The MIDI Controller That Fits In Your Pocket! | OffGrid First Impressions & Beat 

I like seeing these kinds of super tiny controllers. They tickle my fancy.

Love the minimalist design

Well done Nick! Would love more videos on this. Nice to see something from a smaller company bringing some new ideas!

I backed this project a loooooong time ago. Can’t wait to get it in the mail. :)

It’s about time they made a pocket size midi. They need a keyboard one!

I’ve backed a couple of kickstarter projects in the past, great to get involved. You do tend to forget about them though, some take forever! Cool little controller, definitely great if you’re looking for something to put in your pocket..

Just found your channel. Instant connection. Love the videos. Love the Rants. Keep ‘em coming. Xoxo

I remember when Korg announced the “Little Bits” that connect like legos. I got my ex wife one of the first release ones and we linked it to her microkorg and it was amazing! I believe it was $150 for 8 pieces of plastic with knobs and such. It could all fit into a coffee mug easily. Yet It has so many different sounds. I’d definitely pay $150-170 for this pocket device. Especially because of the tilt option and all.

Cool. Looks like a mini midi fighter with more buttons🔥

I love mine too. It’s a fun controller to pair with the IPhone. Especially Koala Sampler!

Backed this almost 2 years ago and am still waiting for it. I’ve been excited about it the entire wait and as of recent the excitement is shifting toward frustration.

The design 😍

What a cute little midi. Can't lie I'm a sucker for it's built in beat repeat function.

Dope little controller! Dope beat too!

Fire! Exactly what I've been looking for!

Nice controller, feels like it could be quite useful. I go back and forth with grid controllers and keyboard controllers, but this seems super easy to take anywhere.

Great beat, and enjoyed how you were able to tilt it for effects

I d like to see more of all of that - orba +offgrid together!

Very cool that they made it a similar size to an iPhone.

The motion controls are ❤️

Cool little device!

I love this video. 💗

Nice video, would love to see you make a track with the OffGrid!

It’s so cute 🥺

whattt this is so cooool i love technology

OffGrid’s 16 pads are also velocity sensitive

wish they'd have some kind of tolerance threshold for the joystick to determine how much movement in the opposite direction would register as a change in value. would minimize the accidents

that is so cute!

I need that ASAP

Nice , I usually like stylophones

very nice, is this velocity sensitive?

NICE

dope

I backed them as well a few years ago. I’m still waiting on mine. Must be nice to have it, with their recent update they cant even tell people when they’re shipping more units…

Today is an exiting day

7:09 is pretty funny considering the thing he’s holding is called ORBa

Nice lil device, but oooff… the pricing on it tho. Thanks for putting the review together, slick editing. :D

so - question: do you find that you end up pulling these more 'Quirky' controllers out again after you've finished the review process, or do you ultimately go back to things like the AKAI Mini keyboard etc when you want to really create music? Love your channel, thanks for all the great info!

please do more demos with this

1. Nice form factor. Wonder about durability of it & your other controllers. Follow-up vid in x months re: durability & which ones are your go-tos ? 2. Point taken re: controller size. Even so, putting controllers in soft-sided cases (protect 'em!) & tossing 'em in a bag makes pocketability moot.

skills

Expensive though... which is understandable being a small company... could probably 3D print and build something like this if you had the know-how!

Can you connect the Offgrid to the Orba to play those sounds?

Looks neat. Shipping to North America has got to be a PIA, right now, unless they happen to have a NA distributor.

7:12 You can call the Artiphon Orba hemispherical.

im wondering if it has a micro phone for sampling

What is name of midi controller of video Traetto? Do you send link of this Midi Controller?

Nice drawings

NAAAAHHHH Boyyyy. Stop playing with me...you lift that thing off the table!?

Looks great but that pricing is kinda crazy

I bought one of these from the kickstarter, haven't used it and need to change the batery already.

wish it had trs midi and scales

Ordered it as soon as I watched the video! Very curious to see how it is for finger drumming. Have long wanted a tiny finger drumming controller. 😁

Nioce

Where to buy this

What software did you use for the demo performance

I'm seriously intrigued by the tiny design but €165 ($187 USD) is a real steep price tag.

Cool but too expensive in my opinion. Behringer will make a knockoff for under $100. lol

They should add a folding screen to it, make their own daw to make it standalone and I'll be buying it

how to turn this device off?

I checked the reviews about the Offgrid and they were not favorable. Issues with midi connectivity.😕

This could have been nice if they addd 4 knobs. A midi controller without knobs is useless imo. I like what Intech do, small useful non gadgety controllers.

Akai MPD is less than 70.00 uk ,what’s the point of this at the price they want for it

The price is beyond ridiculous.

I backed this project and, along with many others, never received it. The company seems to have disappeared. At least, they aren't responding to backers.

Bold of u to assume my pockets are that big

FIRST❤😆❤🔥👽🏋🤓

That Bluetooth MIDI latency though. 😬😢

Sadly they went under and took a lot of backers money with them :(. I kept hoping they would make it through and fulfill as the product idea was ideal for me.

actual first?👀

Or, just get an app that does all the same things.

The controversy behind this company's treatment of it's supporters is worthy of is own video.

... and six months later Birdkids just announced they are not sending out units to about 2/3rd sof their backers... This is what they posted on Kickstarted 5 days ago: "Dear Backers and supporters, we want to reassure you that an update is coming. We've withdrawn the last update draft scheduled for early July, monitoring the current shipping and logistics crisis with FedEx. Roughly 60% of packages were significantly delayed between March and August. An exceptionally high amount was also damaged or flat-out lost. Nevertheless, we've been fulfilling continuously throughout the last months. We want to manage your expectations, a decision to stop operations as birdkids GmbH has been made by the three shareholders. Of course, we will cover every aspect of what led to that hard decision and what that means for the campaign's goal in depth. We promise you closure. We'd also like you to know that more than a third of backers have been rewarded for participating in the campaign already. And we wish that we could reward every backer for the trust put in us, but that won't likely happen. Behind every vitriolic comment, there’s a fair amount of objective criticism poorly phrased. You should know that aside from a few accusations of misuse of investment, we bear no resentment toward any backer voicing their opinion however they choose to do so. We know that there is a lot of enthusiasm and real anticipation behind each pledge, and we appreciate it to no end. We believe that all of you, at every point, wanted to see this campaign succeed, and we choose to stay naive in assuming the majority pledged to the campaign's goal, fully understanding the risks of one by trusting us to do good. And we believe we did better than we possibly could within the circumstances. We can't wait to share with you the full story; stay tuned, and thank you, as always, for the patience and continued support!"