I ordered one yesterday. I have 4 weeks off to spend on it every day starting as a total beginner. I don't even have external speakers yet. If I can get half as good as this I'll be chuffed..
This is really inspiring. I own an E2s and I simple thought this kind of soundscapes was beyond what this device can do when actually the limiting factor was the guy playing it.
Whenever I'm creating something using hardware, I always feel the limitations that come between what I hear in my head and what the machine can do. Compared to that, the sound is disappointing. But a listener never hears what I heard in my head. They just hear what comes out of the device. So our compositions always end up sounding compromised to us in ways that they don't to others. I bet I'd be just as inspired by what you made with your E2 S.
@@tinywires Thanks for this insight. I guess all music must seem a compromise between what is imagined and what is mde real, such that only its creator knows this.
Really good! Filter sweeps to fade parts in and out. Using part mute to change chords. Pad 16, the live melodic part in the last third, that's the Resonant Noise oscillator?
Is the electribe 2 still worth getting. I need a master unit to sync 3 synths and use as a drum machine. The sounds from your unit sound fantastic. How difficult is it to chain patterns?
Whether it's worth it is a hard question to answer. It has a lot of strengths but also a lot of odd limitations, so whether or not it gels with you is probably a pretty personal question. I really like the sound engine, and it's fun to build patches and play. The note stealing and rudimental step editing can be a hassle at times. Every piece of hardware has its strange quirks like that. I know it *can* chain and loop patterns, but I haven't tried it out yet. I mostly do the arrangement live. I got mine used for fairly cheap, and gear seems to keep a lot of its value when selling it. My theory is that it's hard to really tell if you'll love something until you get your hands on it. So I figured I would just give it a shot, and if I didn't like it, I could sell it and consider the cost difference there the price of answering that question.
@@davidlloyd9598 Second-hand is a great way to do it. So many musicians cycle through gear that the used market is pretty great. I got mine from Reverb for around $300 + shipping and it was in flawless condition. Thank you for the compliment and good luck on your tunes!
No, I never really wrapped my head around step editing on the Electribe. I usually record live and then erase steps and re-record them live when I make mistakes. I ended up selling the Electribe and getting a Digitone instead in large part because I found the sequencer so frustrating to use, though much of that is likely because I never took the time to master it.
Good question! The bassline is split into two different parts. Part 1, the top left pad, just does the root note. Part 2, the second pad from the left, does the other two notes in the chord progression. For most of the song I just play the first part. Then when I want the chord progression to come in, I hit both of those pads to turn 1 off and 2 on. I do that every four bars and it effectively gives me an 8 bar chord progression without having to switch patterns.
It's now a dark, grey autumn afternoon here and this matches it exactly, I can just have this on a loop for hours, coding away - just perfect!
I ordered one yesterday. I have 4 weeks off to spend on it every day starting as a total beginner. I don't even have external speakers yet.
If I can get half as good as this I'll be chuffed..
This is sweet man! So great to see another Electribe 2 composer. This machine is underrated it’s untrue!
It really is. Such a fun, rich-sounding little box.
agree, pretty much every genre in electronic music is possible
@Everett Skylar piss off
@Layton Gustavo piss off
one of the best Electribe tunes on YT. Amazing!
This is really inspiring. I own an E2s and I simple thought this kind of soundscapes was beyond what this device can do when actually the limiting factor was the guy playing it.
Whenever I'm creating something using hardware, I always feel the limitations that come between what I hear in my head and what the machine can do. Compared to that, the sound is disappointing. But a listener never hears what I heard in my head. They just hear what comes out of the device. So our compositions always end up sounding compromised to us in ways that they don't to others. I bet I'd be just as inspired by what you made with your E2 S.
Check out Mistabishi's Quantum Tunnel set on his E2
@@tinywires Thanks for this insight. I guess all music must seem a compromise between what is imagined and what is mde real, such that only its creator knows this.
Just hearing what's possible is forcing me to look again at that old box... I wonder..
Damn when that lead started it hit me
nice video, love electribes
Very nice tune! Yeah the voice limitation is tricky especially with lots of delay. Well done!
Very cool, I'll subscribe to you in the hopes that you keep putting out more excellent videos like this. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, that's the goal. :)
I’m usually not into “4 on the floor” music but ngl this is pretty damn good
this is awsome, in my opinion should be mixed and mastered!
Wow Great Done!!
Excellent
Very cool! Just got mine and am loving the great YT content out there like yours. Keep it up!
Thanks, I hope you have as much fun with yours as I have mine. :)
@@tinywires I think I will. I doubt I'll be as good as you so I don't plan on giving up my day job.
Really fun sequences!
Amazing! Now i wanna buy it!
You really mastered the constraints. Neat track.
Really good! Filter sweeps to fade parts in and out. Using part mute to change chords. Pad 16, the live melodic part in the last third, that's the Resonant Noise oscillator?
Yes, exactly right on all accounts. I love that oscillator!
Absolutely great!!!
That's nice
Nice man!!! keep on
Very nice, reminds me of Chicane
very nice workout xD
Great Job !
Bravo!
Good
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came from game programming patterns 😁
Is the electribe 2 still worth getting. I need a master unit to sync 3 synths and use as a drum machine. The sounds from your unit sound fantastic. How difficult is it to chain patterns?
Whether it's worth it is a hard question to answer. It has a lot of strengths but also a lot of odd limitations, so whether or not it gels with you is probably a pretty personal question. I really like the sound engine, and it's fun to build patches and play. The note stealing and rudimental step editing can be a hassle at times. Every piece of hardware has its strange quirks like that.
I know it *can* chain and loop patterns, but I haven't tried it out yet. I mostly do the arrangement live.
I got mine used for fairly cheap, and gear seems to keep a lot of its value when selling it. My theory is that it's hard to really tell if you'll love something until you get your hands on it. So I figured I would just give it a shot, and if I didn't like it, I could sell it and consider the cost difference there the price of answering that question.
Thank you. I'm going to get one second hand. Your music is great by the way. Thanks for the reply.
@@davidlloyd9598 Second-hand is a great way to do it. So many musicians cycle through gear that the used market is pretty great. I got mine from Reverb for around $300 + shipping and it was in flawless condition.
Thank you for the compliment and good luck on your tunes!
Olee
That's good did u use the step edit?
No, I never really wrapped my head around step editing on the Electribe. I usually record live and then erase steps and re-record them live when I make mistakes.
I ended up selling the Electribe and getting a Digitone instead in large part because I found the sequencer so frustrating to use, though much of that is likely because I never took the time to master it.
How did you program bass note changes at -3.35?
Good question! The bassline is split into two different parts. Part 1, the top left pad, just does the root note. Part 2, the second pad from the left, does the other two notes in the chord progression. For most of the song I just play the first part. Then when I want the chord progression to come in, I hit both of those pads to turn 1 off and 2 on. I do that every four bars and it effectively gives me an 8 bar chord progression without having to switch patterns.
Nice trick! So you need to copy synth preset to all these parts. Thanks for reply 👌
@@BobCorraro Exactly right. Under the UTILITY menu, there's a COPY PART SOUND option.