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Korg Drum Machine (ELECTRIBE2BL)
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Color | Metallic Blue |
Brand | Korg |
Model Name | ELECTTRIBE2BL |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 18.78 x 9.44 x 2.87 inches |
Item Weight | 5.61 Pounds |
About this item
- Pattern chaining: String patterns together to create full songs. Users can chain with nearly no limitation, which means that you can also create entire SETS of music!
- One-level undo: Don’t like what you just recorded? You now have an undo available with the press of a couple of buttons.
- Original value indicator: Users can now see the original position of any knob on the panel for any part onscreen.Insert Effects: 38 types. Master Effects: 32 types
- Complete tools for the creation and performance of any genre of electronic music - with Ableton export!
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Easy to use | 4.6 | 4.1 | — | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Value for money | 3.9 | 4.1 | — | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Versatility | 3.7 | — | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Sound quality | — | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Portability | 4.4 | 4.6 | — | — | 4.9 |
Sold By | 2reasons | GearNuts | Last Samurai | Amazon.com | Last Samurai |
model name | ELECTTRIBE2BL | TR-6S | — | SR18 | VOLCADRUM |
connector type | — | USB | — | Auxiliary | — |
number of keys | — | 52 | 16 | — | 16 |
weight | 5.61 pounds | 1.1 kilograms | 0.82 pounds | 1.15 pounds | 0.75 kilograms |
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Product information
Item Weight | 5.61 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 18.78 x 9.44 x 2.87 inches |
ASIN | B01IQYLGHW |
Item model number | ELECTRIBE2BL |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #62,304 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #47 in Drum Machines |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | July 1, 2016 |
Color Name | Metallic Blue |
Hardware Interface | Micro USB 2.0 Type B |
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Product Description
Korg new ELECTRIBE2BL includes new 2.0 software, offering new user-requested features including pattern chaining, one-level undo and original value indicator.
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Korg electribe
Music Production Station
The new Korg electribe is a powerhouse of sound, functionality, and hands-on features geared towards the creation of all types of EDM. Compact, robust, and laid out with seamless workflow in mind, electribe puts the power of production in everyone’s hands. A whopping 16 parts are available per pattern, and users can choose from an expansive collection of analog models or ready-made PCM waveforms in any combination, and all can be customized with tremendous ease.
Create either in real-time or step-by-step, add dedicated effects per part, finish off your production with master effects, record filter tweaks and other gestures, add instant phrases or arpeggios via the on-board touch pad; and on and on.
Ready to work 'outside the box?' One of the most exciting features of the new electribe is its relationship with the incredible Ableton Live DAW software. electribe can export each part within a pattern to a dedicated .wav file, and generates an Ableton Live Set (.als) file that puts your pattern directly into Abelton Live; completely laid-out, track-by-track, and ready to serve as the basis for additional music creation!
Features
- A complete tool for the creation and performance of any genre of electronic music
- 16 velocity-sensitive multi-LED pads serve as the heart of the interface and provide highly-visual feedback
- Easy sound selection and tweaking thanks to a generous and ergonomically laid-out array of analog-style knobs
- A powerful analog modeling + PCM engine delivers up to 24 voices of polyphony, 16 insert effects (one per part) plus a master effect
Features
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Sequencer modeThis mode is ideal for inputting rhythm. You can step-record by using the 16 trigger pads which correspond to 16 steps. This method makes it easy to see the timing of the notes, and can also be used for editing after realtime recording. |
Synth engineThe sound engine of the electribe provides 55 types of analog modeling oscillator, giving you a high degree of flexibility to quickly create sounds. You can choose from simple waveforms such as Saw, Pulse, Triangle, and Sine, or more complex varieties such as Sync, Ring Mod, Cross Mod, and VPM. |
Groove functionYou can choose from a total of 25 groove types that reproduce the playing technique and rhythmic feel of percussion instruments such as congas and bongos. By selecting a groove type for each part and adjusting its dynamics, you can create a natural-sounding rhythmic feel that's liberated from the 16-step grid. |
Step sequencerThe electribe allows you to input up to 64 steps (16 steps x 4) for each part (sound). You can create beats by combining up to 16 of these parts per sequence pattern. |
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Customers like the ease of use, performance, quality and travel of the musical instruments. For example, they mention it's very well designed, works well as a sequencer and scetch pad, and is incredibly underrated. That said, opinions are mixed on the sound quality.
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Customers find the synthesizer very well designed and easy to use. They say it's versatile, fun, and friendly. They also say it helps build compositions and is great for working out ideas. Customers also mention that the LED UI elements become intuitive very quickly. Overall, they find it to be a great creative workstation and great for electronic music making beginners.
"...What it is, however, is a great way for me to build compositions, and not just dance music, it's equally adept at creating "Berlin school"..." Read more
"...The buttons have an excellent feel, the LED UI elements become intuitive very quickly, and the knobs have an excellent movement to them with detents..." Read more
"very well designed easy to use synth, menus easy to navigate and find what you need, very good sound, sampling easy to do, perfect for building full..." Read more
"...anything else or find any serious faults other than the lackluster documentation/user guide...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the musical instruments. They mention that it works well as a sequencer, scetch pad, and a very useful tool that complements nicely with other gear. They also say it functions perfectly well, is insanely versatile, and is a pretty versatile groovebox. Customers say that once they're slightly used to it, they can work very rapidly and flesh out their ideas.
"...-Once you're slightly used to it, you can work very rapidly and flesh out your ideas..." Read more
"This thing is insanely versatile...." Read more
"The sounds are fine, and it functions perfectly well. I just can't wrap my head around the workflow of these Electribes. My problem...." Read more
"...Sometimes it would never work and I had to try random songs before I would find one that played and I would have to play a song that I didn't want..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the sampler. They say it's a great tool for sampling and production, and it comes loaded with demos. Customers also mention that the samples can be played in mono or stereo, and that it has virtual synths.
"This thing is insanely versatile. Samples in in mono or stereo, sounds great and has a ton of bass, has virtual synths that are capable of all kinds..." Read more
"This thing is great. It comes loaded with a ton of demos to check out and deconstruct and enough sounds to make damn near anything...." Read more
"...Pluses: Some of the samples were nice. The lights were fun. The kaos pad was fun for breakdowns. Some of the effects were pleasant." Read more
"...its a great tool for sampling and production...." Read more
Customers find the musical instruments portable enough to be a knob twisting way to travel. They say it fits great in a laptop bag and is built like a tank. Customers also say it's great for moving around.
"...take these devices live, but I think this new electribe is surely portable enough to be a 'knob twisting' way to make music at home, on the stage,..." Read more
"...It fits perfectly in my backpack or any other laptop sized case...." Read more
"...My problem. No flaw with the unit at all. Compact and solid little box if you like the workflow." Read more
"...Portability is great, and with 6 AA batteries and a pair of headphones you are good to go...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the build quality of the musical instruments. They mention that the construction is solid enough that they have very little fear of damaging it during travel. The reliability seems good so far, and it lasts for months of near daily usage.
"...The construction is solid enough that I have very little fear of damaging it during travel...." Read more
"...Reliability seems good so far. I have had it for probably about two years now and often use it almost everyday for hours on end...." Read more
"...My problem. No flaw with the unit at all. Compact and solid little box if you like the workflow." Read more
"...Love the lights on the bottom and the knobs. Built like a tank, perfect for travel. Love it." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the musical instruments. They say it's the most holistically powerful option for the money, an excellent option, and a great piece of kit.
"...This unit is fantastic and is a great value. They did have to cut some corners to keep the price down but nothing major...." Read more
"...For the price, this is an excellent option. I love to take it when I travel...." Read more
"...and requires a computer but it seems like the most holistically powerful option for the money...." Read more
"Great piece of kit, would recommend if you want the portability of a synth and the power of a pc." Read more
Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the musical instruments. Some mention that it has seriously great sound possibilities, the sounds are all yours to modify, and the sound-reactive light show is just the icing on the cake. However, others say that the stock sounds just weren't for them, the lack of polyphony turned them off, and that the sound can be changed a bit, but all you get is pitch variation and a wave morph. Some say that it sounds like a toy and is noisy at times.
"...I saw that the polyphony was 24 voices -- a far cry better than my trusty old "m" unit, and the engine was reportedly based on the KingKorg..." Read more
"...The software is great, the DAC and headphone amp are excellent, the synth engine does seem to struggle when too many oscillators, envelopes, and FX..." Read more
"...play the unit usually plays the song but sometimes it just doesn't feel like listening...." Read more
"This thing is insanely versatile. Samples in in mono or stereo, sounds great and has a ton of bass, has virtual synths that are capable of all kinds..." Read more
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So I was excited by this new iteration of "electribe" on the horizon, and I waited until after the Christmas 'few and far between' sightings to place my order. The vendor was great by the way (thank you Sam Ash), but this review is of the hardware. I saw that the polyphony was 24 voices -- a far cry better than my trusty old "m" unit, and the engine was reportedly based on the KingKorg engine, which sound pretty good in the demos I've heard.
I'm not a DJ, I use my old "m" for composition, and I was thinking I might take this new box live in addition to using it for production, but I have found a few limitations with my workflow context, and found a few solutions which I'll outline below.
First, even though I'm only beginning to scratch the surface of the machine, I've already run into voices with longer decay times being cut short by the dynamic voice allocation. I was using intervals (not actual chords) and not at the 16 part limit when I got this odd stutter recording a layer that did not show up when I was playing around on the voice without the pattern playing at the same time. Ok, fair enough, change the voice priority setting and move on. Depending on the complexity of what you are doing you might find this annoying or a non-issue, but it does impact how I now design my sounds resulting in the safest route being shorter sounds with less decay time.
Second, I've found a bit of distortion, again with complex patterns, when I've got lots of bass in the headphone out, even if I turn the volume down. This is an artifact of how I monitor when I'm sitting at home (through monitors where my lead is a 3.5mm connector usually plugged in to my laptop) and may not be present in the main out and which I will have to test at some point. This distortion was noticed both with the monitors (which are equipped with a sub) and in various headphones. I'm not taking anything off my rating for this, because I'm not using the main output.
The good news is that this distortion is not present in the exported audio, and my workflow does not involve live performance featuring the electribe at this time. Need to test it with the main output -- I suspect it will be clean.
Third, while the interface is well designed, some things are buried a bit in the menu system. I'm getting quite adept at adjusting things like note priority, polyphony, variations on note triggering, and so forth, but some things I wish I could just hit shift and crank on some knob as a shortcut. Pattern naming is really annoying, but in theory you really only name something once then just increment a number at the end if you follow Korg's naming conventions (and this makes perfect sense in my opinion). Still, I'd really like to have an editor (which I have not yet found if there is one) to do 'housekeeping' from a computer. The workaround in this case is to know the interface better, and I'm certainly getting faster and faster.
Fourth, rendered audio doesn't always loop clean if you have effects, which is an integral part of the "DJ" sound. I found the occasional click on my last project because I didn't take the effects off before I rendered the audio (being lazy). Solution was simple, use an audio editor for a little clean up. Twisted Wave and just a few minutes and I had all 32 files (several patterns that make up the raw material of the composition) clean and sounding great. This is clearly not a problem in 'live' mode.
If you decide to get an electribe, make sure you download the "Electribe Parameter's Guide" from Korg and learn what ranges harbor your favorite sounds. While it's great fun to just let inspiration take hold and scroll through all the kicks, or all the snares, it's probably best to know where your go to 'oscillator' sounds are when you're quickly framing up a musical idea. If you're not used to this type of music production, you might also want to create a few custom 'psuedo-init' patterns with sounds close to what you generally use so you can just grab a pattern and go without any setup. Later you can tweak and adjust the sounds to what you have in your head, or what you didn't think of -- this engine can do a lot more than is obvious.
On the plus side here are some of the reasons I give this device 5 stars:
-Once you're slightly used to it, you can work very rapidly and flesh out your ideas
-Plugging in a midi controller makes it a snap to use your mad skilz on the keyboard (or not, but it's easier for most of us).
-it's trivial to take a part you've created and throw it on another part-location to double or create tonal variations
-the pads can be velocity sensitive or not -- a very nice option for different use cases
-depth of playing options-- midi input, step sequencing, trigger style, or pad input 'keyboard,' audio in, even sync jacks
-selecting a scale makes staying in key easy when you're making things on the fly
-many available parameters make knob twisting easier to control based on your style
-battery powering option means I can put this in my backpack and plug in my headphones to create anywhere
-Audio export, Ableton aside (it works well in my tests), gives you each part on a track and can be imported into any DAW (I use Logic X)
-it's an instrument. If feels good, and that feel encourages you to explore and create
-did I mention that it's an instrument? Much better than a control surface tethered to a computer.
All in all the new "electribe" is not quite what I was hoping for, but I think I was being unrealistic. What it is, however, is a great way for me to build compositions, and not just dance music, it's equally adept at creating "Berlin school" sequencing and other stylistic sonorities.
These days you can create music on your phone or pad when you're on the go, and you can even take these devices live, but I think this new electribe is surely portable enough to be a 'knob twisting' way to make music at home, on the stage, in the studio, or even on the go. At this price, it's a winner.
The buttons have an excellent feel, the LED UI elements become intuitive very quickly, and the knobs have an excellent movement to them with detents in all the right places. The backlit screen is very readable and generally well laid out as too. The built-in, multi-color, sound-reactive light show is just the icing on the cake.
It's the most fun you can have during your commute that for sure.
Only real gripes: the back lights can be annoying in a dark space (like an airplane) and the battery life and sample memory aren't fantastic.
When you press play the unit usually plays the song but sometimes it just doesn't feel like listening. There have been several occasions where I had to press play SEVERAL times before it finally worked. Sometimes it would never work and I had to try random songs before I would find one that played and I would have to play a song that I didn't want to play and scroll down to the song that it refused to play before in order to play the correct song. Sometimes none of the songs work and I have to stand there and wait awhile until it decides to work.
Summary:
This unit is fantastic and is a great value. They did have to cut some corners to keep the price down but nothing major. Just little things like making the bottom of the unit out of ABS plastic. Reliability seems good so far. I have had it for probably about two years now and often use it almost everyday for hours on end. Usually at least two or three, sometimes a lot more. It never overheats or has any major issues. The only minor issue it has is occasional playback issues but no one else seems to have that issue and my other electribe hasn't either so perhaps it is just a fluke. It is rare but does happen from time to time.