The Osmose is a remarkable instrument from Expressive E. It’s considered to be the finest piano-based expressive instrument yet to arrive. It pulls in all the elements of MPE control but in a familiar and very playable interface. Osmose features an expressively rich sound engine from Hakken Audio, turning it into a standalone instrument rather than just an MPE controller.
Love reached out to Expressive E, and they sent him an Osmose with the understanding that he would completely take it apart and work it into a new instrument. The result is the strikingly angular piano-like machine with an incorporated stereo looper and tape…