The Osmose by Expressive E, first demo

[@ChumpyDumps]

I realized... You're like the Bob Ross of the synth game.

[@shadowhenge7118]

He is great. Happy little keys, man

[@dfaehab]

@Boofsquad lmao

[@justinlalugski2083]

great call

[@alexwestconsulting]

@Boofsquad I'll wait to buy one of these until Behringer releases a clone ;)

[@coskuarsiray]

there may a little happy oscillator behind of XLR socket.

[@ddr4ig]

I pre-ordered this and a Tesla Cybertruck...

[@truecuckoo]

🤣 had a real chuckle on that, haha..

[@salski37]

@@truecuckoo You play amazing melodies - where i can search to start learn play like You?

[@ikosimazaki723]

@@salski37 Listen to lots and lots of game / movie music (also try prog rock, they have amazing keyboardists) and then try to figure them out on the keyboard. First from hearing and then you can help yourself with sheet music. Then you will start to begin getting a sense of how melodies / harmonies work, what makes them catchy etc.

[@paakwesi1094]

Kuku ha! hahahah

[@ahmetcangokceer]

lol i searched for it, thinking it was a sampler or sth : )

[@ChromeGhost]

I love the way you lightly brush the keys at 6:48

[@kgbinfo]

something about this seems truly groundbreaking; I keep thinking of what people must have thought when they first heard the DX7 in 1983. This could go down in history as a synthesizer that changed the way people thought about synthesizers. I am extremely interested in this one.

[@dandykaufman2]

@Boofsquad it it a synth, has its own engine.

[@Honking_Goose]

I think you are massivly overeacting

[@luma345]

@Boofsquad "Osmose is a standalone polyphonic modular synthesizer, and doesn't require a computer or external hardware to produce sounds." Straight from the website homie.

[@brettjmaxwell]

Boofsquad is out here calling people dillweed for being interested in a thing. He’s not informed or smart. Just a troll. Move on.

[@batmansmk]

It is groundbreaking. Beyond filters, beyond MIDI, beyond fixed architecture, beyond a single voice. It's a synth saying: what we usually craft is not good enough. ADSR are not good enough, sounds must evolve more subtely. A couple of filters are not good enough to give the sense of resonance, we need several resonators right down the voice structure. Patch cables and analog are not good enough for scaling to the complexity needed for those sounds, this synth made out of eurorack would be the size of an appartment and impossible to patch. Current articulations methods via simple linear patch matrices are not good enough to capture all the details a keyboardist puts in his play. And it just sounds beautiful.

[@RickyTinez]

wow. what an incredible instrument. Pre-Ordered as soon as i saw it haha

[@GarHoover]

Ricky Tinez Please pair it with Deckard’s Dream!

[@Gexgrino]

the fact that you replied here makes me nervous and i want to get it now. Great channel man, btw

[@robertsyrett1992]

You are contractually obligated to hook it up to Deckard's Dream. 😉

[@momoky_]

me too! Just 3 minutes

[@geerhoar]

I also pre-ordered right away.

[@vvvictoriav5958]

I had a physical reaction to some of these sounds. incredible. the modelled stuff especially is extremely powerful. and you really bring out the humanity in the sounds, thanks for a beautiful video.

[@jopjopjop]

This remains the best Osmose demo, despite the fact that almost four years has passed! Everyone else just plays it like a piano with vibrato and completely misses the fact that the keys are _position_ sensitive.

[@MajorTom404]

Ho my god this is incredible. Cuckoo your playing seriously brings out the best in this immediately. Great video!

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you so much!

[@loopop]

Beautifully played!

[@iamsushi1056]

Loopop how are you not verified yet?

[@loopop]

@@hillblocksview thanks! Yes stay tuned - I hope to cover it in a few more weeks

[@samkoskrabalek2609]

I keep revisiting this video, it's just so.. beautiful

[@microcolonel]

Man, that's a spectacular instrument. We are in such a renaissance.

[@lm1338]

Honestly, the sound design in those presets is amazing. They're really incredible and detailed. I really want to find out how the synth engine works

[@niallos1]

Long March it’s the same engine as the continuum - this gives a great overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpy8h32Vlsx_odE

[@off1off1]

Granular engine no ?

[@slammah2012]

@@off1off1 so much more than granular

[@SashaDza]

your melody thinking is something !

[@truecuckoo]

🙏🏼

[@KazKasozi]

The mirror in the shot is actually an apt metaphor for this ethereal instrument!

[@RegebroRepairs]

OK. Uhm. Can you make a like two hour album of improvisations on this that I can have on when I work? That sounds AMAZING, and especially some calm mutating improv with these amazing sounds would sit VERY well with me. Do like three minutes a patch with the best atmospheric patches or something. I'd buy that in a heartbeat. :-)

[@truecuckoo]

Noted ❤️🙏🏼

[@highbrednxtus]

@@truecuckoo I would love to hear some of your custom patches once you amass a nice collection. Maybe even a sample pack using them? Your sound design is very unique and groovy.

[@BrianGawlik]

More than a year later, I returned to watch this and ended up watching the whole thing again. I love this synth, and I love these demos even more.

[@emotionblur7214]

Best demo I've seen so far. You can really use this instrument at its fullest.

[@internalreality]

Cuckoo you are a true wizard, i wish to be as competent as you one day.

[@j0hannes5]

I keep coming back to your beautiful improvisations. This and the one, where you try the UDO Super 6 at NAMM

[@PeteKowalsky]

The passage starting around 8:25 is amazing, friend. What an instrument! Editing my comment here to say the piece starting at 10:58 is exquisite - WOW!

[@mr_floydst]

Wow, I am floored. Now I know that the player makes the music, and it's you creating the great sounds and music, but I can totally understand why you care so much. This thing is the revolution I was waiting for.

[@MisterMotel]

its such a magical instrument. being able to play delicate instruments like the flutes and everything so well. its amazing

[@Brumata]

I'm so glad you got a hold of this. Very exciting instrument! Thank you for doing your thing with it, as well. Great insight.

[@mmhcreates]

10:55 Airy spacious astro flute tickling the wind chimes. It is like the sea is singing with the breeze.

[@JTMusicbox]

Wow! I really felt the feeling in your playing! I’ve been hoping to get an expressive keyboard down the road and leaning towards a Seaboard but this one might be a better option. Thanks for introducing it to me!

[@honeybunny9942]

I have watched this video four times now. I absolutely love your playing Cuckoo. And this synth, including its keyboard, is something I have been searching for a long time. It seems very expressive and the sound engine sounds gorgeous. I will pre-order it as soon as my paycheck rolls in December.

[@truecuckoo]

❤️

[@AndrewTSq]

It sounds like my Native instruments Prism actually. I love Prism.

[@Taurex]

Andrew N I thought the same actually

[@mforgetteable]

Prism is my favorite digital VST instrument but I don’t like having the computer and audio interface. This is awesome!!

[@AndrewTSq]

@@mforgetteable nothing beats hardware. agree.

[@mattbordi]

coming back to this video again and again, i can’t wait for this thing to release. your improvs paired with the sounds it produces are just incredible

[@gmodderr]

You look like one of those extremely friendly stoners in the 70s, and that's a compliment

[@Tikolu]

I couldn't agree more!

[@gmodderr]

@Paul Mina Storm There is nothing wrong with being a pothead.

[@gmodderr]

@Paul Mina Storm ok boomer

[@charduff]

perhaps a backhanded compliment.

[@jojjeboy]

@Paul Mina Storm You don't need to say "but in a good way" unless you actually do think it is inherently a bad thing looking like a bum/pothead? , It's more like saying, "you look like a really cool surfer from Australia". Would you also find that offensive?

[@ohtobeforgiven]

You and this instrument were meant for each other.

[@HustonSingletary]

Good thing I took you by to meet the Expressive team at Namm last year, lol. So happy to got to sit with it and play it. Great job on the walkthrough my friend.

[@truecuckoo]

Yeah! Thank you so much Huston! This thing has turned into something truly magical! Can't wait! I hope to meet you again soon.

[@sonicase]

very nice, i like a floating keybed,.. kinda like the ondes martenot... been looking for something like this for a while,,, that one seaboard one didn't seem too good to me

[@SyncdAlien]

Very exciting, Cuckoo, thank you for the preview, and thanks for letting us hear it; speaking for itself. 👍👍👍

[@DavidPeck]

Great demo, Cuckoo! Really loved the playing and the lush melodies. Very enjoyable, and a great way to demo the expressiveness of this new synth. :)

[@MonsieurC64]

Your demos are always very musical, and not just boring demos for the sake of it. They can be listened to with pleasure, like any interesting piece of real music.

[@conrad3k]

Whaaat. That sounds like soundtrack for movies. The fact that Cuckoo just improvised it is mind boggling. And the price. Insane 😮

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼

[@AbacusOfDoom]

This video proved to me the truly delicate and subtle nature of this instrument. I am so excited about it. Thank you!

[@EricBayer]

Excellent minimalist demo, really shows it off nicely! Definitely showing people this one first when they ask "You preordered what?"

[@jmalmsten]

I want to see a teardown of this one. I love the sounds and am fascinated as to how it's built mechanically. Just a pity that my musical skills and budgets are nowhere near worthy this kind of gear.

[@desireegaleski9257]

This is the best video! Thanks for focusing on playing the instrument ( and allowing the text to supplement ).

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you so much!

[@JulienOBER]

granular synthesis with this keyboard must be awesome and inspiring!

[@ilias1419]

this is truly amazing. even i as the viewer started thinking in 3 different keyboards, depending on the sound that you made in the moment

[@izackpaz]

can’t wait to see all the potential this synth has

[@johndonahoe7385]

Holy crap I have to have that. You could do literally play any instrument with the right software. Game changer feels like an understatement 😵

[@kaidowind2370]

Oh, my, god!! This sounds incredible. How did I just hear about this now!! It sounds very lush, can’t wait to try one!

[@emmanueloluga9770]

I see everyone going crazy and mind blown. However to be honest this is something that should have been available years ago. All the innovation is in the software. Expressive E already had the advantage of wonderful hardware design on their side. Haken Audio already had the advantage of amazing software with the best portrayal of the full capabilities of MPE for decades now. So seeing them team up like dreadbox and polyend did is great. Great job all around. But still a lot of work to do. Its awesome these companies are finally realizing teaming up and making something better than thier individual sums is the way to go.

[@AdamSpade]

@Daniel Drader I agree. My Touche just sits there on the desk like a mute singer. Havent even been able to get much use out of it because of its limitations.

[@medenine4828]

Mind:blown. such beautiful playing Cuckoo

[@techjan3247]

Ah, it's crazy, I've only now learned of this impressive little piece of technology, and what do I see? You got to play with it 3 years ago! Looks like it really turned out amazing. Will be looking for one of these, once I get the more basic gear down first!

[@Leadran_Leah]

Please! Can yoh do more! Pretty please . You improvisation on this amazing instrument brought peace. I could listen to you playing it for hours. Hats off for you master. Please keep up the great work. I wish i could play, i would buy this beauty for sure!

[@alessandrorescio5761]

What a great time we live in. I owned 3x cs80, yes the big one, and fell in love with the expression and sound. Nothing came close to it and now with all the clones coming out from black corporation, behringer and this.. these are great great times :-)

[@adamjabonski4305]

Pre-orders started shipping!

[@DavidLee07]

Pre-ordered and well worth it - thank you, True Cuckoo for showing exactly how I would want to use it. As a guitarist who plays synthesizer, this amount and style of expression is exactly what I've wanted since I first saw Vangelis play a CS-80 and saw him quivering his finger on a key and thought he was really moving the key to bend the note rather than adjusting the amount of aftertouch to create that illusion. Not only vibrato, subtle bends, and a more intuitive way to control aftertouch effects, but the ability to bend a minor third up and a major third down a tad to may them closer to the pure interval should be possible.

[@mmhcreates]

The mirror works surprisingly well.. Good thinking.

[@MichaelZola]

Thanks for the first look! The pre-order is at a very reasonable price for such a magnificent instrument.

[@100haymaker]

Let’s face it. It’s the man not the machine. Couldn’t get a more suitable guy to demo it with his touch and feel. Very much thinking of getting one but I know it won’t make me a Cuckoo! Thanks.🙏

[@Marauder1981]

When I heard it for the first time I looked out of the window and watched my wallet waving me goodbye from the backseat of a taxi.

[@lying-dalai]

You do honor to this beautiful piece of gear, playing your soul and touching it with a lot of sensitivity... Thank you dear.

[@emotionblur7214]

Best demo of the Osmose out there!

[@johnoffinland]

Apparently made just for you. The glass harmonica and guqin sounds are sublime. I love the seemingly timeless understated monochrome appearance of this prototype.

[@iamsushi1056]

Damn, I missed the preorder phase. I wish I'd heard of this earlier when I could still get the killer discount

[@swifty1969]

wow! that last piece was incredible. It sounded so ethereal.

[@Colarocker]

i really love your deep feeling coming out of what you play.. this connection from you to your music is so awesome.. it's inspirational to me, thank you. also this instrument is the shit, gotta plan my money good the next months :D

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks Cola! Truly appreciate your kind words. I really vibe with this one!

[@Colarocker]

@@truecuckoo just found out that the early-bird offers are done.. my dad already paid for one and i missed it because i wanted to rethink it.. luckily i put one in the cart and already created an account so i was still able to finish the order, i'm kinda happy now :D i'm also curious about more improvisation on this device from you =) best wishes

[@salorna]

This is great! I hope we see you in Portugal at ContinuuCon ‘20!

[@matthewenglund3502]

Wow! The instrument and your presentatiin of it was incredible. Very nicely done!

[@truecuckoo]

🙏🏼

[@ob1quixote]

Man that koto patch at 6:09 is killer and I loved the tune too.

[@truecuckoo]

❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@TurnFullCircle]

I can imagine spending a lifetime exploring within this wonderful instrument....

[@knopfler2006]

You meant 'paying for this beautiful instrument', right? 😏

[@TurnFullCircle]

Lol yes...!

[@sandercliquet1007]

knopfler2006 you realise that most classical instruments cost a lot more, right?

[@Jin-Hu]

Finally, a manual four layer wiggle-tron - stunning piece of kit and wonderful playing as alway

[@soundisles]

You've done a beautiful job showcasing this. Lovely sounds + inspiring playing Cuckoo!

[@SolidEyeYEG]

These are some fantastic sounds and improvised compositions. I would definitely listen to a whole few albums worth of this.

[@zmarkgraf]

astounding work with it! especially those middle-eastern and Asian style patches. a huge compliment to your skill

[@thepyre]

Thank you! I can't wait for you to dive into the synth engine interface and show us what's up :)

[@ChristianLehmann]

Goosebumps at the last three minutes. Beautiful played!

[@slamontster]

I was always hoping they would come out with something that's basically an entire keyboard made of individual Touchés.

[@DOMusicOfficial]

Love how you introduced this glorious synth, very inspiring to make music.

[@korganrobb4894]

How am I supposed to keep my money in my pocket when people are making things like this

[@Laotzsa]

Korgan Robb lol

[@MuadDib74]

Easy, it's sold out ;-)

[@Laotzsa]

Muad'Dib ya I remember seeing that the intro price would be there until December 31st or something and so missed my preorder and kinda upset

[@jacksonbotox]

you're not supposed to keep your in money in your pocket

[@frankbachlmayr1918]

So I finally preordered that one. Your video gave me the rest. Well played, Mr. Chuckoo, well played! Only concern I have with this is about durability. But no risk, no fun!

[@truecuckoo]

Thanks! I hope that they’ll design a rugged lid for transportation, or even a first party case.

[@Zack-xz1ph]

I could listen to this on loop for hours

[@downpatmusic]

Thank you Cuckoo. Not often would I buy software, sounds, or hardware from one video watch, but I will preorder one of these based on what you have demonstrated,. It's interesting, and seems very organic, acoustic, and natural. Polyphonic aftertouch on steroids. :-)

[@dandykaufman2]

so coool. can you do a demo of the synth engine? sounds fascinating.

[@truecuckoo]

I’ve been meaning to do that for a long time. Will do it!

[@marcelmaes5275]

Looks great to me!! Always had some doubts about the Roli keyboards, although I only once had the pleasure to touch the Roli, my assumption was almost immediately that I wil not get used to this rubbery feel and also fragile when doing glissandi. The Osmose looks much more to what I'm used to as an "old fashioned" piano player.

[@intheblink]

Only a ways into the video, but Cuckoo, I think your playing has really improved. Loved how musical this demo was.

[@paramelofficial9100]

This is so good, I've been wanting it for years. I love VST's and digital synths that have a lot of expressive functionality but I really don't like soft mushy controllers(roli) and fabric gives me mega goosebumps (continuum). This is every pianist's dream!

[@Matkins85]

Looking forward to playing this very much. I was already sold before I watched this, and now I'm doubly sold.

[@micahtron5000]

Very impressive machine. I'm really considering this one

[@nobodyhome3753]

I wonder if they will release a midi only version like they did with the Touche

[@freshpansen6313]

This guy could compose a movie score spontaneously lmao awesome review/demo

[@NicolaLarosa]

Guess what, he actually did.

[@LPjank015]

Thats magic. Would love a pack with loops and midi from this amazing beauty. Especially if its played like this. Really athmospheric.

[@Space_Noise]

Last little piece sounding like Metroid Prime and I’m LOVING it! 🖤 Can’t wait to play around with mine!

[@lowfinger]

You really made that thing sing, good job.

[@TheLuminescentGrand]

Was waiting for you to say “Let’s just play a happy little melody right over here”

[@lysisrat1585]

I Love to see you jamming like this this expressiveness is soooooo cool ! you make me relax so much. By the waythis instrument is really impressive :o

[@johnfowlertrailrunning]

Definitely my favourite demo of the Osmose! Loved it dude!

[@illprophet1]

Phew.... always impress with your lovely demos

[@pollo_2846]

That vangelis sound is amazing.

[@lewinfranke5496]

Never have seen something like this mirror setup - awesome :D

[@haris300tt]

Beautiful sounding machine and you play it so well.

[@VasBaev]

Holy crap man, as a Roli user this is something else. Awesome demo, cheers Cuckoo!

[@truecuckoo]

🙏🏼

[@oggyiu]

it 3:06 the modification of golvellius password enter screen bgm?

[@bobfamiliarmusic]

I am convinced. Awesome performance Mr. C!

[@truecuckoo]

Thank you so much Bob!

[@aardvarkmindshank]

Stunning.