Electribe

For the band, see Electribe 101.

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 machine. The analogue modeling synth and sampling drum machine both share a drum-pattern section and a synth-pattern section, whereby the user can not only program drum patterns, but also synth and basslines. These hybrid machines could be considered 'grooveboxes'.

The launch party for the product in 1999 was announced with a recorded CD invitation that was featured in Entertainment Weekly magazine as one of the best party invitations of the year. ^{[1] [2]}

Models

Electribe A (EA-1)

Electribe R (ER-1)

Electribe S (ES-1)

1st generation - Released 1999–2000

• EA-1: Analog Modeling Synthesizer ^[3]

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• ER-1: Rhythm Synthesizer ^{[3] [4]}
• ES-1: Rhythm Production Sampler ^[5]
• EM-1: Music Production Station

Electribe R mkII

Electribe SX (ESX-1)

Electribe MX (EMX-1)

2nd generation - Released 2003–4

• EA-1 mkII: Analog Modeling Synthesizer
• ER-1 mkII: Rhythm Synthesizer
• ES-1 mkII: Rhythm Production Sampler (using SmartMedia storage. Maximum size card recognized is 64MB)
• ESX-1: Music Production Sampler (using SmartMedia storage) ^[6]
• EMX-1: Music Production Station (using SmartMedia storage) ^{[7] [8]}

3rd generation - Released 2010

• ESX-1SD: Music Production Sampler (Identical to the ESX-1, but using Secure Digital (SD) storage)
• EMX-1SD: Music Production Station (Identical to the EMX-1, but using Secure Digital (SD) storage)

iElectribe for iPad

iPad application

• iElectribe: an app for the iPad
• iElectribe: an app for the iPhone
• Electribe Wave: an app for the iPad and iPhone

4th generation - Announced Sept 2014

• electribe: Music Production Station (using SD Card storage) http://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/electribe/
• electribe sampler: Music Production Sampler (using SD Card storage) http://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/electribe_sampler/
• Electribe ER1 VST, as part of the Korg Collection released in November 2022. ^[9]

References

1. "Expansion Union - Untitled". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
2. FOCtv (2011-11-03), Korg Electribe 1999 Shindig, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2018-04-12
3. "Electribe·A/R". Korg Museum (in Japanese). Korg. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
4. Chris Carter (July 1999). "Korg Electribe EA1 & ER1". Sound on Sound . Retrieved 2024-07-21.
5. "Korg Electribe ES1". Sound on Sound. August 2000. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
6. "Korg ESX1". Sound On Sound. March 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
7. "Korg ESX1". Sound On Sound. November 2003. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015.
8. "Korg ElecTribe MX (EMX-1)". Vintage Synth. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
9. "ELECTRIBE-R for Mac/Win". Korg . Retrieved 2024-07-21.

Further reading

• "Korg Electribes". Future Music . No. 83. Future Publishing. June 1999. p. 72. ISSN   0967-0378. OCLC   1032779031.
• "Korg ElectribeS". Future Music . No. 96. Future Publishing. June 2000. p. 8. ISSN   0967-0378. OCLC   1032779031.
• "Korg Electribe EMX1". Future Music . No. 137. Future Publishing. ISSN   0967-0378. OCLC   1032779031.

External links

• Korg home page
• Korg Electribe forum
• Electribe ESX/EMX forum ^{[ dead link ]}
• Electribrary files community database Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine