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This instrument, as you know, is dedicated to music production in the studio but can also be used in live performances. What is not included but could be useful are the SYNC CABLES and the BAG for transport that you can find on Amazon or the best musical instrument stores.
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That said, the range of syncing options (MIDI and analogue) is good.įor those wishing to free themselves from the tyranny of the mouse or streamline their live set-up the Electribe Sampler may well be the answer.We then proceed to open the box, we find the user manual in various languages (Italian not included of course), ABLETON LIVE 9 LITE version licence, 9 Volt POWER SUPPLY, Jack-MIDI DIN female adapters.
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There is only one set of audio outputs - limiting for some - though at least they are full-size jacks, unlike all the other connections (including MIDI) that use mini-jack connectors. The inclusion of ROM-based content and synthesis capabilities is useful, though it's a shame some of the more interesting filter types weren't carried over from the non-sampling version. It would have been nice to have these listed on the front panel, even at the expense of undermining the minimalist design.Īll things considered, the Electribe Sampler is a worthy successor to its forebear the ESX-1. Sadly, this is not a particularly fast process.ĭespite the knobs and buttons, you will still need to dive into the onscreen menus, though this is less painful once you familiarise yourself with the Shift button shortcuts. Any new samples must be exported to the memory card before powering down, otherwise they disappear - even when you recorded, named, wrote and used them in a pattern. The biggest drawback of the Electribe Sampler for me relates to the way in which samples are saved.
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The built in sampler also allows you to resample a full pattern or part as a new single sample. The Electribe's Parts translate well to Live's Clips.
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"All things considered, the Electribe Sampler is a worthy successor to its forebear the ESX-1"Īlthough the Electribe is more than capable of working as a standalone device, it includes the neat option - first introduced in Korg's iPad-based Gadget software - to export the individual parts in a pattern as a series of WAV files alongside an Ableton Live Set. If you fancy a more hands-on approach, changes to the touchpad, most of the knobs and some of the buttons can be automated using Korg's Motion Sequencing system, something that has found much popularity of late with their cut-price Volca boxes. This includes a host of LFO driven settings routed to all manner of parameters (with many locked to the tempo of the pattern). What appears to be a simple single envelope modulation section disguises the 72 modulation routings hidden inside. The ES offers a similar range of sound editing/programming options as its sibling, though the filter section now only offers single low, high and band-pass options. As well as its own IFX, each part can be routed to the master effects (MFX), which is controlled and edited via the touchpad, which can also be used for playing notes and manipulating the Gate Arpeggiator. The effects are also split into global and part-based selections. Quantising is automatic, and Swing is dialled in globally, however the 25 built-in groove templates (and associated depth control) can be assigned per part, and they work a treat. On the Electribe Sampler this is also used to playback 'time-sliced' loops - similar to Recycled REX loops - that playback in time the current pattern at a wide range of tempos. In some respects, this allows you to come up with lines that you would not automatically create when sat at a conventional keyboard.Ĭhord mode maps common chord types to each key, while Sequencer mode turns the pads into an X0X-style step sequencer. Switching to keyboard mode allows you to play a part melodically.ĭiving into the onscreen menus provides options for adjusting key and scale note mappings for the pads. There are buttons for muting and deleting parts. Press record and play, and bash the pads to create a pattern. Each front panel pad (a 'part') can be assigned a sound. It's very easy to get up and running with the Electribes.