electribe 2 wish list

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:02 pm

Want to start a new wish list of features?

1. I wish the short delay insert effect was louder and had more feedback. It was one of my favorite effects on the EMX but it is so mild compared to that.

2. I wish tape delay master effect would be louder with a (limiter protected) self-oscillation behavior.

3. I wish the electribe would respond to pitch bend from standard MIDI keyboards.

4. I wish the anti-aliasing filter was raised up so that we could get more top end from the filter and oscillators.

5. I wish there was a "autoglide" mode where only tied/legato notes would glide instead of all notes.

6. I wish we could have another MIDI filter mode that would filter out everything but note messages and clock. Sometimes you're using another synth to control the electribe, but you want that synth to go through the audio in of the electribe But every time you change patches on your synth or use the controls, the electribe is changing patterns and parameters. That's not always desired.

7. I wish the shift button could be used with the insert effect edit to access a second parameter. One edit isn't enough.

8. I wish the Gate Arpeggiator would do arpeggios (like the EMX did, cycling through the last played notes) instead of just repeating a single note.

9. I wish the MG filter had highs and bandpass modes - since Moog made those filters, whereas the acid filter never had a high or band version.

10. I don't know if the PCMs are hard-baked into a un-flashable ROM chip, but we could use some more instruments like combo organ, mellotron, stuff from the MicroKorg XL+'s PCM bank.

11. Adjustable Keytracking, please. Plus key tracking as a mod source.

12. How about a real poly mode? It could steal entire voices for resources, but it would be nice to be able to get a single genuine 4-voice poly part.

Add yours!

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 6:25 pm

Ditto !.... Basically a different machine.

apapdop · Post by **apapdop** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:02 pm

The ability to edit motion sequence data.
Some means of checking how many motion sequences have been recorded per pattern (so you know when you are near to reaching the maximum of 24).
If you want to access the shift+trigger pads shortcuts whilst in mute mode, you mute/unmute tracks. I think this shouldn't happen.
An "original value" indicator on the display when you are tweaking knobs.
BATTERY LOW warning klaxon instead of just powering down and losing unsaved changes.
Instead of a poxy tap tempo function, one thing i dearly miss from the electribe ios apps is a loop function, where you can set the machine to loop around a 1 bar section.
SMOOTH PATTERN CHANGES!! I can't believe we have to figure out workarounds to achieve this most basic requirement on a device from a major manufacturer of electronic music hardware in 2014.

takadoum · Post by **takadoum** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:19 pm

- Muting with function key like MUTE+PAD and not a mute mode, so that it can be done in every mode like keyboard, sequence, step edit... (see EMX)

- Enter notes with pads in step edit mode, like enable keyboard mode (see EMX)

- Repeat & move function for note patterns in a part (see EMX)

- Shift note function to avoid shifting every note in a part (see EMX)

- Transpose or Key with -12 semitones to +12 semitones range

- 64 steps max length for notes in step edit (see EMX)

- shift edit to tune second parameter for synths (see EMX)

- more decay for kicks so that effects can really f*ck them up !

Come on Korg, how could you abandon all of these major features ???

takadoum · Post by **takadoum** » Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:25 pm

- Copy part to different pattern

- See sequencer light looping in every mode

KnowingWhatTheButtonDoes · Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:20 am

As said, arpeggiator+++!

And some reverbs in the IFX. Derrrr.

bingkingbo · Post by **bingkingbo** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 1:42 am

"Shift edit to tune second parameter" & "Gate Arpeggiator would do arpeggios" is a MUST!

Ted3000 & takadoum's lists are awesome!

want the part volume can go more when shaping sound with filter, hard to balance the mix,

and hope we can manually switch off the under-light but not just power saving mode too.

markxl1 · Post by **markxl1** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:53 am

Ted3000 no6 would help me - midi filter to just notes and velocity would be good.

Select midi channel per pad.

Omni record in to selected blue pad regardless of midi channel perhaps...
People with emu command stations and other grooveboxes can see the advantages of above.

apapdop · Post by **apapdop** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:40 pm

User assignable shift+trigger pad menu shortcuts.

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:44 pm

OK, here's 2 a good reasons we NEED that second insert effect parameter:

Distortion. Right now, if you want a lot of distortion, you crank the insert effect edit knob up. But then your part is way too loud. So you grab the part level knob. Except that level knob comes before the distortion. So by turning the level down, you're just lowering the distortion amount. There needs to be a post gain level.

Overdrive. It does not give enough drive. It needs more drive, and a second level parameter to tame the volume.

Short Delay. You can barely hear it. It needs to be turned up, or better yet, add a second edit.

Almost every effect would benefit from a second parameter. It would not be hard to implement - just use the shift button and turn the knob.

While I'm at it: we could really use a fuzz effect.

Re-Member · Post by **Re-Member** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:53 pm

So far this is what's stood out as being OS bugs that could be fine tuned:

1. "Clicks" in audio when switching between patterns with multiple saved muted parts
2. Ties inputted in Step Edit mode not tying together
3. Event Recorder playback file not sending MIDI OUT on all 16 parts

Now, I would add amp envelope release being cut off between patterns to the list, but from what I read, the original EMX functioned this way as well. Likewise, Insert FX being "cut" would require twice as much processing power to correct. Probably impossible to fix.

gsrosser1989 · Post by **gsrosser1989** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 4:00 am

takadoum wrote:- Copy part to different pattern

this for sure

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:03 am

Re-Member wrote:3. Event Recorder playback file not sending MIDI OUT on all 16 parts

I don't think we'll ever see that change. Seems to me that it's just a recorder/player.... Do you get ANY midi with it ? Havn't tried.

Re-Member · Post by **Re-Member** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:24 am

DrHoo wrote:
Re-Member wrote:3. Event Recorder playback file not sending MIDI OUT on all 16 parts
I don't think we'll ever see that change. Seems to me that it's just a recorder/player.... Do you get ANY midi with it ? Havn't tried.

Haven't received mine yet, but someone here tested it a few weeks ago and said that as you're doing an Event Recording, the Electribe will send and receive MIDI on all 16 parts as it normally does. The issue though is that when you decide to load that saved Event file, the sequencer itself will no longer send MIDI OUT during playback. This means that if you're also using the machine to sequence other gear, the Event Recorder feature is a no-go.

Now, what makes me think this could be fixed is that he also said that as you're playing back the Event file, you can manually play the pads and they will send MIDI OUT, so there's something odd about how the Event Recorder is saving data. It's obviously recording and then playing back MIDI into its own sound engine, but why it also won't send it out from the MIDI ports while the pads still do is a mystery. It certainly seems like its possible to fix.

Long story short: If the sequencer can send MIDI OUT on each Part while recording the Event, logically it should also do the same while playing back the file.

DrHoo · Post by **DrHoo** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:04 am

Re-Member wrote:
DrHoo wrote:
Re-Member wrote:3. Event Recorder playback file not sending MIDI OUT on all 16 parts
I don't think we'll ever see that change. Seems to me that it's just a recorder/player.... Do you get ANY midi with it ? Havn't tried.
Haven't received mine yet, but someone here tested it a few weeks ago and said that as you're doing an Event Recording, the Electribe will send and receive MIDI on all 16 parts as it normally does. The issue though is that when you decide to load that saved Event file, the sequencer itself will no longer send MIDI OUT during playback. This means that if you're also using the machine to sequence other gear, the Event Recorder feature is a no-go.

Now, what makes me think this could be fixed is that he also said that as you're playing back the Event file, you can manually play the pads and they will send MIDI OUT, so there's something odd about how the Event Recorder is saving data. It's obviously recording and then playing back MIDI into its own sound engine, but why it also won't send it out from the MIDI ports while the pads still do is a mystery. It certainly seems like its possible to fix.

Long story short: If the sequencer can send MIDI OUT on each Part while recording the Event, logically it should also do the same while playing back the file.

I think you're misunderstanding that event recorder (Unless i am) , here's my take on it...
There is NO midi send or receive to or from the event recorder, period !
What i believe happens is this...
As you know the machine sends & recieves midi, notes, assignable knobs etc.. & when you are recording an event it's still sending/recieving normal clock messages right !
This means that any manual functions you perform are still transmitted during playback regardless of weather you're in the event recorder or not.

As with recording, playback of the event file is just the same. The file will play back & any manual operations will still be transmitted.

The event file itself remains intact, cannot be dubbed over or altered & won't send ANY midi info.

Ergo... The machine itself continues to send & recieve those midi messages to & from it's live interface regardless of mode.

The event recorder then is a seperate entity from the operating system of the electribe. It's like plugging a digital recorder in & capturing the 'event' .

How come it records the knob movements then ?... Dunno but it isn't the event recorder sending the midi.

Someone please speak up if you think i'm wrong here.