Orbis Quattro Preamp/Mixer/Effect

Orbis Quattro is a preamp|/mixer/fx pedal, designed especially designed especially for handpans and tongue drums. But we tested it with dozen of other instruments, such as guitars, bass guitars, violin and other and it works perfect with most of acoustic instruments.

So, what is the Orbis Quattro and what are its main features?

First of all, this is a four-channel preamplifier with a stereo output. In other words, you can use from 1 to 4 sound sources, which can be output to one (mono) or two (stereo) channel. This function can be very useful in the following cases:

• when amplifying Handpans and Tongue drums - using Orbis Mage sensors, you can get the desired sound by varying the number of sensors from 1 to 4. The more pickups, the smoother and better the sound can be reached. Moreover, you can adjust the volume level of each channel, which will allow you to emphasize certain notes on your instrument.
• for playing multiple instruments at the same time. You can connect, for example, several guitars, handpans, tongue drums and other instruments at the same time to the Orbis Quattro. And the sound can be fed to one amplifier with a mono input, or to two different amplifying devices, or to different inputs of a sound card, etc. That is, the effects pedal Orbis Quattro acts not only as a preamplifier, but also as a miniature mixer
• For groups of percussion instruments

Orbis Quattro has on board several effects that are vital for successful music making (and also qualitative recording):

• The 3-band active equalizer is tuned in such a way that you can get the desired timbral color on almost any musical instrument. By adjusting the Bass, Middle and Treble knobs, you can add / cut low, mid and high frequencies accordingly, introducing the necessary warmth and transparency into the sound. Perhaps the most important thing is to configure Middle  with it you can set the most realistic sound of your instrument. Or, on the contrary, give it more expressiveness and emphasize its sound in the mix.
• Two reverb modules-each Orbis Quattro output has a high-quality reverb that can give your sound a wide variety of tones-from a light echo to an ambient effect.
• 4 inputs (2 stereo inputs) with the ability to adjust each channel separately
• Two outputs allow you to sound the musical instruments the way you want
• The electronics of Orbis Quattro (equalizer and effects) is designed with a wide range of frequencies, which makes it possible to use it with various musical instruments. It is relevant for handpans that have both low-key basic notes, but very high overtone can be present in their spectrum.
• 9 control knobs and 2 buttons allow flexible adjustment of the instrument. At the same time, the interface of Orbis Quattro is intuitive