Classic EMX or Electribe 2 for EDM, and unison questions

Paragone · Post by **Paragone** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:19 pm

Actually, this thread has been a tremendous help - I'll forgo the EMX and get an E2.

All questions have been answered to my satisfaction.

I just wish someone would comment(subjectively) on the unison oscillator - is it comparable to the one in the EMX?

Thanks for all the replies.

sl23 · Post by **sl23** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:28 pm

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thesigma · Post by **thesigma** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:21 pm

I'll say it again:

Order from a retailer with a good return policy. That's good advice any time your spending money on something new...

And let us know what you think of it.

Paragone · Post by **Paragone** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:30 pm

I guess I'll interpret that to mean that the E2's unison is comparatively thin (which is surprising given it's more recent architectural pedigree).

I wasn't expecting a supersaw - bur something approaching the EMX would have been nice(5 note spread).

Paragone · Post by **Paragone** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:32 pm

Yeah, I'll have to try it out I guess.

Paragone · Post by **Paragone** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 1:30 pm

I just bought a New Old stock EMX-1 on eBay.

After careful consideration, and much research, I have come to the conclusion that the E2 is not what I am looking for.

I disagree on the drums - they are not suitable for anything approaching professional dance music production(the selection on the EMX is fantastic).

Yes, I understand that they can be run through the synth engine, but that will not alter the fact that the selection of samples are fundamentally unsuitable for my genre - there is a reason why 90% of the Youtube demos out there are ambient.

I don't need pad sounds, so monophonic parts are not a big deal - if necessary, I can link to an AN200 for polyphony.

MaartenNl · Post by **MaartenNl** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:31 pm

Paragone wrote:I just bought a New Old stock EMX-1 on eBay.

I disagree on the drums - they are not suitable for anything approaching professional dance music production(the selection on the EMX is fantastic).

Yes, I understand that they can be run through the synth engine, but that will not alter the fact that the selection of samples are fundamentally unsuitable for my genre - there is a reason why 90% of the Youtube demos out there are ambient.

I'm glad that you have made a choice... But IMO there are so many ways you can change the sound of a kickdrum. I think that even with one of the noisy hip hop drums you can make a nice edm/trance kick by using a filter and an envelope, and maybe some modulation and filters.... For me that's the whole fun part: exploring new sounds with sounds that seems uninteresting before.

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:29 pm

Have to agree with MaartenNI .
I'd say with the better choice on the e2 drums ,with edits an filters ,then any style (almost) of electronic styles can be made.
The seq will have a bigger impact on achieving your sound easily, and this sounds like emx is a better choice for you.

Paragone · Post by **Paragone** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:27 am

Spheric El wrote:Have to agree with MaartenNI .
I'd say with the better choice on the e2 drums ,with edits an filters ,then any style (almost) of electronic styles can be made.
The seq will have a bigger impact on achieving your sound easily, and this sounds like emx is a better choice for you.

There really is a reason why most productions favor good sample sources over sine waves.

Yes, you can run sounds through a filter eg, and apply modulations - but it will take more than that to achieve desirable results.

I'd rather do no more work than needed, and the emx drums sound great to begin with.

All IMO.

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:41 am

Fair enough ,especially if those drums inspire.
And good luck, the EMX seq should suit you better too.