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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.
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Osmose 2.0 makes this expressive MPE instrument more navigable, powerful
Expressive E’s 2.0 firmware has arrived for their flagship Osmose expressive keyboard. With better external MIDI support and improved preset management and navigation, this significant release addresses some of what users most wanted.
Peter Kirn - September 5, 2024
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The road to Synplant 2: the story behind this mind-bending plug-in sequel
Synplant 2: it’s still leafy and organic – just more so. Now it has AI-powered sonic analysis and generation which – can sound completely glitchy and unexpected. It has a DNA view full of parameters. It’s weirder than ever, from top to bottom. So here are some more insights from Magnus Lidström about how the original 2009 Synplant led to 2023’s Synplant-further-out follow-up.
Peter Kirn - October 16, 2023
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Polyend Medusa synth-controller gets deeper powers, sleeker skin, lower price
Peter Kirn - April 24, 2020
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Inside Cypher2, and what could be a more expressive future for synths
Peter Kirn - September 3, 2018
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A soft synth that’s made to be played with futuristic, expressive control
Peter Kirn - August 9, 2018
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