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The Mini Synthesizer at a glance

The spherical Artiphon Orba 2 is a combination of mini synthesizer, sample player, Looper and MIDI controller. The practical device with its minimalist design has eight sensitive touchpads on its smooth surface that handle velocity, Vibrato and Pressure . Sensitive movement and tilt sensors inside evaluate various actions such as shaking, rubbing or panning and transmit this to the internal sound generation or as a controller value to a DAW. A vibration motor provides direct Feedback information about various situations; comparable to the Shock-Controller for games consoles. The Orba app makes it easy to manage and arrange songs, loops, samples, presets and settings. The app also enables the spontaneous recording of samples from the immediate environment: a knock on the table top, scratching metal with a nail or turning on the tap... anything can now be an important sound that becomes part of the performance or a new song with Orba 2.

Features

As a digital Mini Synthesizer , Orba 2 uses subtractive and psysical modeling synthesis to generate all sounds with a maximum of ten voices. These are distributed across the four tracks of the built-in loop player. In addition, the sample player is a real enrichment for the practical creative tool. Thanks to the significantly larger memory compared to the first version, several sounds can be played simultaneously in Orba 2 and layered musically. A switchable quantizer places all note entries accurately in the grid, so that it simply grooves perfectly and is rhythmically on point. Furthermore, songs can now have a length of up to 128 bars. Thanks to Bluetooth MIDI & Audio and USB-C port, Orba 2 connects to most laptops and can therefore be integrated into the DAW. Literally in the blink of an eye eg. to change several effect parameters in Ableton at the same time, it is very easy. Orba combines very sensitive gesture control and performance-oriented operation in one package. Spontaneously make music with friends or contribute a part for a production, a spontaneous idea can be worked out on the spot. The 1250 mA Li-Po battery with up to 4 hours operating time and a built-in loudspeaker with 3 watts of power guarantee fun without being tied to one place.