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Dj Pound · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:57 am Post subject:

yeah thats what i thought he meant.

magiskakomplex · Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 8

Good reading lots of usefull stuff, thanks ruso!
Have any of you looked into more deeply what kind of frequencies the ESX likes/dislikes?
Like how do you prepare your samples before moving it from your computer to the sampler? What frequencies to boost, cut and so on or other stuff that you do on pretty much every sample.

All I do now is normalize and sometimes fade out the end of samples to get rid of clicks. Sometimes it sounds good, some times not so good..
Ill look into the structure of my good sounding samples more when Ive got time, busy having fun atm Very Happy

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Oh I also route the sound from my laptop in the "audio through" part of the ESX to get and idea what the tubes will do to my sounds.

woodswalker · Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 17 Location: Phila. USA

Ruso

TheFrostE · Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 12

thanks for the info...im going to try all this out since im new to my ESX, well everything BUT changing the tubes...i dont want to dismantle my new baby just yet Very Happy

Ruso · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

No need, the tubes have a little cover with (one or two) screw(s).... you don't have to take the box apart, just take the cover off, pull the tubes out, put new ones in (it's a matter of aligning the pins Very Happy

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TheFrostE · Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 12

oh wow...that easy huh...im a PC / Laptop technician haha so it should be easy...im one of those people who, yes, read most of the manual and one of the first pages was a big warning about replacing the valves...they are not meant to be removed and are not serviceable...KORG using scare tactics on people who want better quality???

where can i find these "new and improved" tubes anyways?

Ruso · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

EC83-S (for ESX) https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=2&sub_category_id=12
EC83-S GOLD: https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=2&sub_category_id=106

EC803-S (for EMX) https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=2&sub_category_id=73
EC803-S GOLD: https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=2&sub_category_id=107

They claim that gold pinned ones provide cleaner sound but I honestly don't see how the difference could even be audible..... anyway the gold ones look cooler Razz

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elektrasoul · Joined: 20 May 2010 Posts: 13

ive just got an ea1 and nearly had it talking! cool. Wink

Trancient · Joined: 28 Aug 2010 Posts: 10 Location: Rome, Italy.

Maybe I'll be unpopular, but in many cases I appreciate the emx's compressor. Yes, it is quite gross, but that grossness can result in some nice unexpected sound. If used considering the artifacts, you can manipulate those artifacts.

I have to say that my personal style is quite noisy, so that's probably a reason why I find it "comfortable". But maybe I'm the only one Anxious

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johnagiambalvo · Joined: 09 Nov 2010 Posts: 10 Location: Long Island

Just got the EMX1 and the ESX1 off Ebay. I am a guitar player and wanted to use the machines for backing tracks. Thanks for the forum and tips. Keep em coming. So I am 60 years young. I have been recording for over thirty years. I am a MIDI Guitar expert. Thanks for that TUBE info. I use alot of external compressors to the mix. It is my way of cleaning up the landscape to give room for all the other sounds. I record into two synced Roland 2480's. I agree about every thing you said about limiting the EFX and the envelope of the sound. Later Johnny G Long Island..
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axd · Joined: 19 Jul 2010 Posts: 20 Location: gent, belgium

FatStratCat · Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Posts: 17

I've read though several threads on this topic, but I still have a few questions, as many of the posters seem to be from the UK, and the MX unit seems to have bigger issues than the sx in terms of noise with the original tubes.

1. Is there a difference between the type of tubes the mx and the sx are best suited for? I have an sx, but many of the posts seem to indicate the mx is the unit that has more of a problem with noise, so what tube upgrade would best suit the esx? I currently have the original tubes in mine, and it is a brand new unit.

2. I live in the US. What would be the best place to order upgraded tubes for an esx?

EDIT:

1 Looks like Groove Tubes GT-ECC83 Gold Series get the vote for the esx.

2. ebay, or one of the euro stores? Someone bought them off e bay. Guess I'd best go shopping. Smile

sqz · Joined: 24 Mar 2013 Posts: 30

You might want to seperate mix into a bass-lowmid and compressed-group like so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWTNT0ez0kI

gives you this kindof mixdown:

https://soundcloud.com/leon-du-star/no-oldschool-but-funk-live
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