01 / Sound bankKEYBOARD
Sounds
ClusterGlass Garden
Ready for input
Four drifting oscillators, shaped for wide chords and strange little signals.
SMP
Chromatic playback
Sample
SOURCEFactory · Amber PluckMapped from C4
DROP AUDIO HERE
Drag the waveform edges to trim. One shot plays through; Loop repeats while held.
Root maps the original pitch. Speed changes pitch + length. Preview loops until stopped; Reset edits keeps your audio.
Keys / MIDI + computer
Play
Z lower row Q upper row release keys to release notes
OCTAVE0
128 notes · scroll to explore · follows your playing
02 / Drum station16 PADS
Drums
Load a kit. Shape a hit. Build a beat.
1–4Q–RA–FZ–V
01
Click · keys · drop audio
Kit pads
Drop audio onto any pad to replace its sound.
02
PAD 01
Sample editor
SELECTED PADKickFactory · original
For this pad · loaded audio stays available
DROP AUDIO HERE
Edits affect this pad. Your source stays intact.
Drum patterns
StoppedHouse · Click steps to toggle · Shift-click for accents · Uses the BPM above
Plays across views · Stop or Panic ends the beat · Lo-fi: try 70–90 BPM · Pattern files use OP-1V JSON
03 / Four-track recorder
Mixtape
STOP
00:00.00
BARS
SPEED100%
RECORD TO
F1 Record / stop · Space Play / pause
Play MIDI or the computer keyboard here.
Mic + MIDI Connections
Microphone
MIDI keyboard
Connect once. Orchid automatically follows the performance stream.
Play and turn the voicing dial to see the notes received.
Orchid via a MIDI adapter? Choose channel 1, or the Performance channel set on your Orchid.
Tracks & clip editing
0:000:040:080:120:16
CLIP / EDIT
Select a clip
Trim, chop or play your recording as a sample.
Timing
Snap first note pulls a near-start attack to the beginning. Preview first; Undo restores the original.