That was our initial goal... let musicians do the talking! We could have of course hammered you down with marketing selling points, but that's not what music is about to us. Hopefully each musician can find a pro artist they identify with in our series and get inspired by them!
This is probably one of the most exciting things to come out in ages…I foresee it will be a big hit especially for jazz people and players for the crazy amount of options it bringd in terms of playability and expressions!
Good news is, your capacity for learning is infinite. I just started learning keys at 35, focusing on theory (eff reading music), and now I'm at a point where i can sound like i kinda don't suck. Getting better every day! You can too!
I pre-ordered mine not really expecting much because sound is 99.9% of an instrument. Surprisingly it's probably the best thing I've played for what it can do. I've had every Yamaha since the DX100. Should outsell the DX7 easy because it plays so easily and is totally addictive. Every keyboard player will eventually own one. Does FM, AN & modeling in combinations and can morph using the aftertouch and pressure action. I call it continuous sensor action even before you reach aftertouch. It makes my other keyboards play better too, more dynamic. We'll not realize what all it can do because it seems like the OS and matrix have more work to be done. A Vangelis quote said that the CS80 was a real instrument, best ever made and it doesn't do what this can do. Simple on/off switching isn't a real instrument in comparison to actual individual note control. My analogy is like each key is a separate musician in a section whether strings or brass etc. Each can play with their own style like happens in real orchestras and symphonies. I thought I heard a rep say keyboard split was possible or coming in the future. I saw that option on the editor. I assume notes will be cut in half if two voices are active. I ordered a second Osmose for layering and double manual. That could get wilder for sure. I use it to control my YC73 and assign the cc functions to different effects which is really cool. I'm predicting everyone will have one whether for a controller or standalone or soft synth etc. it especially serves to improve and/or enhance the keyboards you already own. Be seriously warned once you adapt to the feel and go back to a "dead key" board you will be very disappointed in the way it used to be. It's actually really sad what we've been playing on forever. There's a place for piano playing obviously but banging notes on/off or soft/loud is actually pretty silly once you've played the Osmose. I now understand exactly what Vangelis meant, that this is actually a real living instrument. How many of us own or can afford a CS80 but now everyone can have an Osmose. That's a paradigm shift. I literally have sat for 4 to 6 hours not able to stop playing it. I don't want to oversell this (don't work for them either), perhaps you will prefer a dead key synth and God knows you have an infinite supply to choose from.
I'll add a few design possibilities: 1) Add a randomization function to the macros. Many boards nowadays have this feature to make instant new voices without spinning dials forever. 2) The level length on the black keys is shorter than on the white keys. Because of the elevated design it's possible to simply extend the back key to the same length by making them extend past the back where the white keys terminate. Why do this? Because it's more difficult to bend the black keys because the level isn't as long as are the white keys. Obviously next generation redesign. 3) Keyboard split capability which might be coming. 4) Transpose function 5) Multiple effects per voice however I think effects are built-in to the engine on voices so I think it does have multi-effects but only one global 6) Maybe a larger text/Icon option for blind people like me 7) Future USB SS/Thumb drive save capability 8) Internal power supply 9) Obviously more form factors will be coming 10) Maybe some sort of performance mode or playset mode where you can organize more practically rather than just 128 user slots you'd have to modify constantly or partition manually. 11) Eventually balance XLR outputs I mean I have cheap audio equipment that have internal power supplies and XLRs that just industry standard stuff nowadays. Lessons have taught us already what to do so I struggle to understand why we go backwards with new gear. It took Yamaha ages to add XLR to gear that wasn't $6K. My YC73 finally got XLR but still not cheap. SKpro finally went to an internal power supply. Seems to be an industry trend to begin cheap and then advance to professional. Drives me nuts. Funny item if true but the $6K Yamaha Genos has a zip tied external power supply hanging off the inside chassis. That's really bad and only gives the false impression of a true internal power supply. Okay might be still better than a wall wart. 12) Not much to complain about though as this Osmose is a game changer with more goodies to come. I just can't compute why every keyboard player on the planet wouldn't buy one. They are going to be busy for a long time coming.
Thanks so much for playing along and providing us with such useful user feedback. We've transferred it to our product team. Some of the stuff in your list is not physically possible (hardware limits) but be sure we'll consider all points!
Actually I think you put ''organic '' as it's trendy. And it's exactly what it is not . Guess not so much experience with synths. If I take a marimba or a steel guitar or whatever they used here from a 90 s synth and play those you would not hear any difference . Because it isn't . Just a bit of hype. On the other side what music needs is people with good ideas . Not so much new synths. Plenty of stuff to make any music . Provided you have something to say. :)
Someday, all keyboard controllers will have "vibro-touch" (expressing vibrato on the key itself) and sport various types of polyphonic-independent key legatos. In fact, I'd really like to avoid buying a whole new keyboard and just get an exceptionally useful hardware controller UI black box: fully programmable 180 degree joystick for mod wheel control & blending of waveforms, LFO's etc; a small ribbon controller to do realistic pitch bends (just about every sampled sound I' ve ever heard pitch bended just doesn't sound natural) hence, the typical spring loaded wheel I find most unuseable (I really used to love Roland's and Korg's spring loaded horizontal pitch levers becuase wiggling pitches horizontally always gave me better, natural sounding results), also gotta have built-in breath controller; 4 programmable faders, 4 programmable buttons (for swtiching sound variations, filter sweeps, arpeggiated LFO FX, Sequencer / arpeggiator pattern switching, program changes, etc.); of course full midi support. Could run in tandem with its own pugin for even more performance, editing, midi mapping, and programming ease of use.
I am tired of every osmose demo focusing on the gradual fade in envelope. I would like to hear more dynamic sounds with enormous attack and energy instead of this constant focus on how delicate it can sound. I think the more important feature is the near real time key to sound capability and the ability to get rhythmic intent correct .
Thanks for your feedback! We'll feature different aspects of Osmose in future video. Since artists are only starting to learn Osmose, we think it's interesting to see that this "fade in" envelope motion you're referring to seems to be the most "intuitive" for them. We can't for people to explore all the various dimensions of Osmose. Trust us, it can get loud, wild and percussive too!
Side-to-side movements give you the ability to pitch bend and also have z-axis aftertouch for other things. Also, the velocity is wayyyy more high resolution than the typical 0 to 127 MIDI values... Not to mention, it's got an incredible synth engine that would otherwise be super expensive or too complicated to access (Haken Continuum)
Nice to see the instrument being used to make music rather than endless videos of numpties working their way through the presets.
That was our initial goal... let musicians do the talking! We could have of course hammered you down with marketing selling points, but that's not what music is about to us.
Hopefully each musician can find a pro artist they identify with in our series and get inspired by them!
This is probably one of the most exciting things to come out in ages…I foresee it will be a big hit especially for jazz people and players for the crazy amount of options it bringd in terms of playability and expressions!
I saw J3PO doing his Nord stuff and you did great choosing him as an artist to demo the Osmose, he's an awesome player!
Fantastic presets are on there! Enough to never need to open the Editor for at least 3 years 😀
What's fantastic. Please. Which one ?
what a different kin of jam video, i enjoyed every second of it
J3PO, what a player
OMG I cannot WAIT to get mine! This is incredible stuff. Chick would LOVE this thing. 💔
Essentially, makes me wish I hadn't quit piano lessons in 3rd grade. JUST to be able to take advantage of this outrageous keyboard. Amazing.
Good news is, your capacity for learning is infinite. I just started learning keys at 35, focusing on theory (eff reading music), and now I'm at a point where i can sound like i kinda don't suck. Getting better every day! You can too!
Never too late to learn!
Do it!!!
You should have put the names of the other musicians in the description.
@blksmith82...that's Angie Stone on drums and Bruno Mars on Bass.
Pocket Queen.
Oh so smooth!!!
I pre-ordered mine not really expecting much because sound is 99.9% of an instrument. Surprisingly it's probably the best thing I've played for what it can do. I've had every Yamaha since the DX100. Should outsell the DX7 easy because it plays so easily and is totally addictive. Every keyboard player will eventually own one. Does FM, AN & modeling in combinations and can morph using the aftertouch and pressure action. I call it continuous sensor action even before you reach aftertouch. It makes my other keyboards play better too, more dynamic. We'll not realize what all it can do because it seems like the OS and matrix have more work to be done. A Vangelis quote said that the CS80 was a real instrument, best ever made and it doesn't do what this can do. Simple on/off switching isn't a real instrument in comparison to actual individual note control. My analogy is like each key is a separate musician in a section whether strings or brass etc. Each can play with their own style like happens in real orchestras and symphonies. I thought I heard a rep say keyboard split was possible or coming in the future. I saw that option on the editor. I assume notes will be cut in half if two voices are active. I ordered a second Osmose for layering and double manual. That could get wilder for sure. I use it to control my YC73 and assign the cc functions to different effects which is really cool. I'm predicting everyone will have one whether for a controller or standalone or soft synth etc. it especially serves to improve and/or enhance the keyboards you already own. Be seriously warned once you adapt to the feel and go back to a "dead key" board you will be very disappointed in the way it used to be. It's actually really sad what we've been playing on forever. There's a place for piano playing obviously but banging notes on/off or soft/loud is actually pretty silly once you've played the Osmose. I now understand exactly what Vangelis meant, that this is actually a real living instrument. How many of us own or can afford a CS80 but now everyone can have an Osmose. That's a paradigm shift. I literally have sat for 4 to 6 hours not able to stop playing it. I don't want to oversell this (don't work for them either), perhaps you will prefer a dead key synth and God knows you have an infinite supply to choose from.
When I saw this video what am thinging right now that i have to learn more and more
Sounds great. Definitely looking forward to checking one out.
The great keyboard playing and his fabulous band sell this.
J3PO is an awesome musician and producer indeed. Blessed to have him play with Osmose.
Fantastic instrument and playing, beautifully filmed and recorded too
J3PO:s amazing playingskills is 😮😎
I'll add a few design possibilities: 1) Add a randomization function to the macros. Many boards nowadays have this feature to make instant new voices without spinning dials forever. 2) The level length on the black keys is shorter than on the white keys. Because of the elevated design it's possible to simply extend the back key to the same length by making them extend past the back where the white keys terminate. Why do this? Because it's more difficult to bend the black keys because the level isn't as long as are the white keys. Obviously next generation redesign. 3) Keyboard split capability which might be coming. 4) Transpose function 5) Multiple effects per voice however I think effects are built-in to the engine on voices so I think it does have multi-effects but only one global 6) Maybe a larger text/Icon option for blind people like me 7) Future USB SS/Thumb drive save capability 8) Internal power supply 9) Obviously more form factors will be coming 10) Maybe some sort of performance mode or playset mode where you can organize more practically rather than just 128 user slots you'd have to modify constantly or partition manually. 11) Eventually balance XLR outputs I mean I have cheap audio equipment that have internal power supplies and XLRs that just industry standard stuff nowadays. Lessons have taught us already what to do so I struggle to understand why we go backwards with new gear. It took Yamaha ages to add XLR to gear that wasn't $6K. My YC73 finally got XLR but still not cheap. SKpro finally went to an internal power supply. Seems to be an industry trend to begin cheap and then advance to professional. Drives me nuts. Funny item if true but the $6K Yamaha Genos has a zip tied external power supply hanging off the inside chassis. That's really bad and only gives the false impression of a true internal power supply. Okay might be still better than a wall wart. 12) Not much to complain about though as this Osmose is a game changer with more goodies to come. I just can't compute why every keyboard player on the planet wouldn't buy one. They are going to be busy for a long time coming.
Thanks so much for playing along and providing us with such useful user feedback. We've transferred it to our product team. Some of the stuff in your list is not physically possible (hardware limits) but be sure we'll consider all points!
God damn he really makes me want one of these. Maybe by the end of the year.
The nerve of RUclips to try and show me an ad for any other keyboard or synth than the Osmose just before this video-twice!
Sweet!
Jan Hammer would LOVE this synth.
SOMEONE GET RADIOHEAD THIS KEYBOARD. THE TRACK AT 6:20 GAVE ME RADIOHEAD VIBES. SORRY FOR ALL CAPS BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT
If you have any contact info, we're listening haha!
Makes me so wanna have it...
Nice
This is dumb crazy!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯
Nice.
Perfect companion to the Rhodes. Can’t wait to put it with mine. It’s so organic sounding.
Actually I think you put ''organic '' as it's trendy. And it's exactly what it is not . Guess not so much experience with synths. If I take a marimba or a steel guitar or whatever they used here from a 90 s synth and play those you would not hear any difference . Because it isn't . Just a bit of hype. On the other side what music needs is people with good ideas . Not so much new synths. Plenty of stuff to make any music . Provided you have something to say. :)
@@cooltrades7469 Great insight. Wow.
queen
Sounds great. Just got mine and am starting to dig in. Anyone know what patch he is using at 4:06?
🔥🔥🔥💯🎵🛸
Oh man, that jam at 5:12 is so cool :D
What presets is he using?
4.00 is this a Standard sound of the Osmose ???
Joe Zawinul would have loved this thing.
Someday, all keyboard controllers will have "vibro-touch" (expressing vibrato on the key itself) and sport various types of polyphonic-independent key legatos. In fact, I'd really like to avoid buying a whole new keyboard and just get an exceptionally useful hardware controller UI black box: fully programmable 180 degree joystick for mod wheel control & blending of waveforms, LFO's etc; a small ribbon controller to do realistic pitch bends (just about every sampled sound I' ve ever heard pitch bended just doesn't sound natural) hence, the typical spring loaded wheel I find most unuseable (I really used to love Roland's and Korg's spring loaded horizontal pitch levers becuase wiggling pitches horizontally always gave me better, natural sounding results), also gotta have built-in breath controller; 4 programmable faders, 4 programmable buttons (for swtiching sound variations, filter sweeps, arpeggiated LFO FX, Sequencer / arpeggiator pattern switching, program changes, etc.); of course full midi support. Could run in tandem with its own pugin for even more performance, editing, midi mapping, and programming ease of use.
Very interesting idea there... thanks for sharing :)
I am tired of every osmose demo focusing on the gradual fade in envelope. I would like to hear more dynamic sounds with enormous attack and energy instead of this constant focus on how delicate it can sound. I think the more important feature is the near real time key to sound capability and the ability to get rhythmic intent correct .
Thanks for your feedback! We'll feature different aspects of Osmose in future video. Since artists are only starting to learn Osmose, we think it's interesting to see that this "fade in" envelope motion you're referring to seems to be the most "intuitive" for them. We can't for people to explore all the various dimensions of Osmose. Trust us, it can get loud, wild and percussive too!
DX7 anyone...or Nonliner Labs C15.
DX7, most definitely. The first Hiromi's synthesizer.
can anyone tell what bass brand/model that is?
How is this different than a poly aftertouch keyboard with AT mapped to pitch?
It appears to add an extra sideways dimension in addition to after touch.
The easiest way to understand : ruclips.net/video/AA5xe7k4OrM/видео.html&ab_channel=ExpressiveE
Side-to-side movements give you the ability to pitch bend and also have z-axis aftertouch for other things. Also, the velocity is wayyyy more high resolution than the typical 0 to 127 MIDI values... Not to mention, it's got an incredible synth engine that would otherwise be super expensive or too complicated to access (Haken Continuum)
Jan Hammer would love this thing. George Duke would have.
This guy has incredibly long fingers even his pinkie finger was lengthy apparently he was born to play piano
*POV of this Instrument*
_When Ar Rehman touches me, Its Love_
_When others, it feels seduction_
Some more sounds and examples here ruclips.net/video/3vbeRZLij-g/видео.html