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Artiphon Orba Handheld Portable Synthesizer, Looper & Midi-Controller

Create entire tracks using intuitive gestures

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Product Description

The Artiphon Orba is not like other instruments on the market, that's for sure. It manages to pack together a MIDI controller, looper and synthesizer, bundling them all together into one compact, robust housing. 

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Play your Way 

You can harness the power and versatility of the synth section in a bunch of ways; touch, wave, tap, glide and use other gestures on the instrument to coax different sounds from the Orba. You'll be able to experiment with drum, chord, bass and lead synth sounds too - adding more variety and flavour to your tracks. 

The looper offers a contrasting tool. Take a loop and flesh it out further into a full piece. Beats can be looped easily with a couple of touches, making it instantly accessible. Or if you prefer, use it as an external MIDI controller via the USB connectivity it provides. 

Portable Potential 

Thanks to its clever design, the Orba is incredibly portable and surprisingly rugged. This means you can get creative wherever you might be. And while you're on-the-go, you won't have to worry about running out of battery either; an integrated lithium-ion battery can be recharged, delivering four hours of use while you're out and about. 

You can even choose how you listen to any audio too, using either the integrated speaker or the headphone output.  

Features

  • Midi Controller, looper and synth all in one. 
  • Play it by sliding, shaking, waving, tapping and with other gestures. 
  • Headphone output. 
  • Built-in gyroscope. 
  • Touch-sensitive pads. 
  • MIDI over Bluetooth. 
  • Use alongside the Orba companion for more settings and extra songs etc. 
  • Integrated speaker. 
  • Onboard looper, with four parts - Lead, Chord, Bass, Drum)

Specifications 

  • Sound Engine: Synth - (4 part polyphonic synth, with physical and subtractive modelling), Other - Drums, 9 Voices 
  • Patterns: Custom, Arpeggios, Note Repeat, Chords 
  • Modes: Lead, Chord, Bass, Drum 
  • Looper: 4 Track MIDI
  • Haptic Engine: Enhanced Feedback (plus metronome and sounds) 
  • Controllers/Modulation: Lift, Shake, Spin, Tilt, Bump, Wave, Move
  • Pad Gestures: Press, Tap, Vibrato, Radiate, Slide, Hover, Hold, Palm
  • Battery Life: 4 Hours
  • Speakers: 3W Onboard Active Speaker System 
  • Bluetooth: Bluetooth LE MIDI
  • I/O: USB-C (USB 2.0 Class Compliant MIDI/Audio, 3.5mm TRS Analog Headphone Stereo Out

Written by Will Brook-Jones

Specifications
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Artiphon

Customer Reviews

4.3

8 reviews

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Helen Bryan27th Apr 2021

No guitar yet, so no love.

Value 1Looks 1Durability 1Sound 1

Trusted Customer13th Apr 2021

Lotsa fun for not much money - definitely not a toy though. It was a gift and went down extremely well.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

Mr Garry Sawyer18th Mar 2021

Great fun and versatile. Could do with more sounds via the app though. Perhaps they will come?

Value 3Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

Mr Ian Marrow16th Mar 2021

Great for trying out ideas. App a little limited but will hopefully grow. Also good way to keep you going on zoom meetings (when muted of course)

Value 5Looks 4Durability 4Sound 4

Trusted Customer12th Mar 2021

It is a fun gadget. I use it to make short tracks to play along with my guitar.

Value 5Looks 5Sound 4

MaggieS18th Jan 2021

Intriguing, different and fun. The Orba's unlike anything I've used before - just great for experimenting with ideas in front of the TV.

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

Trusted Customer12th Jan 2021

A novel instrument and midi controller that stays just on the right side of gimmicky. You will need a computer or tablet to get the best from it. I find it perfect to keep nearby to pick up and use whenever the urge to make a noise strikes, and particularly like the fact that is diatonic or pentatonic rather than chromatic.

Value 5Looks 5Sound 4

Trusted Customer11th Dec 2020

Nice, fun toy. High tech stress ball.

Value 4Looks 5Sound 4

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