Own the new Electribe? Post purchase info here! :-)

Kilko · Post by **Kilko** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:49 am

I'm interested to see which serial number and firmware YOUR unit got delivered with.

I will start with mine (you should also use this format)

Serial Number: 000254
FW: 1.0
Store: Chuya-Online
Country: Imported the unit from Japan to Norway.

Only reply if you OWN the unit. Lets make this a tidy thread.

And currently (3rd of May), this is the list:

254
420
697
764
792
795
799
919
922
924
953
1054
1075
1146
1153
1156
1191
1207
1283
1309
1347
1361
1527
1836
1904
1983
2002
2752
2748
2844
2913
2960
3198
3288
3732
3751
4126
4256
4346
5364

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:03 am

I have number nothing any more because i sold it..... Bye bye E2.

MatGreGor · Post by **MatGreGor** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:05 pm

Serial Number: 000764
FW: 1.0
Store: panharmonikon.net
Country: Italy to Spain

My unit comes with the correct AC adapter for my country.
I tink is the first batch for europe.

sharps030 · Post by **sharps030** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:56 pm

Serial: 000795

Firmware: No idea, probably 1.0. No sd card, so all the card related stuff including firmware details and upgrade is gone from the menu.

Store: dj_culture on trademe.co.nz, a user who retails music gear on trademe on behalf of Music Planet, specifically the Queen street store in Auckland. Their site has them as well but last I checked the description was copy+pasted from the esx1. Side note: this guy has been awesome, mine shipped without an AU/NZ power adapter (they're added by the NZ distributor, and he forgot to check it was there) so he refunded me $20NZD to cover the cost of batteries while the power brick gets here.

Country: New Zealand. They're shipping here and presumably in Australia as well.

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:54 pm

SN 001207
FW: 1.2 (upgraded to 1.03 within an hour)
Store: Guitar Center (unit was opened by a retail store)
County: US (shipped from Las Vegas to New England)

cedric_g · Post by **cedric_g** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:38 am

Hello

Where can I find these informations? I had a look at the sticker on the bottom side, but nothing about the firmware ...

I'm new here, and the Electribe2 is my first music machine, and I looove it!

Cheers!

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:50 am

cedric_g wrote:Hello

Where can I find these informations? I had a look at the sticker on the bottom side, but nothing about the firmware ...

I'm new here, and the Electribe2 is my first music machine, and I looove it!

Cheers!

If you don't know which firmware you're on, update it to v1.03, the latest firmware. Download it here... http://i.korg.com/SupportPage.aspx?productid=717

Follow the instructions fully.

cedric_g · Post by **cedric_g** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:01 pm

DrHoo wrote:
cedric_g wrote:Hello

Where can I find these informations? I had a look at the sticker on the bottom side, but nothing about the firmware ...

I'm new here, and the Electribe2 is my first music machine, and I looove it!

Cheers!
If you don't know which firmware you're on, update it to v1.03, the latest firmware. Download it here... http://i.korg.com/SupportPage.aspx?productid=717

Follow the instructions fully.

Thanks, but I read somewhere else that upgrading to FW 1.03 caused some problems on some units, and the people who want to do it should be aware ... I have it since less than 1 week, and made some nice tunes.

I would prefer to know how to backup my patterns before doing a FW upgrade ...

I don't know where to start on this forum ...

I probably will do the upgrade, but I want to be sure that I won't loose anything by doing it.

Cheers!

Neon Seizure · Post by **Neon Seizure** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:13 pm

Unit # 001146 here. I don't know the firmware version, but "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is my philosophy about upgrades.

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:16 pm

Neon Seizure wrote:Unit # 001146 here. I don't know the firmware version, but "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is my philosophy about upgrades.

If you are not running 1.3 then you have an OS with known bugs and possibly a pattern change gap. (Even version 1.2 locked up on playback a few times for me.)

1.3 has a few bugs, but is more stable. It is improving with each release. You can use a cheap SD card (2 gigs is plenty) and upgrade - or at least use the card data utility (active only with a card inserted) to check version, and for fun stuff like audio and pattern export, etc.

Unless a lot of people are bricking their units at no fault of their own, each new OS is going to have less errors and possible new features.

This is a case where it is broke. It's broke by Korg's design.

10 years ago, electronics had brains that were almost always locked down in factory, undergoing deeper pre-release testing and finalization. The DSP was simpler, the code was lighter.

Now that firmware updates are standard, companies release hardware knowing that it is buggy but can be fixed later. It reduces R&D cost - users are expected to troubleshoot in exchange for a few highly requested added features.

The EMX had one (?) firmware update that addressed once specific issue, as I recall. Those days are over.

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 7:20 pm

Neon Seizure wrote:Unit # 001146 here. I don't know the firmware version, but "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is my philosophy about upgrades.

Just back up anything you want to keep to your sd card first & thenperform the firmware upgrade. In fact when i installed v1.03 my patterns were still intact.

cedric_g · Post by **cedric_g** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 1:32 pm

DrHoo wrote:
Neon Seizure wrote:Unit # 001146 here. I don't know the firmware version, but "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is my philosophy about upgrades.
Just back up anything you want to keep to your sd card first & thenperform the firmware upgrade. In fact when i installed v1.03 my patterns were still intact.

It did work fine on my Electribe ... I'm now working with FW 1.03, but my unit was already under FW 1.02 ...

Is there a section here where we can present ourself to the community? I have few questions about recording myself but I have a MacBook Air and I think I will need an external USB soundcard with line in ...

Cheers,

C.

wasstof · Post by **wasstof** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:52 pm

I' got unit #0002002.
Santa brought it (straight from Korg UKs depot) with firmware 1.02,
I didn't notice any issues other than my own lack of ability/understanding, but i've spent a couple of hours playing and updated the Firmware to 1.03 and im getting much better results now!

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:25 pm

Serial Number: 001153
FW: 1.02, 1.03 installed now.
Store: Novamusik
Country: Milwaukee, USA

Buska · Post by **Buska** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:08 am

SN#: 000799
Bought from belfield music in Australia.
Came with v1.0 now on 1.03

Didn't come with batteries either