Between Instrument 1 and Orba, Artiphon has established itself as the maker of innovative — and delightful — music instruments. Today the Nashville-based hardware startup returns to the crowdfunding platform that started it all, with the launch of Chorda, a device that splits the difference between the aforementioned products.
The instrument effectively integrates Orba’s pads into a guitar neck/keyboard style interface akin to the Instrument 1. As ever, the pitch is a diverse set of sounds that can be manipulated in a variety of ways. You can strum it like a guitar, tap it like a drum pad or play it like a piano.
The interface is comprised of a dozen musical pads that can be pressed, tapped, ti...
