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Artiphon Connect Version 1.0.584
Updated April 16, 2024
What's new in this version?
- Reduced CPU Usage: We've fine-tuned our app to be more efficient, minimizing CPU usage without compromising any functionality. We know that several users have been reporting battery-draining issues and we predict that this will help. 🔋
- Improved Stability: We've squashed numerous bugs to ensure a smoother and more reliable experience for our users. Say goodbye to “App Not Responding” notifications.
- Optimized Speed: Enjoy a faster and more responsive app with optimized performance across Android, iOS, Windows, and MacOS devices. 🚀
New Features:
- Landscape Mode for iPad: Now you can use your iPad in landscape mode for a more immersive and comfortable playing experience. Just… turn it!Â
Bug Fixes:
- Previewing User-Recorded Samples: You can now hear what you recorded instantly within the app.
- Visualizer: Improved visualizer stability ensures all of your notes are shown, so your music can sound great and look great.
- Key Selection Bug: We fixed a bug where changing the key accidentally selected a key when the user meant to scroll, preventing any unintended changes and ensuring smooth navigation. Now you don’t have to retune between songs.Â
Update your Artiphon app now to enjoy these improvements! As always, we appreciate your feedback and support in making our products better than ever.
Orba 2 Firmware 1.2.3
Contains several bug fixes, including an issue where quantize reset to on after a loop was erased. To Update your firmware navigate to the settings of the Artiphon Connect app. ⬇️
Chorda Firmware 1.2.6
Updated April 22, 2024
This firmware update adds some general improvements and tackles some important bugs! 🪲
- Issues causing the inability to turn off quantization have been resolved. Now, you can be perfectly imperfect whenever you choose!
- The issue causing notes to randomly trigger has been resolved. No more haunted Chordas. đź‘»
To Update your firmware navigate to the settings in the Artiphon Connect app. ⬇️
Looking to update your firmware? Click here for instructions.
Other Apps
Preset Creator App
Templates
Orba & Chorda: Template For GarageBand & Logic Pro
Download: GarageBand Project | Logic Pro Project
Here is a collection of our favorite factory sounds from GarageBand and Logic Pro X, organized into a session to work perfectly with Orba and Chorda right out of the box. Each set of sounds is grouped by color – the drums are green, the basses are blue, etc. – to match the modes on Orba and Chorda. When you select your instrument channel, be sure to change to the same mode on Orba, and everything will be mapped out for you and ready to go. This session is available for GarageBand and Logic Pro. Both versions share the same sounds and track layout, but the Logic Pro version has a few additional settings, MIDI routings, and customizations.
Orba & Chorda: Template For Ableton Live
Download: Download Ableton Live Project
This Ableton Live session is compatible with all versions of Live, including Live Lite. The session is tailored to leverage the unique interface and gesture capabilities that Orba and Chorda have to offer. It includes pre-set MIDI channel routing, as wellk as some sounds loaded, mixed, and mapped to gestures. It also includes various loop-length clips, so you can record using clips in Ableton Live’s session view.
Orba & Chorda: Template For FL Studio
Download: Download FL Studio Project
This FL Studio template includes three instruments for each of Orba and Chorda’s four modes. When you select your instrument channel, be sure to change to the same mode on your device, and everything will be mapped out and ready to go.
Orba & Chorda: Max For Live Utility Device For Chorda & Orba
Download: Download Utility Preset Files
This Max For Live device lets you isolate and map individual gestures to any MIDI-mappable parameter within Ableton Live. Special thanks to our collaborator, Odie DeSmith, for developing this utility tool. 🙌 Instruction PDF included.
Orba 2 and Chorda: Utility Presets
Download: Download Utility Preset Files
These Utility Presets are designed to isolate Orba 2 and Chorda MIDI message outputs to a single gesture at a time, allowing you to map each multidimensional gesture in your DAW with precision. Instruction PDF included.
Artiphon Preset Creator: Init Patches
Download: Download Patches
Artiphon Preset Creator gives you access to all presets in your Artiphon Connect library, including factory presets, but you may want to start with a blank slate. This preset sets all parameters to what we call their “initial” state. For example, this preset loads with no gesture modulations mapped, so you can map gestures without any creative bias! Instruction PDF included.
Orba & Chorda: Utility Presets
Download: Download Utility Preset Files
These Utility Presets are designed to isolate Orba's MIDI output to a single gesture at a time, allowing you to map each multi-dimensional gesture in your DAW with precision. Download: macOS and Windows For additional help, you can download the user manual here.
INSTRUMENT 1: Template For GarageBand & Logic Pro
Download: GarageBand Project | Logic Pro Project
These sounds were selected and customized by the Artiphon staff to work especially well with the INSTRUMENT 1. If you’re new to GarageBand, this is a good place to get started. If you’re already savvy with Apple music-making software, this project can act as a jumping-off point and a place to get ideas for making fun sounds on the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1.
INSTRUMENT 1: Template For Mainstage
Download: macOS
These sounds were chosen to match the default presets on the INSTRUMENT 1. Turn on MIDI Program changes in the INSTRUMENT 1 Editor and when you press the preset knob, these instruments will automatically change. This is a great way to perform live using a variety of technique and sounds.
INSTRUMENT 1: Tilt-ready Synths For GarageBand & Logic Pro
Download: GarageBand | Logic Pro
This GarageBand session contains nine sounds that all work seamlessly with I1 Tilt. Turn on this feature and move the INSTRUMENT 1 up & down to control these sounds in new expressive ways.
INSTRUMENT 1: Template For Kontakt Player
Additionally, you’ll need to download Kontakt’s Factory Selection Library which can be found here.
The Native Instruments Kontakt Player is a free sampler for PC and Mac that can be used to play virtual instruments with the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1. The Artiphon Staff Picks download for Kontakt Player features sounds selected by the Artiphon team and have been configured to work especially well with the INSTRUMENT 1.
INSTRUMENT 1: Template For Ableton Live
Download: Download Ableton Live Project
This Ableton Live session is a template for using MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) with the INSTRUMENT 1. By setting up six individual instances of an Ableton virtual instrument, you can use string bending or fretless mode to independently bend the pitch of strings and control channel pressure. This additional setup is only necessary for independently controlling pitch bend or channel pressure, otherwise, the INSTRUMENT 1 will work normally with just one instance of an Ableton virtual instrument.
INSTRUMENT 1: Max Patch
Download: macOS and Windows
Max is a visual programming language used by artists, educators, researchers, and anyone who wants to take their sights and sounds to new heights. Use the Artiphon Max patch as a template to access all of the MIDI data sent from the INSTRUMENT 1 in a controlled, organized, and visual way. Route the INSTRUMENT 1 to trigger custom synths, video manipulation tools, and any of the limitless possibilities made possible within the Max programming environment. This patch takes care of all of the preliminary routing so you can start creating right away.