When I reviewed the Orba back in late 2020, I was told there was no plan to open up the internal synth engine to users. That because of the limited resources available it would be difficult to make it ...

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Almost exactly two years after releasing the Orba 2, Artiphon is completing the trilogy. The newly announced Orba 3 finds the Nashville-based startup baking live sampling into its clever handheld ...

The Orba is mostly a musical curiosity, but a compelling one especially at the reasonable price of $100. But for its next version Artiphon is hoping to go beyond fidget toy and turn its little MPE ...

Guitars? Drums? Synths? Nah. Unless you’ve comedy trousers, you won’t be able to pull one of those from your pocket the second a top-ten hit enters your brain. But then a phone doesn’t cut it either, ...

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In the same way that digital cameras democratized photography, laptops and desktops getting more powerful and cheaper, internet ubiquity, free-to-download software, and the rise of MIDI, have made ...

I would love to see more companies like Artiphon in the world. Hardware startups with clever ideas and a knack for bringing them to market. Back in November 2020, I ...

Nashville-based tech company Artiphon has a new music-making gadget up for backing on Kickstarter called Orba. The Orba is a small, handheld device that’s a synth, looper, and controller all in one.