ROLI makes instruments for the future, including the Seaboard, a reimagined expression style keyboard. Their newest product, Equator2, released today, is one of the most advanced, fully equipped music ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When I first got to see the Expressive E Osmose way back in 2019, I knew it was special. In my 15-plus years covering technology, it was one ...

Roli follows up last week’s release of the Equator 2 software synth with an intriguing piece of hardware, the LUMI Keys Studio Edition. Lumi Keys is a revolutionary MPE-enabled controller that offers ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s right there in the name: expression. MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE), to be precise, the ...

Osmose CE ditches the synth to become an expressive MIDI controller. Osmose CE ditches the synth to become an expressive MIDI controller. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry ...

On an MPE device, each note can be bent individually. This might sound like a minor detail, but it's a feature of many instruments — especially stringed ones — that can't be recreated on a traditional ...

What sets the Osmose ($1,799) apart from every other MIDI controller and synthesizer (MPE or otherwise) is its keybed. At first glance, it looks like almost any other keyboard, albeit a really nice ...