The Korg

Electribe Electribe is a group of electronic musical instruments by Korg. From its beginnings with the Electribe R to the ESX-1, this series includes both analogue modeling synthesizers and sampling drum machines that can be programmed the same as a drum ...

R was released in 1999 as a dedicated electronic drum machine to complement the

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Electribe A bass synthesizer. It features a 64 step

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and is

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-controllable. The sound is generated by

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circuits but can be manipulated in realtime (

analog modeling synthesizer An analog modeling synthesizer is a synthesizer that generates the sounds of traditional analog synthesizers using digital signal processing, DSP components and software algorithms. Analog modeling synthesizers simulate the behavior of the original ...

principle). A

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function (replacing the previous

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of the Mk I version) can be applied to percussion synthesizers 1 and 2 in the ER-1 Mk II version. The only other differences were new preset rhythm patterns and the metal casing. Because of the easy programming possibilities and competitive pricing the ER-1 quickly became popular among DJs and studio musicians. The overall sound character can be described as, although synthetic, similar to classic analog drum machines. However, the sound remains completely "tweakable" allowing realtime human variation and interaction, not unlike 4 simultaneous percussion synthesizers. In 2010, Korg released iElectribe R, a software version of the Electribe R for the

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.In 2022 it was released for PC and Mac.

Korg Electribe R mkII Features

* Analog modeling system plus PCM * Powerful Cross Modulation * Audio Input function * Step Sequencer * Motion Sequence function * Low Boost and Delay effects * Tap Tempo and MIDI Clock * 4 synthesizer parts * 4 PCM parts * 2 audio-in parts * One accent part * 256 patterns, 16 songs * Delay effects: Normal, Motion Sequence, Tempo Delay * Motion Sequences: synthesizer part-3 parameters, drum part-2 parameters, accent part-one parameter, 64 events * Pattern sequencer: 64 steps maximum per part; one parameter per part; 64 events per part; 256 patterns maximum per song; 35,700 events maximum

References

External links

* http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/etr.php * http://www.planet-groove.com/korg/electribe_r.html
Polynominal.com , Korg ER-1 review, info and demo clips
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Korg Electribe R mkII Features

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