Orca is one of the most inspiring sequencers I have ever used. It’s a modular version of midi. It’s like getting the keys to Autechre’s secret Max/MSP sequencer files or something akin to Mark Fell’s algorithmic stuff. You can make any sequencer you like. Don’t be put off by all the numbers. I am not a coder, but after watching the alleyway video, I was up and running in 30 minutes.
Now to have this on Norns is a bit of a game changer as it combines midi out, the Timber sample app and the Softcut engine. You can resample from either the inputs or timbre, while timber is playing, or whilst hooked up to an external device, like a modular whilst sequencing it all within Orca. Because it’s on Norns and the size factor, it now has me thinking of using this in a live setup, specifically with the er301 combined with Ansible. But really, just Norns and a keyboard, you really lose track of time, as it’s so inspiring. Battery power and keyboard lasts for hours because, no grid and CPU is minimal.
If there is ever a sequencer that is readymade for a Teletype port, this is it.
I can’t thank @neauoire and @its_your_bedtime enough. @its_your_bedtime has put a huge amount of time in porting this over - one look at the github change log tells you this.
I know people wanting to buy Norns, just because it has Orca on it. It is that good.
I have been posting a lot of Orca related stuff using the Norns beta version because I got a little obsessed with it 
