ARTIPHON ARTIST'S GUIDE

Orba

We created this resource for our professional artists and collaborators. If you’ve recently received one of our instruments, please give this a read-through. It has details on the technology, best practices for social media, and tools for connecting with us and other artists.

Nobody knows your art better than you. In our view, the most important thing is that you find what truly interests you about Orba. If you’re feeling friction, we’re here to help however we can.

I’m at jacob@artiphon.com and Jacob Gordon on Discord (more on that below).

BOOK A PRIVATE TUTORIAL

Let’s start by hopping on a quick video chat to get Orba running with your workflow. We can help you get set up quickly, especially if you have some more advanced things in mind. Please pick a day and time in the Calendly widget below...

JOIN THE PRIVATE ARTIST'S DISCORD

There’s a private Discord channel for Artiphon artists. If you’re not familiar with Discord it’s basically Slack… but somehow nerdier.

On Discord you can message us directly for fast replies. You can also connect with other artists in our network, post about your recent work, and meet collaborators. We're building this from the ground up, so don't be shy and grab a hammer.

https://discord.gg/6fBpWXz

Make an account and it will ask you for this link.

WAYS TO PLAY

ONBOARD SYNTH

STANDALONE AS A SYNTH

We designed a unique new onboard synth engine that is compatible with Orba’s expressive playing gestures. Use the integrated four-part looper to build musical ideas with no external gear required.

Orba has an internal synthesizer and built-in speaker. You don't need anything else to start making your first sounds

WITH THE ORBA APP (iOS, Android, Mac, Windows)

The Orba App lets you change sounds and save and share your songs. If you make a great beat on Orba this is how you'll export it onto your phone or computer. Connect via USB-C or Bluetooth.

WITH YOUR DAW

Use Orba as a MIDI controller (MPE compatible) with your DAW, soft synths, mobile apps, and even hardware synths and drum machines.

Instructional videos and guides are here:

Use Orba as a MIDI controller (MPE compatible) with your DAW, soft synths, mobile apps, and even hardware synths and drum machines.

Instructional videos and guides are here:

QUICKSTART GUIDE

TAKE THE COURSE

READ THE MANUAL

GETTING THE BEST AUDIO FOR YOUR VIDEO

If you want to capture direct audio from Orba, here are a couple of ways:

DIRECT LINE OUT

Orba has an 1/8" headphone jack. You can use a cable to go straight into your audio interface, effects pedals, or phone. Note: if you want to run line audio into your iPhone you’ll need an iRig or similar.

Orba has an 1/8" headphone jack. You could use a cable to go straight into your interface, your guitar pedals, or phone, if paired with an iRig or similar.

CONTROL MIDI

Use Orba the same way you'd use a MIDI keyboard to track MIDI in your DAW. For detailed information on MIDI mapping, go here.

Use Orba the same way you'd use a MIDI keyboard controller and have access to all of your DAWs sounds, settings, and recording functionality.

For detailed information on MIDI mapping, go here.

POSTING ON SOCIAL

We trust you to do what you do best. But here are a few pointers to help get the most out of social posts.

INSTAGRAM

Tag: @Artiphon, #Orba, and #OrbaLoops

We always prefer IG timeline posts over stories (which only last 24 hours). We want your content to get as much viewership as possible, and timeline posts can be shared more broadly with our audiences. Also, timeline posts can trend on IG discover pages (stories can't).

If you post IG stories, we suggest putting them in a Highlight where we can continue to link to them.

*For tips on how to use hashtags to your advantage on Instagram check out this Hootsuite article.

Tag: @Artiphon, #Orba, and #OrbaLoops

We always prefer IG timeline posts over stories (which only last 24 hours). We want your content to get as much viewership as possible, and timeline posts can be shared more broadly with our audiences. Also, timeline posts can trend on IG discover pages (stories can't).

If you post IG stories, we suggest putting them in a Highlight where we can continue to link to them.

*For tips on how to use hashtags to your advantage on Instagram check out this Hootsuite article.

YOUTUBE

Youtube is great because it is so easy to find in web searches, and people will come across your content for years to come. Our page is here: https://youtube.com/artiphon

Youtube is great because it does so well in web searches, and people will come across your content for years to come. Our page is here: https://youtube.com/artiphon

TWITTER

Use handle @Artiphon and hashtags #Orba and #Orbaloops

www.twitter.com/Artiphon/

Use handle @Artiphon and hashtags #Orba and #Orbaloops

www.twitter.com/Artiphon/

TIKTOK

Tag @Artiphon #Orba and #Orbaloops

https://www.tiktok.com/@artiphon

TIKTOK

Tag @Artiphon #Orba and #Orbaloops

https://www.tiktok.com/@artiphon

FACEBOOK

We repost artist and community content to our Facebook page as it comes out. This is also one of the main places we boost content, including artist-crated content.

www.facebook.com/Artiphon/

We repost artist and community content to our Facebook page as it comes out. This is also one of the main places we boost content, including artist-crated content.

www.facebook.com/Artiphon/

SOUNDCLOUD

Let us know if you post Orba tracks to Soundcloud and we’ll repost and add them to our playlists.

soundcloud.com/artiphon

Let us know if you post Orba tracks to Soundcloud and we’ll repost and add them to our playlists.

soundcloud.com/artiphon

VIDEO PRODUCTION

Keep in mind:

- Sometimes Orba can be hard to see because it's small.

- Sometimes Orba can be hard to see because it's black.

Here are a few videos that we think make it easy to see Orba: