboard, for me a major downside if it is going to be a go to lead instrument. anyone have any tips of how to transpose the keybed

[@JOSHMADOFF]

If you open the Haken Editor, theres a red upside-down T on the display section at the top. Just slide that to the left or right to transpose, then resave your preset transposed

[@silverlight2004db]

@@JOSHMADOFF well, i think it is a major oversight if you have to open the computer editor to transpose a preset. Being able to do it on the fly is essential for any synth/midi controller performance oriented keyboard

[@CosmicOcean01]

The Osmose is definitely a great synth. But there's something weird IMHO. Osmose is a digital instrument. So why on earth does it lack a digital audio interface? It already has a USB MIDI interface, so why not get pure digital audio too? It's not a big deal, it's mostly a matter of developing digital audio drivers and a slightly amended circuitry. Why drive the audio of a digital instrument (the Osmose in this case) after it's converted to analogue to the analogue inputs of a mixer/patchbay/AD converter-interface and not being able to catch the pure (undistorted by any DA conversion - and then back from analogue to digital when recording a performance) digital audio directly into a DAW or manipulate it with plugins? Why waste the inputs of an audio interface in such a way? It's just insane. I strongly believe that this has to change. Take for example Electron's analogue synths such as the Analog Four MkII. Not only does it feature a USB digital interface (although it's an analogue synth) but Electron developed the Overbridge app that enables their synths to act as VST Plugins thus allowing among other things their (hardware) FX units to be used as plugins. I hope Expressive E will respond offering an Osmose model with USB digital audio interface.

[@palermowii]

Please make it easier for Argentinians to buy! We can't buy it from the USA because of exaggerated taxes, and the only one in sale in the whole country is used at U$D3200.

[@rasolzamini8678]

Its expensive for many