Creating the music has never been so simple! – Orba

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Orba – something unique on the market

Currently, the music industry is becoming more and more popular. Taking into consideration the production of modern music, it does not require any special musical education. Knowing just basic knowledge about musical composition, anyone can make his personally made musical tracks and melodies. There is a lot of software that is used for this purpose today. For example, FL Studio, Ableton Live, Apple Logic Pro X, Avid Pro Tools, etc. Moreover, a variety of additional musical devices are developed. For instance, synthesizers, MIDI controllers, loopers, drum pads, etc.

Artiphon is a brave company, which designs musical devices. It was founded in 2011 and based in Nashville. They presented a new device, which is designed in a quite interesting way. They wanted to design a new device, which contains a synthesizer, looper and MIDI controller at the same time. Furthermore, this device lets anyone make music immediately whenever they are, and this device was called Orba.


Orba has a minimalistic design. Developers said that they had been inspired by simple geometry objects, like a half of a grapefruit, that fits in almost everyone’s hand. Although this is a small all-in-one musical instrument, Orba has many sensors that read users’ taps, pressure, radial slides, bumps, shakes, tilts, spins, swipes, etc.

Obra has:
• eight capacitive-sensing pads for feather-touch control.
• accelerometer and gyroscope are installed to capture a range of gestures
• center menu button accesses four presets, the looper, and other functions
• onboard synthesizer and built-in speaker installed to offer an immediate playing experience

Moreover, the creators have developed an app, which can be synchronized with the Orba device, and it provides more sounds, songs, and settings. The visual part of this device was also developed quite satisfying. Multicolor LEDs respond the way you play, and of course, Vibro-feedback is provided. For example, while shaking or tilting. This device has a 3.5mm minijack to be able to connect it to headphones, speakers, and amps.


Creators said that using this device was so simplified that even a beginner could feel like a professional.

In my opinion, this is a great device to have fun, enjoy your free time and relax at brakes between working hours. Moreover, this device will help people, who have just started their careers as a music producer, to develop their skills. It must be mentioned that there is not any similar device on the market, which is as professional, as user-friendly and as affordable as Orba. I think this device can be one of the worthy competitors in the global market.

What do you think, was it a good idea to create such a small all-in-one instrument for everyone?

 

Sources:

https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/artiphon/created

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6 thoughts on “Creating the music has never been so simple! – Orba

  1. Białczyk Kuba says:

    As a big fan of modern music productions, I admit that Orba is an interesting product. However, in my opinion there is no doubt that it is just a toy which can give a lot of fun or can be useful during a house party, but won’t be used by real music producers. They will keep creating their music on various synthesizers, sound modulators etc. Personally, I would be interested in buying such a product, but cannot imagine sth like Moby using it ;))

  2. Domagała Zuzanna says:

    Orba will probably never be considered a professional tool for creating electronic music. Professionals cannot replace several innovative electronic music gears with one tool that fits in the palm of their hand. Additionally, the price alone raises doubts. Orba costs $89 and advertises itself as a gadget that replaces several other tools used to produce music, while it still does not exceed the price of a single synthesizer for instance.

    However, the company’s mission itself is unique. The product was not created just to make a profit. Artiphon believes that music changes live and that is why they support many groups working with people from all walks of life. With the Give One, Get One program, the company will send the buyer an Orba and donate an additional device to one of their partners in the field of youth programs, music therapy, and music cognition research. In this case, the price of the product makes the tool affordable to a wide audience.

    In my opinion, Artiphon’s vision is great and its product holds a lot of potential. Although Orba will not replace a professional music production hardware, its positive impact on society in such areas as those related to science or medicine should be appreciated.

  3. Turtsevich Maksim says:

    I totally agree with Kuba Bialczyk. Actually, Orba it’s a pretty interesting product, that can be used with various purposes except the professional ones. Modern Beatmakers probably won’t use it, because it doesn’t have so many features, that they need to make a unique soundtrack. However, this project is very promising and i will be glad to get one of those beamaking platforms just for entertainment and relaxation.

  4. Miklashevich Yuliya says:

    I always wanted to create music. But to do it a lot of time should be spent. And this thing is easy to use. Of course you will not be able to the same magic that can be done with a piano for ex., but is is not bad. It is a nice toys.

  5. Zvanok Anastasiya says:

    That is a great tool for entertainment and for distraction, but according to the video it doesn’t sound like professional music, so maybe it can be beneficial for beginners or for common users, classical instruments and concerts will never be replaced, at least in the nearest future.

  6. Mukhibbullo Ganiev says:

    Cool product for those who are interested in music and amateurs as well.

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