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The favorite patch I ever made on this created a sound like a fart performed with such strength that you could hear the cheeks flapping. Very realistic and with no need to make the microphone smell bad. A++ would buy again.
Ah, the SOVTEK green version, with shitty tank green paint and massive on/off switch! Had one of them, very MUFFled sounf I thought- I apologise in advance for that Dad joke!
With the ER-1, pan the kick hard left and all the other drums hard right. Then you have the kick on it's own mono channel and the other drums on their own mono channel. You should put reverb and or delay on the right channel and compression on the kick. Thank me later.
I've absolutely destroyed raves with that thing. Shredded it. Gotta know where the sweet spots are, and how to use them. And when to use them. Also, I'll add.. It sounds a lot bigger coming through a 50,000 watt system in a warehouse. I believe that is what they were designed for ;)
I like to put my EA-1 in an fx loop on an aux channel (share the love, so to speak). The audio input is super fun for slicing up a drum beat, or theremin, or whatever is in the mix really :)
Early digital stuff is so fascinating. It never nails what it's going for, but sometimes it creates it's own extremely unique sound. And when I say "early digital stuff," I really mean like 80's and 90's and early 2000's stuff, as legitimate virtual analogue stuff that was good at copying analogue sounds didn't really come about until the mid 2000's at the earliest. And honestly that makes me really happy because I like different sounds, not just stuff that sounds like something else. I always wanted the original Electribes. I used to compare them to the Roland MC boxes and even the SH-32. After all these years I'm still not sure how any of those stack up, as I've never owned them, but I still have a soft spot for all of them, being pieces of gear that I've longed for. I always liked the layout of the Electribes. They seem very intuitive.
I'm mostly into punk and industrial music to me there was never a bad electribe I loved what ever I got my hands on I think this was a cool video though thanks man
Hello from France (dédicace La Triberie !) ! I've got one since 1 year, all the gear is old (she knew Rave Parties and the dust) but with a little revision, It's a dream ! She's very fun to use and she's got a typical sound. And I know lots of artists and people which used it since a long time ! And in my live setup, I've got a ER-1 too. So have mom and dad in a setup is great :p
Gosh I am finding all of my old gear in your videos this morning. I remember when I bought the EA-1 and ER-1 to use with my DJX keyboard at the end of ‘99. While they were limited I had a blast playing them and forever regret selling them, though I used that money to buy an Access Virus A, which has been my favorite. I was close to buying a second pair about 15 years ago at a used music shop where I could have gotten them both for $200 but it was Christmas, money was tight and I ended up getting a layaway refund 😭 I still look around for them from time to time and have almost pulled the trigger on several occasions. Maybe... someday.
I remember getting some experimental analog type psychedelic kraut rock sounds out of it using the tempo delay. And the cool minimal design - cold silver backdrop with a single blue geometric shape - also made it feel very German to me 😱
, Actually... This is my secret weapon. Connect it via midi to a good 303 clone and use it as a sequencer/midi controller. Also it's filter input and two sounds can (at liw volume) enhance everything and this is the perfect combon for all of that. Aber ich muss sagen: ich liebe deine Videos! Ich besitze viele Stücke die du hier zeigst, sehr informativ und objektiv. Danke!
I happened to pick one of these up for under $100 US the other day. God it's awful. Sometimes these old VA's have a charmingly thin and nasal sound, and this one doesn't disappoint on that front. It's like the added they cheap distortion to make it sound even crappier. I still like it though. Crapy is good. Rather fun to fool around with. Def. going to pick up an ER1.
To hell with stomp boxes man. Kaos pads are the best for effects that I've found so far. With an X/Y touch screen controller and live sequencer not to mention the looping feature it's pretty badass. The only thing I have an issue with is the lack of information it's capable of displaying. The Kaoscilator is also a lot of fun. I highly recommend both.
The best synth groovebox ever created on Earth. It can create sounds that none of my analogues or digital synths can do. People hating this machine do not experiment its sonic possibilities. Even with no external effects or pedals , it rocks . What is sold today, by the majority of manufacturers makes me laugh hard : mini musical toys...
@@AudioPilz yes. As always, we can not all love or hate the same things. This is our liberty of choice. This is our thoughts based on our experience. I just regret not to have bought the bigger metallic version of the EA-1. I recently see some people jamming with them and other instruments. Thanks for the info.
The ER-1 was my first drum machine and it sounded tinny and flat but with a BBE Sonic Maximizer it could fatten up the kicks and low end. I also had the Electribe ESX-1 SD which had built in effects, sampling and a touch sensitive strip to control drum rolls, pitch etc. During that time period the only other step sequencer drum machine on the market were made by Roland (MC-307) or Yamaha (RMX1.) I also had an SP-505 by Boss and that was very hard to use. I’d love to see a video on that device! It was a lot of numerical editing to get things in the right order.
hey did you ever get a hold of the Electribe EMX-1? if you could would you do a video on that one too? better yet, maybe do a video on the history of ALL the Electribes :)
Do a video on the Roland sp555. I have had mine for a long time and though they are useful for a few things, you quickly realise that they are very limited. Still, I love the effects! Step ring modulation, step filter, and bpm looper are all great
@@AudioPilz Sorry, didn't quite catch your meaning. Did you mean the second video sequence? All I know is I'm an orig 90s goa trance freak. It totally cracked me up presenting the EA-1 as the emergence of a God. The Awe!
I could definitely see some of that sound being used in something like IDM or industrial music, especially with all those distortions and other effects on there. But there's probably better ways to get that sound. Once you've put so much processing on it I'd imagine that whatever unique flavour this synth's tone has gets all-but lost anyway.
well to be honest, all the presets on that thing were great to see what it could do... but i wasn't huge on any of that. i never really used the sequencer either..... outside of that, the ea-1 is one of the loudest machines i have owned. for some reason it is damn potent and rugged. i use it only for making quick bass patches that i sample into other things... sometimes i have sequenced it with an mpc or something (you can sequence all the knobs via midi so that is neat) ... i think it really shines as a simple bass synth. they have gone up in price on the used market so i can see how some people might be disappointed these days... but back when i bought that one there were not too many affordable synths. the analog wave 2.0 didn't happen yet.
I always used my EA-1's if I needed some hard squelch - theres some incredible sounds you can get using the effects especially delay - but mostly I used these for sequencing only for my live PA set up.
Excellent idea of show ! And really good and funny editing ! Cool. Well, there is a famous gear to talk about... forgotten, hated, loved, re-forgotten, now more and more expensive and re-loved. I’m talking about the Roland JX3P. But you’ll have to find one (and don’t think about using a JX-03 !) Good luck :👍🏻
AudioPilz it’s the first midi synth from Roland (1983). There is preset yes, but it’s more like a light Jupiter 8, very different from the Juno. It was based on a guitar synth, and they decided to do a keyboard synth finally, 6 voices. It’s actually a good vintage synth, but some people hated it, or underestimated it, because... some sounds are crappy in the preset bank, I gess (best synth to do dying cat’s growl), but some other are great and emblematic (maybe it’s not a English word, sorry I’m French...) of the 80s. Maybe it’s a too good synth for your show... but it’s controversary (yeah... I’m pretty sure this word is not English at all).
Got this and the ER, love them both and have some great 90s electronica sounds. If I remember rightly the TB 303 and TR 909 were also hated by purists when they arrived.
Accurate. :) It makes some killer basses - it killed a couple of pairs of headphones of mine at least! Not really deserving of the 'thinny' award it holds. Lead sounds are a bit naff and 1 dimensional, but that second channel is really useful for weird FX blarps and squizzles
I appreciate this! I started making music w/ ea & er 1. Er1 snare is OK If u use the random waveform vs noise. Learned that trick right when I quit using it as my main drum machine.
What was that weird black&blue sampler work station called that was supposed to be all that but faded away silently? beat something maybe? oh yeah, beat thang lol.
Wow the song at 3:35 sound absolutely nice, I would love to hear the full standalone song.. if there is even such a thing. sounds absolutely great man. Just ordered an electribe sampler 2, to hopefully be able to get some of that vide
Haha I just realized that the one background in the first jam is of a power pole in Bangkok with all the crazy telephone wires(looks bonkers.) I put 2+2 together when I noticed that you have a Thai travel guide on your shelf.
Got an ea-1 15 years ago. Triggered the demo song, i thought “i will never be able to do stuff like this” so i sold it out of anger at my own ineptitude 😂
It has a pretty distinctive sound. Lots of the stuff in this video sounds similar to lots of the stuff I've made with mine. But it can do...stuff. It's not useless or terrible, just not great either, though it had the potential to be. Could try to post some examples...
great video! i think the EA1 isn't so bad! can you please tell me what your MIDI settings are on the Digitakt when sending clock to the EA1? my first generation Electribes always sound like they're lagging behind the Digitakt by 30-50ms, it's really strange. by the way if you're a big ER1 fan i highly recommend you check out the Electribe Shaman firmware upgrade! it provides midi CC and you can add your own PCM samples to the ER1!
THX! Have to look up the midi settings but as far as I can remember it was just straight master/slave without any delay compensation. Thanks for the idea with the firmware, never heard of it
@@AudioPilz We were an infectiously happy electronic indie-pop band known for gear breaking and a "the show must go on!" attitude, so I think it just added to the charm as we laughed about the awful sounds. It wasn't nearly as bad as when we had to replace an Ensoniq Mirage with a toy-ish Yamaha keytar someone handed us from off-stage mid-song (that red one that is actually pretty cool for lo-fi sounds). ...Oh to be in my early 20s again.
No this is actually the best of all the Electribes. What you had here was basically a synth with the power of say a sequential PRO 1 with an on board sequencer and effects. No SMALL THING. As usual the problem was the lack of skill and imagination. Within the people who actually used this gem. And countless other gems. In the right hands put two of these together with midi sync. And you can recreate classic Electro pop. Effortlessly.
My buddy is giving me one for free today. That and a Yamaha DX200. I can’t wait to run them threw pedals and what not. I haven’t played them both in at least 20 years
@@AudioPilz most definitely, although it won’t boot up. I’m gonna have it serviced. I cracked it open and can’t figure it out. Apparently the sound board in it is worth money. They add it to the Motif to give it FM.
I found one for dirt cheap on Reverb, and it sat by my desk for weeks. Finally tonight I fired it up and was immediately disappointed. BUT! After patiently wheeling along to A.19, I found a patch that actually sounds GREAT. Imagine the JD-800 "Wailing Guitar" patch, but with about 50% of the nuance and about 90% of the tone. NOT BAD 🤓 Seems like this little box has some potential if one can muster the patience to coax out the magic.
TBH I found the latest electribes are worthy of a bad gear entry too. When it was released you couldn't even switch patterns without ALL effect tails just cutting off. That was somewhat fixed but it was still severely limited, and yet managed to require menu diving. Absolutely terrible. ALSO, if you ever do a GoodGear (tm), consider the Deluge. It's... I don't know how Korg is able to sell any electribes. Or that new sequencer box they shoved out. The Deluge is an absolute BEAST. Also also, if you wanna borrow mine for an episode let me know :)
I used to have an ER-1 like the one in this vid and TBH I kinda hated the sound so I got rid of it...later bought an EA-1 (which I still have), but I'm kinda sorry I got rid of the ER-1.... they're just fun little tools to mess around with. Not everything is super high quality, nor does it need to be. I plan on keeping my EA-1 just for fun, even if it never makes it on a track.
I've been a synth geek for decades. The EA-1 remains one of my favs.... not because of the instant "fun" factor/knob tweaking (though for that as well), but (to your credit, you mentioned, the low price tag), it's ease of use (menu "diving"??? I disagree... it's quite quick to learn/simple), but mainly, it gets some GREAT spacey and crunchy sounds with it's automation recording (while tweaking over top especially). I'd like to know a better analog synth with as many features and interesting sound potentials for the price. Seriously, is there one?
It has a certain beep-boop charm to it but you aren't going to wrangle anything sophisticated out of it. Sometimes you just want to make video-game-y techno though, and that's fine!
Wanted to have one of those when they came out. Unfortunately, controllers are not exactly hollywoodworthy in gear videos (except for the REALLY cool stuff like Beatstep/Keystep Pro)
@@AudioPilz I had one briefly, I still use the software occasionally, Arsenal. Not a bad little sampler program, much better with the Beatstep Pro though. Keep up the great work my friend, I look forward to your next vid 👌
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The favorite patch I ever made on this created a sound like a fart performed with such strength that you could hear the cheeks flapping. Very realistic and with no need to make the microphone smell bad. A++ would buy again.
Nice technique!!!
Ahhh. Memories. The EA, a tr 606 and a midi to sync box, a tr 707 a Russian Big Muff and a parametric equalizer. Those were the days.
1 water, please
I wish I had a russian big muff to play with 👀🤣
Ah, the SOVTEK green version, with shitty tank green paint and massive on/off switch! Had one of them, very MUFFled sounf I thought- I apologise in advance for that Dad joke!
With the ER-1, pan the kick hard left and all the other drums hard right. Then you have the kick on it's own mono channel and the other drums on their own mono channel. You should put reverb and or delay on the right channel and compression on the kick. Thank me later.
More ER-1 content coming soon. You will be heard
Yep this is the one ER-1 super trick
Thank you captain obvious))
Works great also patch headphones out into audio in 1 or 2 for some more modness
Genius
I've absolutely destroyed raves with that thing. Shredded it. Gotta know where the sweet spots are, and how to use them. And when to use them. Also, I'll add.. It sounds a lot bigger coming through a 50,000 watt system in a warehouse. I believe that is what they were designed for ;)
It's an oldschool techno animal
@@AudioPilz sold to animals, playing for animals. :) it was a live performance piece, in a live performance time.
To be fair, my SOMA Ether sounds a lot bigger coming through a 50,000 watt system in a warehouse.
Thanks pussy
@@2112jonr yeah but we're talking about the EA-1 to be fair. As a matter of fact my talking Barbie sounds awesome on a 50k PA.
been obsessed with this channel for the past couple days, good shit
Thanks!
Synth nerds hate it? Cool, I like it even more now.
My attention was grabbed immediately, as well ;)
This is pretty much my philosophy with gear lol
YOU ARE VERRY IMPRESSIVE
@@syntheticmoment9994 he is very impressive!
I love my early Electribes. EA and ES 1 user here. The sequencer is so fun.
True that!
I love how you take “bad gear” and make it sound great proving its (mostly) the artist not the tools.
Thank you!!!
2:56 He's like the Cenk of old gear. The synth is always going to sound amazing, and we'll keep forgetting it's 99% instinct
Some pedals can really help;)
I like to put my EA-1 in an fx loop on an aux channel (share the love, so to speak). The audio input is super fun for slicing up a drum beat, or theremin, or whatever is in the mix really :)
Yeah, the external input is great
Electribes are good for rave music
They certainly are
mind=blown ;)
Early digital stuff is so fascinating. It never nails what it's going for, but sometimes it creates it's own extremely unique sound. And when I say "early digital stuff," I really mean like 80's and 90's and early 2000's stuff, as legitimate virtual analogue stuff that was good at copying analogue sounds didn't really come about until the mid 2000's at the earliest. And honestly that makes me really happy because I like different sounds, not just stuff that sounds like something else.
I always wanted the original Electribes. I used to compare them to the Roland MC boxes and even the SH-32. After all these years I'm still not sure how any of those stack up, as I've never owned them, but I still have a soft spot for all of them, being pieces of gear that I've longed for. I always liked the layout of the Electribes. They seem very intuitive.
I like that you're using an EHX POG in this video. That's a great pedal. I wish I hadn't sold mine!
Electribes are so much more intuitive than MCs
I'm mostly into punk and industrial music to me there was never a bad electribe I loved what ever I got my hands on I think this was a cool video though thanks man
i've had an EA1 for years, it's a great 2 part monosynth in midi mode and in sequencer mode i'ts brilliant!
I couldn't agree more
This is one of the most entertaining gear videos I have ever seen.
Thank you so much!
Hello from France (dédicace La Triberie !) !
I've got one since 1 year, all the gear is old (she knew Rave Parties and the dust) but with a little revision, It's a dream ! She's very fun to use and she's got a typical sound. And I know lots of artists and people which used it since a long time !
And in my live setup, I've got a ER-1 too. So have mom and dad in a setup is great :p
Ne sommes-nous pas tous des hommes de tribu ? ;) Yeah, absolute classic!
Gosh I am finding all of my old gear in your videos this morning. I remember when I bought the EA-1 and ER-1 to use with my DJX keyboard at the end of ‘99. While they were limited I had a blast playing them and forever regret selling them, though I used that money to buy an Access Virus A, which has been my favorite.
I was close to buying a second pair about 15 years ago at a used music shop where I could have gotten them both for $200 but it was Christmas, money was tight and I ended up getting a layaway refund 😭
I still look around for them from time to time and have almost pulled the trigger on several occasions. Maybe... someday.
They're still quite affordable!
I honestly kind of enjoy that shrill sound.
Very useable
I remember getting some experimental analog type psychedelic kraut rock sounds out of it using the tempo delay. And the cool minimal design - cold silver backdrop with a single blue geometric shape - also made it feel very German to me 😱
I totally love it
Sausagegy
I think this thing rips! Pair it with a key step and it's Unstoppable! The global delay is trippy, and the bass..omg the bass👍
It can really kick some behind
Your fkn brilliant at making banging tunes with this gear.
Thanks!
, Actually... This is my secret weapon. Connect it via midi to a good 303 clone and use it as a sequencer/midi controller. Also it's filter input and two sounds can (at liw volume) enhance everything and this is the perfect combon for all of that.
Aber ich muss sagen: ich liebe deine Videos! Ich besitze viele Stücke die du hier zeigst, sehr informativ und objektiv. Danke!
Besten Dank! More 303-style content to come
I purchased one of these back in the day. Had no idea what I was doing with it and sold it for a guitar. Wish I had stuck with it.
Depends on the guitar you got for it;)
I think I’ll sell mine too, because I got the ER-1 and the EM-1, am a bit worried though I may regret selling the EA-1
I happened to pick one of these up for under $100 US the other day. God it's awful. Sometimes these old VA's have a charmingly thin and nasal sound, and this one doesn't disappoint on that front. It's like the added they cheap distortion to make it sound even crappier. I still like it though. Crapy is good. Rather fun to fool around with. Def. going to pick up an ER1.
Agreed, it works pretty well for super distorted stuff
I still use my Es-1 all the time despite the fact I own a Digitakt, and a bunch of other samplers/drum machines as well.
The Digitakt goes together well with its ancestors
I played a wild techno set about three years ago with only my
old ea-1,er-1, and Es-1. It was after hours in Detroit and I had fun..
Nice!!!
just love ur videos man . . . waiting for the ES-1 video
Thanks, great suggestion!!!
This video actually convinced me to buy one on Reverb, lol
Great synth! Dirty AF...
I loved my EA-1, and miss it.
Nice and dirty little synth
To hell with stomp boxes man. Kaos pads are the best for effects that I've found so far. With an X/Y touch screen controller and live sequencer not to mention the looping feature it's pretty badass. The only thing I have an issue with is the lack of information it's capable of displaying. The Kaoscilator is also a lot of fun. I highly recommend both.
Kaoss Pads are great! Still totally addicted to stompboxes;)
The best synth groovebox ever created on Earth. It can create sounds that none of my analogues or digital synths can do. People hating this machine do not experiment its sonic possibilities. Even with no external effects or pedals , it rocks . What is sold today, by the majority of manufacturers makes me laugh hard : mini musical toys...
It just found its way in Alex Ball's new Korg documentary;)
@@AudioPilz yes. As always, we can not all love or hate the same things. This is our liberty of choice. This is our thoughts based on our experience. I just regret not to have bought the bigger metallic version of the EA-1. I recently see some people jamming with them and other instruments. Thanks for the info.
Never expected to see Flodder as an example :D. Great video
Thanks! ❤️Flodders❤️
The ER-1 was my first drum machine and it sounded tinny and flat but with a BBE Sonic Maximizer it could fatten up the kicks and low end. I also had the Electribe ESX-1 SD which had built in effects, sampling and a touch sensitive strip to control drum rolls, pitch etc. During that time period the only other step sequencer drum machine on the market were made by Roland (MC-307) or Yamaha (RMX1.) I also had an SP-505 by Boss and that was very hard to use. I’d love to see a video on that device! It was a lot of numerical editing to get things in the right order.
Nice vintage setup!
this was the synth used for that iconic bassline in the Phendrana Drifts Deep Lake ost
Interesting!
Sounded good to me🤣. Even without an amp envelope (wtff?) Can't think of where you'll go next?? Looking forward to it 👍
One episode at a time... ;)
hey did you ever get a hold of the Electribe EMX-1? if you could would you do a video on that one too? better yet, maybe do a video on the history of ALL the Electribes :)
Great idea, thanks!!!
Yeah I remember them, you got also with a tube inside, a sampler and a drum units, I’d never own one. Good video 👍🏿
Thanks!
Do a video on the Roland sp555. I have had mine for a long time and though they are useful for a few things, you quickly realise that they are very limited. Still, I love the effects! Step ring modulation, step filter, and bpm looper are all great
Wow, I forgot about that one
Opening theme with the sliding skull doors was hilarious!
Have you spotted the second Indy-intro?
@@AudioPilz Sorry, didn't quite catch your meaning. Did you mean the second video sequence? All I know is I'm an orig 90s goa trance freak. It totally cracked me up presenting the EA-1 as the emergence of a God. The Awe!
I could definitely see some of that sound being used in something like IDM or industrial music, especially with all those distortions and other effects on there.
But there's probably better ways to get that sound. Once you've put so much processing on it I'd imagine that whatever unique flavour this synth's tone has gets all-but lost anyway.
The FX are nice but the user interface is where it really shines. Nice sequencer
well to be honest, all the presets on that thing were great to see what it could do... but i wasn't huge on any of that. i never really used the sequencer either..... outside of that, the ea-1 is one of the loudest machines i have owned. for some reason it is damn potent and rugged. i use it only for making quick bass patches that i sample into other things... sometimes i have sequenced it with an mpc or something (you can sequence all the knobs via midi so that is neat) ... i think it really shines as a simple bass synth. they have gone up in price on the used market so i can see how some people might be disappointed these days... but back when i bought that one there were not too many affordable synths. the analog wave 2.0 didn't happen yet.
Yeah, it's great for some dirty basses
Gosh, how I miss this lil box! I've had all tribes (
except the S), this one was my fave.
Yeah, it's dirty like
ea is a great device for techno styles..it has two mono outputs..and if you process them, it doesn't sound so harsh..
True! FX pedals really help
Your demo song sounds like a boss fight against Mecha Bowser.
It sounds differently every episode
Those tracks,... you're a genius
Thanks!
I always used my EA-1's if I needed some hard squelch - theres some incredible sounds you can get using the effects especially delay - but mostly I used these for sequencing only for my live PA set up.
The internal FX are killer on all 1st gen Electribes!
@@AudioPilz The artifacts you can get from extreme delay + a detuned OSC are so juicy
Excellent idea of show ! And really good and funny editing ! Cool. Well, there is a famous gear to talk about... forgotten, hated, loved, re-forgotten, now more and more expensive and re-loved. I’m talking about the Roland JX3P. But you’ll have to find one (and don’t think about using a JX-03 !) Good luck :👍🏻
Thanks! Isn't the JX3P like a preset Juno?
AudioPilz it’s the first midi synth from Roland (1983). There is preset yes, but it’s more like a light Jupiter 8, very different from the Juno. It was based on a guitar synth, and they decided to do a keyboard synth finally, 6 voices. It’s actually a good vintage synth, but some people hated it, or underestimated it, because... some sounds are crappy in the preset bank, I gess (best synth to do dying cat’s growl), but some other are great and emblematic (maybe it’s not a English word, sorry I’m French...) of the 80s. Maybe it’s a too good synth for your show... but it’s controversary (yeah... I’m pretty sure this word is not English at all).
Would love to see a vst recreation by korg, otherwise I doubt I'll ever grab this
NI FM8 is pretty similar to that in easy mode
I used to run one of these through a distortion pedal and delay/reverb and it sounded mad
Way to go!
I got strong Orbital vibes out of that small jam you made there at 2:00 :D Awesome content, you earned my subscribe
Thanks!
Great channel bro, please keep it up🤙🤙🤙🤙
Thanks!
OMG A FLODDER REFERENCE! This movie was translated in quebec french and was quite infamous in the 90s here :D
They were all over German speaking TV stations too!
Got this and the ER, love them both and have some great 90s electronica sounds. If I remember rightly the TB 303 and TR 909 were also hated by purists when they arrived.
True that! Don't forget to check out the modified ER-1 th-cam.com/video/aV5idTIZz0o/w-d-xo.html
lol ive got it, and hum yeah its hard to get a good sound with but it's possible sometimes.
Accurate. :)
It makes some killer basses - it killed a couple of pairs of headphones of mine at least! Not really deserving of the 'thinny' award it holds. Lead sounds are a bit naff and 1 dimensional, but that second channel is really useful for weird FX blarps and squizzles
Mmmmmmh, blarps and squizzles - sounds like a British delicacy
sup
Hey me, wait you're not me... unless you're me from the future! This is getting confusing and/or meta! :D
How everything always seems to tick all the boxes at first glance
That's how life works
Akai Rhythm Wolf is a totally LEGENDARY synthesizer
I appreciate this! I started making music w/ ea & er 1. Er1 snare is OK If u use the random waveform vs noise. Learned that trick right when I quit using it as my main drum machine.
Thanks! LOVE the ER1 but having a real snare sample on it is really nice th-cam.com/video/aV5idTIZz0o/w-d-xo.html
@@AudioPilz ha!
What was that weird black&blue sampler work station called that was supposed to be all that but faded away silently? beat something maybe? oh yeah, beat thang lol.
The Beat Thang?
Wow the song at 3:35 sound absolutely nice, I would love to hear the full standalone song.. if there is even such a thing. sounds absolutely great man. Just ordered an electribe sampler 2, to hopefully be able to get some of that vide
Thank you so much!!! Shameless plug: extended jams and full tracks can be found on my Patreon...
If ppl (Synth nerds that is in this case) hate it, then it’s good.
That’s my philosophy
Tell me ;)
Did you already do the EMX/ESX? ive seen these older electribes done and the newer ones, but not the mid-school tube driven ones. If not, plx do it
Haha I just realized that the one background in the first jam is of a power pole in Bangkok with all the crazy telephone wires(looks bonkers.) I put 2+2 together when I noticed that you have a Thai travel guide on your shelf.
I went to University in BKK, love the city!!!
@@AudioPilz Chula?
Got an ea-1 15 years ago. Triggered the demo song, i thought “i will never be able to do stuff like this” so i sold it out of anger at my own ineptitude 😂
I feel you!!!❤️❤️❤️
It has a pretty distinctive sound. Lots of the stuff in this video sounds similar to lots of the stuff I've made with mine. But it can do...stuff. It's not useless or terrible, just not great either, though it had the potential to be. Could try to post some examples...
It just needs some pedals ;)
@@AudioPilz What it needs most is Accent.
The EA1 always has a place in my studio
I will never part with it, as well...❤️
great video! i think the EA1 isn't so bad! can you please tell me what your MIDI settings are on the Digitakt when sending clock to the EA1? my first generation Electribes always sound like they're lagging behind the Digitakt by 30-50ms, it's really strange. by the way if you're a big ER1 fan i highly recommend you check out the Electribe Shaman firmware upgrade! it provides midi CC and you can add your own PCM samples to the ER1!
THX! Have to look up the midi settings but as far as I can remember it was just straight master/slave without any delay compensation. Thanks for the idea with the firmware, never heard of it
I have an EA-1. Its fed audio and Midi from my, um, Korg DW-8000.
It sounds absolutely WILD.
EA-1 is REALLY dirty!!!
I remember our old Yamaha SY-1 breaking down in the middle of a tour and having to find a replacement quickly at a pawn shop... It did disappoint.
Damn, I really would have liked to see that gig ;)
@@AudioPilz We were an infectiously happy electronic indie-pop band known for gear breaking and a "the show must go on!" attitude, so I think it just added to the charm as we laughed about the awful sounds. It wasn't nearly as bad as when we had to replace an Ensoniq Mirage with a toy-ish Yamaha keytar someone handed us from off-stage mid-song (that red one that is actually pretty cool for lo-fi sounds).
...Oh to be in my early 20s again.
Your video made me want to buy one.
I'll take that as a compliment ;) thanks, but I'm not selling...
thanks for the video i would like to see the new one about mpc5000. Early it was extremely overpriced, but now we can get it for a 400$
Thanks!!! Great suggestion!!!
Awesome. First synth I ever owned.
Nice starting point!!!
Future music mag back in the day (20 years ago back in the day) made me lust after this, the er1 and the OG Kaoss pad. Instead I had EJAY.
*Maybe a little more than 20 years ago
EJay, the crusher of electronic musicians dreams
What did you pour in that cereal? Looked like water!
That was instant ramen with water;)
No this is actually the best of all the Electribes. What you had here was basically a synth with the power of say a sequential PRO 1 with an on board sequencer and effects. No SMALL THING. As usual the problem was the lack of skill and imagination. Within the people who actually used this gem. And countless other gems. In the right hands put two of these together with midi sync. And you can recreate classic Electro pop. Effortlessly.
Thank you for the feedback!
nice to see and hear a old episode where you don't just say the say sentences over and over like now :)
Thank you for the feedback!!!
HANDS DOWN, BEST MIDI SEQUENCER. ELEKTRON NERDS GET WRECKED.
Nice sequencer indeed
Mann ey, dein Mix ab 3:35 geht mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf... ein echter Ohrwurm! Schade, daß es den nicht als ganzen Track gibt :(
Danke! Muss schauen ob ich den noch irgendwo finde...
@@AudioPilz Ohhh, das wäre echt geil :D
I still use my ES-1mkII, it's a dirty little machine. good video!
Thanks!
My buddy is giving me one for free today. That and a Yamaha DX200. I can’t wait to run them threw pedals and what not. I haven’t played them both in at least 20 years
Wow, DX200 - NICE!!!
@@AudioPilz most definitely, although it won’t boot up. I’m gonna have it serviced. I cracked it open and can’t figure it out. Apparently the sound board in it is worth money. They add it to the Motif to give it FM.
I found one for dirt cheap on Reverb, and it sat by my desk for weeks. Finally tonight I fired it up and was immediately disappointed. BUT! After patiently wheeling along to A.19, I found a patch that actually sounds GREAT. Imagine the JD-800 "Wailing Guitar" patch, but with about 50% of the nuance and about 90% of the tone. NOT BAD 🤓 Seems like this little box has some potential if one can muster the patience to coax out the magic.
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Great videos as Always!
Thanks!!!
TBH I found the latest electribes are worthy of a bad gear entry too. When it was released you couldn't even switch patterns without ALL effect tails just cutting off. That was somewhat fixed but it was still severely limited, and yet managed to require menu diving. Absolutely terrible. ALSO, if you ever do a GoodGear (tm), consider the Deluge. It's... I don't know how Korg is able to sell any electribes. Or that new sequencer box they shoved out. The Deluge is an absolute BEAST.
Also also, if you wanna borrow mine for an episode let me know :)
Thanks for the offer! I really appreciate it!
Hey I have that one! Your intros are fantastic!
Thanks!
My EA-1 dissolved in storage, very strange, I liked it after lots of wine until that point.
The EA-1 is nicer than her reputation (like so many)
To be fair the Korg ER1 is actually fucking great so I can understand people being upset you showed it next to the rytm wolf :P
I apologized ;)
I used to have an ER-1 like the one in this vid and TBH I kinda hated the sound so I got rid of it...later bought an EA-1 (which I still have), but I'm kinda sorry I got rid of the ER-1.... they're just fun little tools to mess around with. Not everything is super high quality, nor does it need to be. I plan on keeping my EA-1 just for fun, even if it never makes it on a track.
Have you tried playing it with a keyboard?
@@AudioPilz not yet. I lost my midi cables in a move so I need to buy some more.
Big ups for the animal farm reference 👊🙌
Classic!
Had a go of one the other day didn't think much of it I got board of it after five minutes might have another crack at it
Definitely give it another try!
I've been a synth geek for decades. The EA-1 remains one of my favs.... not because of the instant "fun" factor/knob tweaking (though for that as well), but (to your credit, you mentioned, the low price tag), it's ease of use (menu "diving"??? I disagree... it's quite quick to learn/simple), but mainly, it gets some GREAT spacey and crunchy sounds with it's automation recording (while tweaking over top especially). I'd like to know a better analog synth with as many features and interesting sound potentials for the price. Seriously, is there one?
I'm addicted to your content! Try doing the Akai MPX16 people seem to hate it
Thanks & thanks for the input. I put it on the shopping list
For some reason, Korg made followup electribes with *actual tube circuits,* the EA-1 didn't get this upgrade whereas the ER and ES did?
I have to admit that I lost track of the whole range😅
Very nice channel! Humor is lead thing here!) subscribed!
Thanks!
I actually liked the way everything sounds. Maybe I just have bad taste?
Certainly not a Minimoog ;)
nah it sound sick! va drum synths are cool!
It has a certain beep-boop charm to it but you aren't going to wrangle anything sophisticated out of it. Sometimes you just want to make video-game-y techno though, and that's fine!
greaT Show, do one about the ALESIS MICRON please pleaseee
Thanks, it's on top of my list!
I'd like to see what you make of the M-Audio Trigger Finger Pro... 👍
Wanted to have one of those when they came out. Unfortunately, controllers are not exactly hollywoodworthy in gear videos (except for the REALLY cool stuff like Beatstep/Keystep Pro)
@@AudioPilz I had one briefly, I still use the software occasionally, Arsenal. Not a bad little sampler program, much better with the Beatstep Pro though. Keep up the great work my friend, I look forward to your next vid 👌
haha cool video - i bought one - love the sounds - need to learn how to play it next - this will help ! cheers
Thanks! It's not sooooooooooo bad ;)
This thing is a beast !!!
Love 1st gen Electribes
so exciting demonstration
Thanks