The New Electribes

Buska · Post by **Buska** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:45 am

No offence DrHoo but I had a little chuckle that you started this thread as a positivity thread and now your dissing it

Bad sign for me though as I still haven't got to my mates house to pick mine up, now really worried it's going to be useless. Might ebay it right away and cut my loses and wait for the sampler version. Also still hunting round for an emx 1...

wasstof · Post by **wasstof** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:20 pm

Buska wrote:
wasstof wrote:Just wondering, and it's probably going to be hard to tell without a separate metronome or exporting to a DAW,....
Is this gap caused by pattern 1 ending fractionally early or does pattern 2 start slightly late?
Heres a picture I took of a patter change recorded from a electribe emx 2 demo. It clearly cuts to zero signal before pattern change. This is from a v1.0 firmware electribe.

Thanks for that!....
Can Clearly see the 0db level but is it cutting pattern 1 early or is it dropping the first beat of pattern2 fractionally late?...
I'm thinking of mixing against CDs so if I have them perfectly beat matched and then change patterns will my beats go out of synch?.. Or will the gap be hidden by the sound from th CD?

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:50 pm

wasstof wrote:
Buska wrote:
wasstof wrote:Just wondering, and it's probably going to be hard to tell without a separate metronome or exporting to a DAW,....
Is this gap caused by pattern 1 ending fractionally early or does pattern 2 start slightly late?
Heres a picture I took of a patter change recorded from a electribe emx 2 demo. It clearly cuts to zero signal before pattern change. This is from a v1.0 firmware electribe.

Thanks for that!....
Can Clearly see the 0db level but is it cutting pattern 1 early or is it dropping the first beat of pattern2 fractionally late?...
I'm thinking of mixing against CDs so if I have them perfectly beat matched and then change patterns will my beats go out of synch?.. Or will the gap be hidden by the sound from th CD?

It's not cutting pattern 1 early, it's cutting the program at the end of the sequence & then going 'HUCCUP'.... Pattern two.

wasstof · Post by **wasstof** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:53 pm

So no changing patterns "in the mix" then

bingkingbo · Post by **bingkingbo** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:07 pm

Buska wrote:
wasstof wrote:Just wondering, and it's probably going to be hard to tell without a separate metronome or exporting to a DAW,....
Is this gap caused by pattern 1 ending fractionally early or does pattern 2 start slightly late?
Heres a picture I took of a patter change recorded from a electribe emx 2 demo. It clearly cuts to zero signal before pattern change. This is from a v1.0 firmware electribe.

so sad, can you take a pic again but upadte firmware to version 1.03 that we can see the different?

if KORG don't fix this, then i won't buy it, also the sampler ver...sigh

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:08 pm

Buska wrote:No offence DrHoo but I had a little chuckle that you started this thread as a positivity thread and now your dissing it

Bad sign for me though as I still haven't got to my mates house to pick mine up, now really worried it's going to be useless. Might ebay it right away and cut my loses and wait for the sampler version. Also still hunting round for an emx 1...

I guess it's positive to discuss the pros & cons if the view & desire is to try & get over or around it somehow. Know what you're saying though, i get confused between the different threads at this stage haha. On a positive note though, it's the only big bug that i can see, all the other gripes are somehow workable & just a bit irritating but the gap thing, bit crappy really imo.
The thing does sound good though, i stand by that. Also the drum selection coupled with the edit parameters makes for a totally awesome drup loop station. I'm not having too much hassle finding drum & perc sounds that i can mix together, they are very respectable & useable sounds. As i have said before, this machine has something...Something !

Erieshore · Post by **Erieshore** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:39 pm

I know it's based on the king korg analog modeling engine.
Is it good for strings & dubby chord skanks/stabs?
I was just wondering because I have volcas to do
monosynth sounds & wanted pad/chordal sounds

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:43 pm

Erieshore wrote:I know it's based on the king korg analog modeling engine.
Is it good for strings & dubby chord skanks/stabs?
I was just wondering because I have volcas to do
monosynth sounds & wanted pad/chordal sounds

You can get way dubby with it but it takes i little getting used too, which is to be expected. It has all the features for those elements you're mentioning.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:26 pm

DrHoo, have you thought about sending a Korg a note about the mutes creating a pattern gap? It might be worth the while. I think every new electribe owner should be nagging Korg about this. Hopefully something is possible....hopefully.

its almost a smack in the face! These little volcas have seamless pattern changes, and the electribe which is more than double the price cannot do that? I'm still interested in it but come on!

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:42 pm

Keep in mind though nothing about the patch changes when you switch patterns, just what notes are sent to the synth engine.

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:31 pm

roblabs wrote:DrHoo, have you thought about sending a Korg a note about the mutes creating a pattern gap? It might be worth the while. I think every new electribe owner should be nagging Korg about this. Hopefully something is possible....hopefully.

its almost a smack in the face! These little volcas have seamless pattern changes, and the electribe which is more than double the price cannot do that? I'm still interested in it but come on!

I might send it back to Japan, it's not getting any attention from me. Anyone want an electribe 2 ? Probably be cheaper to post it in the UK than to post it back to Tokyo.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:44 pm

Based on your previous posts, it sounds like the new electribe is just not for you, rather than it being a letdown? Most of your posts were usually neutral or objective on it.

I'm just wondering.

d2ba · Post by **d2ba** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:04 pm

DrHOO "I might send it back to Japan, it's not getting any attention from me. Anyone want an electribe 2 ? Probably be cheaper to post it in the UK than to post it back to Tokyo."

LOL
DrHoo do the retailers in Japan accept returns over buyers remorse?
I don't think so --they will replace the item if faulty but never refund on a brand new item --thats the way the system works in Japan

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:12 pm

Haha, it's ok, i'm not really gonna try & return it. Maybe put it back in the box in the attic though until a fix comes along. I had actually dismantled my little studio before this came along & i set some basics back up again to test run this thing but i'm finding it to be redundant already. Maybe keep it for a future project when it will fit into some other set up.
I do feel like it has a purpose, just not sure what exactly yet.

sauce · Post by **sauce** » Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:05 pm

roblabs wrote:Most of your posts were usually neutral or objective on it.

It didn't seem like that to me.. It seemed like a steady progression from positive enthusiasm to neutral to "let's be positive about this.." to mild frustration to.. "Go back to Japan where you came from!" , lol.