Expressive E Osmose CE 49/61 — USB/MIDI keyboard controllers

Expressive E has expanded its Osmose range with 49- and 61-key CE controllers.

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The controllers use the same expressive keyboard as the flagship Osmose, but without the built-in Haken Audio synthesis engine. Instead, they include free Ctrl-e software based on Expressive E sound engines and selected instruments from leading developers. More than 900 professional presets are provided by Expressive E's sound design team.

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At release, Osmose CE integrates plugins in Ableton Live 12+, Cubase 15+, Bitwig 5+ and Logic Pro 12+. It also controls hardware synthesizers, even without native MPE support. Features include Pressure Glide, which moves between notes using pressure rather than a fixed portamento time, an MPE and standard MIDI arpeggiator, automatic DAW detection, switchable MPE/MIDI/DAW Control modes, eight preassigned macros per preset through Ctrl-e, a 4.3-inch LCD, MIDI In/Out/Thru, two assignable pedal inputs and USB-C.

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Expressive E Osmose CE pricing is $1,000 for CE 49 and $1,200 for CE 61.