Same here. I had an Osmose for a few months and I made the mistake of reselling it. I wasn’t using the synth much, but later on I really missed that keyboard (maybe with a hardware iteration to make it a bit more solid, yes). I tried the Arturia KeyLab 61 mk3 and the Korg Keystage 61, which weren’t bad at all but… I kept missing the Osmose keybed features and feel.
Meanwhile I got a Numa X Piano for completely different reasons and I’m very happy with it because it clearly has a different purpose and little overlap with the Osmose. But my heart beats faster whenever a new post lands on Poly AT Keyboard Discussion, New generation of Poly AT (polyphonic aftertouch) keybeds or here, hoping that Expressive E or any other company will offer an Osmose-like controller. And yes, even better if it’s 61 keys, pitchbend + modwheel, and not much else requiring extra surface/volume.
I wonder how much of the current size, weight and cost belongs to the “foundation” and is unavoidable vs how much would added by more keys. Obviously more keys add more length and that is desirable if you want those extra keys. But how much do these extra keys increment the volume and weight? Maybe the content/volume of the (literal) black box under the keybed can be optimized in terms of depth and height? Although one thing is to produce and extended “Osmose mk1” and something very different to bring optimized hardware components, which I bet they could think of after all these years since the original design but maybe not afford its R&D and production.
Whatever it is, I am both uninterested in it (because I am completely satisfied with my current Osmose) and glad to hear it because it means EE is extending (maybe literally) the line of Osmoses (funny word, Osmoses).
I’m surprised with how many “yes” responses you’re getting to this question, but I guess it really depends on style, skill level, and what one considers “normal”. For me, I found it way too flubby/squishy to play lines that I wanted to (quick bass lines in a funk/jam context) - certainly could’ve been a skill issue though as I see professional musicians on YT ripping the Osmose pretty hard.
ADDED : WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ??? Tucked into the end of the description from Juno is this :
Coming soon, a series of mini-synths with intuitive editors for the EaganMatrix will make sound design more accessible than ever, transforming what was once a complex interface into an expressive, user-friendly platform for creativity.
Sounds like a leak, but for what ? It’s probably off-topic for this thread. Or maybe this is Osmose exclusive.
(like in that video)
