The latest Loopop video takes a look at 18 ways to get more from a Korg Electribe 2 Sampler.
Here’s what he has to say about it:
The E2S has held up very nicely over the past couple of years. It has more sample memory than a few new devices that recently came out, supports stereo samples, and 16 different tracks, each of which can sequence internal voices or external MIDI.
These include “hacks” or tricks to effectively double the available memory (and more) by editing sample rates of samples, creating samples that are layers of oscillators, transposing the pitch of loops without changing the tempo and vice versa, and many many more.
Topics Covered:
00:10 Stereo to mono
02:00 Doubling memory
04:00 Multi osc sounds
06:55 Hidden gate knob
07:25 Multi-sound parts using OSC EDIT MOTION
11:00 Slicing 101
12:35 Pitch/Time tricks
15:30 Modulating slices
16:00 Transposing loops
16:40 Finger drum slices
17:05 Apps to edit samples
17:25 Multiple SD cards
17:45 Reverse samples
18:00 Refining samples
18:15 Extreme pitch changes
18:30 Save samples and defrag
19:45 Get an FM radio…
20:10 Much more on this channel
If you’ve got your own tips, share them in the comments!
That’s impressive! I got rolling with a big Korg workstation early on, so I know all about working with a minimal display and a bag of “hacking” tricks. Gotta love those fields three deep that solve most any issue you may have. I went from there to using a DAW, so I never got on this particular boat, but its easier than ever to do monster work with just a couple of boxes if you wring them out. Going that route tends to slant towards EDM, but if you’re really whacked out, it can be as potent as making a workstation sweat. Its the same energy coming from different matrix points .
Like your comment buddy
Nice.
I could be mistaken, but isn’t there no way to avoid quantization on the electribes? For me, not being able to disable quantization when laying down parts is a deal-breaker…
Not in anything you record/program to the sequencer. However you can play parts live.
No but there are other approaches. You can double the BPM this gives you more divisions per bar (But shorter maximum loop time, meaning you have to chain patterns). You can add some swing (which offsets some steps). Or record part in Ableton and load into electribe as a longsample (load sample as first note, remember to set release time correctly) which is the legnth of a loop. You even offset this by editing the start point of sample allowing it to be offset (fiddly).
This vid has answered so many questions about this sampler. I was getting frustrated with mine because simple things just weren’t working, or weren’t obvious. I was going to sell it. Not now though. Thank you so much Loopop. You’re vids are incredible.
Don’t forget you can still convert the version 2 synth firmware to the sampler version albeit version 1, and back again . Despite what is reported. Works a treat.
polyphony is bad, still no song mode, pattern chain function is too cumbersome. there is still the audio gap (35ms) when switching patterns that have different efx attachted to. for comparison: the jd-xi makes no gap when switching patterns on the fly. why is that, korg? sorry, the new elecribes have too many flaws imo. come up with an electribe ultra (w/ 25 keys), and a better os, for 999 USD, and i´m willing to purchase one in a nanosecond.
Never noticed the gap . It must be you.
It was an issue on launch. It was fixed in first firmware update. And i cant fathom how pattern chaining is cumbersome. To each their own i suppose
great video, was looking for a more in depth tips n tricks as i want a sampler of some description and was looking at this and the digitakt
being able to save /load from multiple SD cards is really useful and the korg already has more sample time than the digitakt…both are pretty cool though the korg has more voices too.
need to look a bith further bit korg looking not too shabby as a replacement for my casio FZ1 i sold maybe 20+
years back 🙂
about the resampling stereo to mono the resample is really quiet and i cant figure out why