DESCRIPTION!!!
The follow up to Orba, Artiphon’s best selling instrument, Orba 2 has everything you love about the original plus some significant upgrades. Make songs in seconds with the most unique sounds in the world. Play through the built-in speaker or plug in headphones. Pair wirelessly to the Orba app to customize your instrument and share your creations with friends. Take your music making to new heights with Orba 2, anywhere you go
Play Any Sound in the World
Orba 2s unique sounds include electronic synths, as well as more traditional and acoustic instruments. Its redesigned sound engine lets you play pianos, guitars, band instruments and more. You can conduct a string orchestra in the park no strings attached, and no screens required
Create Your Instruments
With the Orba 2 app, you can record any sound from the real world and instantly turn it into a playable musical instrument. For example, you could capture the sounds of the city on your walk whether its turning a jackhammer into a percussion instrument, or capturing a tone from a street busker so you can play it yourself later
Loop Songs in Seconds
Orba 2 has an integrated looper that allows you to record right on the device itself. Using Drum, Bass, Chord and Lead modes, you ll be able to combine these sounds to create songs that are uniquely yours. Orba 2s new quantizing feature will keep everything in time, so you focus on creativity and fun. And, since Orba 2 has far more memory than its predecessor, you ll be able to make way longer songs up to 128 bars
Play with Gestures
Orbas touch and motion sensors combine to capture even the most subtle micro movements The playing surface features eight highly touch sensitive pads, and Orba has nine core gestures: Tap, Press, Spin, Radiate, Tilt, Shake, Slide, Vibrato, Move and Bump. Each motion can control the onboard synth engine or your MIDI music software of choice. Simply by sliding a finger across the Orba 2 s surface, you ll have endless fun blending and morphing these samples to achieve an infinite combination of sounds. You ll never play the same note twice
MIDI Control
Use Orba to control your MIDI based software and hardware instruments via USB C or wirelessly via Bluetooth MIDI. Use Orba with GarageBand, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, FL Studio, as well as any MIDI compatible mobile app. In addition, Orba is fully compliant with the new standard for MIDI Polyphonic Expression MPE, making it capable of multiple independent note expressions
SPECIFICATIONS!!!!
USB C USB 2.0 class-compliant audio/MIDI
1/8 TRS headphone stereo out
Bluetooth
Bluetooth LE MIDI
Speaker System
3W built-in active speaker system
Battery
Lithium polymer battery
1250mAH
5 hours of constant playtime at 50% volume
Capacitive Touch Sensitive Pads
8 pads can be used with different gestures
Sound Engine
4 part polyphonic synthesizer with subtractive and physical modeling synthesis
Compatibility
iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
Product Weight
158 grams
Product Dimensions Diameter x Height
3.14 x 2
What’s in the Box
Orba 2
USB C to USB-A cable
Quick start guide