Will you be purchasing one? Discuss.

First envisioned as a tool for Parker’s own songwriting more than a decade ago, The Orchid is an advanced chord generator developed by Parker and “friends,” similar to the “chord mode” you would find at the bottom left-hand side of many keyboards. What’s different, though, is The Orchid’s creative potential and ease of use — with just 13 keys, a range of octaves, various voicing options, dual built-in speakers, a MIDI out port, and a rechargeable battery, the instrument promises to be a portable companion for beginner musicians and explorative producers alike to augment their songs.

Specifically, The Orchid is powered by three separate synths: polyphonic virtual a***og subtractive synth for classic tones, an FM synth for modulations, and a “vintage reed piano emulation” complete with “mechanical noise samples for added realism.” With these, users can select from several “Performance Modes” — including “Strum,” “Slop,” “Arpeggiator,” “Pattern,” and “Harp” — and bring colorful, textured, and complex chord progressions to life without any prior music theory knowledge.

consequence.net/2024/11/tame-impala-kevin-parker-the-orchid-synth

Genuinely looks dope

Kevin Parker invented synths

looks like a keyboard and a drum pad
anyways will look great on my vintage coffee table

As someone who refuses to learn to play chords I kinda need this

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we won't be buying

already ordered 3

pints that is

This looks awesome.

Def will be buying

Cheers buddy

Ngl this is kinda dope

Not him resorting to grifting after multiple flop projects....I quite literally have to laugh

tame impala sucks so much

his last album was his highest selling first week?

Multiple flops??

The Slow Rush and Dua's R*dical O*timism babe

So could you theoretically make an entire song just using this instrument?
I’m new to this stuff but I’ve been interested in buying a MIDI

The Slow Rush had Kevin’s best first week sales I believe, and it won awards

It didn’t generate hits like Currents did, but it’s not a flop

But personally I just really love The Slow Rush and i believe it’s SEVERELY underrated

Simple as

Critical flop

This is cool but he should drop the pretentious “it’s an instrument, not a synth” thing