Overview

• Orders open on October 10 at 10 a.m. in CET for Europe/UK and Rest of World and at 10 a.m. PST for the United States, Canada and Mexico, with additional local windows across key markets.
• The Orchid hardware is priced at $699, while the new Pistil plugin costs $129 as a standalone purchase or as part of a bundle.
• Drop 3 firmware adds pre-programmed beats from Kevin Parker, a new filter, user-editable and saveable sounds, loop save/recall, 10 new synth sounds and a quantisation function.
• Pistil brings The Orchid’s synth engine and onboard sounds into DAWs and can sync and manipulate patches alongside the hardware.
• Telepathic is promoting the wider release with a “How to Orchid” video starring Matt Berry and narrated by Jemaine Clement, as the device’s artist use includes credits like Kid Cudi’s “Submarine” and Don Toliver’s “Call Back.”