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Haken Continuum deep dive, as composition blurs with sound design
Is it sound design? Or is it composition? Yes. Here’s a full exploration of the Haken Continuum, the oft-misunderstood expressive device, as a musical instrument, plus creations for the hardware. It might inspire you to rethink how you view digital interfaces for performance.
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Expressive playing with MPE, demystified
MPE, MIDI Polyphonic Expression, can make playing digital instruments expressive in ways we’ve desired for decades. It’s just down to understanding everything you can do – and composer Josh Madoff has a fantastic tutorial and Osmose demos that make this technology more accessible to anyone.
Peter Kirn - February 20, 2025
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Inside the Dune 2 score with Osmose and Hans Zimmer
A sequel is only worth its weight in spice if it can best the original. For Dune 2, Hans Zimmer and his team went further with their electronic instrumentation to immerse us even deeper in otherworldly sounds. Now we get some insights into how they did it, and why the Expressive E Osmose was a starring player.
The best Black Friday deals in music tech right now
Peter Kirn - November 29, 2024
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Osmose 2.0 makes this expressive MPE instrument more navigable, powerful
Peter Kirn - September 5, 2024
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Geert Bevin, MPE innovator, tours Osmose keyboard and expression
Peter Kirn - June 18, 2024
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loopop’s great hands-on review of the Oberheim OB-X8 doubles as a sound design tutorial
Peter Kirn - August 11, 2023
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Top music gear news from Superbooth 2021 – the CDM monster guide
Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021
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