Kickstart Orbish
Orbish Manual
Although Orbish is quite easy to handle some of the functionalities need some further explanation.
What’s Orbish
Orbish is a looping software that comes as a plugin for digital audio workstations (DAW) like Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, etc. Future versions will be in standalone for PC and mobile.
Functionalities
Functionalities:
Record audio in sync with the beat or measure of the host application. Once recording ends Orbish loops the recorded audio. Each subsequent recording results in a new layer of audio on top of the first one.
Orbish3D
The recordings are organized in 3 dimensions:
Loops: Is the container of a recording that has a certain length and is repeatedly played. Loops within a track are played consecutively instead of at the same time. This allows for switching song parts.
Tracks: A track is a container for one or more loops. Tracks can be played simultaneously but sync and parameters are controlled separately.
Layers: Are stacked on the same loop. Are always in absolute sync and have the same parameters (volume, etc.) Layers can be dynamically added (activated) and removed from the track.
Summary of Controls
Transport control per track
1. Start/Stop recording on the active track
2. Play/Pause the recorded material on the active track or group
3. Stop playing on the active track or group
4. Clear the active track
5. Mute the active track or group
6. Play exclusively the active track or group
7. Listen to input audio when this track is active
8. Reverse the audio on the active track
9. Undo latest overdub recording
10. Redo latest overdub recording
11. Flatten all overdub layers to one
12. Start recording when input signal exceeds the predefined threshold
Track & Loop Control
23. Go to previous loop on active track or group
24. Go to next loop on active track or group
25. Create new loop on active track
26. Remove latest loop from active track
27. Go to previous track
28. Go to next track
29. Create new track
30. Remove latest track
Global transport control
13. Select the recording mode (Overdub, Punch in, etc)
14. Select the sync mode (to beat, bar, …)
15. Mute all tracks
16. Pause all tracks
17. Clear all tracks
18. Stop playing on all tracks
19. Start playing on all tracks
20. Toggles between horizontal and vertical layout of the tracks
21. Remove the active track from the selected group
22. Add the active track to the selected group
40. Select a group, then add or remove tracks. All tracks in the same group will act simultaneously for certain commands
Track region
32. Shows the level of input signal
33. Adjust the level of the input signal for the active track
34. Adjust the level of the output signal for the active track
35. Adjust the level of the general output signal
36. Shows the level of output signal
Info region
31. Shows the progress of the loop
37. Current time signature
38. Current tempo (beats per minute)
39. Shows the progress of the loop in bars/beats/subdivision
41. Witness lamp – shows if track is currently recording (red), playing (green), muted (blue) or soloing (orange)