The New Electribes

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:53 am

After reading the new English version of the parameter guide, I'm super excited to my Electribe now. Well I was before, but now it's worse

There's a lot of very useful functionality deeper in the menus, stuff your wouldn't need to tweak live anyway. Looks soooo much deeper than the EMX-1 was, truly a nice upgrade.

sharps030 · Post by **sharps030** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:11 am

new English version of the parameter guide

Had to go and check, and yep, it's available: http://i.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_E ... Guides.zip

it's a zip file with different languages, the E one is english.

apapdop · Post by **apapdop** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:36 am

Tarekith wrote:
apapdop wrote:Does anybody know if motion sequence data can be edited per step, like you can on the esx-1?
It's not in the manual or the parameter guide as far as I can see.

Nah, me neither. Never mind. Thanks for your reply...

apapdop · Post by **apapdop** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:23 am

Tarekith wrote:
apapdop wrote:Does anybody know if motion sequence data can be edited per step, like you can on the esx-1?
It's not in the manual or the parameter guide as far as I can see.

If you are unable to edit motion sequence data on the sampler version, then that will be a shame, because you can do some real neat tricks on the esx-1 if you roll up your sleeves and edit the data. I don't think it's such a big deal on the new synth version though. But i'm really pleased about being able to set the behaviour of the knobs on the new Electribe, it'll make things much easier when swapping parts and tweaking values when jamming live. Which is, i guess, what it's geared up to do in the first place...

markxl1 · Post by **markxl1** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:15 am

Advice when choosing SD card memory size??

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:59 am

Unlike the previous models where motion sequence was accessed via a botton per part, that's not there now. Motion sequence is initiated whilst 'record' is pressed & then as soon as you move a knob or whatever that starts the motion for the selected part.. The record knob goes into fast flash mode & then stops after the usual full cycle of the sequence.
Like before, if you don't like the result you can flick to a different pattern & then back again to clear it.
There's an undo function too where you hold 'erase' while turning a knob or pressing a pad in the case of note data.

Havn't looked any deeeper at motion sequence yet, maybe there's more to discover.

Buska · Post by **Buska** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:02 pm

markxl1 wrote:Advice when choosing SD card memory size??

I went 32GB.
Heaps of room for exports, plus when the sampler version releases I can use it with that too.

Tom 62 · Post by **Tom 62** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 1:10 pm

With four bars only there no need to edit motion sequences

apapdop · Post by **apapdop** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:03 pm

Tom 62 wrote:With four bars only there no need to edit motion sequences

I'm just thinking ahead about the sampler version really. As i said, with the synth engine i don't see a need for the ability to edit motion sequence data. But on the esx-1, that ability opens up a whole bag of tricks when working with samples. Being able to insert sample start points exactly when you want them ii find is a really powerful and useful technique, to name just one. I've got a new Electribe synth on order, but i'm more of a sampler person and i'm VERY interested to see what the new sampler version will have to offer. But if it can't do something i pretty much use all the time on the esx-1... Hmmmm... It depends i guess if the new sampler has the same flexibilty as the new synth, in that any part can be set to sample slice, sample stretch, one shot, keyboard etc.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:57 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CHJJom6mc4

Buska · Post by **Buska** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:25 pm

Dirty dove:
http://youtu.be/bI_crIE46VY

sauce · Post by **sauce** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:35 pm

DrHoo wrote:Like before, if you don't like the result you can flick to a different pattern & then back again to clear it.

Erasing Motion Sequence data is covered on page 13 of the manual: "Execute the CLEAR MOTION command in the edit menu
to erase the motion sequence."

sauce · Post by **sauce** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:42 pm

Page 9 in the cryptic program guide lists "shift+pad 10" as the menu for micro-editing the motion sequence.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 5:52 pm

I think that just allows you to switch between smooth and stepped motions?

sauce · Post by **sauce** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:12 pm

Tarekith wrote:I think that just allows you to switch between smooth and stepped motions?

You might be right. Like I said, it's cryptic. Of course, shift+pad12 is the step edit.. Perhaps it is in there? I can't see them leaving this feature out, at least I hope not.