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Numark Orbit | Wireless Handheld MIDI Controller with Motion Control & Built-In Accelerometer

3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 116 ratings
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Brand Numark
Connectivity Technology USB
Special Feature Back, Velocity Sensitive Keys, Compact
Size 2.00 x 2.00 x 2.00
Included Components User Manual, Warranty Card, USB Cable

About this item

  • Wireless handheld MIDI controller
  • Use with included Orbit DJ software, or customize it for use with any software that accepts MIDI messages
  • 2.4 GHz ultra-low-latency wireless performance control up to 100 feet
  • 16 backlit pads, 4 selectable banks, 4 virtual knobs per bank
  • Internal 2-axis accelerometer for instant motion control via 2 shoulder trigger controls
  • Use handheld, strapped to belt or body or hung around neck, control audio, lighting, mixing and more!
  • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
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What's in the box

  • User Manual
  • Warranty Card
  • USB Cable

    • Product Description

    Product Description

    Numark's Orbit packs a massive amount of DJ control into a compact and intuitive design that fits comfortably in your hands and allows you to mix your music wirelessly on your computer.

    Wirelessly manipulate effects, launch samples and hot cues, control software, trigger lighting, and more.

    Every inch, inside and out, is tailor-made for DJ performance and powerful wireless control-Orbit is 100 percent MIDI-customizable, able to go as far as your imagination and creativity will take it.

    From the Manufacturer

    Control the Atmosphere
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    Orbit packs a massive amount of DJ control into a compact and intuitive design that fits comfortably in your hands and allows you to mix your music wirelessly on your computer. Every inch, inside and out, is tailor-made for DJ performance and powerful wireless control—Orbit is 100% MIDI-customizable, able to go as far as your imagination and creativity will take it. Wirelessly manipulate effects, launch samples and hot cues, control software, trigger lighting, and more.

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    Mix with Motion

    Orbit's embedded MIDI-assignable accelerometer makes your mix follow your motion. Assign any two volume, effect, or filter parameters to Orbit's shoulder triggers and hang on for the ride. By tilting Orbit left and right or forward and back, you can create sweeping effects and even combine two effects at the same time—just hold down both shoulder triggers and start moving.

    Illuminate Your Performance

    Orbit's 16 backlit pads are fully customizable, so you can organize parameters for your style of performance and customize every pad's color to what you prefer. With 4 selectable banks, Orbit's 16 pads allow you to assign up to 64 hot cues, lighting transitions, video clips, samples, and more. Plus, Orbit's center aluminum-faced control wheel allows you to assign up to four virtual knobs per bank for a total of 16 parameters.

    Features
    • 2.4 GHz ultra-low-latency wireless performance control
    • Combines with your computer, music library, and Orbit DJ software
    • 100% MIDI-customizable: control music, software, videos, effects, lighting, and more
    • 16 backlit pads, 4 selectable banks, 4 virtual knobs per bank
    • Internal 2-axis accelerometer for instant motion control via 2 shoulder trigger controls
    • Use handheld, strapped to belt or body or hung around neck
    • Included MIDI editor allows easy configuration of all 84 performance controls
    • Illuminated aluminum-faced control wheel
    • Includes Orbit DJ software
    • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
    A Zero-Gravity DJ Experience

    Perform wired or wireless. Orbit charges via USB and can also control your software via USB. Orbit gives you 2.4 GHz ultra-low-latency wireless performance control with a range of up to 100 feet and eight hours of continuous use per charge (up to 24 hours standby). With its rotating buckle and metal strap rings, you can go hands-off and attach Orbit to your belt or arm band, or hang it around your neck for instant access during performances. Orbit from Numark — it's hands-on control that's out of this world.

    What's in the Box?
    • Orbit Controller
    • Orbit DJ Software (Download)
    • Orbit MIDI Editor (Download)
    • Velcro Strap (For wearing)
    • Storage Pouch
    • USB Cable
    • User Manual
    • Safety & Warranty Manual

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    Customer reviews

    3.9 out of 5 stars
    3.9 out of 5
    116 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the versatility, quality and ease of use of the audio midi controller. For example, they mention it's a great tool for DJs, it can be used for DJ performances and the MIDI channels can be re-purposed to adjust. Some appreciate the slick design and compact mobility. That said, they're happy with value, and performance.

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    22 customers mention22 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the quality of the monitor. They mention that it is an amazing device, great work, and perfect for their purpose. Some say that it's one of the best DJ controllers out there.

    "...The big and nice Wheel is a PHYSICAL mechanical wheel (I had doubts if it was a sensor surface), so it is VERY nice to rotate...." Read more

    "...So far so good though. I really like the solid feel to this. The rgb Padres very bright center wheel is nice and tight so hope it stays that way...." Read more

    "Great control device that is useful for a ton of applications...." Read more

    "...But, theyre cheap, and really amazing devices regardless, just thought it would be helpful to note that I received an old version of the &#..." Read more

    14 customers mention14 positive0 negative

    Customers find the monitor easy to use. They mention that it's easy to work with, install, and fun to use with triggers for DJing. They also say it looks like a toy and is exciting.

    "...The software that one downloads is a BEAUTY in simplicity to use. It serves all options in a silver platter...." Read more

    "...2. The device is responsive to input, even wirelessly, and it's easy to work with in terms of receiving events from the device.3...." Read more

    "...It's Great Fun, though it's a professional music mixin tool, that actually works for any type of program you can use a MIDI control for, lighting,..." Read more

    "...The software is very easy to use ! You can use the controller wired or wireless. Good product!" Read more

    12 customers mention10 positive2 negative

    Customers like the performance of the monitor. They mention that it looks good, works well, and is a very good device. Some customers also say that it works great with Serato DJ as a cue-point controller. They also say it's amazing performance and value for the price.

    "...Still a very good device, though." Read more

    "...though it's a professional music mixin tool, that actually works for any type of program you can use a MIDI control for, lighting, effects, et ...." Read more

    "Works very well, with stable connectivity.I can't sure the latency is short enough to play drum pad in live performance,..." Read more

    "For the money, this thing is awesome! Works great with Serato DJ as a cue-point controller once you program it...." Read more

    8 customers mention8 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the versatility of the audio midi controller. They mention that it is a great tool for DJs, and a professional music mixing tool. The MIDI channels can be re-purposed to adjust, making it great for use of the remix decks and hot cues. The controls are quite versatile in how they can be maped, and the illuminated buttons are great.

    "...The iluminated buttons are GREAT specially since it it impractical to put taped labels or other marks. So I group similar functions to a color...." Read more

    "...It can be used for DJ performances, but the MIDI channels can be re-purposed to adjust computer volume, scrub through tracks, scroll web pages, or..." Read more

    "...First, the good:1. The controls are quite versatile in how they can be mapped,2...." Read more

    "...It's Great Fun, though it's a professional music mixin tool, that actually works for any type of program you can use a MIDI control for, lighting,..." Read more

    5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the value of the monitor. They say it has a great price and is cheap enough to be feasible.

    "...On the plus side, it's cheap enough that it might be feasible to just buy 2 or 3 and rotate between them.Other observations:..." Read more

    "...and reviews and I just HAD TO TAKE THE CHANCE and buy it since was so low priced! I LOVE IT!!!..." Read more

    "Great price, maps well, low latencyMiddle knobs a little slow turningBattery life is decentColorful easy and convienent!" Read more

    "Nice product, fun to use, and on an incredible price!" Read more

    4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the monitor's wireless capability. They say it's easy to install and that you can use the controller wired or wireless.

    "...The wireless capability is amazing for our purposes, and battery lasts a very long time...." Read more

    "...3. Being wireless makes it uniquely useful.Now, the bad:1...." Read more

    "...And it's wireless feature, it's a blessing to install easy as just matching a bluetooth connection. And great Range. GET IT!!!" Read more

    "...The software is very easy to use ! You can use the controller wired or wireless. Good product!" Read more

    3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the monitor. They mention it has a slick design, great feel, and is compact.

    "...works truyll and greatly as such: batteries, charge, quality, design (It is a MARVEL of engineedring and art)...." Read more

    "...I believe it will be my secret weapon.Looks good, works well, with fun! enjoy : )" Read more

    "slick design, great feel, quick set up, and all the compact mobility you've been dreaming of..." Read more

    3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the battery of the monitor. They mention that the knobs are a little slow turning, but the battery life is decent.

    "...else as described and advertised works truyll and greatly as such: batteries, charge, quality, design (It is a MARVEL of engineedring and art)...." Read more

    "...The wireless capability is amazing for our purposes, and battery lasts a very long time...." Read more

    "...Middle knobs a little slow turningBattery life is decentColorful easy and convienent!" Read more

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    Innovative, creative, and an amazing device. I'm glad I bought it.
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    Petman
    5.0 out of 5 stars I could not be happier with this wireless MIDI controller
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I could not be happier with this wireless MIDI controller.
    ... Be aware that pads can ONLY send Note/ON/OFF message (no CC controllers). No problem for me since my software can use note values to set parameters. Additionally, pads can be set to "Momentary (note is ON till pad released), "Toggle" mode (Note turns ON or OFF with each pad-press).
    ... The big and nice Wheel is a PHYSICAL mechanical wheel (I had doubts if it was a sensor surface), so it is VERY nice to rotate. Its large diameter beats small knobs. Ths is the only one that can be a CONTROLLER (like a slider). It has two modes: Relative and Absolute. Only newer software responds to absolute (where whell would increment or decrement from wherever it is). In the relative mode, it works as a typical hardware slider or rotating knob, but MUCH better feel and graduation.
    ... The iluminated buttons are GREAT specially since it it impractical to put taped labels or other marks. So I group similar functions to a color. And this results for me even better and easier to find and trigger by lighted BIG color illuminated pads.
    ... Be aware that this is detected as a GENERIC USB Audio device by Windows, and you shold let Windows INSTALL it. It does TWO settings. One is for USB whatever, and the other is for the KIND of device. If you have ANOTHER USB device of the Audio type, generic USB, Windows will so installed number them for you as 1, and 2.
    ... Be aware though: this device does not have its own DRIVER, as such, therefore it does not work as a "Multi-User" device, since it can only be used by ONE software (in Windows). My solution as for other things is to use MIDI-Yoke plus MIDI-Ox, then use virtual cables, which make ANY such device Multi-user even if they have no proper driver.
    ... However, the limitation of having no driver is that the VERY NICE "Editor software" to probram it GRABS the Orbit and so you can program it as such when the Editor is the EXCLUSIVE user. For me it means "CLOSE MIDI-Yoke" so I can run the Editor, and viceversa.

    ... The software that one downloads is a BEAUTY in simplicity to use. It serves all options in a silver platter. No need to switch screens or drop menues to program it.
    ... Every thing else as described and advertised works truyll and greatly as such: batteries, charge, quality, design (It is a MARVEL of engineedring and art). I havent' bougth ANY thing for whatever as pleasing as this technological jewel.
    ... Note, with only ONE WHEEL that can be a graduated controller, you STILL CAN EFFECTIVELY have it serve as FOUR separate such controllers (either slider or knob) since there are FOUR dedicated buttons to swith the same weel so it can do 4 different functions. And that is VERY easy to do and can be done very fast and reliably.

    I dould go on and on. Even 5 stars is not enough to rate it!

    PS.: The wireless signal does seem to affect my wireless router. I've had intermittent drops when bein on websites due to wireless connection disconnecting. When Orbit s off, internet s fne. This s a cmmon issue wth 2.4 GHZ gadgets, though. Also, it may have to do with ones' peculiar hardware, area, etc.
    Still a very good device, though.
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    Joe Beavers
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty exciting!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Not to sure yet, downloading the software. Will play all day tomorrow and update the review. So far so good though. I really like the solid feel to this. The rgb Padres very bright center wheel is nice and tight so hope it stays that way. Really want to check out the software!
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    Joan C. Cagle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great control device that is useful for a ton of ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Great control device that is useful for a ton of applications. It can be used for DJ performances, but the MIDI channels can be re-purposed to adjust computer volume, scrub through tracks, scroll web pages, or really any other function you could do on your computer with a button or wheel. Suggest getting "auto-hotkey" and "voicemeeter banana" (both free) to fully take advantage of the capabilities of the MIDI channels. Note: some programming would be required to use auto-hotkey.

    The wireless capability is amazing for our purposes, and battery lasts a very long time. The blue LED light around the knob tracks with the knob position when in absolute mode, giving the feel of a limited distance knob (eg. volume control) when desired. The knob can also be changed to a continuous rotation (scrubbing through tracks) when desired, and the selection is done in software which is uploaded as firmware. The PAD Bank changes the entire "personality" of the device (buttons and knob functions), giving quick access to 4 different use cases. K1-K4 buttons change the function of the knob inside each "personality", thus the knob can have 16 different pre-programmed functions total (and these can be duplicates of one another). If all 4 personalities need a volume control (for example), K4 could be set as volume control in all 4 personalities while K1, K2, and K3 might have different functions in each personality.
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    Jon Frisby
    3.0 out of 5 stars A unique option, but some significant caveats.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I was looking at this as a supplement to a Novation Launchpad Mk 2, for controlling a generative lighting system at my wedding reception. I want the DJ controlling the simulation in general, but the photographer to be able to de-saturate the lights in parts of the room to get better photos. This seemed like the perfect option.

    While I'll likely be able to use it for that, I was hoping to be able to light up the buttons reactively to help him keep track of what he'd saturated/desaturated without having to survey the environment -- but that's probably not gonna happen (see below).

    First, the good:

    1. The controls are quite versatile in how they can be mapped,
    2. The device is responsive to input, even wirelessly, and it's easy to work with in terms of receiving events from the device.
    3. Being wireless makes it uniquely useful.

    Now, the bad:

    1. The Sysex messages this device supports are entirely undocumented, making it very difficult to set the lights on the device from software (other than from their own layout editor of course).
    2. The rate you can update the lights at is very slow when plugged in via USB and 10x slower when connected wirelessly. You should pretty much forget about lighting up buttons in response to user actions.
    3. It appears that what messages the device expects in order to actually obey you when you map it is different for wireless mode vs. wired mode. In wireless mode, where the update rate is already very very poor, you have to *read the device state* in order to get a state update to take effect -- and you need to wait after sending the update before sending the read request.
    4. The firmware is *incredibly* fragile. It's quite trivial to make the device crash such that a power cycle -- or even a factory reset -- is required to get it working again.
    5. Battery life is frustratingly short. This isn't a huge deal on its own, but in conjunction with built-in LiIon batteries, it means that you get a couple hours of performance aaaaand, you're done. You can't just swap in a fresh set and keep going. On the plus side, it's cheap enough that it might be feasible to just buy 2 or 3 and rotate between them.

    Other observations:

    1. The device is actually a bit more capable than their software exposes. While they only offer 12 color options (including black -- or "off"), the hardware supports 6-bit color (2 bits for red, 2 bits for green, 2 bits for blue), allowing for 64 possible colors. If you're writing Sysex messages to the device you can trivially make use of the full range.
    2. I don't see anything on their site about firmware updates, nor in the docs about how one would apply an update. That suggests that this is not a device that will get better (less finicky / more capable) over time. At this price point, I'm not especially put off by that, but it's worth considering.

    Conclusion:

    An interesting option, especially at this price point -- but the software / protocol issues, lack of docs, etc render it more a nifty toy than a useful tool.
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    Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Build quality and design
    Reviewed in Canada on June 4, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    Amazing Build quality and design. Very responsive and fast. for those buying it yes you can send MIDI to change the colors of the pads. Well worth the price!
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    maxmarcot
    5.0 out of 5 stars numark orbit
    Reviewed in Italy on October 20, 2015
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    Veramente eccellente in ogni sua parte cosi piccolo riesci a gestire tutta la musica che vuoi, è un piccolo ma completo mixer x dj.
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    Francis Dias Daddugaje
    4.0 out of 5 stars IT WORKS FINE. JUST U NEED TO MAP IT ACCORDING TO ...
    Reviewed in India on September 21, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I AM USING ORBIT TOGETHER WITH NUMARK N4 CONTROLLER . VIRTUAL DJ PRO SOFTWARE I USE. IT WORKS FINE.JUST U NEED TO MAP IT ACCORDING TO YOUR NEED
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    MaxJoy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfekt
    Reviewed in Germany on June 20, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    Ich habe für Ableton Live eine Fernsteuerung gesucht und bin froh, dass ich mich für dieses Gerät entschieden habe. Es ist schnell eingerichtet, liegt prima in der Hand und lässt sich frei programmieren. Mit den Pads kann man Szenen und Clips starten, außerdem stehen ein großer Drehknopf und zwei Bewegungssensoren zur Verfügung, so dass man bis zu drei Midi-Controller gleichzeitig in Gang setzen kann. Die bunten Pads fördern den Spieltrieb ungemein, es macht Spaß damit zu arbeiten. Mich hat ein bisschen geärgert, dass man die Zusatzsoftware nur herunterladen kann, wenn man seine Email-Adresse hinterlässt, aber diese Programme sind für den Betrieb gar nicht notwendig.

    Lustigerweise habe ich schon vor 10 Jahren eine Software programmiert und in einem Forum veröffentlicht, mit der man die Wii-Fernbedienung zur Bewegungssteuerung von Midi-Controllern einsetzen konnte. Das hätte ich mir wohl damals patentieren lassen müssen - Mist! ;) Aber der Numark Orbit ist natürlich viel besser als meine Bastellösung, ich würde sogar sagen, er ist perfekt für meine Anforderungen.
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    Jolanta
    5.0 out of 5 stars I simply Love it! I am Ableton Live user
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    I simply Love it! I am Ableton Live user. Couldn't find any info online using this controller as a keyboard to play and control virtual instruments in my DAW so just went for a blind risk and bought it. Was amazed how easy and simple it is to use, took me not more than 30min to set it up and it was ready to go :)
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