Can I do this with the Electribe?

radioactivesandwich · Post by **radioactivesandwich** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:57 pm

My biggest use for the electribe would be to play it live at our shows accompanying our sets. It will only work if I can do a few things.

1. Can I set up, I don't know what to call them, song presets (I guess) where it would load up all the sounds I wanted for a particular song, as well as the chromatic scale I set so that I can play in tune with the pads for the set?

2. In addition to #1, can I launch a presequenced synth loop and have that going while also playing other synth stuff (still in key) on top of it?

3. How easy is it to program melodies on this thing? I have yet to see any actual videos on how to do that.

I had posted about the sampler version in another thread, but now I'm thinking of getting the regular synth version and a roland sp404sx as a dedicated sampler.

Thanks for the help!

Frenzies · Post by **Frenzies** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:35 pm

radioactivesandwich wrote:My biggest use for the electribe would be to play it live at our shows accompanying our sets. It will only work if I can do a few things.

1. Can I set up, I don't know what to call them, song presets (I guess) where it would load up all the sounds I wanted for a particular song, as well as the chromatic scale I set so that I can play in tune with the pads for the set?

2. In addition to #1, can I launch a presequenced synth loop and have that going while also playing other synth stuff (still in key) on top of it?

3. How easy is it to program melodies on this thing? I have yet to see any actual videos on how to do that.

I had posted about the sampler version in another thread, but now I'm thinking of getting the regular synth version and a roland sp404sx as a dedicated sampler.

Thanks for the help!

1. The electribe is pattern based. Each pattern is up to 64 steps using up to 16 different tracks. Each track can be a synth or a drum pad. When you load the pattern all the sounds in that pattern load too. There is no pattern chaining or song modes, so you have to use mute and unmuting and change patterns to let the song evolve as you go. Each pattern is within a key and a mode so you set that to suit your song and then any synth pad you have selected you can play on the pads, always in key, either in chord or keyboard mode.
2. You can have multiple pre programmed loops going at once whilst playing another track. Be aware that it has 24 note polyphony, which equates to about 10 or 11 different parts playing before you start voice stealing and having to set the part priority for those you don't want to lose.
3. Playing melodies is very easy. I've only found a couple of things I had to plug in a midi keyboard and play that to achieve, for the most part you can get whatever you want from paying the pads. There are plenty of threads on here about the quality of the synth engine.

radioactivesandwich · Post by **radioactivesandwich** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:07 pm

So for #1, does that basically mean it would load up all the sounds I might want to use with a particular track, plus anything I already sequenced. Then I can either play the sequences or just play the sounds themselves live?

There won't be many complicated things going on since it's just accompanying our stemmed tracks from Ableton.

I also assume, from what you said, that any particular track can only have 16 sounds at a time (meaning I could use like 15 drum/fx sounds and 1 synth sound, for example).

Lastly, how long does it usually take to change from one soundset group to another?

Your input is much appreciated!

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:15 pm

radioactivesandwich wrote:So for #1, does that basically mean it would load up all the sounds I might want to use with a particular track, plus anything I already sequenced. Then I can either play the sequences or just play the sounds themselves live?

There won't be many complicated things going on since it's just accompanying our stemmed tracks from Ableton.

I also assume, from what you said, that any particular track can only have 16 sounds at a time (meaning I could use like 15 drum/fx sounds and 1 synth sound, for example).

Lastly, how long does it usually take to change from one soundset group to another? I

Your input is much appreciated!

Yeah, when you load a pattern, all part sounds and sequences will load up.. For your second question, yes, you can have each part be whatever you wish - drums, synths, pcms, whatever.
Finally, to change patterns, you simply turn a knob to switch them. You can also use a feature called pattern set to do so.

radioactivesandwich · Post by **radioactivesandwich** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:24 pm

Awesome. This sounds like it will be exactly what I'm looking for. I just ordered the unit along with a Roland SP-404SX to handle all my samples and s**t.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:29 pm

Are you new to the electribes?

radioactivesandwich · Post by **radioactivesandwich** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:30 pm

sort of. I had an ES-1 MKII that I never used and sold. I also have an EA-1 but have never really used it for anything at all.

This new generation of electribe's appeal to me because of the drum pads and layout. It seems more conducive to live playing.

Frenzies · Post by **Frenzies** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:48 pm

If I were you I'd watch a few of the many videos out there to get an idea. Personally I don't really 'play' this unit live, but I sequence everything and then use muting and the gate arpeggiator to play the song. What I want to play live I play on other synths. The e2 is the brain of my set up, setting the clock and playing most other units.

fant0mas · Post by **fant0mas** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:59 pm

can I just hi-jack this thread for a second and add one more thing?

Seeing as you pretty much already asked all the features that I want to use the new electribe for... there´s really only one thing I´d love to do:

Can you, while playing (=sequencer running), just hit record on a track and play in your 64steps pattern live (via external MIDI keyboard preferably) AND have it quantized all without stopping the sequencer?

i.e., could I prepare some parts of the pattern on some tracks like drums, then "jam in"/overdub the bassline on a new track, and keep building up my loop live, all without ever (!) having to stop the sequencer?!

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:23 pm

yes, fantomas. just be aware that each pad is hardwired to a midi channel. So if you want to use the keyboard for multiple parts, ensure that you can change the midi channel of it, as you can't do that on the electribe. (the global channel, yes, but not the individual parts)

radioactivesandwich · Post by **radioactivesandwich** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:42 pm

Ooooo. I didn't even think about that. I assume that you can do the same thing using the pads themselves instead of an external keyboard? My electribe came in the mail today... now I just need to get home so I can play with it.

Re-Member · Post by **Re-Member** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:01 am

Frenzies wrote:There is no pattern chaining or song modes, so you have to use mute and unmuting and change patterns to let the song evolve as you go.

Using the Event Recorder, you actually can record a long series of pattern chaining. A few people here have reported that it's a bit buggy though. Basically you just need to create multiple copies of your pattern, then delete the note data on the individual parts you don't want triggered. You could just save the mute settings per pattern, but by deleting the notes, this would make it easier to select that part and improvise with it via the pads.

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