(2) this is just the default preset playing (demo1)
if you select the empty preset, then hit save , youāll start with the empty preset.
(of coure, you can choose any preset as the default)
(3) yup, there are quite a few different fx modules, just add them into a slot
you can watch any of the orac videos from the Organelle to get an overview ā¦ Ive done some, but loopops are obviously more slick 
you mean in Orac specifically? or other patches?
Orac is compatible across all deveices ,however modules developers on the Organelle have chosen to use specific Organelle features. this could have been done in a compatible way, but understandably , their focus was only on the Organelle so it was not a priority for them.
as for Organelle Patches, I though that Norns Mother was a pretty good compatibility layer ? no?
id chat on that thread, if you have specific issues.
as the end of the day, I also see these things as community/open source projects, Im happy to receive change requestsā¦ also norns users could develop Norns specific Orac patches if they wish.
perhaps I should also take one step backā¦
why was Orac created? what was its goal?
really it did not start out (for me) as being a āproductā, as something people would use as-is.
its started out with a problem on the Organelle.
on the Organelle you could create and launch PD patches which was cool, but I saw 2 issues all the time.
- patch complexity
when I created patches, I spent 90% of the effort building a UI not the DSP code - this was very tedious and extremely error prone, and made UIs very inconsistent.
- users combining patches
the C&G forum was full of user with no PD experience, asking how to combine patches ā¦ they loved a sampling patch, but wanted to add a reverb ā¦ Q: how hard could it be? (A: not easy if your not a coder!)
so these were the primary goals of Orac.
a) make if very simple to create new modules, where you could focus on the DSP
(I did a tutorial video of create a new module < 5 mins!)
b) allow users to ācombineā modules
these are still the goals - a way of making Pure Data to be more āaccesibleā to both end-users and developers alike.
PD is great for non-developers to get stuck into creating audio patches that can be really creative and bespoke (easier than most others) and Orac can make that a bit simpler.
so if thats what you want, Id say jump inā¦
p.s. anything you learn about PD whilst making Orac modules of course is applicable in the wider field of PD programming - theres very little āorac specifcsā in there 
