The original Orba was a curious little baseball-sized device that invited people who couldn’t play a triangle if they tried to somehow create beats, bops and bass lines. The success of the original — ...

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 ...

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Orbacam syncs visual effects to the beat of whatever music you’re playing on the Orba, making it easy to create shareable music videos. Artiphon has announced a new companion app for its Orba ...

Back in 2019, Nashville-based smart instrument creators Artiphon launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a portable music machine with a gaming controller vibe and sliced orange dimensions.

Between Instrument 1 and Orba, Artiphon has established itself as the maker of innovative — and delightful — music instruments. Today the Nashville-based hardware startup returns to the crowdfunding ...

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 ...

"Orba introduces a new and fun way to make music anywhere, even if you’ve never played an instrument before." The Orba is described as a band in your hand by the Artiphon team, and comes with ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- A local public school district is piloting a program that teaches students how to use rhymes and melodies to express their feelings. Studies show that students with four ...

I am simultaneously deeply fascinated by and deeply skeptical of strange niche instruments. As fun as a classic Stylophone is, for instance, it's pretty tricky to make decent-sounding music with. Even ...