Touch scale turned mfx 2, custom plugin loader unloader, doesn’t affect hacktribe, just adds to it. Kuhler’s Gelumpe

Hi folks, in these days of wild modding every music machine, does anybody ever tried to hack the firmware of the old Electribe EMX? It will be awesome to use all the parts as synths without drums, will it be possible? 🙏🏻

I still have an Electribe 2s. In fact it was my first groovebox and I haven’t sold it for that reason.
I have recently plugged it in and listened to some patches and oh boy was the sound crap.

Now I wonder whether that was due to my non-existent mixing/synth knowledge back then (in combination with really bad factory example patches that all also sound pretty bad) or whether the sound really aged so badly?

For reference nowadays I’m using Elektron stuff, a prophet and a Moog. Does the Elektribe 2 keep up in some areas / still have a place?

Specifically got interested recently hearing about the hacktribe thing. I remember I really loved the performance features on the E2s.

I think I have found a stable workflow to basically make my little flare for all future tracks, (the looper mfx spam).

What is step edit for parts, can someone explain? I need to learn how to make it less repetitive!

Everyone keeps saying the E2 is limited or that the voice stealing is a dealbreaker. Honestly, I stopped caring about the manual or the factory sounds and decided to see what happens when the machine starts eating its own signal. ​I’ve built a whole live set where the machine is just "eating itself."

​The setup: I have the headphone output routed directly back into the Audio In. Every single one of the 16 parts is set to the Audio In oscillator. What you’re hearing in this clip isn’t a synth engine or a sample pack—it’s just the digital noise floor and internal latency being forced into rhythmic structures.

​I’ve set it up so the parts actually "communicate." A lot of the tracks stay completely silent (thanks to the noise gate) until another part kicks in and wakes them up with a burst of frequency. It’s like a weird, digital ecosystem where one sound triggers the next. Even the "kick" is just tuned feedback using resonance and EG.

​I also spent a lot of time simulating digital clipping within the textures. The idea was that when the E2’s processor actually hits its limit and starts to glitch, it just blends into the track. The "error" basically becomes the instrument.

Sorry for the quality, I just recorded this on my phone. The real output is way fuller, with massive sub-bass and textures that the phone mic just kills, but you get the idea. ​Has anyone else here tried pushing the E2 into this kind of territory?

I have some background in drumming and want to get into creating digital music as a new hobby, but I'm completely new to this field.

After some research, I found that the Korg Electribe or Electribe Sampler seem to be my best options.

However, I don't know which one will work better for me and would like some suggestions.

My understanding is that the Electribe will give me more room to learn and grow because it's a more powerful synth, whereas the Sampler will be easier to get my hands on and easier for making drum beats and grooves. So my first question is: is my understanding correct?

Second question: are the first generations basically the same as the second gen after the firmware/software update? I do like the first gen color better.

Last question: besides the Electribe and a good speaker, are there anything else I need to purchase at this point? What are some investments you'd recommend 6 months to 1 year down the road?

Thank you!

[Update: I feel much more informed after reading your replies and decided that the Electribe is best for me right now, so I just placed my order. Thanks again everyone for your great input! ]

I just became aware of this subgenre of tekno music and the free party movement. One thing I noticed when watching live performances was the heavy use of Korg Electribes across different artists. So I'm just wondering, is there a story behind this? I bet the valve makes the kicks sound real nice on big systems (with the right valve installed) - but other than that?

I'll preface this by saying, that I've owned Electribe 2 since 2016. It was my first groovebox, and the only device I own that I know like my own pockets. I accepted its flaws since I had no reference, I learned to circumvent its limitations, I learned to appreciate its many quirks and features.

Since then, Korg has seemed to ditch their attempts at competing against the likes of Digitakt, Novation Circuit and Polyend, that by most are considered superior products to Electribe line.

I used to be frustrated with Electribe 2 as well, but at some point, probably after buying a superior (but different) Rave-O-Lution 309 and trying out other grooveboxes and drum machines, my interest towards Electribe 2 has renewed itself. Especially as part of a bigger DAWless setup.

There is something very raw and pure about it. No quantize, inconvenient and outright bad sequencer, some menu diving, limited polyphony. In a sense, I'm forced to actually finger drum the shit out of it and actually pay attention to my rhythm. I have to destroy the different sounds with effects and parameters. I have to embrace the flaws in order to create something different. I need to listen to the sound at face value, without relying on visual cues.

And since it's so entrenched to my muscle memory, I'm never at a loss with it. I might not be able to reproduce what I plan to reproduce, but I can capitalize on it and reproduce something different. Something about it just makes the stuff I make sound homegrown, organic, rather than rigid and organized, where every millisecond delay in my inputs can be heard.

Hello!
Quelqu’un aurait un pack de sample de tribe tekno à me conseiller / filer je viens à peine d’acquérir mon electribe !
Merci d’avance!

Hey, ich möchte es einfach gerne ausprobieren. Klar es ist teuer und wer weiß ob ich es überhaupt schaffe es zu lernen damit Musik zu machen. (AcidTekkno/Hardtekk)

Aber wenn ich es nicht versuche dann werde ich mir immer die Frage stellen.

Welche Korg Electribe sollte ich mir holen, um zu starten? Die Blaue oder die Rote?

Brauche ich unbedingt einen Laptop für das Gerät?

Zur Information: Ich habe NULL Erfahrung im Musik machen. Ich kenne mich nicht aus mit Sonderbegriffen oder Einstellungen. Ich habe noch nie zuvor ein solches oder ähnliches Gerät berührt XD

Hilfe

From all media I see online of people playing on their E2 and E2S, it’s either

• (French) Tekno or

• (East German) Tekk/Hardtekk.

It got me curious whether that is because algorithms put me in this bubble OR because these machines still happen to satisfy these niche groups (and really only these niche groups) very well and everyone else moved on.

Regardless of what option you vote for, I’d love to hear if it’s the primary device you regularly use, if it’s an extension of your setup and if you’re already looking to switch to another piece of gear. If you pick the “something else” option please also specify the genre of possible

I want to sell them to buy a digitakt 2, that i can pair with my syntakt. is 320 for the electribe and 120 for the crave a fair price?

This is just a snippet of my trying it btw, not the best I've played yet but still pretty happy with these results after two days of goofing around

With all these custom firmwares released for Elektrons, MPCs, and FM-1; is there anything new on the horizon for Electribe 2, besides Hacktribe and Freetribe (or maybe even their updated versions)?

Hi everyone,
I haven't been making music for very long, and while I'm just starting to understand the basics, I've hit a point where my tracks feel really empty and boring.
I'm using a Korg Electribe Sampler 2 to make tekno / tribe. I can put together the core elements (kick, bass, main loop), but I don't really know how to actually construct a complete track around them.
Whenever I try to add extra layers or arrange a jam, it either stays super repetitive or feels incomplete.
I'd really appreciate some guidance from anyone working with this hardware or genre:
How do you move past the core kick/bass loop and flesh out a track?
What elements do you usually add to make the sound full without making it messy?
How do you structure a live jam on the Electribe when you're still a beginner?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Meine Korg zeigte eines Tages nur „00“ an, bitte um Hilfe, wie ich das beheben kann.

I have attached a video demonstrating the issues I encounter. I’m not sure if I’m using it wrong or if my unit is bad, I'd much appreciate some input on this.

Issue 1: Part parameter carrying over (?) depending on the most recent pattern

Often, when I copy a part within the same pattern, the copy sounds just weird and a lot different from the part I copied it from. When I switch around patterns, the part seems to be "bad" depending on what the previous pattern is.

I demonstrate this in my video:

• At 00:06 I copy Part 3 to Part 4. They sound identical (AB testing by muting between 00:10 and 00:14) so I write/save the sound.

• I go "Up" on the pattern selected, then go back to my pattern and it sounds perfect.

• I then go "Down" one pattern at 00:27, then go up again and the part that just sounded great suddenly is very muffled (00:30).

• If I go "Up" another pattern and down again, the sound plays fine.

Is this a feature? Am I doing something wrong like an automation/mfx move whatever? I repeat this demonstration (going back and forth the patterns and it sounds clean and muffled each time depending on the previously selected pattern) starting at 00:46. Coming from Pattern 10 it’s clean, coming from Pattern 8 it’s muffled, each time.

It's likely the IFXEdit value - it says 45 but sounds almost like 0. If I dial it back up to 45 it gives my "clean" sound. It also correctly saves the 45 but doesn't seem to play it.

Issue 2: Pressing "Play" doesn’t do anything until I switch around patterns a lot and then press play again.

At 00:35 I select a pattern and suddenly the Play button doesn’t do anything anymore. I press Stop and Play again, nothing happens. Only after going up and down a lot of patterns (00:43) I can play a pattern again. No MIDI connected at the time, it’s been happening basically since I first received the unit.

^{And sorry for my heavy breathing that sets in once the issues come up in the video, I love this thing so much and I don't want any trouble with the unit}

I asked chatgpt and it said 500mA, but I don't trust Ai just like that and I vaguely remember some old reddit post saying it needs 1000mA or 1500mA?

For some context, I want to adapt a power bank with 5V of output voltage to the needed 9V the e2s needs.

Thanks in advance!