Expressive E Osmose review: A game-changing MPE keyboard, but a frustrating synthesizer
The keybed is truly special, but you’ll need a PhD to design your own patches.
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Roli Seaboard Rise 2 review: I wish I had a horror movie to score
It's the best MPE MIDI controller money can buy. Like, a lot of money.
Roli is making its squishy MPE MIDI keyboards affordable and portable (again)
The Seaboard Block M brings the company's expressive 5D Touch tech to a $350 controller.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Expressive E finally starts shipping its unique Osmose synth
It's been a long road for the MPE instrument, but it's just as exciting now as it was three years ago.
Orba, the musical grapefruit, now lets you design your own synth sounds
Artiphon is finally caving to users' demands and opening up the Orba's MPE synth engine.
SkulptSynth SE review: Cheap and confusing, but incredibly powerful
Questionable design choices aside, this is still way more synth than anyone should expect for $200
SkulptSynth SE is a $199 portable virtual analog synth with MPE support
The battery-powered, four-voice instrument also includes built-in effects and a modulation matrix.
Ableton Live 11: The biggest upgrades explained
The popular DAW adds comping, MPE support and a bunch of new devices.
Artiphon Orba review: Much more than a musical fidget toy
This strange, novice-friendly instrument is also a unique and powerful MIDI controller.
Roli's pro Lumi marries keyboard tradition with expressive MIDI features
You can glide and stab keys to produce subtle effects.
Equator2 is the next step in Roli's vision for expressive digital music
MPE controllers are going mainstream; now the software is catching up.
Ableton Live 11 is coming next year with MPE support
It's also adding comping tools and new spectral audio effects.
Jamstik Studio is the MIDI guitar you might actually want to use
It's not perfect and it's pricey, but it's better than basically every other MIDI guitar.
You can now build custom synths for the Sensel Morph
By directly plugging into Pure Data the Morph can control unique instruments, lighting and more.
Joué Play is a cheap, simple and customizable MIDI controller
The swappable control surface concept is made more palatable to the masses with a companion app.
Orba is a tiny, fun and surprisingly expressive instrument
The $89 MPE instrument is all about lowering the barriers to making music.
The Osmose synth is both futuristic and familiar
Expressive E brings the nuance and power of MPE to a standard keyboard format.
Joué's MIDI controller adds tactile fun to music-making
The swappable modules and pressure-sensitive base provide expressive, analog-like interfaces.
