Welcome!

Welcome to the Artiphon Orba Basics course. We’ll be diving into all things Orba to teach you everything you need to know to be the Orba-ist you always dreamed of being. Emma and Petey have put together a lovely demonstration to give you all of the cheat codes for our little space grapefruit. So, pop some popcorn, and let’s make some noise.

Getting Started

Emma and Petey will show you how to give your Orba some TLC, take you to a party in a church in space, and get you up and running with methods such as… plugging Orba in.

Anatomy of Orba

Remember anatomy class? We don’t. But we can definitely teach you about Orba’s layout. The drum bone’s connected to the bass bone. You know? Anyway, follow Emma on this epic journey where she’ll show you where to find everything on your Orba.

Changing Modes

Emma teaches you how to play Orba using Orba’s Modes. Drum Mode? You betcha. Bass Mode? Of course? Chord Mode? Whodayathink we are? What about Lead Mode? Yassss. And you can use all of these modes together to unlock Orba’s secret mode… Depeche Mode. Just kidding! Orba’s modes are fun enough on their own.

Gestures

Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it like a polaroid picture! In this lesson, Emma shows you how to turn the key to Orba’s soul with Gestures, including Tap, Tilt, Bump, Radiate, and more.

How to Sample on Orba 3

So easy, you barely need a video…but we made one anyway! Sampling on Orba 3 is as simple as pressing a button—no extra cables, computers, or phones needed. So easy, a kid could do it (and they do).

 Making Your First Loop

So you’ve learned the basics of Orba, and you’re feeling like a hot shot, but you’re not done yet. Emma and Petey have a surprise for you. Don’t worry, it’s nothing scary or gross. It’s just the most secret of secret Orba knowledge. But you’re going to have to watch the video to find out what it is.

Making Your First Song

Sure, you might know how to make a loop on Orba… But did you know that you can combine multiple loops on all of Orba’s modes to make a Song? That’s right, a whole song. Well, an Orba song. Anyway, in this lesson Emma and Petey will show you how to make a song on Orba.