Artiphon Orba

The Artiphon Orba opens the door to the creative world of music for everyone:
Orba is a portable synthesizer, looper and MIDI controller that fits in the palm of your hand. The minimalistic design in game controller style is an invitation to take the device in your hand and create music intuitively with your fingers and hand movements. Eight touchpads respond to the slightest touch and also recognize a variety of gestures such as tapping, swiping and vibrato. The integrated sound engine features a 4-part polyphonic synthesizer with subtractive and physical modeling sounds and enables a wide range of drum, bass, chord and lead sounds. In addition, the accelerometer and gyroscope also enable multi-dimensional movements such as waving, tilting and shaking, ideal for controlling other sounds and effects.

Orba's built-in looper lets you create and play songs with multiple sounds in seconds. 4 tracks (drums, bass, chords and lead) are available for this purpose. Orba can be played standalone via integrated sound generator and onboard speaker, but also connects wirelessly to mobile devices and computers via Bluetooth MIDI. The USB port is available for charging, USB MIDI and connection to the Orba app.

Orba is compatible with iOS, Mac, Windows and Android, as well as all major DAWs including GarageBand, Ableton Live, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Cubase, StudioOne and FL Studio.

Features Artiphon Orba

• Portable synthesizer, looper and midi controller
• 8 sensitive touchpads detect velocity, vibrato and pressure
• 8 multicolor LEDs
• Motion and position sensors to detect waving, tilting, shaking, etc.
• Vibration motor for direct feedback
• Onboard looper with 4 tracks
• Sound engine with 4-part polyphonic synthesizer with subtractive and physical modeling synths and 10 voices
• MPE MIDI support
• Bluetooth LE MIDI
• Orba app for managing songs, loops and presets

Technical specifications

• USB-C Port (USB 2.0 Class Compliant Audio/MIDI)
• Headphone/Line Out 3.5mm stereo jack
• Volume +/- button
• Power/BlueTooth button
• Built-in 1250 mAh Li-Po battery for approx. 4 hrs. continuous operation
• Built-in speaker with 3W music power
• USB-C-A cable included
• Dimensions: Diameter 81 mm; Height 48.5 mm
• Weight: 158 grams