Korg Electribe 2: Still worth it in 2024?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video, I'll be diving deep into the world of the Korg Electribe 2, sharing my personal perspective on its pros and cons. Join me as I take you on a musical journey through the history of the Electribe series, and then we'll break down what makes the Electribe 2 tick in my personal opinion and experience.
As a long-time user and enthusiast of this iconic groovebox, I'll be sharing my own experiences and insights to help you decide if the Korg Electribe 2 is the right tool for your music production needs.
Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this video will give you a well-rounded understanding of the Electribe 2's strengths and weaknesses. So, hit that play button and let's explore the sonic possibilities together! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments below. Let's make some music! 🎶🎛️🔊
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AFAIK bangcorrupt now cooking new firmware called freetribe. Not based on OG firmware but written a new from the ground. So the future of that box is brighter than ever!
Awesome!!
I hope it will be less risky to install.
I still haven't gone with Hacktribe.. I'm concerned I'll brick it
Hopefully!!!
I have been wanting an electribe for years, but I just could never justify buying one with its current workflow and features.
Initially I was hoping Korg would eventually pick up where they left off and make an Electribe 3, a worthy successor of the original. But we all kinda know thats never going to happen... unfortunately.
Oh I didn't know about that! Looking forward to try it when it will come out! thanks for sharing 👍
Intresting i took the sampler version but maybe i should considering to take the blue version in the futur & maybe instal & truy those new firmware thanks for sharing 😊👍
@@KCNARF29the hardware is supposedly exactly the same in the red and the blue one, so with the hacktribe installed, it should have exactly the same features, regardless of color. All oscillators and all sampler capability.
I've heard that hacktribe is somewhat heavy on the processor so expect the electric to become slower. How much is hard to say. I haven't installed it yet.
I have the red one. Bought it as a dedicated hardware sampler, and because I couldn't afford something like a digitakt. but I instantly got intrigued by the (limited) synth functions.
The sound is very good actually and you can create some mean earth-shattering sub bass kicks. The sampling workflow is confusing though. It is very easy to loose all your hard work in a heartbeat.
I've used the X Series for 20 years. Solid. I won't sacrifice full MIDI, 1/4" jacks, and functions printed on the faceplate. Good video.
RN,
Please keep making E2 videos. They are awesome!
Learned a lot from you
Glad they are helpful and thank you for watching! 🙏
I picked up a used one in great condition for USD 200 about a year ago after using other people's off and on for years. I've used the X/Y pad a lot, and I really like it.
yeah this guy is brain dead
I think you pretty much just nailed everything I thought about the Electribe 2.
Except the XY / Kaoss pad, I really like that for certain things. It's not as good as an actual Kaoss pad, but it pretty close. Plus, if you use it as an arpeggiator and mess with the arpeggiator pattens while using drums, you can come up with some quite interesting fills etc.
You didn't really comment much on the sequencing. Yes, it's only 4 measures (64 steps), but if you use it to sequence Korg Volcas, for example, you can quadruple a Volcas sequence length. It would be nice if you could reassign the pads to different MIDI channels (pad 1 is MIDI 1, pad 2 MIDI 2 etc and you can't change that), but as you mentioned that simplicity is what makes the Electribe 2 such an immediate and fun instrument to use.
I still use mine a lot more that my more expensive gear.
Because it's just fun. Like, really, fun!
That's a good point on the sequencer. And I guess I might need to give the XY pad another try since I see a few people praising it haha. Thanks for watching and sharing!
Earlier, I used the Electribe 2 only to make music. Since I have the MPC One as my studiobrain, I use it alot for SFX Sounds and playing live. Its an great unit. Love it so much. Yes, its limited, but you have to be creative. The Electribe is in my opinion the best Groovebox under 500 bucks. Would never sell it
I was tempted a few times to get the MPC One, it does seems like a strong "brain" unit to rely on for most of the sequencing
Wish they'd open source the OS. Could do so much more with it, shouldn't have to rely on a 3rd party reverse engineering it. Love your Electribe tutorial videos, keep it up! :)
You should Google Bangcorrupt if you never have. He's trying to do exactly that.
@trollied I know, right? Thanks for the kind words and watching!
That's what Synthstrom did with their Deluge. Now they have a community OS and massively extended the life of their product.
Thanks your videos will and have helped me alot with my Electribe 2. Got it a few days ago after only previously having a few Pocket Operators, and love it. I use the x y pad for filers and effects quite nicely.
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching! And enjoy your new toy!
Electribe is really valuable equipment/instrument. And thank you for give this value to it and share your experiences with us
Agree! and thanks for watching! 🙏
Electribes are very cool boxes for inspiration and for creative - just for fun sessions - I use the ESX-1 and it is still awesome 😃
The ESX & EMX are 🔥
I got my EMX1 as my first synth/groovebox. 20 years later and I still love it. I’m looking at getting the Electribe 2
I have one of these , absolutely love it ! use it live all the time the xy pad and step jump. It could do with updating though. I do agree with the 4 bars though, it could also do with a transpose button, cv in/outs, effects on the audio in. But for drums bass lines and other misc parts its great.
I own the gray version of the Electribe 2 myself, and the one thing that is lacking is the sounds they put on the unit itself. There are some sounds that are really good and usable, and there are sounds that are just not that great, but overall it is a nice little unit, but the kicks and the instrument sounds could have been a lot better. Some of them are usable, some of them of just not good, but I guess that's with every hardware drum machine synth that you get today.
The one thing that makes it great is it's ease of use, and another thing, it doesn't have an Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, it's just an Attack and Decay/Release together, which if Korg would have simply put individual ADSR for each sound/part, it would have made all the difference. Overall, I give this unit a 3.7 out of 5. You can definitely make some great music on here if you put the time into your craft 🌗
If you use it as a composer for long sequences of music instead of a looper for zombie tekno muzak, the 4 bars allow you to get more variation in your composition. You can change things every 4 bars instead of every 8.
The total lack of updates from Korg for the past 8 years is tragic. So many electribe users being ignored. Meanwhile Novation updated the Circuit a bunch of times, Roland too with the MC101 and 707. If they updated the firmware I'd be right there (or if they released a new Electribe) but the current ones just feel outdated and annoy me
who cares, we get HackTribe firmware.
Exactly this.
Such a poor decision of Korg to abandon the Electribe community. I would have loved to get one, but settled on the Circuit duo instead. Which is not only alot cheaper, but also feels way more alive and intuitive to operate.
Circuit rhythm especially has been treating me well, but I never clicked with the synth engines on the OG/Tracks. For that reason I was hoping forever for Korg to release an Electribe 3, but it definately seems like they lost all interest in this amazing product. Such a shame.
@@SamToulouse don't confuse "I don't care" with "nobody should care". You'll get along with people better
@@7an7ara seriously. What would you want to see added/fixed that isn't addressed by the Hacktribe firmware? Or are you asking for updates for the sake of it? Maybe they should introduce a few bugs to it so they can release more updates? The Electribe is far from being perfect and I hate Korg drivers on Windows, but the firmware does not need any update. The lack of updates is a common but utterly worthless argument when there is nothing to fix in the firmware, especially when you have alternative firmwares available.
@@SamToulouse alternative firmwares that could brick the device, and I'm not rich enough to take that chance.
But as you asked:
-Probability/trig conditions.
-More voices, or no stealing. (24 is limiting for a music production station when voice-stealing happens by adding FX)
-8 bars, maybe with a double-press or shift-press of the current bar buttons to access the 5-8 bars.
-roll function, my Boss DR202 even has this and it's from 1999.
-a pitchbend function in the kaoss pad for performing live.
-quantize off/flux mode/microtiming. can only do so much with groove templates and swing.
OR just an Electribe 3
This vid is why THIS is my Favorite Channel!!!!!......
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Love this little box and you are great on the e2, i would love if more people shared the patterns they make so we can have a solid database with all kind of genres and grooves, but this feauture flew under the radar...
Thank you! And that's a great idea, Korg should have made it an easy feature to support the community
Great review - I like your informative, no nonsense style.
Thank you! I appreciate that! 🙏
You made this at just the right time for me. I was playing with this at a used gear store ($200) when looking for a simple drum machine to practice bass with. It instantly made grooves that demanded bass jamming. That was a good sign but wasn’t sure.
I am a beginner with this tech; I plan on using it for practice, idea generation & fun, not production; and it was only 50 bucks more than machines that did SO MUCH LESS. I’m getting it and look forward to delving into your vids. Thanks!
Glad this was useful! and have fun with the E2!
I would recommend it if the 4Bar limit is not an issue for you. It makes a great Dawless Centerpiece then. You can sequence a lot of additional devices with 16 Midi Channels. I mainly use it for getting an Idea running while jamming Dawless and then move on later into the Daw and refine it to a Track. The immediate / hands on experience the Electribe provides is very inspiring.
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Interesting to hear how you've found this bit of gear. I was torn between the Electribe and the Novation Circuit several years ago. I went with the circuit mainly because of the polyphony issues you mentioned.
You clearly put a lot of effort in creating this video. Would have been good to see some real examples of the pros and cons - actually playing with the unit. Maybe for another video. 👍
Hey thanks for watching! I had my eyes on the circuit as well in the past, I have the Launchpad Pro MK3 and really digging the Novation style of sequencer. And that's a super valid suggestion which I agree to and will try to improve in my next upload. Thanks for the feedback! 🙏
Great video! A really fair and nuanced breakdown of the pros and cons of the E2 - pretty much mirroring my whole experience with it! Despite all of its little shortcomings and quirks, I have yet to find a groovebox that is as FUN and flow-inducing as my E2. I think it's a combination of the limitations, the easily-accessible sound design tools, the shortcuts and lack of menu-diving (at least, the way I use it, I rarely have to delve into the more fiddly menus), and the lack of presets - they all encourage me to just sit down and make something without getting in my own way. As much as I love the mature features of Elektron and Roland grooveboxes I've used, none of them have matched this little blue beast in terms of sheer enjoyment and play.
Thanks for giving your thoughts and lots of great Electribe content!
Thanks for watching and the kind words! And that comment on the presets is so true, haven't thought about it but you are so right, that constraint forces you to be creative each time by starting something new from scratch
@@RandomNoiseMusic And it somehow seems like WAY less effort, for me at least, to start making a sound from scratch than it is to go scrolling through presets on any of my other machines!
I agree on most of what you said except that I really really love the X/Y PAD I love to sketch baselines and melodies with it or to pepper up the tapped ones and also fiddle with the MFX and also it’s great for live performance in scale mode…
I see that many mentioned it in the comments, perhaps I should revisit this feature and give it another try. Thanks for watching and sharing!
Loving my Elctribe Sampler atm!
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got it recently love it no regrets i really love the xy pad for effects
Nice! Did you get the synth or the sampler version?
synth the xy pad is weird but sometimes even on drums i get funky patterns it changes, it's a dusty old sound the machine itself oldschool and its fun. I do like the reverb trick for making pad sounds it's a limited device with polyphony and 4 bars but with the pad mutes and performance effects i can make it work. @@RandomNoiseMusic
I still got mine for almost 4 years now and the abandonment of Korg firmware update really does sucks (I also got Minilogue XD and that is already abandoned also)... although seeing the community doing the hacktribe at least gave me some hope. but currently im really at the edge of selling it and swap with the Roland MC-101
Great video !! 🔥👌🏻
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I love my Electribes. Don't think of them in comparison to a DAW but rather as a musical instrument. Learn it, practice it, jam on it.
Regarding the XY pad, I put a little sample square of color shift car vinyl on it. So sick!
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I once installed the Hacktribe update on the sampler version, and I also noticed more lag/hang in the performance so I eventually reverted back to the original OS.
thanks for an unbiased video and the info about the lag with hacktribe.
Thanks for watching!
My two very old ES1 Electribe Samplers still work great.
I recently nabbed an ES2 Sampler for $340.00 via some Anazon seller, and it is fantastic! Easy to use... the sounds are quality, not groundbreaking... but solid for many applications!
I have found myself using the ES2 as a supplemental instrument, to add different elements to a more established rhythm that I might be working on. In this manner, I'll sync it to my Korg Drumlogue or Roland SH4d to add some extra layers.
Between the Korg Electribe Sampler ES2, the Drumlogue and the Roland SH4d, I find I am able to accomplish complete tracks that 100% rival anything I create via a DAW like Ableton... unless I want some longer speech clips happening during the song. In the event I wish to use a longer sample of some type of speech or conversation, then I import the WAV file to the Polyend Play because it has several gigs of storage, and ultimately has much greater sampling-manipulation capabilities than any of my Electribes.
But I think that most people out there largely work on tracks that do not include long soliloquies/rants happening throughout the composition. For such song creation, the Electribe E2 is very useful.
Thanks for sharing! that sounds like a fantastic and much fun setup and workflow
A drum machine with hands on sound design of your own drums is very rare. I bought my Electribe2 a long time ago, never considered selling because there is nothing to replace it with that is better. Trouble is, you need more than just an Electribe2 for making professional sounding music. Why? 1) useless reverb. 2) stereo output. Any time you have a multi-timbral instrument it must have either or both: Top quality effects AND/OR multiple outputs for external processing. Because of the missing items I use this drum machine in addition to other drums. I have been thinking of layering the Electribe with a Arturia DrumBrute Impact for more outputs and some analog warmth.
💯 Check out my latest upload, I just combined it with the Drumbrute impact and Roland SH01a for some fun jam 😊
Man I could not agree with this assessment ANY more! Nailed it.
Thanks for watching! 🙏
Yes!
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one cons it's that there is no unquantize record I think. On the other hand, it has 16 midi chanels for control a Blofeld in multimode or multiple synths connected with one midi thru box and every time you select the individual tracks, the filter, the pan, the volume, the attack/release, resonance, mute, changes in the external synth so, it's a lot of fun
i believe it can record unquantized
@@gagealbright Ok, if you find it, put the info here, thanks
i researched it more and i guess i was wrong. sorry about that! @@daroanvimusen
@@gagealbright thank you 🙂
Ah, that's an interesting usage of it with the multi track trick! And yes indeed, no unquantized record option which is sucks
BUY A MC101 instead
the limitations on sampling time, sampling management, not being built for performance, doesnt cut it.
i dunno about ESX generation but word around ES2 is a setback.
the thing i liked on ES2 was FXprocessing the audio in input.
lacks dynamic on workflow
Very good. 🤝
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Great video, thanks. I own both an Electribe 2 and a Roland MC-707. The 707 solves all the cons you listed here: It has 128 note polyphony, full ADSR envelopes, a sampler, and a patterln length of 128 steps, I'll never sell my Electribe 2, but the MC-707 kicks its ass and is the best groovebox in my humble opinion. As a groovebox fanatic, I'll continue to use both ot course, and I also recently bought a Syntakt (which also has limited polyphony and 64 steps per pattern, so the MC-707 kicks the Syntakt's ass, too).
Hey thanks for watching! And I so envy you for the MC707, I've been drooling on so many videos of it, dying to get one haha I love my TR8s and sometime play with the thought they I should get its "friend" to live together in my studio 😄 the Syntakt also looks like a lot of fun! You have some dope setup
Oh, if you have already been drooling over the videos, you should absolutely get an MC-707. It really is the most complete groovebox on the market. The sampler of the MC-707 can be used for both sample chopping and as a looper. The Zencore synth engine is incredibly powerful. And the MC-707 even has tons of effects and processing on each channel + even master bus FX such as compressor, tape simulation etc. It's really an amazing machine.
I love the Syntakt as well, but: it has no sampler, each track is monophonic, it has no compressor and not even a chorus effect (which the MC-707 has plenty of).
So, I say, go for it, I think you will love it!
The xy pad is an awesome feature
yeah why make a video when you dont know sht about the machine
Yeah, I "Don't know sht about the machine": th-cam.com/play/PLzr8lDbmN0SgXR7JSI-mBHcia0sdRGqvy.html&si=3h6gXBcoLDNOfswJ
I think the kaoss pad is quite fun if you are into glitchy stuff. You can motion sequence it to create movement and weirdness. Also as a performance element, changing effects on the fly and tweaking the pad while pattern is running.
I’ve sampler version only & i use actualy often the little pad on the left for playing with roll effect on percussion or bass some time & use it for the master fx too but for using it this way you need to rethink your composition before playing , i also using it sometimes when i play with acid bass combined with the filter buton it take some times to understand what possible to do with it , it took me almost a year to find a way to use it , the con on this pad is it bug sometimes & stay lock activate when you toutch the top right corner it’s a bite anoying when it happen when you play a live session you must be ready to have this bug happening & reset it by going really quickly in the keyboard menu & play something with other note or creat a new roll especially when it’s on percussion or use the triger mode & touch the pad conserned , i so often people using a proper pad like the kaospad or kaosscilator combined to the electribe it avoid these kind of bug & have a lot of other option with those devise i look on the new version of the kaossreplay it look a nice device but think it’s maybe a bite overpriced for a new one but it have really a great potential compare to the previous version , i’m not decided to bought it yet or maybe a real synth who could give other option to creat my music i keep the idea in my head
Ah interesting, thanks for sharing. maybe I should consider giving it another try 👍
@@RandomNoiseMusici learned that by use some factory paterns & find some synth really well calibrate on the pad so i check every modulation related on the synth concern & try to reproduce it with other samples & it worked you need sometimes to adjust the pitch , we all need to go out of our confort zone cuz we all have tendance to stay too mutch in it , i made often this mistake in my life so now i try have an eye on my actual situation & i look often at myself for see if i’m not again resting in it unconsciously
Thanks for the video. I considered buying Electribe many years ago so it was nice to hear what I was missing.
Instead of Electribe, I got Digitakt and after many devices, I'm taking a pause with getting new and used gear. No euros will go to China from purchasing music gear this year.
Thanks for watching! And it's a wise decision to take a pause sometimes. Something I should remind myself more often, sticking to one piece of gear and really mastering it first is the way to go before buying more stuff
One of the main reasons the E2 is my favorite instrument is the touch screen and I wish it was bigger. The only effect I use is the delay and the rare times I've had voice stealing I made it part of the composition. Most of my music budget goes to effects also I use 3 e2's so I have few limitations. My background is acoustic instruments and that's the way I treat my E2's.
Hy. is there a method to manually put effects. for example a pitch +7 on the first kick and pitch +15 on the second kick? rn i use the record mode but this isnt really accurate
It also exports to Ableton Live, which means its a great portable to experiment with.
That's a great point! I tend to forget that feature is available as well
I like the xy pad ,Arp part , good video the pattern chain there is a way to get xtra spaces for your track on druids video s,
I have two, I don't use the synth on ether one but they do make very good controllers. Very convenient for live looping.. But like I said I don't use the synth engine anymore..
7:26 : every time you press a note it retrigers the envelope ? select poly 1 or 2 and see if it does the trick
I didn't mean the notes that play, yes in Poly 1&2 you can play multiple notes. But if you have the attack and release of the envelope set to long time to create a pad sound, notice how every time you play the note it will reset to the initial value of the envelope. It is even mentioned in the manual btw
I meant if you play 1 note then add other notes, up to 4, without releasing the other then the envelope doesn't kicks in. But you're also right. Parts aren't polyphonic but paraphonic, they share the same envelope. It'san amazingpiece of hardware but not adsr ... c'mon !?@RandomNoiseMusic
Yeah exactly, the paraphonic part kind of bugs me, but don't get me wrong, I still dig it very much as I concluded in the video haha
I have the sampler e2,and the drum kick is good like the master fx the delaymakes so much different when u do tunes and the chord even tho I like the minilogue chord better on the e2 it has a powerful engine
Great video, very informative, well done. Is it true that its audio output is a little noisy?
Thank you! Yes I can confirm its not the cleanest signal output and does has some noise, but to be honest that never really bothered me that much and maybe even adds some "texture" to its sound imo
it's nice to pair with some external synth.
because the polyphony is really limited, but this is not the case for MIDI.
i used to pair it with Blofeld back in the days.
Agree, it works very well with an extra synth
I don't get why You don't get the X-Y pad - it's one of the very few improvements Korg's done over the EMX. And BTW IMO, the EMX/ESX SD versions are still the best iterations of electribes to this day - everything you want to know is written on the surface - no guessing shift functions, or 19 level menu diving like on E2. For a portable unit it's heavy as F - compare that to Novation Circuit. But it is battery powered and contrary to what you said E2S - sampler (the black and the red one) does have synth oscillators from the factory. Also when was Yamaha cheap in the late 90's (or ever)?🤔
E2/E2S are a departure in workflow form the on the fly playability of all previous versions. These are slanted towards production more than the previous generations - which is great if you happened to have a bunch of volcas for example 😀. Getting to know the equipment inside out is more important to the creative process than the specs. It's not an MPC or MC-707, but then again you don't pay for that.
(The new Yamaha Seqtrack looks good on paper, but requires a computer.)
Grooverider GR16 is a tribute to both models on iOS and is even better in many ways. And It's such a amazing workflow. You could in theory just connect 1 hardware device as controller to a ipad and you will have everything and more. Xy pad is amazing on touch.
Ah interesting, not familiar with that, I'll check it out. Thanks for sharing!
Hacktribe firmware, which completely combine sampler and synth, have only problem it's changing sample slot numbers. after firmware sample slots from number 1 its waveforms, from 501 samples. you must use sample organizer software to change slot numbers in SampleAll file. projects dont work properly because they linked to old sample slot number
Any modern device as fun as this one?
hav the sampler, tho wen i saw Mitsuhishi showing it - he looked uncomfortable and i got the feeling it wasnt wot he wanted....I bet he doesnt hav one, hav yet to hack it, tho wud only do it to get better filters
I use it constantly and still do. Wtf is it with people thinking they know anything about what other people actually do with their lives?
I agree with everything you said in this review but the grey version is harder to hack and I can't bring myself to destroy it. I would rather buy the sampler version separately for 150 on bid.
I understand you. I actually went back and reveled to the original version as it didn't perform well for me as I mentioned in the video
Its a swiss army knife, but a very dull one lol. Not quantizing the xy pad is unexusable imo. But like you, i’ll never let it go. Sequencing other synths, scale function as a midi controller, the ease and fun of making a quick sequence. The effects etc. its a Jack off all trades
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I just bought two. Yes they guy was selling two cheap so why not. They should be here this week. My big concern is the MIDI. I spent see MIDI in and out on this. So how can i make them follow a master clock on another groove box with regular MIDI. I guess when they get here will find out.
There is midi on both, you just need that special MIDI to jack plug that comes with the unit. Ask the guy who sells that to you if he still has those cables, and if not I am sure you can find it cheaply online.
Fun little machine, but it was a downgrade from the now 20 years old EMX-1 which is still the best groovebox Korg ever made to date (my hot take ^^). I still dream about an EMX-2 release someday... copium i know!
Agree. A new take on the EMX-2 will be gold, I don't know why Korg don't listen to the crowd and relaunch those monsters
I started with this. Loved it, but the build quality was lacking.
i love elecrtibe.
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Where is the firmware guide you mentioned in video?
Hey thanks for highlighting! I forgot to add it to the description, here it is: github.com/bangcorrupt/hacktribe-tutorial
Korg need to update it with the class complient USB C audio and MIDI.
Agree. Would love to see a new version, but I doubt they will make a new one..
I would add that it would need a rechargable battery, and swap out the KAOS pad for a touch-screen.
i kept mine, it has it's uses...
I have 2S version. Standalone... meh. But as a beating heart of the whole setup it works like a charm.
That's cool, so it act as your main sequencer? What other piece of gears are you controlling with it?
I'm using midi-sync to hook Crave to it, same cable used for Donner B-1 as an input keyboard (and analog synth 2), sync out for Volca FM and sync in for drum-machine. I'm not always using this setup coz it requires too many wires, but it Electribe really can handle a lot! I bought it for different use case but ended up using it basically as a hub\sequencer\midi-controller
I really with they would remake the emx and esx …exactly the same functionality with modern sounds and for the esx more off grid sequencing functionality
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Man, you talked about making 2 separate devices to keep costs down. My E2 Sampler was $600 brand new in 2016. That's a rip off in my opinion especially when you consider they split the functionality.
Not cheap at all 😬
i sell electribe and now i use elektron !
Honestly this is the way.
@@koalemos1679 no chords
Which model of Elektron? They all look and sound great, the Rytm MK3 is on my wishlist! haha
@@RandomNoiseMusic If price wasn't an issue, I'd get the Syntakt. I don't have it but in my opinion it's the most complete box they make. 8 digital voices 4 analog. The digital voices have a chord machine like the Model: Cycles. It has some Octatrack style FX. I already have an Octatrack and I'd love a Digitone and Syntakt to go with it. More than you'll ever need to make music.
Kind of fun, but I couldn't cope with the note stealing. Had to let it go.
I totally get it. It can be really annoying
EMX-1 - 8 bars.
EMX-2 - 4 bars.
Why they do dis?
I know, RIGHT?? Why Korg, why...
Less talk, more rock....oh wait its all talk, no rock...😞🍻
Haha point taken, I defiantly could have shut my mouth more in this video and demonstrated some of the points. But it was already exhausting to edit this one! I have more "rock" if you want to check it out: th-cam.com/play/PLzr8lDbmN0SgXR7JSI-mBHcia0sdRGqvy.html
cheers 🍻
I love this device. My first proper synth and always have so much fun with it. Unfortunately, I am stuck without any sd card functions. My sd card reader slot has forced itself into a write protect mode and I have lost all functions to save or update etc. 😢
Oh that sucks, do you mean the reader on the Electribe or an external one?
@@RandomNoiseMusic the internal sd card reader on my Electribe is stuck in a write protect mode. I have tried everything a techno geek can think of to fix with no success. It’s not the sd cards etc. I have to figure out a replacement internally for the reader. It’s to do with that stupid little pin inside that connects and makes things write protect inside the reader (not the actual SD cards)
@@RandomNoiseMusic I also researched into this and it’s a common issue in some digital cameras with their SD card slots. It’s just annoying as I’m trying to look into how I can get a replacement and remove and solder a new one myself.
Bro, for beginners?? No way! This is not at all a beginners groovebox. It’s difficult to master and make proper stuff with. Of course anyone can make a shitty 4 bar loop with it but to really make it pop you’ll need years of constant usage
You can say that on any instrument.. of course it takes years to master something. But among the many groove boxes out there, in my opinion it is well designed for beginners get the basics at least
still?
No not worth it, sits on my desk unused, was a waste of money in my case. And its only a waste because I finally figured out that the only thing I need is my daw and a good keyboard controller
Oh well, at least you learned and figured out what works best for you. In any case we are living in great time for making music, so many good options!
I had all models from 2001.
Now I have the MX and SX with vacuum tubes..from 2007.
The electribe 2 is very far from the sounds of MX/SX.
It does seem odd that Korg took a step backward instead of forward with this model. The MX/SX were superb piece of gears
« How many hours lost … » ? Making music is not 😕
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Haha, fair it's not for everyone. Care to share why not in your opinion?
maybe ”some menu diving” or he just doesnt like gear
How are the drums on or compared to the volca drums?
I am not crazy on the on-board drums to be honest. As for the Volca Drums, I don't have it but it is synthesized and not using samples like the E2, so totally different and depend on your taste, but from the demos I've listened to I think its pretty dopes
@@RandomNoiseMusic yea it’s pretty sick from what’s I’ve seen being a synth with 3 oscillators. I’m sold on one . Haven’t made the purchase yet but I will soon. I like to sample drums as well and I needed a drum synth to just layer in and spice the samples up. The volca kick is pretty dope too. So far I’m looking at grabbing the volca druns, kick and FM