Worlde Orca PAD64 User manual

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Worlde Orca PAD64 MIDI Controller
User’s Manual

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Product List
Please check all the items in your package:
 The Orca PAD64 product 1 pcs
 USB cable 1 pcs
 USB power cord 1 pcs
 MIDI to 3.5 audio cable 1 pcs
Notice: To ensure your Orca PAD64 can be used properly, please use both the USB cable and USB power cord for
power supply.
1) Connect your Orca PAD64 to your computer with both the USB cable and USB power cord if you are using it with a
PC.
2) When using it with a mobile phone or Pad, connect your Orca PAD64 to your mobile phone /Pad and mobile phone
charger respectively with the USB cable and the USB power cord simultaneously.
Setup in Ableton Live
Once you have your Orca Pad64 connected to your computer, open the Ableton Live in your computer, then go to
“Preferences”. From the list of tabs on the left, click the MIDI / Sync tab and you will see the following:
Track On sets the Orca PAD64 as an Input device to play MIDI tracks (instruments and drums) in Live, and as an Output
device to see played and recorded notes feedback to the pad LEDs.

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Set Sync On for the Output of Orca PAD64 so that the pad LEDs pulse and flash in time with your project tempo.
Remote On for both Input and Output allows the Orca PAD64 to be manually mapped to parameters in Live, and to see
feedback of that mapping.
Track On for Orca PAD64 MIDI Port allows Live to playback and record any device connected to the Orca PAD64 physical
MIDI connectors.
When used with Ableton Live, Orca PAD64’s 8x8 grid of RGB LED pads will give you intuitive visual feedback on your clips
as you launch, stop, edit or record them. Conversely, you can see the area covered by these 64 pads on your Live screen
inside a colored, 8x8 rectangular ‘ring’. The color of this ring changes depending on which Control Surface chooser you
select in Live’s Preferences (MIDI/Sync tab).
Pressing a pad on Orca PAD64 triggers a clip if one exists in the corresponding slot in Live. Hitting an empty clip
slot, however, on an unarmed track will stop clip playback on that track. If the track is armed, pressing a pad begins
recording into an empty clip slot.
When used with Ableton Live, the top 8 buttons are default as scene launch buttons. It can also be assigned to other
functions if required. When it’s used as Scene Launch buttons the operation steps are as follows:
Pressing the Scene Launch buttons on the right side of your Orca PA64 will trigger horizontal rows of clips, also known
as ‘scenes’. These buttons allow you to launch, stop, and/or record multiple clips with one button, and are fantastic for
performance. Just like the 8x8 grid of pads, the Scene Launch buttons match the scene colors on your Live screen.
To play the session in Ableton Live with ORCA PAD64, you have to set the device and channel for Light track: 1) Select
“WORLDE” for “MIDI TO”, 2)select CH.6 for Channels.
If you find that features described later in this user guide are not working as expected, please re-check your MIDI port
settings.

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2. FEATURES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3. PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Orca PAD64 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.1 Top Panel Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.2 The pads/preset buttons ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.3 Parameter control buttons ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
3.1.4 Note button ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.5 Octave button ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.6 A. TOUCH button ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1.7 Channel button ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1.8 Velocity button ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.9 Mute button .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.10 Volume button ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.10[MMC] button ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.12 Memory button .................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1.13 [<] and [>] button .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1.14 Back panel overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
4. SETUP ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1 Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Making detailed settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 17

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5. USING ORCA PAD64 WITH SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................................ 17
5.1 Creating MIDI Presets with the Orca PAD64 Software Editor ............................................................................................. 17
5.1.1 Overview: What is a Orca PAD64 Preset? ................................................................................................................................... 17
5.1.2 Assign a Pad to Start/Stop MMC ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.1.3 Assign a couple of Pads to MIDI notes .......................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.4 Assign a Pad to toggle a MIDI CC # between two values ......................................................................................................... 20
5.1.5 Save the changes to a Preset .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.6 Recalling a Preset / Switching between Presets ......................................................................................................................... 22
5.2 Select the Backlit RGB Color of 64 Pads ............................................................................................................................. 22
6.APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Appendix A- Toxic or Hazardous Substances and Elements ................................................................................................... 24
●SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 25

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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Worlde Orca PAD64 USB MIDI controller. To help you get the most out of your new
instrument, please read this manual carefully.
In order to use the functions of this product, you’ll need to make settings in the application you’re using. Make settings
as described in the owner’s manual for your application.
2. Features
 64 high quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance pads with RGB backlit, can be assigned easily as
pads, MIDI CC buttons or Program change switches.
 Function buttons, providing functions like, OCTAVE, AFTERTOUCH, VELOCITY, MUTE and etc.
 USB interface, adaptable to USB 2.0(FULL SPEED). Power supplied by USB.
 MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
 Compatible with Win10/8/7/XP/Vista and Mac OSX. Drive free and hot-plug supported.
 Edited by the Orca PAD64 Software Editor, the picture below is the main screen. It can be down
loaded from
www.worlde.com.cn for this software editor.

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3. Parts and Their Functions
3.1 Orca PAD64 Overview
3.1.1 Top Panel Overview

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1. Buttons/Scene Launch buttons
These buttons can transmit control change messages. Each button can be used to send continuous control data to a
desktop audio workstation or external MIDI device. When used with Ableton Live, these buttons are default as scene
launch buttons. It can also be assigned to other functions if required. When it’s used as Scene Launch buttons the
operation steps are as follows:
Pressing the Scene Launch buttons on the right side of your Orca PA64 will trigger horizontal rows of clips, also
known as ‘scenes’. These buttons allow you to launch, stop, and/or record multiple clips with one button, and are
fantastic for performance. Just like the 8x8 grid of pads, the Scene Launch buttons match the scene colours on your
Live screen.
2. [Memory] button
Holding the memory button and pressing one of the pads to recall the parameters in Memory area.
Press the MEMORY button. The system enters the storing state, it stores 6 groups setup value.
3. Trigger pads
Pads can transmit note messages or control change messages. The pads can be used to trigger drum hits to our
software or hardware module. The pads are pressure and velocity sensitive, which makes them very responsive and
intuitive to play.
Use the Orca PAD64 Software Editor to select the backlit RGB color of 48 pads. We’ll show you how to select the
backlit RGB color of48 pads in section 5.2.
4. [Note] button
The 48 pads have dual modes: trigger pads mode and key note mode. Click the note button to start the note mode of
the 48 pads, press +/-button to increase or decrease the current note by semitone.
5. [Octave] button
Click the Octave button to start the Octave function, use+/-button to adjust Octave. Adjustment range is from 0 to 4.
Press DATA +/- buttons at the same time to set octave to initial 0
6. [A.Touch] button

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Click the A.touch button to start the function of channel after touch and keyboard after touch. Channel after touch is on
when the LED color is red for the A.touch button. Keyboard after touch is on when it’s blue for the A.touch button.
When channel after touch in on, the system sends channel after touch info when pressing the pads. When keyboard
after touch in on, the system sends keyboard after touch info when pressing the pads.
7. [Channel] button
Click the channel button to start the channel function, use+/-button to select the channel. The initial setting is 1,
adjusting scale is 1~16.
8. [Velocity]button
Click the velocity button to start the velocity selection function, the medium(or normal) velocity is on when the LED
color of velocity button is green, heavy velocity is on when it’s in red color, and blue for constant velocity.
9.[Mute] button
Mute ON/OFF button. Click mute button will start the mute function. No message will be transmitted under Mute mode.
10.[Volume] button
It sends GM Master Volume message（F0 7F 7F 04 01 00 xx F7)..
11. [MMC] button
There are 6 buttons used for MMC-[|<<],[<<],[>>],[O],[stop],[play].It is common to set the 6 buttons as Sequencer
remote control buttons, it needs to be working with sequencer software.
12. [<] and [>] button
These buttons are used for navigating through fields of menus and options.
13. Full Sized USB connector
Connect the Orca PAD64 to your computer with a USB cable via this port.
14. [MIDI OUT] Connector
Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of the Orca PAD64 to the MIDI IN of an external device.
15. [MIDI IN] Connector
Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of an external MIDI device to the MIDI IN of the Orca PAD64.

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16. DC 5V
5V power input interface.
17. [OFF/ON] button
Power Off/On button.
3.1.2 The pads/preset buttons
Orca PAD64 has 64 high quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance pads with RGB backlit which can be
assigned easily as pads, MIDI CC buttons or Program change switches. The pads can be used to trigger drum hits
to our software or hardware module. The pads are pressure and velocity sensitive, which makes them very
responsive and intuitive to play.
The pads
3.1.3 Parameter control buttons
These buttonss transmit control change messages. The 8 buttons can be assigned to control any editable
parameter on the selected device. Each buttons can be used to send continuous control data to a desktop audio
workstation or external MIDI device.
The Parameter control buttons

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3.1.4 Note button
The 64 pads have dual modes: trigger pads mode and key note mode. Click the note button to start the note mode of
the 64 pads, press +/-button to increase or decrease the current note by semitone.
Note button
3.1.5 Octave button
Pushing the Octave buttons will transpose the keyboard by as much as four octaves up or down. The farther from
center the keyboard has been transposed, the faster the buttons will flash.
Click the Octave button to start the Octave function, use+/-button to adjust Octave. Adjustment range is from 0 to 4.
Press DATA +/- buttons at the same time to set octave to initial 0.
Octave button
3.1.6 A. TOUCH button
Click the A.touch button to start the function of channel After touch and keyboard after touch. Channel After touch is on
when the LED color is red for the A.touch button. Keyboard After touch is on when it’s blue for the A.touch button.
When Channel After touch in on, the system sends Channel After touch info when pressing the pads. When Keyboard
After touch in on, the system sends Keyboard After touch info when pressing the pads.

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After touch button
3.1.7 Channel button
Channel selection function button, selecting current MIDI channel. Click the channel button to start the channel
function, use+/-button to select the channel. The initial setting is 1, adjusting scale is 1~16.
Channel button
3.1.8 Velocity button
Every time you press a key, a MIDI note message is sent with a velocity value between 0 and the maximum; this value
specifies how hard you pressed the key. Since different people have different playing styles, your Orca PAD64 offers a
number of different velocity curves. You should experiment with the different velocity curves to find the curve that best suits
your playing style.
Click the velocity button to start the velocity selection function, the medium(or normal) velocity is on when the LED color of
velocity button is green, heavy velocity is on when it’s in red color, and blue for constant velocity.
Velocity button

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3.1.9 Mute button
Mute ON/OFF button. Click mute button will start the mute function. No message will be transmitted under Mute mode.
Mute button
3.1.10 Volume button
Master volume button. Click this button to set the master volume of Orca Pad64. It sends GM Master Volume message（F0
7F 7F 04 01 00 xx F7）.
Volume button
3.1.10[MMC] button
There are 6 buttons used for MMC-[|<<],[<<],[>>],[O],[stop],[play].It is common to set the 6 buttons as Sequencer
remote control buttons, it needs to be working with sequencer software.

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MMC button
3.1.12 Memory button
Holding the memory button and pressing one of the pads to recall the parameters in Memory area.
Press the MEMORY button. The system enters the storing state, it stores 6 groups setup value.
Memory button
3.1.13 [<] and [>] button
These buttons are used for navigating through fields of menus and options.

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Navigation button
3.1.14 Back panel overview
The back panel of the Orca PAD64 contains some important connectors: the USB Type B jack, MIDI IN/MIDI OUT jack, DC
5V jack, ON/OFF button.

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4. Setup
4.1 Minimum System Requirements
Windows Mac OS
Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher Macintosh G3*800/G4*733 MHz or higher
(CPU requirement may be higher for laptops) (CPU requirement may be higher for laptops)
256MB RAM OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM,
Direct X 9.0b or higher OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 MB RAM
Windows XP(SP2)or higher *G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported
(Windows 98,Me,NT or 2000 not supported)
4.2 Making detailed settings
The following settings cannot be edited on the Orca PD48 instrument, so you need to use the Worlde Orca PAD64
control Editor. You can download the Worlde Orca PAD64 control Editor from Worlde website www.worlde.com.cn.
5. Using Orca PAD64 with Software
5.1 Creating MIDI Presets with the Orca PAD64 Software Editor
5.1.1 Overview: What is a Orca PAD64 Preset?
Thanks to the Orca PAD64 Software Editor it’s possible to configure the Orca PAD64 to work with practically any device or
software capable of responding to MIDI information.
To summarize, here are some examples of what you can do with a Orca PAD64 preset:

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● Assign pads to send MIDI Machine Control commands (MMC)
● Use the pads to transmit MIDI notes
●Switch between two values of any MIDI CC# by playing a pad
●Assign a button to control any MIDI CC# and define its operational range
●Save the entire set of altered controls to one of Orca PAD64’s eight preset locations
●Define another seven sets of parameter assignments and save each one to a different memory location
●Recall any of the eight personalized presets easily and immediately
5.1.2 Assign a Pad to Start/Stop MMC
One feature that often comes in handy with a controller keyboard is the ability to start and stop a song without having to
use the computer keyboard or mouse. It’s really easy to set up the Orca PAD64 pads to do that.
For example we’ll use Pad 7 to send Stop commands and Pad 8 to send Start commands. This is accomplished through
the use of MIDI Machine Control commands, which you’ve probably seen abbreviated as “MMC”.
5.1.2.1 Select the Pad Mode
Let’s begin by selecting Pad 7 by clicking on its graphic in the MIDI Control Center or by tapping Pad 7 on the Orca PAD64.
Then click the Mode field to activate the pull-down menu:
5.1.2.2 Set the MMC Message number
Once the Mode has been set to MMC, the trick is to set both the LSB and MSB to the same number so the pad knows
which command to send. MMC Stop command needs the CC number set to 1, like so:

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Next, select Pad 8 so we can set it to the MMC command for “Start”. This means the CC number must be set to 2:
Now you should have Pad 8 set to start your song and Pad 7 set to stop it. Of course you can assign those functions to any
pad you like, now that you know how to do it.
5.1.3 Assign a couple of Pads to MIDI notes
The natural thing to do when you’re starting a song is to lay down the kick and snare tracks. The Orca PAD64 pads can be
assigned to any MIDI note number that you like, so for this example we’ll set Pads 1 and 2 to trigger the General MIDI note
numbers for the Bass drum and Snare drum (MIDI note numbers 36 and 38, respectively).
By default the pads have their Mode set to MIDI note, so when you select each Pad we’ll get right down to selecting the
MIDI note number and velocity values. Let’s leave the other setting to “Gate” so the notes shut off when you lift the pad;
you can try the “Toggle” value later if you’d like the MIDI note to stay “On” until you hit the pad a second time.
5.1.3.1 Select the MIDI note number: Kick
The CC number field is used to set the MIDI note number, which makes sense: there are 128 MIDI Controller numbers and
128 MIDI Note numbers. So click the pull-down menu and set this value to 36 to select the General MIDI Kick drum note
number:
We’ll show you how to set Pad 2 to the Snare drum note number in section 5.1.3.2.

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5.1.3.2 Select the MIDI note number: Snare
Setting Pad 2 to trigger the snare is done the same way, only by choosing a different MIDI note number (38 in this case):
So now you’re ready to lay down the groove for your song: You have Pads 1 and 2 set to play the Kick and Snare, and
Pads 7 and 8 set to Stop and Start the song.
5.1.4 Assign a Pad to toggle a MIDI CC # between two values
One popular musical effect these days is to take an audio loop, filter it heavily for certain sections of a song, and switch it
back to the full-open sound later in the song. You can pre-configure one of the Orca PAD64 pads to send those commands
to a filter plug-in that should be readily available in your DAW software.
We’ll use Pad 6 for this example. Select it and then use the pull-down Mode menus to select “Switched” and “Toggle”:
These settings will allow you to send two different values of a particular MIDI CC number each time you press the pad.
There are a couple of MIDI CC numbers that have been assigned the task of controlling filter brightness (CC# 74) or
harmonic content (CC# 71). We’ll use CC# 74 for this example.
Click on the CC number field and select the Brightness controller number as shown: