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Zabong69 · Joined: 23 Jul 2015 Posts: 24

Hi all,

I would like to know how Electribe users are making the best of the combination of Electribe + Ableton Live together. So far, I see several routes:

1.) First composing on the Electribe, then exporting pattern into Live as audio: works well, Ableton being the song mode the Electribe is missing. Results are somewhat static - no live twiddling knobs except motion sequence stored in pattern itself.

2.) Using the Electribe as a midi controller for instruments in Ableton. Haven't had the chance to do more than a simple test, but the Electribe fires drums and basses just fine. Disadvantage: Losing all those sounds and hands-on synthesis in the Electribe. Yes, soft synths are more powerfull, but the Electribe has a better access when creating sounds IMHO.

3) Record Electribe into Ableton. More live control of the sound than with the pattern export on its own. So far, I could not get Electribe to sync with Ableton correctly, so this does not work for me.

What is your workflow here?

Best,

Z
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colulizard · Full Member Joined: 06 Feb 2015 Posts: 131

So far I have used the sampler to programme patterns (mainly beats) and export to ableton.

I've done a bit of recording directly into Live which has been OK.
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KnowingWhatTheButtonDoes · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:36 pm Post subject:

If you have the money to by a re-clock device (like the innerclock Sync-Gen II) you could sequence the E2 with Live, but if you don't, you'll get a jittering mess that needs to be configured every time you set up.
This left me using your first option along with automated effects in Live (in lieu of realtime modulation or in addition to motion sequence). It worked great but I've just spent the last few... *AHEM* a really long time... figuring out MIDI and I really like it, I'm not ready to be so about audio yet (I can hear the sampler in the RS-7000 saying "you'd better be!").
Moreover, I was left asking "what's the point?", I could just be using VSTs and working with MIDI internally. But then, didn't I buy the Tribe because I want to spend less time on Live?.
Using the E2 as a makeshift controller seems like the most immediate and practical application for Live workflow.

KnowingWhatTheButtonDoes · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:50 am Post subject:

And, I've said this elsewhere but FYI, here's a way to write arppegiated patterns:
Have Live send midi to the E2 with an arp device set up on the Live track. Then just hit record on the tribe and then play on ableton. This programes the arpeggiated pattern into the E2 perfectly, no jitter evident. This is likely because of the quantization on the E2 (16ths) matching the rate on the arp device in Live.