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Orbita Black Friday pricing from AudioThing sits at 43% off, which puts this Euclidean drum machine plugin at $39 until Nov 30, 2026.
Orbita is a drum machine plugin built around a circular sequencer. You spread beats across eight sample tracks and explore polyrhythms, shifting accents, offsets and swing.
The maker says you can load your own samples and turn simple pulses into organic, hypnotic rhythms that keep moving.
Each of the eight tracks runs its own rhythmic cycle. Pick a track, then set Steps to define the pattern length.
Raise Hits to add triggers, which spread as evenly as possible across the cycle. Accents make chosen hits louder, so the pattern gets more character.
The most interesting results often come from tracks with different cycle lengths. A 16-step kick can run against percussion with 11 or 13 steps, and the combined rhythm takes longer to repeat.
Build a simple foundation first, then layer shorter or uneven patterns on top for movement. Reset lets you decide when those evolving cycles realign.
Out of the box, Orbita includes sample collections drawn from vintage drum machines and live percussion, plus field recordings, avant-garde material and some odd generative content. Browsing the categories and picking a bank loads a fresh set of sounds into the sequencer.
Factory banks include:
Building your own bank is simple. Load samples into the Bank Editor, rearrange them by drag and drop, and save the bank for later.
Orbita gives each sample a dedicated filter offering LowPass, HighPass, BandPass and Notch types, and every type can run at either 2 pole or 4 pole slope. That makes it handy for rounding off harsh tones, carving out frequencies you don't need, or pushing resonance for extra character.
Each sample gets a dedicated LFO of its own, where you pick a wave shape, dial in the speed, and route the modulation to Pitch, Pan, Volume, Cutoff or Resonance.
Prefer to play by hand? Orbita also works as a classic eight pad drum machine. Trigger each sound directly, assign custom MIDI notes to suit your controller, and mix live playing with the Euclidean patterns.
Yes. The Orbita Black Friday deal takes 43% off AudioThing's Euclidean drum machine plugin, bringing it to $39. The offer ends Nov 30, 2026.
Orbita has eight sample tracks, a circular Euclidean sequencer and factory banks of drum machines, acoustic percussion and experimental sources. Each sample gets its own filter and LFO, and a Bank Editor lets you build custom banks from your own samples.
Yes. Load samples into the Bank Editor, rearrange them with drag and drop, and save the result as a custom bank. The maker says you can mix your own recordings, favourite drum sounds and unusual textures into a personal library.
Yes. Orbita can act as a classic eight pad drum machine. Every sound in Orbita can be fired on its own, so you can tap patterns live, and you can map each one to whichever MIDI notes your controller sends. You can also combine live playing with its Euclidean patterns.
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