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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 in minimalist design has eight sensitive touchpads on the smooth surface that process velocity, Vibrato and Pressure . Sensitive motion and tilt sensors inside evaluate different actions like eg. shake, rub or pan and transmit that to the internal sound generation or as controller value to a DAW. A vibration motor gives direct Feedback about different situations; comparable to the Shock-Controller for game consoles. The Orba app makes it easy to manage and arrange songs, loops, samples, presets and settings. In addition, the app allows you to spontaneously record samples from the immediate environment: a knock on the tabletop, scratching metal with a nail, or the faucet being turned on... 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 over the four tracks of the built-in loop player. In addition, the sample player is a real enrichment for the practical creative tool. Due to the significantly increased memory compared to the first version, several sounds can be played simultaneously and musically layered in Orba 2. A switchable quantizer puts all note entries accurately into the grid, so that it simply grooves perfectly and is rhythmically to the 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 thus be integrated into the DAW. Literally in the blink of an eg. change multiple effect parameters in Ableton simultaneously, it's as easy as can be. Orba combines very sensitive gesture control and performance-oriented operation in one package. Spontaneously making music with friends or contributing a part to a production, a spontaneous idea can be worked out on the spot. The 1250 mA Li-Po battery with up to 4 hours of operating time and a built-in speaker with 3 watts of power guarantee fun without being tied to one place.