☝️ The config menu has been significantly improved for firmware version 2.0. If you are on a firmware version 1.x, you won't have access to the functionality described below. We recommend an upgrade to version 2.0 to every Osmose owner. If for whatever reason you wish to stay on version 1.0, please refer to this PDF manual of Osmose v.1x for an explanation of the legacy feature set.

 

The config menu gives you access to different External MIDI configuration presets that help match the messages sent by Osmose with what is supported by your external synthesizers. Selecting a MIDI configuration will adapt the messages sent on Osmose’s USB MIDI Port 1 and on its DIN MIDI output, also see connect Osmose to your computer. 

 

 

navigation tab

Turn Value Encoder 4 or use the Preset buttons to step through the different External MIDI configurations. You need to push the Encoder to actally load a configuration.

 

If you have saved your own External MIDI config presets, you can turn the first Value Encoder below the screen to show only factory configs or user configs.

ℹ External MIDI configurations can be fine-tuned via the adjust and sensitivity menus.

 

Find below the four External MIDI configuration presets that Osmose comes with by default. These configurations also contain a dedicated sensitivity setting optimized for the use case. 

mpe

Is the default for controlling MPE-compatible software and hardware. 

It sends MIDI messages according to the MIDI Polyphonic Expression standard. 

The Pressure axis sends Velocity (MPE Strike) and Channel Pressure (MPE Pressure).
The Aftertouch sends CC74 (MPE Timbre, also called MPE Slide because it's the parameter that other MPE controllers often address with a sliding movement along the Y axis on the playing surface).
Note Bending sends pitch-bend messages (MPE Glide). MIDI channel 1 is reserved for global messages, and channels 2 to 16 are used to transmit one voice each. 

classic keyboard

Is the best choice for full backward compatibility.

It sends MIDI messages like a legacy MIDI keyboard would do. The ‘Note On’ threshold in the sensitivity menu is moved down further along the key travel to mimic traditional keyboard actions.

The Pressure axis only sends Velocity, and the Aftertouch axis sends Channel Pressure, commonly called (mono) aftertouch. Note Bending is deactivated.

All messages are sent on MIDI channel 1. 

poly aftertouch

is perfect for controlling software and hardware synths that offer polyphonic aftertouch.

It behaves just like the Classic Keyboard configuration but sends Polyphonic Aftertouch instead of Channel Pressure to the Aftertouch axis.

multi-channel

Is useful for imitating the advantages of MPE with non-compatible software and hardware. For this, multiple instances of the same plugin or sound should be dialed up on the external device, each responding to a single MIDI channel. 

The Multi-Channel configuration behaves just like the MPE configuration, where one MIDI channel is used to transmit one voice each, but lacks a channel for global messages. To compensate for the lack of a global channel, global messages like CC1 (modulation slider) are sent as copies on every active channel.

save tab

The save tab allows you to save your own External MIDI config presets. When saving a MIDI configuration preset, it will include all changes made in the adjust menu and sensitivity menu of External MIDI mode. If you activate the ‘save playing’ option, you can also include the press glide or arp settings from the playing menu in the preset file.

 

To save a preset, enter a name and choose to save the playing option or not. If you use the ‘save’ button and a preset with the same name already exists on osmose, it will prompt you to confirm overwriting it. Choosing ‘duplicate’ will avoid overwriting by adding a number at the end of the name of the midi configuration preset.

 

Once saved, your own External MIDI config presets will show up in the navigation tab of the config menu.