The Expressive E Osmose is an expressive MPE synthesizer running the EaganMatrix engine, now with DAW control and a free Ctrl-e license via firmware 2.3.
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Expressive E Osmose vs Vital
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which instrument to buy.
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Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer by Matt Tytel for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Expressive E Osmose | Vital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €1,799 | $25 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | Standalone, MPE Controller | VST, VST3, AU (Audio Units), LV2, Standalone |
| Type | Expressive MPE synthesizer (hardware) | — |
| Engine | EaganMatrix by Haken Audio | — |
| Keys | 49 full-size gesture-sensitive keys | — |
| Voices | Up to 24 | — |
| Firmware 2.3 | DAW control, free Ctrl-e license, new action bar, redesigned USB-MIDI | — |
| Ctrl-e presets | 900+ across Vital, AAS, Kilohearts, Synapse Audio, Dawesome | — |
| Price | €1,799 | — |
| Synthesis type | — | Spectral warping wavetable synthesis |
| Operating systems | — | Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+ (Intel or Apple Silicon), Ubuntu Linux 18.04+; 64-bit only, OpenGL 3+ |
| Wavetable tools | — | Pitch-splice and vocode wavetable converters, plus text-to-wavetable generation |
| Modulation | — | LFOs, envelopes and randomized sources with stereo modulation, remappable curves, audio-rate modulation, and keytracked LFOs |
| Tuning and MPE | — | Microtonal support (.tun, .scl, .kbd files) and full MPE support |
| Included content | — | Basic: 75 presets / 25 wavetables; Plus: 250 / 70; Pro: 400+ / 150 |
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