Orbita is an 8-track Euclidean sample drum machine with per-track circles, 36 banks, and per-sample filters. $39 intro, $69 regular.
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AudioThing Orbita vs AudioThing The Orb 2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which drums to buy.
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AudioThing The Orb 2 is a vowel formant filter that shapes any sound into vowel-like tones with three band-pass filters, custom vowels, stereo controls and an iOS version.
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Specs compared
| Signal | AudioThing Orbita | AudioThing The Orb 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 intro / $69 | $19 (from $49) |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP | VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, Standalone |
| Type | — | Vowel formant filter |
| Engine | — | Three band-pass filters, one per formant |
| Vowel sets | — | Male, Female, Child, plus unlimited custom vowels |
| Modulation | — | Three LFOs (Vowel, Emphasis, Drift), tempo sync with dotted values |
| Stereo | — | Width, Spread and Size |
| Desktop formats | — | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP (64-bit) |
| iOS formats | — | AUv3 and standalone (IAA) |
| System | — | macOS 10.13-26, Windows 7-11, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
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