Bad Gear - Korg MPC ZERO

[@AudioPilz]

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[@Mr1BOSANAC]

Well i did this with jus the FlStudio today kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5yyfpiVacp0ZpI

[@budkin]

Hey Florian, I'm an old guy but a synth noob and also new to your channel. I just want to say that I absolutely love this series. It makes me literally laugh out loud. I just wanted to say thank you and keep up the great work.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!! Stick around!!!

[@dracul74]

Nice... never too old to make music... according to me who is also old :)

[@christiantorma2440]

😎🤘

[@dondraper2488]

You only need to have watched a few of Florian’s videos and you can now certify yourself an expert…. We are superior…! 😀

[@Studio_4to1]

Bad Gear is my GAS cure. Nothing is safe. Bad Gear is king.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@pirateradioFPV]

Bad Gear is the only reason I buy my stuff. No review, no buy 😁

[@atetraxx]

Gas cure? He's usually ends up showing how great the gear is and I end up gassing. He's rarely argues that the gear is actually bad.

[@shaft9000]

Reverse Austrian Psych (and Econ) **successful**

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

The secret point, ​@@atetraxx. I can almost promise that I would not have decided to get a Hydrosynth Explorer if it had not been for AP and his review. Of course, he’s was one of many.

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

The highlight of pretty much every episode, no matter how crappy the device -- the jams! No exception here.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MARS_118]

Best device i ever spend my money for, so much fun, so creative, never had any noise problems and build quailty is amazing.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@pirateradioFPV]

We are the Korg, you will be Volcanized 👀

[@AudioPilz]

lol

[@JaguarPanda]

Your midi files will be added to our collection, resistance is futile

[@rachelar]

Gear acquisition is futile...well futile

[@Old_Man_Jay]

Good one! 😅

[@danbunge9787]

Sampling is futile!

[@PerChristianFrankplads]

I will sue you for false advertising: This is clearly not a show about music tools. This is a show about how insane all the unrelated/related memes can get. And we love it. Keep it going!

[@AudioPilz]

You know too much...

[@ferociousmullet9287]

Ok well done. The Sine wave into bald head got a genuine lol. *slow clap*

[@AudioPilz]

lolz

[@Old_Man_Jay]

That one got me too! Had me literally laughing my ass off lol!

[@D.M.-ui7dg]

Yeah if someone had GAS for this, the video is pretty much Beano

[@sebp400]

it's an LFO, low florian oscillator

[@rainbowkrampus]

@@sebp400 Best paired with a BPF, Bald Person Filter,

[@guillermoc1347]

I was about to sell my Volca Sample 2 to get an Electribe 2S, but this video convinced me to keep my funky VS2; limitations are what give these instruments their character and I "love" the VS2's limitations. Great video as always!!! cheers from southern Chile!

[@AudioPilz]

VS2 is awesome!!!

[@mescaLEO]

Florian, you are a staple of my friday evenings (together with Andrea di Giorgio - Zerofriendly): gym, shower, dinner, beer, joint and Bad Gear

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!! Have a great weekend!!!

[@Screenshot1015]

Funny how it still has more voices than most elektron gear. Woof.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, shots fired;)

[@Screenshot1015]

@@AudioPilz just please don’t sully the good name of my precious M8

[@lexa.v2]

It doesn't even work out to 24 irl though, i get voice stealing way earlier. iirc some fx & other settings eat voices too. used one for years, still have it & dont wanna sell it, but when i got a syntakt so much of what i was left wanting just regarding workflow was answered. & yeah i know, ~ e l e k t r o n * w o r k f l o w ~ but like. actually, after coming from this thing.

[@koalemos1679]

It has more voices that most Elektron gear........... on paper. In practice, nope. The E2 does 24 OPERATIONS, not notes. The difference is, you get voice stealing on the E2 from things like moving a knob.

[@koalemos1679]

​@lexa.v2 Yeah, Korg pulled a fast one. One note on the e2 can be up to 5 out of your limit of 24 operations......

[@StupidKarenscaught]

Always a pleasure, thank you for all your hard work 🙏

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Thank you❤️❤️❤️

[@DJDrue]

Another fantastic video... I used two of these for a live show several years ago, and your analysis of the limitations is spot on. Now using an MPC and haven't looked back...except to dream about a 4 man super group using nothing but electribes :).

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@portikov]

I love the electribe 2s. If you get used to a few menu shortcuts then it is super fun to jam with. I changed the original sounds with the ignition soundbank a few years ago. Very nice!

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@shaft9000]

The panel should have had the shift functions labeled. This was UI oversight #1, because you can't work very quickly without them. Either you buy an overlay aftermarket or you label them yourself...or you scratch your head and groan like everyone else.

[@reggiep75]

That sine wave with the heads was visual banger of a treat. You're a twisted genius and I'm glad I'm subbed to this channel to cheer me up in dark and difficult times. 🤟🤗

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

I’m so glad you reviewed this. I was so shitty when I found out you could not choke samples outside of two samples. That was the first sampler I bought. I liked the work flow though and that size/features were good for its price.

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely

[@chrisdavies9143]

Ah, my first ever hardware sampler and my first dive into electronic music making. I love how it looks, there's plenty of valid criticism (noise, menu diving, polyphony) and I outgrew it eventually and moved to an MPC One and Digitakt but I'll always have fond memories of cutting my teeth with this little box.

[@AudioPilz]

Makes sense!!!

[@chrisdavies9143]

Oof that last jam is great, I'd listen to a full track of that. Bravo Florian

[@Ramsaaaa]

For my first piece of hardware, I went with the Novation Circuit back in 2016. Always had my eye on the Electribe though. Amazing to see how far grooveboxes have come in the last decade. Seems it was either Circuit or Electribe back then.

[@picoterramusic7242]

The way you cover over 20 topics in less than 10 minutes is impressive, as it’s really concise and does the work 👏

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Yeah his videos are better reviews than most serious reviewers vids, are entertaining as hell, and have great demos instead of reviewer playing a c major scale to show you what it sounds like (why does everyone do this, can’t anybody but Florian play a melody?)

[@joshuam8406]

Quality videos for years 🐐🐐

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Syntox]

As a 1st gen Electribe user: This release was a crime. As is the fact that its still be sold new for as much money as they're asking.

[@vjspectron]

I have the blue E2 and the old ER1 and ES1...E2 stands alone as a great portable groovebox in a way that no 1st-gen can IMO (but never tried an EM1). Not saying the old ones are crap or anything, they just don't cover your synth and drum parts like the newer one, and the grooves and pattern chaining are welcome and relatively easy additions to sequencing. 1st-gens have a heavy 31khz sound and have nice immediacy/UI though!

[@skipintroux4444]

I prefer this one. Having all 16 pads freely assignable to any sound type and being able to send all 16 tracks to external MIDI is much more useful to me.

[@AudioPilz]

1st Gen ET FTW!!!

[@AntonMochalin]

I love my ES2 it's so easy to create something that sounds good on it, super fun device. I don't even care about Hacktribe much because it's already a lot of fun as it is.

[@MistabishiTV]

It's half the price of a digitakt and 3/4 the price of an mpc one but it can still produce the goods. Which is why it sells.

[@SmallWorldBigThings]

Very interesting review - as always. Korg Electribe Sampler never was on my radar... and it looks like it won't change. Cheers!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@jjustinjjames5357]

You always create amazing stuff through whatever gear you're using. The limitations push creativity!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MwahMwahProductions]

The sampler that made me realise that I needed an MPC live!

[@AudioPilz]

Makes sense to me!

[@knob_agency]

my first grooooovebox! You give it a hot rod - cool jams!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@andreash3906]

I lost it at the Baldgear sinewave 😂😂 Great episode, absolute masterpiece as per usual. Oh and Korg, please give us a proper electribe 3, rather sooner than later!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@DoctorNemmo]

There's one good thing with these Electribes and it's that you can export the audio stems of your patterns as .wav files that you can easily import into Ableton. That way you don't end up limited by the machine's outputs. Mine, however, gathers dust since I got the Maschine+.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@GinevraMakes]

I love the imagery you chose for the final jam

[@AudioPilz]

Axe Cop!!!

[@dfreeman120]

That little Korg still sounds great to me for studio or live use. Once again your videos are hilarious and total genius in my opinion, brilliant!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@phfrixion]

The Beck meme had me in tears.😂

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@kierenmoore3236]

Don’t get it 🥺

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@kierenmoore3236 That’s not a thing you need to say publicly.

[@neiel1]

Nice to have some good ol’ truly Bad gear on the show once again. I remember really wanting to like this when it came out because the OG electribes hold a special place in my heart and were so capable and sonically potent. What a turd though. Thanks for clearly articulating exactly why.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Gerald_Daniel]

Once again perfectly summed up. Among others the Picard "Reverb" meme ( 03:29) is very, very amusing & of course the AKAI Rapman (09:11), what makes one wonder if that spawn really exists. Does it? This time's suggestion is the perhaps overdue CASIO CZ-101 or better CZ-1. Programmed properly both are amazingly capable.

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestions, thank you!!!

[@tr606]

That carnival sample is incredible

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@JH-lo9ut]

Had hours of fun with that one.

[@TheBrain2342]

Bling, bling per square inch ... you made my day once again .. thank you for that --again! 🤗

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@GooWorldOrder]

Had one of these 2015-2018. Was trying to use it as a sequencer for other gear, so built a fake "midi thru" using a midi splitter + midi merger (actually worked pretty well). Also was able to use the sync out + in pulse as a sync track on 4 track to get midi sync for overdubs

[@AudioPilz]

Nice approach!!!

[@NicholasBryantBonzaiSequoias]

I bought a second-hand black E2S for £99. After a long (painful..) learning curve I am happy to use it live (and will be doing so in 10 days time) as the central time keeper for a range of synced devices (Gadget on iPad, NTS-1 and eurorack). It does have some strange quirks (each pad is on its own MIDI channel) but there are a few plus points.. MIDI Program change message selects pattern (very useful), above mentioned sync functions and the FX are especially.. er.. effective!

[@AudioPilz]

Nice deal!!!

[@allanpage]

I love your content. I once had a friend who asked you to listen to his track and create one of your crazy genres back. They dont talk to me anymore. And it's cool.. I miss him sometimes though. Oh well. Life goes on. Anyway. I am goinna buy one of these now. :) thanks for the content.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Dudderlyful]

Yeh I've already got tinitus so that 12k really zapped me, HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!

[@josephdummitt3969]

I couldn’t believe it! I had this guy for a week and returned it to the pawn shop. The ring!!

[@treetopjones737]

At least for the occasional type, white noise makes it stop.

[@zorbanongreco]

​@@treetopjones737does it ? Please say more.

[@dirkmoller5537]

Korg's firmware philosophy on the Electribe2 synth was what stops me from buying anything from them. Sold it and bought a Deluge instead.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it's weird, I know...

[@jamesstonehouse3448]

Deluge! I did toy with the electribe in the months before finally getting a Deluge. I don't regret that decision at all!

[@RolieKloeOlie]

I got one used in 2018 and had a lot of fun with it. It didn’t have everything I wanted to I got an opz. That was also missing something so I got an sp404 mk2 and I have found my machine. Bringing in just a phrase and trimming it up to make my own one shots is really fun! Also love to pull quotes or phrases out of movies and tv shows I watch.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@ThatSockmonkey]

That Filter is the first note of 1984 by Van Halen. 😂😂😂 Man, i dunno how i missed this episode. The older I get, the less i want "all in one" devices and the more i want "stuff that is good at what it does and an arturia whateverstep pro to drive it" I'm glad in hindsight that i could never afford these things at the time. All of my money was tied up in paying off guitar amps and 3 sets of strings a week. I did have a cool station wagon though. 😅😅😅

[@artblack01]

I have owned this machine since 2016 and I love it more than most other boxes I have used including the new one I have.... MPC One.... But love the MPC One for different reasons.... E2s will be my live unit while MPC will be my studio only unit. It's not as easy to use live as the E2s for improvised jams and is way to versatile in it's own limitations which I haven't really been affected by.

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

Oh man the 2S- my music partner and I cried real tears over this one and it's sadomasocnistic workflow, but we did probably because it does have a really great, dirty and punchy sound in a mix. So down with an Electribe 3 but they won't let me check that box.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@matsewunderlich]

I still use the classic Electribe ESX-1 😊solid built and with individual outputs - beautiful machine 👍

[@AudioPilz]

Legend!!!

[@ZJohnnyBGood]

As always, the tracks are exquisite. Even when you show the gear's flaws and limitations you kind of make them desirable

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@CrystallineAudio]

Hey I put together 200+ intros from this magnific show. Sorry for the spam, but just thought it needed to be done and might be of interest, big ups Florian!

[@lundsweden]

I have this and love it/hate it. It's very portable and has a sound. The sequencer timing is tight af, and I think it suits House/EDM styles well.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@orincat10]

i have one and love it. my only complaint is the lack of a "auto sample" feature (i.e. start sampling when the input reaches a certain threshold). that and the fact you can't turn off outputting program change.

[@AudioPilz]

That would be awesome!!!

[@karlos9654]

I really liked the lofi house beat. Always look forward to hearing your jams on each episode :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@lairdtomfrenchelectromusic2545]

The day of the week I look forward to the most. 🌞

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@lairdtomfrenchelectromusic2545]

​@@AudioPilzThank you. You too.

[@turtleCalledCalmie]

Oh yes! another great friday upload

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@FredBloggs919]

Every video I check to see that your copy of the Bhagavad Gita is there. It is! NICE!

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@ygv7tfc6]

I See Srimad Bhagavatam 😊

[@craigbrodhead7807]

Been waiting for this one! Such a promising device that had some ODD limitations. Sold it but wish they could have worked on it

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@dracul74]

Loved this. I still like the older Electribes vs the 2.0 series. Still have a EM-1 in decent shape. Sold my Roland Aria S-1... but sort of missing it.... hmmm

[@AudioPilz]

Nice collection!!!

[@careygenius8209]

Back in the daze, the Kong ESX-1 was my 2nd favorite sampler behind the MPC 1000. So I got the ES2 and the SP 404 MK2 a month later. I liked a few things about the ES2- the slice function, sequencing, etc but when I tried the MK2, the ES2 has been collecting dust ever since….

[@SynthStreet]

That's a coincidence! I was just looking at your channel yesterday to see if you had already made this video... 😵‍💫

[@AudioPilz]

None too soon;)

[@SynthStreet]

@@AudioPilz 😁👍

[@streetdoghanoi]

Dude I just got a chompi sampler in a gear swap and the comments in my Reddit thread are like watching people discuss a DX7, much love and hate. Might be a good one for your show.

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@typemismatch2712]

ive got on OG Korg emx-1 which i used for years, but it had only 3 effects, you couldnt process drums like you can on the electribe 2.( i have the blue one) The only thing i miss from the emx-1 are the tubes, they should have included those. I find the sequencer more versatile with polyrhythms, and the groove templates are also a great feature. The arp has now more options in generating grooves. The filter modeling has also been improved with a series of modeled filters. I really like that you can now do more processing with the drum sounds than you could on the emx-1. max 4 notes for a part is nice. But i bought it knowing that it couldnt deliver 24 note polyphony. I have an Roland mc 707 which a mainly use for sample based things. I would have liked another edit option on the sound generator, just as the emx-1 had. But those MFX sends are totally nonsense, even back in the days my mc-303 had sends that u could dial up. The emx-1 has this same problem. But having an MFX is an improvement on the old one i think. The emx-1 and the 2 have both their own identity, but are different. I still have my emx-1, maybe in the future i will use it as a midi sequencer. Too bad the audio in on the emx-1 is mono, because i would love to use it to get sounds through the tubes. The tube saturation on the emx-1 glues everything nice together and makes the sounds thicker and thats the main thing i miss on the 2. I wouldnt get the sampler because its too much hassle, but i dont fully understand the hate against the electribe 2 models. emx-1 and the 2 have both their own identity and their own flaws in it. But i still like the concept of these boxes. Last thing to say i really like your shows!

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍 Thank you!!!

[@MORGVE]

Perfect to make music that no one uses hardware to make... like lo-fi studing and relaxing or something :( oh last week I guessed 2 of the bad gear, the drum wolf (nothing sounds that dry) and the casio rapman (I had one) oh and mistaken the 626 with the 606 but close enough! have a great weekend !! 😻

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice one too

[@Andronicus2007]

People complain the MPC One is to much like a DAW, and they also complain the Electribe is too old school. If they boosted the onboard RAM, had on-screen editing of waveforms and allowed non quantized sequencing, I't would be close to perfect. There is a bit of a way around the rigid sequencer- it has groove styles which add some feel to your patterns.

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely

[@danpreston564]

I had the synth version, and comparing the Moog style filter on it to my Sub37 filter I couldn’t tell any difference.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@kcosminhz7988]

ive been getting into drum and bass again, jam 2 was lovely.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@RafauCpk]

Hi. Thanks a lot for your videos, this has been one of my favorite channels for a while now 🙂 so I have a question too. I am looking for something to make music. What sequencer/groovebox would you currently recommend from those generally available ? I am from Poland and unfortunately these older models are practically not available. Something from electron or Roland ? It needs something up to 1000 euros maximum. I will be very grateful for your answer. Greetings 🙂 🙂

[@RafauCpk]

I will add that I was once interested in Yamaha rm1x unfortunately hard to get anymore. Need something to enhance my home studio to play live for myself 😁 Sorry for the little spam.

[@AudioPilz]

Digitakt fan here, if you just want a sequencer I’d probably go with the Beatstep Pro although it’s monophonic. Why not buy Polish gear? Polyend Play is pretty nice…

[@scheetmcborsten7977]

Korg is definitely due for a new Electribe. I used to have an ESX-1 and loved it but it definitely had limitations.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@cooptrol]

The meshuggah reference at 4:20 lol!!

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@acidgirl.303]

This guy is geniuos

[@tubthump]

Jens Kidman. What a voice, what a guy!

[@cooptrol]

@@tubthump What a metric!!

[@64north20west]

This video that checks all the boxes, and your jams are unrivalled. I don't see why this costs more than a polyend tracker so I'm steering clear of it.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@CatgirlThatLovesYou]

That salami colored box sure is groovy! I really like the crust in the first jam. :D Would love to see you tackle a granular synthesizer! :P

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@withak30]

The show is about bad gear.

[@Arc.hitectureMusic]

"Look mom! I made it on Bad Gear!" 09:04 (I almost forgot I had this meme out in the wild)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you for that one!!!

[@robdela3632]

Those drum and bass kits sound sick

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!!!

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

Starring a bear, a seal, and a t-rex? I only know one person who would ever dream of even writing a cop show like that! ...it's me. I would definitely write that story xD

[@AudioPilz]

Are you the actual 5 year old who wrote this??? Kudos!!!

[@Pablo668]

Not sure if I like it, but I really liked that second tune you did, That was vary cool. Also, vere's my Kompliments!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you wery much;)

[@waynesilverman3048]

I got mine not long after I got tb3 Roland during lockdown 2020 I was looking for a drum controlling matching to match the minilogue and got this the drums perfect kick and find it so creatively fast ,but still carnt sample as I use my aux in rc 505 looper for spoken samples .I wish korg reissued the EMX korg electribe the blue as psych Trance vids are a blast

[@AudioPilz]

EMX FTW!!!

[@3rdPersonProductions]

Woooooo 🔥🧪🔊 AudioPilz spittin' bars

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@DerDanko]

Three seconds into the intro, I started grabbing for the KZbin Streaming Quality Settings. Turns out... that was the gear. Ok then.

[@AudioPilz]

I know, its a pita

[@oofdah6738]

The non sample version was my first groovebox and I filled it with countless fun ideas. Alas, whenever I break it out to resample into my octatrack the sound lacks a certain OOMPH and I find myself just using it as a sequencer for other synths with a zestier flavor. It's long overdue for a new version.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@robbrobb5543]

Florian that intro 🤌. And then you give us those tasty grooves to boot. You need to take some of your bad gear over to Hainbachs equipment and drop an EP.

[@robbrobb5543]

Btw so glad I saved up for the MPC Live 2 this electribe was hot garbage.

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@slipknotboy555]

I always say it, but good job! Despite the shortcomings, the ES(2) is kind of appealing (to me). It does have some cool features, too, tbf. I didn't know about that noise, though; yikes! From the looks of it, that doesn't occur with samples you load onto the SD card, right? The ESX may be the better option, though, ofc. I've had an EMX-1SD, EA-1 mk2, and ES-1mk2. I currently have the latter two, and sometimes wonder if getting rid of the EMX might've been a mistake. An ESX would be nice (hell, maybe even one of these. There may be enough good to make up for the bad. I dunno, though).

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Electribe FTW!!!

[@johnnythreshold]

Chromatic-style keyboard, all the oscillators and filters from the synth version, pads that aren't crap as a crap thing, and analogue EQ from the volca sample. Thats all I want.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@JH-lo9ut]

You can make an insane Jungle bass with a sine wave, a long pitch envelope and the "punchy" effect. It will upset your neighbours.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice technique!!!

[@PiriakaTrackwrecker]

100%. Sines are so versatile. Pedals on the output too. Sometimes I get cheeky and split the pans to allow two output routings. Cheeky. Works but.

[@TimJacksonOriginal]

I bought one to complete the series ES1, ESX1, E2S. They all have their own unique strengths and weaknesses. The ES1 is great until you want to play chromatically, the ESX has that covered but the lack of FX per part can be frustrating altnough 8 bars per pattern are a welcome feature, the E2S sucks for only having 4 bars but has those per-part FX covered and the multii-mode filter is a defninite imorovement with the built-in mini kaoss pad a great performance feature for master FX. Motion sequencing has always been the tribes strength and the E2S has this in spades, so you can have part FX and master FX added momentarily in your sequence and record the kaoss pad motion. The LFO has some great routing options, but a second LFO woukd have been nice. I've never used it as a sequencer for external gear but having a 16 channel polyphonic sequencer for this price is a great - second hand prices are half (or less) that of a digitakt, so i had been considering it for that role in the hardware gig rig and letting the better performance samplers like the 'takt, ESX and octatrack do the heavy sample lifting. I'm assuming the 24 note polyphony limit only applies to internal sound processing... Hope so. For day to day use thst limit isn't really a problem, you just work to the limitations and set note priority to high for your most important elements. You can actually utilise as an effect within a track like you can with a tracker. Maybe that's why I'm comfortable with it because my first experience writing music was with a tracker (and why i like the Polyend), that note-stealing ia something you use to your benefit in that workflow. Of sll the tribes i actually spend more time with this one than the others, because it offers the most complete groovebox/DAWless writing experience in a single package while remaining really lightweight and fairly compact. Have you tried balancing an ESX on your knees sat on the sofa? The power brick of that thing weighs more than the E2S!!! 😂 One thing not mentioned is all the shortcuts that Korg didn't print on the front where Shift-Pad presses save you from a lot of menu diving so adding an overlay or stickers is essential.

[@AudioPilz]

The polyphony thing is even worse than one might expect

[@TimJacksonOriginal]

​@@AudioPilz Yeah it was surprising the first time I used it. Can be frustrating if you have a nice long pad or strings sample that cuts off when you have too much going on, but you can always resample chords, then play them back as single notes to expand the available polyphony.

[@TimJacksonOriginal]

***No glasses on - many typos! Haha***

[@davidforbes9559]

Could you do a review of Melbourne Instrument's NINA 12 Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer. Lots of people are fascinated with the motorized controls, rightly so. Unfortunately, so much attention is put on that feature that people gloss over how the rest of it performs. Thanks for the review of the Korg Zero.

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@PiriakaTrackwrecker]

Oh damn, two of my fave things, Electribe 2s and Bad Gear! I love it's sine, ease of work flow and being able to switch tracks at the end of the bar. The output noise floor and overall design sucks and the quantise always on is limiting (but the swing is lovely). Overall, a great thing. I had a sound guy apologise because he couldn't bring through all my base. Isola Beats channel has my jams. They jam nice.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@andrewstanworth529]

Bought mine for £150. Just used to it for my first live electronic solo performance. It can control loads of stuff!!! As a brain, it's awesome! Shite sampler, mind...

[@djkanyon]

150 used is a steal, bro. Still 600 USD new in eastern europe stores

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@metocin6038]

@@djkanyon got mine for 250 used here, almost brand new and for that price I think it's a really good box

[@djkanyon]

@@metocin6038 sweet deal! second hand market is cool but i think this 2015 model is almost 10 years old and really should have costs about 350 new nowadays

[@metocin6038]

@@djkanyon yeah there's just "better" Gear for that 500 price range

[@NeoLudditevisons]

‘You would think this thing is responsible for the bubonic plague’ - best comment for a groovebox ever. I love mine but do find the boils appearing all over my body tiresome but groovy.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol

[@Usul]

That last line summed up modern Korg. It is a music tech company stuck in 2006.

[@AudioPilz]

Sad but true

[@hesdabear]

Subscribed 3 seconds into my first video of yours based on the intro alone

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@JustPyroYT]

2:27 Thats the most beautiful sine wave I have ever seen

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@khalylehagood3222]

I strongly considered these over a novation circuit and I'm happy I got a circuit. That said my buddy makes great use of the electribe.

[@AudioPilz]

I prefer the Circuit myself too

[@jdrukman]

I made a dawless jam setup a few years ago and i used circuit, circuit mono station, and the electribe 2 sampler. They’re all good, they all have limitations, but if i wanted no limits I’d just use a DAW.

[@chrisd5964]

Yes I think the circuit sounds great, it has its limits but what it does, it does well. This didn’t sound great until mixed with other gear somewhat ruining it as a groovebox really. You made a wise choice.

[@slavestudios47]

i have one & love it dearly. its actually my main sequencer 😆 well done tho. you have, essentially, trashed my entire set up now. thanx for that 😛

[@AudioPilz]

Nothing personal;)

[@slavestudios47]

@@AudioPilz i only hurt u cos i care 😘😅

[@IvisibleCat]

Always coming back for the first jam "Jam1 (LoFi House). So good

[@djkanyon]

Electribe 2 had the audacity to call itself a sampler... 2 minutes of mono sample memory (in stereo it's like a minute)... you have to manually convert samples from the internet to 16 bits\44.1 hz... than import EVERY. SINGLE.SAMPLE.MANUALLY using 1997 Windows 95 menu twisting the knob like crazy... no USB transfer... and after you forgot ONE option all of your hard work is GONE... after that i was seriously disappointed in Korg and Korg knew they shat the bed. No wonder nobody in Korg never even teased the idea of Electribe 3... Still love this little thing tho. Still waiting on Electribe 3.

[@AudioPilz]

Word!!!

[@heimlichvonbladderburst8348]

The Finale Downtempo really put the hairs on my spaghetti and spanked my potato. That ticked all the right boxes 😀

[@AudioPilz]

Well put;) Thanks!!!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

At first glance this comment tickled all the right foxes

[@dzaxys4643]

I love korg stuff in the early 2000s I used a og green es1 and blue emx 1 together for a techno live pa they sounded awesome on the 5k turbosound rig we had at the time i thought we were so cool

[@AudioPilz]

Nice! Loved the Turbos from that time!

[@dzaxys4643]

@@AudioPilz you know it that setup always sounded super rounded and chunky

[@gaborb6577]

Stereo Bass and drums blew my head.🎉

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@SIAKPHDLIVE]

Those actually sound really good for some reason!

[@AudioPilz]

If you ask them nicely;)

[@strelokknoize]

Finally a product that really deserves the "Bad Gear" sigillum.

[@AudioPilz]

👍👍👍

[@lairdkilbarchan]

I plugged a blue one into a red one. Nine months later out popped a Korg Volca. 😂

[@AudioPilz]

I think I need to censor that😂😂😂

[@lundsweden]

Audio Cex

[@iagmusicandflying]

@@AudioPilz You see, when two Electribe 2s love each other VERY much...

[@johnmcguire1792]

That log had a child

[@uly1981]

wouldn't you say, it ticks ZERO boxes?

[@AudioPilz]

Absolutely!!!

[@PiriakaTrackwrecker]

Haha love it

[@JosephOBrien]

"... that led to the show's cancellation after only one season." killed me. I have one of these, and I enjoy it despite its limitations (not to mention my own; I'm nowhere near an expert regarding its full functionality). It's a fun device to sit and engage with.

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@slanggemz2419]

Love this series :) have you done the korg ES-1 yet ?

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Moving up my list!!!

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

Hats off to Korg for finding the worst shade of red known to humanity.

[@lundsweden]

They really should've gone the whole good and done a Barbie edition- it reminds me of a lady's lipstick color!