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OK, I admit it. This is another ESX or EMX post but hopefully with a difference.

I'm buying my first Electribe. I have no experience of creating music but what I do know is that I want to be twiddling knobs and pushing buttons; I don't want to be sat in front of a computer.

Ultimately, I want a sampler and a synth. I see myself some day having something similar to one of the following two setups:

1. Electribe ESX and something like a DSI Evolver. Here's why.

2. Electribe ESX and Electribe EMX.

So on the surface of it, it looks like an ESX is a safe first buy for me.

Here's my concern. I have no idea what the ESX workflow is away from the ESX itself. How do you source samples? Do you buy them on CD/DVD? If so, from where? Do you download them? If so, from where? Do you create them yourself. If so, what software do you use? Do I need to worry about sample formats? If so, what software do I need to perform the conversion? I'd hate to buy the ESX and then find I was spending my few precious hours of free time sat at my computer sourcing, creating and converting samples and hating it when I could be creating music.

I'd really appreciate your help.

You can find samples by just typing wav /wave files / wav samples into a search engine.

Here are two popular site.(2)

http://www.freesound.org/

http://www.sampleswap.org/

You will need a Smart Media card and a Smart media card reader to get them off your computer and on to the esx.

This is software to organize your samples, its made to make the esx workflow easier. get it if you are getting an esx. (1)

http://skratchdot.com/projects/esx-wave-organizer/

Software to cut up audio files (1)

http://www.propellerheads.se/products/recycle/

Software to make your own audio wave forms (2)

http://www.audiomulch.com/

http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/waveeditor/

Thanks for taking the time to respond; I really appreciate it.

Having mulled it over today, I think you've convinced me that the ESX is not for me (at least not yet). I'll almost certainly get one down the line but I think for now, I'll start with the EMX. It'll give me the time to concentrate on learning the machine, learning how to get the most from it, and learning how to create music and that will stand me in good stead when I eventually do get an ESX.

I'm gonna order an EMX and a pair of GT ECC83S as soon as I get home

Update: Ordered

Update: Delivered

Enjoy.....you're gonna LOVE your EMX, sooooo cool machine

guys only had my sx a few hours an already thinking where have you been all my life with it...checkin out this forum and its full of useful help, thanks and keep up the good work...now im off to have fun..