Electribe 2 - tipps and tricks for playing the beast
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:04 pm
Hi,
I think we need a thread for people trying to get the most out of the new Electribe in terms of sound and use.
Here my tipps so far (I only have this thing for one week):
- first, lower the pattern volume to 100 and the part volume to 100 to create some headroom for any new patch; some sounds can clip, especially with FX like distortion. You can raise volume later.
- almost any groove pattern can be used to create interesting rhythmical variations; you can apply a conga groove for instance to a piano part to get a more human feel
- use the last note parameter of a part to overcome the lack of rhythmic variation that a 4 bar pattern might have over lengthy repetitions; lengths of 7, 11 and 13 notes together in different parts create very long sequences with no repetitions
- use the random LFO on pitch to slightly detune your percussion instruments each time they are triggered - great way to add some variation and unpredictability
- the same can be achieved by random LFO on velocity
- on an iPad, some synths like Magellan are multitimbral and can be used to augment the sound of the Electribe. Just midi out from the iPad into the Electribe, and audio in from the iPad
- the iM1 from Korg can be used to handle up to 8 Parts of the Tribe, freeing up voices if necessary.
- some synths on the iPad have both an arpeggiator and a midi out - use these to record complex arpegios into the Tribe; Magellan and Terra seem to be usable as midi controllers
- The Waldorf Attack drum synth on iPad can be used as a multi timbral sound module for the Tribe
- StepPolyArp on iOS can create wonderfully complex arpeggios
- You can record a part as continuous notes and create funky rhythms by deleting 16ths using either the sequencer or by using the part erase button while recording. I wish more sequencers had that feature
- The choke group feature on pads 13-14 and 15-16 can be used creatively - put a pad on 13 and use the part on 14 to "slice" the pad into some rhythm pattern for instance
- You can emulate 8 bar patterns by setting the tempo to half speed; if you need 16ths, use the 32ths-roll IFX and make some use of delays on strategic parts like closed HH.
- Chords are fun, but chords with synth voices that have 2 waves quickly eat up those 24 voices you have (2*4 = 8 Voices per chord!). For chords, PCM hits and the sampled instruments (M1 piano, organ) are more economical
- Using both the normal filter that follow the amp envelope and motion recording the filter IFX can be used to create insanely complex filter sweeps on pads
Have fun with your little grey boxes,
K
p.s. on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zabong
I think we need a thread for people trying to get the most out of the new Electribe in terms of sound and use.
Here my tipps so far (I only have this thing for one week):
- first, lower the pattern volume to 100 and the part volume to 100 to create some headroom for any new patch; some sounds can clip, especially with FX like distortion. You can raise volume later.
- almost any groove pattern can be used to create interesting rhythmical variations; you can apply a conga groove for instance to a piano part to get a more human feel
- use the last note parameter of a part to overcome the lack of rhythmic variation that a 4 bar pattern might have over lengthy repetitions; lengths of 7, 11 and 13 notes together in different parts create very long sequences with no repetitions
- use the random LFO on pitch to slightly detune your percussion instruments each time they are triggered - great way to add some variation and unpredictability
- the same can be achieved by random LFO on velocity
- on an iPad, some synths like Magellan are multitimbral and can be used to augment the sound of the Electribe. Just midi out from the iPad into the Electribe, and audio in from the iPad
- the iM1 from Korg can be used to handle up to 8 Parts of the Tribe, freeing up voices if necessary.
- some synths on the iPad have both an arpeggiator and a midi out - use these to record complex arpegios into the Tribe; Magellan and Terra seem to be usable as midi controllers
- The Waldorf Attack drum synth on iPad can be used as a multi timbral sound module for the Tribe
- StepPolyArp on iOS can create wonderfully complex arpeggios
- You can record a part as continuous notes and create funky rhythms by deleting 16ths using either the sequencer or by using the part erase button while recording. I wish more sequencers had that feature
- The choke group feature on pads 13-14 and 15-16 can be used creatively - put a pad on 13 and use the part on 14 to "slice" the pad into some rhythm pattern for instance
- You can emulate 8 bar patterns by setting the tempo to half speed; if you need 16ths, use the 32ths-roll IFX and make some use of delays on strategic parts like closed HH.
- Chords are fun, but chords with synth voices that have 2 waves quickly eat up those 24 voices you have (2*4 = 8 Voices per chord!). For chords, PCM hits and the sampled instruments (M1 piano, organ) are more economical
- Using both the normal filter that follow the amp envelope and motion recording the filter IFX can be used to create insanely complex filter sweeps on pads
Have fun with your little grey boxes,
K
p.s. on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zabong
