MIDI Association members Expressive E, makers of the Osmose keyboard and the Touché Controller have released a video explaining the benefits of MPE.
What is MPE (Midi Polyphonic Expression)? How will it change how you play synths and synthesizers forever?
Watch film composer @JOSHMADOFF finally break down this fantastic technology in an approachable and musical way.
Yes, you will finally understand how MPE works and what it does for your music! In the episode #8 of our Creative Tutorials series, Josh will go over the history of keyboard instruments, their somewhat complex relationship to “musical expression” and how MPE changes the game for all musicians.
Ultimately you’ll realise that with our MPE synth Osmose, our MPE plugins and all other manufacturers’ instruments from the MPE family, you can produce more expressive music with less programming!
00:00 Intro
00:15 What does MPE mean?
00:28 A simplified history of the keyboard
02:00 Hear MPE in action
02:43 MIDI vs MPE
04:15 MPE & software synths
05:54 MPE & hardware synths
07:42 Discovering the MPE arpeggiator
08:40 Creating an MPE super synth
09:52 Different kinds of MPE instruments
11:25 MPE playing examples
12:55 The benefits of MPE
Watch film composer @JOSHMADOFF finally break down this fantastic technology in an approachable and musical way.
Yes, you will finally understand how MPE works and what it does for your music! In the episode #8 of our Creative Tutorials series, Josh will go over the history of keyboard instruments, their somewhat complex relationship to “musical expression” and how MPE changes the game for all musicians.
Ultimately you’ll realise that with our MPE synth Osmose, our MPE plugins and all other manufacturers’ instruments from the MPE family, you can produce more expressive music with less programming!
00:00 Intro
00:15 What does MPE mean?
00:28 A simplified history of the keyboard
02:00 Hear MPE in action
02:43 MIDI vs MPE
04:15 MPE & software synths
05:54 MPE & hardware synths
07:42 Discovering the MPE arpeggiator
08:40 Creating an MPE super synth
09:52 Different kinds of MPE instruments
11:25 MPE playing examples
12:55 The benefits of MPE
