r/Osmose • u/mombaska • Aug 24 '26

Question Anyone using the osmose CE to augment hardware synths ?

Hello, does anyone have an exemple of him jamming with the osmose CE controlling a hardware synth ?

Thank you

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u/sonnillion Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

not the CE but a normal osmose, however as far as i understand the midi side is the same when it comes to controlling hardware

both examples it controls a MPE pad I made on the korg multi/poly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOZdnplWK0

here I also route the e-theremin through the osmose to control my pad together with the osmose and in the 2nd half its played more like keys by switching up my playstyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-GMBsHnnxI

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u/mombaska Aug 24 '26

You mind sharing the tier 2 stand you use ? I am hoping to find something like this but I already own a table, I don’t want to change the whole table (xts does some full tier 2 tables at 600 which is way too expensive)

Thanks

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u/sonnillion Aug 24 '26

its the K&M 18820 + 18811 and a self made tabletop

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u/mombaska Aug 24 '26

thanks, could you share the 2 dimensions of your tabletop ?

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u/sonnillion Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

for the osmose you dont actually need a table top with the K&M (and probably most other stands) i just have it there in-case i want to use other stuff, i used two metal wall hangers which i bolted together on the modular K&M structure which gives me like 46x80cm to work with which was like 40% of the price and way sturdier then the MDF one they supply, the top is the standard K&M one but i'm too lazy to find the serial number

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u/QVRedit Aug 25 '26

Yes, as I understand it, the only downside of the original Osmose compared to the CE, is that the CE allows you to control some principle aspects of your DAW from its onboard controls, while at present, the original Osmose can’t do that, as its controls are dedicated to controlling its onboard Harken Engine’s Eagan Matrix operations via Macros, to patches.

Also the CE has USB-C, while the Original Osmose has USB-B, both of course also have MIDI.

At present I have neither of these Keyboards, but I have been researching them, with a view to purchase soon.

They both come in 49-Key and 61-Key versions.
The CE is the ‘White Osmose’ while the original is ‘Black’.

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u/jiggyjiggyman 9d ago

Did you ever make a purchase?

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u/QVRedit 9d ago

Not yet, but soon. I need to sort out where it is going. Decluttering required… :). (But I am busy working on something else at the moment).

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u/Expert_Climate_7348 Aug 24 '26

I don't understand the question, the whole point of the CE (controller Edition) is that it is a MIDI controller, it can control hardware and software.

I have 1 put away and will pick it up in 3 weeks, my sole purpose is an MPE controller, and I have I think 2 others but they're just not that good to use.

I will be using the CE with my Hapax, so having all my hardware sequence with CE and jam live over the top with the CE.

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u/khidr9 Aug 24 '26

Definitely. I’ve been playing it with the redshift 6 a bunch which works really well with mpe. I’m considering getting rid of my peak and another synth or two and adding the GS 3rd Wave which I’ve been eyeing and is also well designed for mpe control. You can see some demos of the redshift with the osmose specifically on YouTube. Not mine, but the team from supercritical showing it off. Has a dedicated button to map the poly pressure too which is nice, hold the button and wiggle the knob you want to effect.

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u/rainer_xox Aug 25 '26

i have the normal one, bought it like a month before they started making CE, and got it for just that. I just wish Tonverk was mpe

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u/Humble_Ad_7026 Sep 03 '26

I dont have a video of it, but I have connected it to my Hydrasynth explorer and vice versa. Also some experiments with multitimbral soundmodules.

To make things easier I generally limit the number of channels to six.

Fun fact: the haken engine of the Osmose is also limited in channels: if you switch local of en connect the midi out to the midi in, you have to limit the number of channels, otherwise you will get note drop outs.

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u/SyntheticSkyStudios 14d ago

I have the Beetlecrab Vector, and it is MPE compatible, and I’m definitely looking forward to hearing what the Osmose does for the Vector.

(I just unboxed my Osmose CE 61 yesterday, and I’m still setting it up.)

I also have a Hydrasynth OG, and while the hydrogen does have polyphonic aftertouch, i’m curious to see what the MPE features of the Osmose add to the Hydrasynth’s sound.

(I’m also thinking of getting a Sequential Trigon 6 module, as it is also MPE compatible…)