Thanks so much for watching 🙏 These are the presets I used in this video: 00:28 pickope 01:10 replicants dreams 03:28 tabec 04:32 outspoken 06:11 mild kisses 07:55 tabec 09:48 tabec 11:03 vln vla cel bass 12:06 replicants dreams
Great! Was just wondering! I particularly love the "pickope" preset. Somehow I feel the "simpler sounds", those without too many fancy effects, bells and whistles, best display the sensitivity of the instrument.
There are levels to this shit, folks. Josh is a ninja! The pedals running sostenuto is huge, and this was also the best explanation ive seen of the gestural controls and the intervals/bending concept! Exceptional piece of content!
This is excellent and manages to explore many aspects of the Osmose that dont really show up in a lot of the videos that came out since its launch. I've owned one since launch but this video managed to make me excited about it all over again. Especially since I like to use it as a MPE controller with other synths, and things like the pressure glide and arpeggiator are coming to the MPE MIDI output in the next firmware version.
So happy to read that! We noted that idea about a MIDI controller video ;) And yes, we've started to rebalance educational videos vs marketing videos to offer you more resources to be inspired by your Osmose. And don't forget our e tips videos as well, they might be 1min long but you can still learn a lot from it: instagram.com/p/C84V1WstCXQ/
I'm definitely inspired. What a wonderful demonstration! You have really applied yourself to learning the capabilities of the instrument. It's clear that I under-use my Osmose by a large amount... I need to fix that!
This really goes to our heart! A lot of work and love was put into that video, as we're not that many in the marketing/product department. Bravo to Josh, who made that demo right after 4 days of trade show at NAMM. He nailed it. We created that series to give practical tips for people to use expressiveness in all contexts: to us MPE is not a gimmick but an incredible medium for any musician to express themselves more easily! Shoot your ideas for Creative Tutorials to come, we're listening!
@@ExpressiveE i'll definitely will continue to support you guys, as a previous owner of a ToucheSE (and French also... so #proud). Let's stay in touch !
This is amazing! Imho It would be helpful for tutorial videos like this to share the settings and patches chosen as there are a lot of sound design options which can change tonality and response. This effects the playing dynamics a lot as he discusses during the demo. Learning from copying sounds can be helpful to finding things that work, as the Osmose can get very abstract and out there. Thank you for putting this together. 🙏🙌
@nashatkins8883 I was using a bit of the Eventide pedal in additon to the internal fx engine. Film composers tend to use multiple stages of reverb to add a little extra depth :)
Thanks! It's just an Eventide Space Pedal for a little extra kiss of reverb here and there. And the Korg NanoKontrol2 is mapped to the internal sound engine. You can control all of the same things from the Osmose itself, but I like having quick access to more parameters when I'm working on films and TV shows.
All the stuff from the Continuucon presented in a concise way - great! What’s the sustain-looking pedal you use? Which sustain pedals would you recommend for a continuous CC message?
Would you mind sharing which presets were used in the different examples? Were these out-of-the-box presets or some or all of them made by Josh? Would love a more detailed walk through for the advanced pedal mapping and the demo at the end.
Sure! These are all stock presets. I simply adjusted them (from the Osmose itself) to my liking. Presets are: - Pickope - Replicants Dreams - Tabec - Outspoken - Mild Kisses - Tabec (again) - Tabec (a third time) - Vln Vla Cel Bass - Replicants Dreams (again)
I love it. I have a question about the ----> 11:08 having fun with advanced pedal control. When you use the second pedal, I mean the Expression pedal, does it also perform the same function of Sostenuto as the first type of sustain pedal? Thank you very much
Yes, there are 2 sostenudos you can set on Osmose. The first pedal is set to Sostenuto 1, and the Expression pedal is set to Sostenuto 2. However, you can set each pedal to control pretty much anything in the synth.
This is the kind of video that should have been released at launch instead of all those "artists play Osmose" videos that most people don't seem to care that much about. But better late than never.
With MPE, each new note opens a new midi channel. This allows the Osmsoe to recognize which notes are being held by sostenuto, leaving the rest of the keyboard free to play on the remaining channels (without getting grabbed up by the sustain).
I always thought they would have moreso knocked the expressiveness out of the park if they added touch receptors where if you slide finger up the key, it does some sort of effect or modulation. Still pretty sweet though.
I’m waiting for easy integration with Kontakt libraries or a company like spitfire or cinesamples to make some osmose specific libraries. Love my osmose though! Thanks for the great demo!
Hey Josh, great video. Thanks so much. I'm trying to assign the Macro CC's to my Monogram controller. I can't get them to communicate. Also, when recording the CC's into Ableton manually - as in using them whilst recording, only the MW records, none of the other CC' are picked up. How do you get round these issues?
Thanks! Click the m in the top left corner, then the cog wheel to get to setup. Make sure Midi Din is set to receive and you should be good on the controller. For recording CCs to Abelton, are you talking about from the Monogram or the Osmose?
Good question! Yes you can. Using the Haken Editor, click the gear in the top right corner and open "Midi and Global Settings". Then on the left side where it says "Pedals: Replace" click that and change it to "Pedals: Preserve"
Thanks! I use a Doremidi UMH-10 to convert the USB midi from the Nanokontrol2 to 5-pin din (it aslo powers the nanokontrol2). However, if your midi controller has power of its own, you can just plug it directly into the Osmose (via the USB or the Midi DIN in). I prefer to leave the USB jack available for connecting with my DAW.
@johnjohnpetterson8428 that cable would work, however, the Osmose won't power the NanoKontrol2, so you would be better off sending it into something that both powers it and gives you either Midi DIN or USB midi out. Doremidi makes another box called the DUH-10 that does the same thing for usb midi
Any chance of getting the presets used in this video? I love my Osmose, but learning the Haken editor is rough. I noticed he has some presets that aren’t in the factory list.
I used all factory presets for this :) I just adjusted them (inside the Osmose) to my liking. In a future video I will demonstrate how to easily load presets onto the Osmose, and I'll include a download link to all of my personalized presets.
Superb Video! Could somebody please clear something up for me please? A person on another video recently stated that the Osmose doesn't send midi/mpe data to your DAW via usb meaning that the DAW can't automate/record all the wonderful mpe gestures. Is this true? Is it the same for 5pin midi? Thank you
Hi Roy, this is not true. Apart from being a standalone synthesizer, Osmose doubles as an MPE controller. It does send MPE data via USB MIDI (on Port 1) and also on its DIN MIDI output. It is also downward compatible, so you can make it send "legacy" classic MIDI or "just" poly aftertouch etc. See more here: expressivee.happyfox.com/kb/article/254-config-menu/
In general, not too much reverb. Some of what you're hearing is the room sound. However, adding a second reverb (in addition to the internal fx engine) is a great way to add an extra dimension to the sound. In film scoring, we tend to use multiple reverbs for most things.
@@JOSHMADOFF thanks for the quick reply! I'm a big fan of the Space. Great pedal. The video was awesome and I learned a bunch. Do you suggest turning up the sensitivity like you did at the beginning for most cases?
@davesterling5106 Thanks! In many cases, I turn the pressure sensitivity up all the way as it opens up things that are only possible with that setting, but it's also true the other way around (for example playing super percussively with low sensitivity). In general, I like to think of the sensitivity and pitch bend settings as sources of sound design/synthesis rather than a set calibration.
I will in another video, but for now: The Korg NanoKontrol2 has an app called Korg Control Editor where you can assign midi CCs to each knob, button and fader. There's a chart of all Eagan Matrix CCs on the Expressive E Website and you can choose your assignments from there. In my case, I wanted to keep the USB jack of Osmose free, and I also needed a way to power the NanoKontrol2, so I use a DoreMIDI UMH-10 to power it and convert it to 5-pin Midi DIN. However, you can use ahh controller that has assignable midi CCs to achieve this.
Wonderful capture of "art" (form meets function) Thank you. Please describe how you connect the Korg Kontol 2 to the Osmose. I see the MIDI cable coming out of the Osmose however the Korg Kontrol has a small USB input. Thanks in advance!
Thanks! I use a Doremidi UMH-10 to convert the USB midi from the Nanokontrol2 to 5-pin din (it aslo powers the nanokontrol2). However, if your midi controller has power of its own, you can just plug it directly into the Osmose (via the USB or the Midi DIN in). I prefer to leave the USB jack available for connecting with my DAW.
Nice format and glad you guys are finally making these, looking forward to see more! especially the silent note in the arp was a nice new trick for me to use and since this video is about improving playing i made a short tutorial about that myself as well with some tips&tricks if people are looking for more, especially my (free) preset might come in handy ruclips.net/video/YqWwvnNnxsQ/видео.htmlsi=6o_DhpoQB5eEPwhU
ok, at last some demo that sounds inspiring. Sorry to say, but most of the expressive e videos I've seen look like these guys just don't know how to play and make some random, rather irritating noise. This is more like it, I wonder how much work has been done to achieve this.
Josh you’ve done the best value demo of this instrument, I watched your amazing performance on the continuumCon 2024 and suggested a few features to EE …hope they’ll ad a few more mod options in 2.2 version :)
Thanks so much for watching 🙏 These are the presets I used in this video:
00:28 pickope
01:10 replicants dreams
03:28 tabec
04:32 outspoken
06:11 mild kisses
07:55 tabec
09:48 tabec
11:03 vln vla cel bass
12:06 replicants dreams
Great! Was just wondering! I particularly love the "pickope" preset. Somehow I feel the "simpler sounds", those without too many fancy effects, bells and whistles, best display the sensitivity of the instrument.
@kjetilschjanderluhr581 I agree!
@@kjetilschjanderluhr581 Agree!
Now that's what you call a demo. My god what an instrument and what an intelligent presentation !
Thanks a lot :D Josh really nailed that demo!
@@ExpressiveE it worked, I am now a proud osmose owner. It's an amazing instrument !
Ya! Best demonstration of the Osmose for sure!
You will bond with your Osmose in a unique way. Extraordinary instrument. I can't imagine not having one now.
@@asynchronicity This right there. This is why we work so hard 🥹🤍🤍
Absolutely brilliant video
Wow, the single best demonstration I've ever seen of the Osmose. More, please, more!
Duly noted :)
There are levels to this shit, folks. Josh is a ninja! The pedals running sostenuto is huge, and this was also the best explanation ive seen of the gestural controls and the intervals/bending concept! Exceptional piece of content!
Thanks a lot, we're gonna release more videos like that. Stay tuned!
@@ExpressiveE Which two pedals are these please?
the pedals make all the difference, somehow i didnt think of it, i will try it this week, very nice video!
thanks for the advanced pedal technique, it really open a world of layering. Lot of fun ahead !
Wow he is good. Definitely the best Osmose player I have seen till today.
it's funny cos it's so easy to play it even without being a professional...
@@leonnaffin Agreed, it’s great to see the instrument being played this well.
Man that ARP was just pure ❤❤❤
Amazing playing man. Still not in love with Osmose’s internal sounds, but I hope it progresses.
This is great ❤
This is excellent and manages to explore many aspects of the Osmose that dont really show up in a lot of the videos that came out since its launch. I've owned one since launch but this video managed to make me excited about it all over again. Especially since I like to use it as a MPE controller with other synths, and things like the pressure glide and arpeggiator are coming to the MPE MIDI output in the next firmware version.
So happy to read that! We noted that idea about a MIDI controller video ;)
And yes, we've started to rebalance educational videos vs marketing videos to offer you more resources to be inspired by your Osmose. And don't forget our e tips videos as well, they might be 1min long but you can still learn a lot from it: instagram.com/p/C84V1WstCXQ/
I'm definitely inspired. What a wonderful demonstration! You have really applied yourself to learning the capabilities of the instrument. It's clear that I under-use my Osmose by a large amount... I need to fix that!
This format is amazing, I've found new techniques for my Osmose thanks to Josh !
This really goes to our heart! A lot of work and love was put into that video, as we're not that many in the marketing/product department. Bravo to Josh, who made that demo right after 4 days of trade show at NAMM. He nailed it.
We created that series to give practical tips for people to use expressiveness in all contexts: to us MPE is not a gimmick but an incredible medium for any musician to express themselves more easily! Shoot your ideas for Creative Tutorials to come, we're listening!
@@ExpressiveE i'll definitely will continue to support you guys, as a previous owner of a ToucheSE (and French also... so #proud). Let's stay in touch !
@@ExpressiveE if you want more good players ask @substan_music ...he will bring new genres to your palette and it will sound amazing
This is awesome! Love it!
Love my Osmose for all what it brings to the table like what we see on this video. Thanks Expressive E! 🇫🇷 ❤
Wow this was amazing ! 🙌🏼
It was all the videos of Josh using the Osmose that convinced me to buy one - the two with Anthony Marinelli and the amazing ContinuuCon demo.
Best video for this Synth! Thank you!
Beautiful, Josh!
I have my Osmose now for 3 months. It doesn't get boring. Thank you for your tips...!
Superb tutorial of a great instrument. Deeply inspiring :)
This video is so inspiring. Love my osmose!
Fabulous Josh. You've given me a renewed vigour for this wonderful instrument!
Josh is the best! No one could have been a better choice to showcase how to fully use Osmose :)
Thank you!
Great tutorial. And, also some really excellent playing on the Osmose, very creative and expressive (wink.)
This is amazing! Imho It would be helpful for tutorial videos like this to share the settings and patches chosen as there are a lot of sound design options which can change tonality and response. This effects the playing dynamics a lot as he discusses during the demo. Learning from copying sounds can be helpful to finding things that work, as the Osmose can get very abstract and out there. Thank you for putting this together. 🙏🙌
Also is he using eventide space?
@nashatkins8883 I was using a bit of the Eventide pedal in additon to the internal fx engine. Film composers tend to use multiple stages of reverb to add a little extra depth :)
Thanks! I left a comment with all of the presets used
@@JOSHMADOFF Thank you!!
Great format! Amazing sound 🔥
Awesome demonstrations Josh! Loved being next to your booth at superbooth
Thanks for being such a cool neighbour! :D
Thanks! Likewise my friend :). Excited to see your progress with Wiggler!
I just bought one I’m SO hyped for it
YAYYY 🤍
Großartig. Danke!
Wow Josh, that was an excellent tutorial! Could you list your hardware setup, I can't quite make out your equipment on the video, thanks!
Thanks! It's just an Eventide Space Pedal for a little extra kiss of reverb here and there. And the Korg NanoKontrol2 is mapped to the internal sound engine. You can control all of the same things from the Osmose itself, but I like having quick access to more parameters when I'm working on films and TV shows.
Oh yea, the pedals are Yamaha FC3a and FC7
This is truly excellent.
All the stuff from the Continuucon presented in a concise way - great! What’s the sustain-looking pedal you use? Which sustain pedals would you recommend for a continuous CC message?
Thanks! For sustain, I recommend Yamaha FC3a, and I like the FC7 for expression. Both are continuous
The unlimited and untapped possibilities are overwhelming....I bought mine a while ago , butr need to spend a lot more time experimenting with it.
Excellent!
Would you mind sharing which presets were used in the different examples? Were these out-of-the-box presets or some or all of them made by Josh? Would love a more detailed walk through for the advanced pedal mapping and the demo at the end.
We're gonna ask Josh right away!
Sure! These are all stock presets. I simply adjusted them (from the Osmose itself) to my liking.
Presets are:
- Pickope
- Replicants Dreams
- Tabec
- Outspoken
- Mild Kisses
- Tabec (again)
- Tabec (a third time)
- Vln Vla Cel Bass
- Replicants Dreams (again)
@@JOSHMADOFF thanks so much for this. 🙏🏻
I love it. I have a question about the ----> 11:08 having fun with advanced pedal control.
When you use the second pedal, I mean the Expression pedal, does it also perform the same function of Sostenuto as the first type of sustain pedal? Thank you very much
Yes, there are 2 sostenudos you can set on Osmose. The first pedal is set to Sostenuto 1, and the Expression pedal is set to Sostenuto 2. However, you can set each pedal to control pretty much anything in the synth.
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Thank you from Bordeaux France
Avec plaisir!
This is the kind of video that should have been released at launch instead of all those "artists play Osmose" videos that most people don't seem to care that much about. But better late than never.
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i dont know, i got into wanting Osmose after seeing FlyLo vid, but its pretty cool to see Osmose prestented in such calm and straightforward way.
How do you hold two chord with sustinuto, & play at the same time? Don’t the new notes get locked into the sustaining too?
With MPE, each new note opens a new midi channel. This allows the Osmsoe to recognize which notes are being held by sostenuto, leaving the rest of the keyboard free to play on the remaining channels (without getting grabbed up by the sustain).
I always thought they would have moreso knocked the expressiveness out of the park if they added touch receptors where if you slide finger up the key, it does some sort of effect or modulation. Still pretty sweet though.
I’m waiting for easy integration with Kontakt libraries or a company like spitfire or cinesamples to make some osmose specific libraries. Love my osmose though! Thanks for the great demo!
please show how you set up the sustain pedal!!
Hey Josh, great video. Thanks so much. I'm trying to assign the Macro CC's to my Monogram controller. I can't get them to communicate. Also, when recording the CC's into Ableton manually - as in using them whilst recording, only the MW records, none of the other CC' are picked up. How do you get round these issues?
Thanks! Click the m in the top left corner, then the cog wheel to get to setup. Make sure Midi Din is set to receive and you should be good on the controller. For recording CCs to Abelton, are you talking about from the Monogram or the Osmose?
any way to save pedal settings globally for all presets, I want sostenuto as default now :D
Good question! Yes you can. Using the Haken Editor, click the gear in the top right corner and open "Midi and Global Settings". Then on the left side where it says "Pedals: Replace" click that and change it to "Pedals: Preserve"
Nice vid, thanks !
But... how do you midi link the Osmose to the nanokontrol ?
Thanks! I use a Doremidi UMH-10 to convert the USB midi from the Nanokontrol2 to 5-pin din (it aslo powers the nanokontrol2). However, if your midi controller has power of its own, you can just plug it directly into the Osmose (via the USB or the Midi DIN in). I prefer to leave the USB jack available for connecting with my DAW.
@@JOSHMADOFF thanks a lot for your answer !
So UBS B to Micro USB... ? never seen that kind of cable but it's a good tip to know :-)
@johnjohnpetterson8428 that cable would work, however, the Osmose won't power the NanoKontrol2, so you would be better off sending it into something that both powers it and gives you either Midi DIN or USB midi out. Doremidi makes another box called the DUH-10 that does the same thing for usb midi
Awesome! Could you share the preset names you used for each section?
We're gonna ask Josh right away!
Thanks!
Presets are:
- Pickope
- Replicants Dreams
- Tabec
- Outspoken
- Mild Kisses
- Tabec (again)
- Tabec (a third time)
- Vln Vla Cel Bass
- Replicants Dreams (again)
Question, what preset are you using during the "Discovering & Mixing Playing Gestures" section?
Just added a comment with timecodes for all the presets I used :)
Any chance of getting the presets used in this video? I love my Osmose, but learning the Haken editor is rough. I noticed he has some presets that aren’t in the factory list.
I used all factory presets for this :) I just adjusted them (inside the Osmose) to my liking. In a future video I will demonstrate how to easily load presets onto the Osmose, and I'll include a download link to all of my personalized presets.
@@JOSHMADOFF that’d be awesome. Thanks!
Superb Video! Could somebody please clear something up for me please? A person on another video recently stated that the Osmose doesn't send midi/mpe data to your DAW via usb meaning that the DAW can't automate/record all the wonderful mpe gestures. Is this true? Is it the same for 5pin midi? Thank you
Hi Roy, this is not true. Apart from being a standalone synthesizer, Osmose doubles as an MPE controller. It does send MPE data via USB MIDI (on Port 1) and also on its DIN MIDI output. It is also downward compatible, so you can make it send "legacy" classic MIDI or "just" poly aftertouch etc. See more here: expressivee.happyfox.com/kb/article/254-config-menu/
8:15 Holy FUCK this sounds so good...
How long until you guys make a larger one?! I really want to buy one, but I need more than 4 octaves.
Is Josh running the Osmose through the Eventide Space? If so, how much reverb is being applied to each of these patches?
In general, not too much reverb. Some of what you're hearing is the room sound. However, adding a second reverb (in addition to the internal fx engine) is a great way to add an extra dimension to the sound. In film scoring, we tend to use multiple reverbs for most things.
@@JOSHMADOFF thanks for the quick reply! I'm a big fan of the Space. Great pedal. The video was awesome and I learned a bunch. Do you suggest turning up the sensitivity like you did at the beginning for most cases?
@davesterling5106 Thanks! In many cases, I turn the pressure sensitivity up all the way as it opens up things that are only possible with that setting, but it's also true the other way around (for example playing super percussively with low sensitivity). In general, I like to think of the sensitivity and pitch bend settings as sources of sound design/synthesis rather than a set calibration.
Are you also planning on adding more presets+faster worklow?
you said in another video already that this controller is set up in 2 minutes. would you mind showing us how exactly?
I will in another video, but for now: The Korg NanoKontrol2 has an app called Korg Control Editor where you can assign midi CCs to each knob, button and fader. There's a chart of all Eagan Matrix CCs on the Expressive E Website and you can choose your assignments from there. In my case, I wanted to keep the USB jack of Osmose free, and I also needed a way to power the NanoKontrol2, so I use a DoreMIDI UMH-10 to power it and convert it to 5-pin Midi DIN. However, you can use ahh controller that has assignable midi CCs to achieve this.
Wonderful capture of "art" (form meets function) Thank you.
Please describe how you connect the Korg Kontol 2 to the Osmose. I see the MIDI cable coming out of the Osmose however the Korg Kontrol has a small USB input. Thanks in advance!
Thanks! I use a Doremidi UMH-10 to convert the USB midi from the Nanokontrol2 to 5-pin din (it aslo powers the nanokontrol2). However, if your midi controller has power of its own, you can just plug it directly into the Osmose (via the USB or the Midi DIN in). I prefer to leave the USB jack available for connecting with my DAW.
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Can it emulate a piano sound or no?
I'm confused about polyphony. I thought I read 27 voices. My Sp404 mkii can't push that much?
Nice format and glad you guys are finally making these, looking forward to see more! especially the silent note in the arp was a nice new trick for me to use
and since this video is about improving playing i made a short tutorial about that myself as well with some tips&tricks if people are looking for more, especially my (free) preset might come in handy ruclips.net/video/YqWwvnNnxsQ/видео.htmlsi=6o_DhpoQB5eEPwhU
ok, at last some demo that sounds inspiring. Sorry to say, but most of the expressive e videos I've seen look like these guys just don't know how to play and make some random, rather irritating noise. This is more like it, I wonder how much work has been done to achieve this.
Josh you’ve done the best value demo of this instrument, I watched your amazing performance on the continuumCon 2024 and suggested a few features to EE …hope they’ll ad a few more mod options in 2.2 version :)
Thank you! I can assure that EE is working tirelessly to add requested features in upcoming updates :)
Excellent!