Matt Berry and Jemaine Clement have teamed up in a home-video style tutorial for Orchid, the highly anticipated songwriting tool from Telepathic Instruments. The video, filmed in London’s Pony Studios, puts Berry on camera to get familiar with the device while Clement instructs as the omnipresent narrator.
As tutorials go, it’s a refreshing spin on the educational front. As much a comedy skit as it is an instructional video, it does well to highlight the capabilities of the Orchid while allowing Berry and Clement to both shine with a bit of humour on the side.
It also highlights just how powerful the device is for songwriters. You can hear the device at work in the work of some artists who were lucky enough to get their hands on one in an earlier release. Specifically, Kid Cudi’s “Submarine” from his 2025 album “Free,” and Don Toliver’s “Call Back,” plus releases from Janelle Monáe, Diplo, Ryan Tedder, Fred Again, Joy Anonymous, Madison Beer, Logic, Mark Hoppus, Murda Beatz, Gracie Abrams and Sarah Landry.
By its third release, Orchid has realised its full potential, coming a long way from the sketchbook of its creator, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker. Feature-wise, the device’s latest additions include several pre-programmed beats created by Parker, a dedicated cutoff frequency, quantisation to keep loops on time, the ability to save sounds to the device directly, new rhythmic controls and over 10 new sounds created by Parker.
Additionally, Parker’s original 60 sounds created for the device are now available in plugin form, giving users access to a wider library of sounds, an external platform to create and save your work via two-way synchronisation. Titled Pitsil, the sound editor will be available as a separate plugin for $129 USD or bundled with the Orchid for $699 USD.
Orchid Drop 3 will be available exclusively on Telepathic Instruments from 10am AEST on Friday, October 10. Previous units have sold out in minutes, so be ready to add it to your cart. Or, sign up to The Garden on Patreon to unlock early access to the release.
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