I got my Orba (from the Kickstarter) earlier this week and I'm starting to learn more about it. My 10 year old is also delighted with it.
I just got my Orba, updated the firmware (if only that was possible using iOS!), and everything seems to work as advertised.
I was also wondering about sample songs, and would like to know
* Can songs be shared? Is there a place to download sample songs?
I found the tones assigned to the 8 keys intriguing, but have no clue which tones were selected, and why. (Hint: I am not a musician, at least not in the modern meaning of the word). I read that the tones can be changed, but I am missing detailed instructions on how to reprogram the presents, and how to get the originals back.
* Where do I find detailed instructions on changing the tone settings of my Orba, can there be a library of such settings, and is the original set-up part of that library?
@ Rainer Neugebauer, You can download the Instruction manual from the website, or you can do a search here for the PDF and you should find the pdf here as well
@Rick Antonoff "My Orba 2 arrived (finally) yesterday, I spent hours today going through the tutorials multiple times. It just doesn’t do what the ads, videos, and tutorials say it’s supposed to do. I’m very disappointed."
Clearly it does all of those things that they did in the ads and the videos. What exactly is it that you are trying to do that you can't get it to do?
That's odd because Artiphon has to approve all comments made to the fora, and even in response to this topic, there are several comments, including this one, that are critical of Artiphon.
If you search the fora, you'll see that the reason that the Orba "1" cannot simply be software upgraded into an Orba "2" is because some of the new features, such as sampling, require a lot more memory. The issues with quantizing have also been addressed. It is something that has to be done right, or else it will make things worse. They have been actively working on getting quantizing to work on the "One." I have been in the beta testing for that. It works...sort of. It's a bit clunky. It turns out that it takes lots more memory and processing power to do quantizing right, that why the Orba 2 can do it right out of the box. If they don't do it right, the same people that have been complaining about it missing will start asking why it can't properly handle 13 measure loops of 16th note triplets in 7/8 time.
There are MANY "functional instruments" that don't do quantizing or even looping. Even without those features, the things that the "One" does are a lot of fun.
Personally, I'm surprised that they could add so much functionality to the Orba 2 and sell it for only $50 more. I took my Orba 1 to Guitar Center. They gave me $30 for it and 10% off the Orba 2 because of the trade-in and free shipping to my house. Good deal as far as I'm concerned.
I just got myself an Orba and am looking for some indepth video tutorials to learn how to use Orba. Can you help?
I still keep getting notifications on this forum after repeatedly contacting Artiphon, asking them to delete my account.
P.S. I'm not an employee of Artiphon, just a satisfied customer. And you can unsubscribe to a topic on the support site by clicking the "Following" button at the top of the topic.
It will turn into a "Follow" which shows that your are no longer following the topic, so you won't be notified.
Hi, my Orba arrived today, I've been having some fun using it for Midi input with Reason software.
One question I can't seem to find an answer for.
Is there a limit to the length of the loops when using it as a stand alone music maker?
met wanneer kunnen weer geluiden opslaan in de orba zelf zoals mij beloofd is alweer enige maanden geleden lk moet helaas zeggen dat ik ook de Orba geen geweldig muziekinstrument vind. als je kan investeren in de dure software zal het waarschijnlijk interessanter zijn maar de soms wat standaard "Chinees" geluidjes gaan snel vervelen. Een correcte uitleg van Orba met Win10 kan samenwerken is er niet. Als ik een Mac had zou alles waarschijnlijk zijn maar nu is het een warboel om verder te komen. Het blijft wat pingelen op de Orba. En als je toevallig een leuk loopje kan ik het nergens opslaan. Ik hoop op een wereld van dus al met al vind ik het apparaat toevoegen aan mijn persoonlijke ervaring.
Adam McHeffey
Hi there and welcome to the new Orba forum!
Please introduce yourself, and let us know what you think. We’re eager to hear your thoughts.
If you come upon an issue, the fastest way to find a solution is by contacting support@artiphon.com. Though we do our best to always respond, your post in this forum could get lost in the more high-volume threads.
You can also feel free to start a new forum thread if you have an interesting discussion point. It could be about anything – the sounds, the industrial design, the app as it continues to be developed, or anything else!
Rock and roll,
Adam from Artiphon
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