Expressive E Osmose

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The MidiRex works as a midi looper for MPE, and the midiphy folks have also put it on the list for some future (a ways out, likely) Loops release.

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You don’t believe that the patches featured in the “Sound Design Progress” videos were programmed by EE? Or did you come across information about who actually programmed those patches?

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As I understood, they are!

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In April 2020 I heard directly from Christophe Duquesne (Hakenaudio) that he is working on presets for the Osmose. Makes sense that the creators and experts of this engine are doing this job. I will ask if he could provide more details when I will have my next chat with him. Would be interesting to hear how the collaboration with Expressive E works.

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Just noticed on EE’s website that the price for the O has just increased from €1799 to €2158.80.
That’s quite a hike.

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They’ve added 20% which is equivalent to vat…

Are folks checking from Europe seeing the same? Might be a region thing for those in UK?

When explaining pricing to me originally they wanted 1,799 to be what everyone saw price wise regardless of currency. Maybe it’s been changed to incl VAT now for UK views.

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it says 1799€ for me

man… I am so excited about this! Is it 2021 yet? :smiley: only a few weeks until delivery?

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Not sure why they’d do it this way though as they’d need to collect the vat and pay it over which is understandable for UK orders but not really for US so could be a red herring

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Ah got you. Yeah, shows higher in uk.

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Yep, I’m slightly confused as @G0n35y reported that EE would alter the pre-order price for UK buyers to be in line with the original price which included VAT. So for UK buyers, that would mean a price drop on the second and remaining installment to allow for the VAT to be paid by us to HMRC on import, no?

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From what I understand, they’ll be doing a special price fix for us with pre orders. I’m not really sure why they would change the web price as I would still expect import Vat to be charged regardless!

I wonder if their sales system just needs a going over to be able to display dollars, euros and pound prices?

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@G0n35y That’s how I understood from the info you obtained from them, although, as you say, it seems an odd move if it is exclusively increased for new UK buyers as they(new UK buyers) really will be paying the VAT twice.
@Jukka I’m super chuffed I got onboard early doors if they are good to their word and adjust our UK pre-order price accordingly, as it’ll work out just about half price of if I was buying now.

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@PekeDorty I’m really looking forward to this as well. I have made a pact with myself that this is the only gear purchase I will make in '21.
I’m going into a 7 week bio-secure bubble for work in a couple of weeks. It would have been absolutely incredible to be able to take the O with but that ain’t gunna happen. Anyhoo, all good things to those who wait, as they say…

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Are you talking about the January 25th Update ?
That said mid-April for launch production and first shipments, though it sounded like production will ramp up from that point. That update is a while back, so there should be more info soon.
Do you have other information ?

I’m expecting another update is about to drop.

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I’m just working with faulty memory here. I thought I recalled someone somewhere saying June’s the new expected date, but don’t rely on me.

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Osmose road map update
Last January we received all the industrial parts of the first Osmoses. The parts were tested and assembled with the greatest care. The final results were very conclusive, and the quality of the parts once assembled in the final product functioned perfectly. We are currently working on the final industrial adjustments phase. Initially scheduled for February, we do not plan to finish this particularly crucial phase before the end of April, resulting in a few additional weeks of delay on the initial schedule. Here is the newly updated plan, and read on to learn of an exciting, never-before-announced feature for Osmose.
january > first industrial Osmose series {completed} complete review and quality control of this first industrial series february to april > industrial adjustments {still in process} preparation of the assembly line + managing the sourcing of electronic components* april to june > final industrial Osmose series final quality checks, operator training mid-june > launch of mass production and first shipments progressive shipment from China factory according to the ramp-up of production

* The global electronic components industry remains severely disrupted. While most of the uncertainties have been addressed and solved, there remain some that may still offset Osmose’s delivery (e.g. circuit boards/PCBA) . Our team is working hard to resolve them, and we will keep you promptly informed of all new developments in our future newsletter. new feature! For quite some time we have been telling you about a special feature that has not yet been revealed. Today we are delighted to share with you that Haken Audio's advances in the development between Osmose and the EaganMatrix audio engine have made it possible to integrate an exclusive feature previously only available on the Continuum Fingerboard: pressure-weighted portamento.
What does this mean? This is an amazing leverage of the refined pressure technology within each key of the Osmose keyboard. With this patented technology, an adjustable pitch interval between two notes on the keyboard allows a player to create a variable portamento between two notes, such that the pitch will dynamically glide between the notes as the finger pressure of fingers changes. Controlled pitch slides, slow, expressive glissando, and subtle-to-dramatic vibrato effects are immediately available now at your fingertips! Pressure weighted portamento is like the ultimate powerful performance pitch wheel, directly under your fingertips.

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Do you work there ? :sweat_smile:
This is starting to get suspicious, haha

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No ! I would have known about the new feature. But i do get psychic about things i’m really excited about and tuned into. I jumped on the Hydrasynth day one, for instance. I’ve done the psychic thing with good friends a lot, too.

But blipson also did some prediction too, saying June !

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:sweat_smile: getting there…
June should come around fairly soon. Has been a long old haul!
Pressure weighted portamento - the feature I never knew I needed till now…
One downside of the Osmose is that every other keyboard you play after will seem really basic.
We’ll all be wiggling our fingers on the keys and wondering why it’s not making any difference.

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Haha, I was joking, but that was pretty impressive ! The day you wake up really excited about an Octatrack 2, dont hesitate to create a topic :sweat_smile:

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