How My Studio Works - MIDI Connections and Using Korg Electribe 2 to Control Everything(No PC)

[@JeremySimonDJ]

This is one of the most informative videos I've seen on gear set up . I want to get into dawless music , but i never really understood how to connect and sequence hardware until I've watched this

[@rezzonator]

Jeremy Simon glad you found it useful. 👍👍

[@satyanpatel6403]

Remember to sequence you can start small with midi. Korg SQ1, or a Beatstep or Beatstep Pro. The Electribe can be daunting which turns many off quickly. Remember the TR8 also does external sequencing too, it's minimal, but it does do it. Start small and you'll be fine.

[@HazeAnderson]

My RetroKits RK004 arrived yesterday and it is well worth the price tag. At the moment it is a bit of overkill for my setup (6 Pocket Operators, 5 Volcas and 1 Boutique) but as my setup grows it should prove to be the only MIDI hub I will need for at least a decade. Thanks for sharing your setup. :)

[@satyanpatel6403]

Thanks for doing basically part two of the 2 part series on midi sequencing and using the electribe. My electribe is still collecting dust and this will truly help as for really want to sequence two synths.

[@djRoyalTee]

@3:09 ftr, Roland's TR-8, VT-3 and TB-3 NONE of them have a MIDI thru port but the TR-8 and TB-3 can change their Midi out to a thru. The TR-8 MIDI Thru: This is set with PAD 2. As you do when setting the MIDI Clock, you access this setting by holding down the PTN SELECT button while powering on the device. When PAD 2 is lit, MIDI THRU‘s ON is activated. The information received via MIDI IN will be re-transmitted from MIDI THRU via the MIDI OUT. When PAD 2 is unlit, MIDI THRU is turned OFF and the TR-8 will not re-transmit MIDI data. TB-3 Midi Thru:PAD D - MIDI THRU LIT - MIDI THRU is on UNLIT - MIDI THRU is off Enjoy! #djrtnyc

[@andykirby]

Good video, I’m trying to do the same but I want to use a controller keyboard to record into the electribe and then have it trigger my external synths instead of using the electribe pads to record midi. It gets annoying because the electribe doesn’t have midi through even when you have it on the midi channel of an external synth it won’t pass through midi from the controller keyboard, so you can’t actually hear what you are playing!! The solution seems to be a midi merger and midi though box but this has done my head in all weekend! I’ll make a video about it if it works!

[@rezzonator]

Yeah the lack of midi thru is very limiting

[@DonDayglow]

Just piping up to say thanks - I'm in the process of taking my 'in the box' setup to something using more hardware that I can play live. The midi linking is driving me bananas but this is a pretty clear demo, so thanks for that. I would honestly just pay someone to set up my gear for me if I could!

[@rezzonator]

Don Dayglow yeah setting it all up is a nightmare but glad this helped. Thanks for watching

[@glennwilsonboerstlerii535]

You have provided us all with a great wealth of information through your videos. For someone like me who is new to all of this (midi and audio routings) your tutorials are a great resource to attempt to get this all correct and working. In addition, your passion for music and achieving your hardware goals is inspiring. Question: I have watched all of your tutorials, over and over, and I’m confused in regard to the iPad/ UM-1 relationship. Could you please outline for me the connections for the iPad? If I understand correctly, the UM-1 has the usb end connected to the powered usb hub. The UM-1 the receives midi IN from the MIDI-thru hub and the MIDI return is run back to the MIDI IN of the MX-1. Thanks again!

[@rezzonator]

Thats all correct. I assume you have the hub going into the ipad via the camera connection kit? Keep an eye out for a live stream about this sort of stuff over the next few days. I am going to go through my whole studio set up in detail.

[@glennwilsonboerstlerii535]

Thanks again and I will definitely be attending the live stream.

[@elvissanchez8985]

You need an active midi splitter. As it is, patching through in/through(daisy chain) starts to add latency, and depending on the length of the cables, that would be another factor to consider.

[@JackstandJohnny]

Your rig is RIDICULOUS.

[@georgeray3492]

Notebook, notebook notebook. Documentation saves the day. You make what looks complicated into a very logical system. Keep your eyes out for an old school Midi router- JL Cooper made an 8 in by 10 out that might help if you expand anymore.

[@seemore3434]

wow cool set up

[@TheHallucinati]

I'm not entirely sure why you would want to get a Roland System 1, unless you specifically want to play 2 keyboards at the same time, left and right hand (which is how I have it set up on a dual rack). But the way you have it set up is rather prohibitive for that kind of two-handed playing. Keyless Roland System 1m synth would have given you far more options, being semi-modular than System-1. Just curious. I ended up getting System 1m because I'm a 2-handed synth player, and 2 keyboards I have including SL-MK III as a controller and sequencer were too many as is. Other than that, great setup, dude. Kudos!

[@MicroBanshee]

Similar set-up to mine, I use a 'Midi Solutions Quadra Thru' which was about £40, it's passive - so no mains connections, which is a help, but they are pretty hard to get a hold of these days. I do like the idea of the 2 way splitter, I shall be ordering one or two of those as a back-up, cheers.

[@rezzonator]

Micro Banshee the 2 way splitters are brilliant....and only around £4 and work really well.

[@JackstandJohnny]

All the MIDI solutions stuff can be found easily on eBay. Literally just searched through all of them looking for their Merger box, which they also have on eBay.

[@NevilleHayfield]

Good stuff Bro 👊💪👏 More Electribe as a controller would be cool. I'm going to be basically doing the same sort of set up

[@rezzonator]

Thanks. Unfortunately not got the Electribe anymore. Sold it when I got a Deluge

[@NevilleHayfield]

@@rezzonator Cool. I was looking at them. But haven't touched a Synthesizer in 20 yrs so starting at the bottom. Got a few bits to try to get my kids into it. And bit of a mid life crisis.

[@Tommyturbo667]

nice set up just listened to your stuff on soundcloud & really enjoyed them great tunes

[@rezzonator]

Thanks....much appreciated. If you have Spotify or Apple Music etc I have a lot more on there compared to soundcloud.

[@captainmauser4675]

Amazing Setup...very helpfull!

[@Defex]

The old UNITOR8 functions as a Midi-Router (configurable if i remember right) without a computer - and as a midi interface with a computer. Supercheap second hand and maybe a bit more direct ;-)

[@RobyUanKeRoby]

great video man!! But i think that you can sequence the volca's from the E2 just conneting them with the Sync out!!! I think!! This can be a solution to your "dead end" Nice studio and nice work!!

[@rezzonator]

You can't actually sequence them with the sync connection...it only sends out a clock pulse so the volcas play in time with the Electribe. Life would be so much easier if everything had midi thru! Thanks for watching

[@Onelychild]

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing this!

[@domingoleija3436]

Does the polyphony on ELECTRIBE 2 STUTTER when syncing midi? 24 notes only?

[@AlekseiDroganov]

Hello, watching your video it's looks very cool, but I'd like your help. How can I sync my Android synth with hardware Roland Jd-xi synth. What host or cables or else I need to play sync together two synths without a Pc. Sorry for my English. I'am Russian and live in Estonia. Good luck!✌

[@jefdamen2977]

U can record all channels with the MX1 so u can rearrange or remix if neccesary.

[@happyendy]

First thing is MIDI thru...Ooops. Thank you Korg for not having stupid uselles MIDI output , it saved me a lot of time ...I sold mine.

[@rezzonator]

Totally agree. The lack of midi thru is a real pain

[@6pin66]

this is insane !! in the best way :P looks like you might make good use of an arturia beatstep pro .

[@rezzonator]

6pin66 I have changed my setup a bit since I recorded this one...I now have a Deluge to control everything which is probably the best thing I have ever bought.

[@AD-Dom]

Or 3. BSP is great kit, but slightly limited for sequences.

[@valdiskrebs566]

Nice set-up... good explanation, thanks!

[@krakapoww]

Good stuff mate

[@frankyr.8514]

YOUR iPad is it the APPLE OR THE SAMSUNG... JUST FOR CONNECTION PURPOSES? How do you connect with the iPad thx !

[@rezzonator]

Its Apple...connected with the camera connection cable

[@miles46100]

How do I get around the clock issue when neither of my instruments have midi thru? When I play my drum pad, it triggers my electribe sounds. I only want to send clock data to make a beat. I'm using the midi out from my drum pad (yamaha Dtxm12) going into the midi in of the electribe. I use the Dtxm12 for drums and the electribe for samples. Do I need a quadra thru?

[@rezzonator]

Yes you will need some sort of midi thru box

[@telumatramenti7250]

I thought of wiring it like this at one point, but then I discovered that my Electribe has a loose power jack. Bummer. Even putting in batteries as backup wasn't a good solution because you never know when you accidentally touched the jack the wrong way and it's now running on batteries. The idea I have right now is to power it with an AC/DC adapter via the battery compartment.

[@alexey2093]

hi! does electribe send program changes? can you save it into the pattern? thank you!

[@rezzonator]

Not sure. Not had mine for a few years now so not able to check unfortunately.

[@alexey2093]

@@rezzonator ok thank you!

[@Wakeup382]

I love your set up mate

[@capsuleboy]

I have a boss gt10, it sends midi to be use with daws, to control VTS with the guitar. I have an Electribe2, the point is that I cant find a way to control it using my gt10, I dont know what kind of midi cable I need. All I find in the stores is 2 midi cables that fuse in a standard USB. You know what cable I am talking about because everyone from the videos know about what cable you need to have, except me, I dont have a single idea what to buy or where to get it.

[@rezzonator]

I am assuming you want to connect the gt10 to the electribe? You would need just a standard midi cable like this - rhinocables® 5 PIN MIDI DIN Male Male PLUG 4 CORE SCREENED CABLE LEAD Black for Keyboards ect (3m, Black) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07G4CR1R1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_yFUSCbBWBSWDW. The electribe should come with a midi cable adapter like this - 3.5mm 5 Pin Din MIDI Cable, 5-Pin DIN Plug Female to 3.5 (1/8in) TRS Stereo Male Jack Converter Cable for MIDI Keyboard IK Multimedia (1 meter) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P9ZFZPS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iHUSCb5R3ZN2J that allows a standard 5 pin midi cable to be connected to it. Hope that helps

[@bobcenc]

Man! this was super helpful! thanks!!

[@PoyntToo]

Awesome!!! Thank you for all your videos, they are very informative and interesting. I am waiting for my Electribe to come (hopefully in a few days the postman will bring me my present). I have one question which is probably a very basic, noob question - After you have played your sequences (like you did in your quick example), can you save all of those sequences as an overall pattern / song? So with the example you made, can you save that on the Electribe as “Pattern 1” (for example), switch everything off and come back to it another day and load it up and have it play all the sequences you recorded in that pattern? So Pad 2’s TB3 sequence and Pad 3’s TB03 sequence etc? Sorry if this is a really stupid question.... Also, I have my Kaoss KP3 setup as an Aux effect like yours and I was wondering there is any point adding a midi cable to it? I was considering doing it just so its in time with the other gear? As its an Aux send, is it really worth it. I could also control it with the Electribe then too. Would this be worth it. Sorry for the long comment and keep up the good work

[@rezzonator]

poynttoo hi. Glad you liked the video. Yes you can save up to 256 songs on the Electribe that will still be there when you go back to it. You can also save a back up which is recommended as I erased all mine once by mistake!! Midi connection to the kaoss pad would be useful to sync up any fx etc I think.

[@PoyntToo]

Rezzonator Awesome!!!! You are a legend. Thanks for your quick reply. I cant wait to get this Electribe and you are inspiring with all your tracks and videos!! Some of the best on You Tube!! Id love some more “toys”to add to my setup but the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor). Is running out very quickly. :D

[@rezzonator]

poynttoo thanks dude...much appreciated. There are a few more videos on the way about my studio....probably one later today so keep an eye out. 👍 I have very similar WAF problems!! Hide all mine away in my studio in my converted garage so she has no idea what I have got!!

[@PoyntToo]

Rezzonator Hahaha. Yeah my wife thinks everything for a studio costs $250 ;P. Ill look out for more vids mate. Thanks for being a good guy!

[@PoyntToo]

Im sorry mate I need your assistance. My Electribe 2 came today and I have it hooked up to control my System 1 and Bass Station 2. It is playing them fine but it is also playing the samples on the Electribe too?? How do I stop that please?

[@cv6001]

Hey great and informative video. I am still having trouble in my own setup. I was hoping you could help me out. I currently have an MX-1, a TR-8, Volca FM, Arturia Keystep, Arturia Microbrute, and MicroKorg. I have the Quadra Thru Midi solutions box and a USB hub. My MicroKorg has MIDI thru. I think my Keystep is functioning in the same way as your Electribe in this video. I am having trouble bringing it all together and getting proper audio out...

[@rezzonator]

Chels Ven check out my tutorials on how I connect everyrhing together....may help you. kzbin.info/aero/PLpD4Y7QWZvbXH75y1Yb628mqPlvLk09eh

[@cv6001]

I did not see those other tutorials! Thanks. Will see what happens.

[@frbergkotte]

Thanks for the great video! shows allot of future possibility's. I just got an electribe2s (es2) and i'm now trying to link this with my TR-09 --> TB-03 --> Volka Key's via MIDI. So far i can't get any signal out of my es2 to control anny of the other hardware. I've tried each individual but i can't control them. I think i must have a couple simple MIDI settings wrong. To just start with the volka keys, i connect on my es2 midi out to midi in on the volca keys both midi channel 2 go to trigger pad 2, then keyboard but i can't get any sound out of it. Do you have any idea of what's going wrong here? Thanks allot for your'e support! Kind regards Freek

[@Arnman]

Hey, Loving your videos! They are getting me psyched for my Electribe Sampler which should arrive any day now. I was hoping to control my synths with the Electribe, but this video made me realize that none of them have midi thru. Some people have been mentioning the "Midi Solutions Quadra Thru" as a solution, but I'm wondering if I could double up on splitter cables(split a splitter) as a cheap and messy solution to my soon to be problem. Would this work, or am I an idiot?

[@rezzonator]

Aaron Noseworthy it is something I actually thought of trying bit never got round to doing. Ill have to give it a go....it may work.

[@rezzonator]

Aaron Noseworthy it is something I actually thought of trying bit never got round to doing. Ill have to give it a go....it may work.

[@nateclassics513]

Can the Electribe 2 be used as a slave though, with other gear? Or does it have to be the main unit?

[@rezzonator]

No it can be used as a slave as well as master

[@googlerep366]

What kind of RAM, processor and hard drives do you have to handle all of that equipment plugged in?

[@LaurentDiscShowMan]

animo con alegria,very good,muy bien music.

[@ge0metr1xx]

thanks for the video, i learned a lot... been racking my brain over routs... what racks are those that sit on the top of the desks?

[@rezzonator]

ge0metr1xx thanks. They are just standard DJ laptop stands

[@ge0metr1xx]

thanks... just what i needed. Im glad I found your channel

[@minisynthcollective7822]

Hi ya mate. How you doing. Paddle Round the pier Festival on down here at the mo and it's wicked. Got me old Midi thru quadra thing. Still cant get that Modal Craft 2.o to work properly. trying to create a new set up with Keystep using Arps out Midi 1 to In on thru box. Thru to in on Modal midi 1 and thru to in on Volca Drum midi 10. Modal keeps crashing. Think it may be faulty. Any help would be cool. Thanks for your help. AL

[@rezzonator]

Hmm...the set up youve described should work ok...may be an issue with the Craft. Does it have any sort of factory reset...that often sorts a lot of problems I find...like turning it off and on again!!

[@minisynthcollective7822]

@@rezzonator Ok mate. Back to factory reset. Thanks for being so fast. Going to get Persian food now.

[@rezzonator]

@@minisynthcollective7822 enjoy...I'm on the BBQ and beers.

[@minisynthcollective7822]

@@rezzonator Nice. Bar b smoke in the air here too. Love that smell.

[@Elvenmystery]

Following our last exchange I now have a setup where I can use my Electribe Sampler as a midi controller. I also have an Akai so I have options. So, here’s another question for you - when you want to use your Electribe Sampler as an instrument and not as a controller - do you have to change cables? Is it just an internal setting on the Electribe? (Sometimes I want to control all with the Akai and just include the ES as the awesome instrument it is.)

[@rezzonator]

Think there is a setting to turn off midi transmit in the Electribe...that would stop any midi messages being sent without having to unplug the cables

[@Elvenmystery]

So there is! Thank you!!

[@Sting1974]

Instead of using midi splitters could you use a midi thru box to have the same results?

[@rezzonator]

Richard Barbe yes that would do the same thing. I did look at getting one a while back but went with the splitters as it was a cheaper option.

[@madvalrocketinsky4292]

Nice ! Damn all I need is there, on this table :D

[@sohailsamson828]

Hello, this is all amazing but a lot for me to understand. I have Korg Pa700 and I have been trying to upload my audio samples in those 4 multi-pads the keyboard has but they don't have much space and the RAM limitations. Is there any external device I can connect with my keyboard and which can serve like those multi-pads through midi. Please help me in that. Thank you

[@SecGoat]

Stupid question I'm sure, looking for a sequencer for my set up, no where near as crazy as yours, I have 3 peices of gear I want to sequence. What I've seen so far this Electribe could do it no problem, as well as giving me a 4th piece of gear to make noise and sequence. . . However last time i jumped on something with a sequencer I was disappointed. . . I digress, how does this guy handle Polyphonic steps in the sequence, yeah or neigh? Thank's for the videos, definitely enjoying them!

[@rezzonator]

Joshua Tilson yeah the Electribe can handle polyphonic sequences. I've used it to play chords etc with no problem. Thanks for watchingp

[@valdiskrebs566]

If you have an iPad there are some great sequencer apps on that -- most/all? are polyphonic. Then you will need a IK Multimedia iRig MIDI 2 cable out of the iPad's lightening port to connect to your other gear.

[@cresshead]

do you disable the internal sounds for midi channel use? poly limits per channel is it the same as the elecribe - 4 notes?

[@rezzonator]

cresshead yes. I usually just turn the oscillator volume down amd then save that setting

[@DavideRuggerini]

So are you using passive midi splitter?

[@rezzonator]

I have some passive midi splitters. Just a basic split error cable. I also have another active midi thru splitter thingy that has 5 outputs.

[@CASERIOS]

Hi i like your setup without pc, but i have a question about the electribe, can It send program changes? if not, how do you change to the next song when playing in a live show? thnx and greetings from Spain

[@KoolteethDeBlog]

Do splitter cables have any disadvantages compared to a splitter box?

[@rezzonator]

Koolteeth1 not really. I guess the box is a bit more user friendly and easier to keep track of. The splitters are a cheaper option but only really work if the synth or hardware has midi thru depending on how you want to route your midi.

[@KoolteethDeBlog]

Rezzonator I see. Luckiely my microKorg was build with midi-through. So I try the cheap version first. Thanks for the reply! Rock on ;)

[@minisynthcollective7822]

Not sure about the Microfreak either. Good but hard to get some rifs going on it. Bit of a mad thing.

[@nexuzeb79]

Couldn't use IFX or MFX if you have Aira products as MIDI channels on the Electribe..

[@nateclassics513]

When you say that you can control everything with the Electribe 2, is there anyway to use the 16 pads as different parts for the other gear, or can only the sounds that are in the Electribe 2 be used when the 16 pads are triggered? I'm sure it's not possible, unless you have the sampler version...but what are some tricks that you can do with the Electribe 2 and the other gear?

[@Sypher474]

Each pad 1-16 sends out midi on channels 1-16, so each pad effectively turns into the instrument that is receiving midi when in keyboard mode. This works on both Electribes.

[@Elvenmystery]

Question: when I push play on my electric sampler, the pre-recorded sequence on my Volca keys or Volca Bass plays. How do I get it so that when I push play on the electribe only the electribe plays and it doesn’t try to start playing sequences recorded in my other mini connected devices?

[@rezzonator]

Arwen Bolton I have the same problem...my solution was just to have a blank pattern loaded on the Volcas so there is no sound from them as I tend to just sequence them from the Electribe.

[@Elvenmystery]

Rezzonator - Thanks for the super fast reply! Do you know if the issue is the same with the Arturia Beatstep pro? And one other question, do you find that you still use the Electribe for its own music making abilities? I love what it can do as an instrument also and wonder if I need 2 for my set up - one to play and one to use as a midi controller. What’s your experience?

[@rezzonator]

Arwen Bolton not sure about the Beatstep but could be the same. Yeah I love the Electribe for both is sequencing abilities and also its internal sounds. I tend to use a combination of both in my tracks. I guess it depends on how much hardware you have to control for a second unit. Did cross my mind to get the Sampler as well and cover all options.

[@Musicology1975]

Where die you installed the flux capacitor?

[@rezzonator]

Haha...love it...it is a bit Doc Brown!

[@kaeesone]

Great video! I have a question though. I get my full setup which is: E2S, Volca FM and Sample, Arturia Keystep, Novation Mininova and 7 way midi splitter. I can play all the external synths via Keystep, however I cannot record their sequences into my E2S. Do you know if it is possible with that kind of setup? Or maybe I need that midi splitter cable? Thanks in advance for your response.

[@rezzonator]

are you trying to record the midi or the audio into the ES2... assume to have the Electribe Sampler. As far as I am aware you can't record midi into the Electribe....think it only works by inputting the actual notes from the pads on the Electribe. I may be wrong with this but I've never recorded midi into it.

[@kaeesone]

Rezzonator yeah, I mean using external synths as pads in electribe. Like pad 1 is mininova etc. When I press play on electribe I would like to play all the synths that I have but recording sequences via arturia keystep.

[@kaeesone]

Just like you are playing at 10:19 but using keystep as a midi keyboard.

[@rezzonator]

kaeesone not sure. I'll try it out and see if I can find a solution.

[@kaeesone]

thank you very much! will wait for that for sure...

[@adamoliver82]

hi rezzonator, please HELP ME! I'm trying to use my electribe 2 sampler as my sequencer as described in your vids. I have a tr-8, a volca keys and a minilogue. I got a midi splitter like the one in this vid. I've set it up tr-8 as clock, midi out to electribe, then used the midi splitter from midi out of electribe to my minilogue on midi channel 15 and my volca keys on 16. I can write a pattern on the electribe on channel/pad 15 to run on the minilogue but when I try to play a note or write a pattern on my volca on channel/pad 16 it silences what I've wrote on the minilogue, so I can only have either the minilogue or volca being controlled by the electribe, not both at the same time. any ideas?

[@adamoliver82]

I've also run the midi into the tr-8 and had the splitter running from that into the minilogue and the volca and still got the same result.

[@adamoliver82]

hello again, I've managed to work it out eventually, after pulling my hair out for hours I tried the volca on channel 1, works perfectly. As soon as I did that I remembered that alternate channel 15/16 stereo setting thing on the electribe. oh well it's all a learning curve for me at the mo, at least I got it sorted for when my mixer comes tomorrow, well today now! thanks for your tutorial vids fella, been a big help. I'll keep checking your vids out, your music's good too. hopefully won't be too long before I can post some of my own.

[@rezzonator]

adamoliver82 I have had a similar problem when using channels 15 and 16. I have volca keys on 15 and System 1 on 16 and a similar thing happens to what you are describing. I have never managed to work out why. I guess a simple solution may be to try different midi channels as I don't have that problem on other channels...just 15 amd 16. Sorry I cant be of more help

[@Alkostep]

how tr-8 send midi thru on midi out?i read somewhere that those splitters would not have enough power to send data and can damage the transmiter whatever that means

[@rezzonator]

Alkostep no quite sure how it does it but it kind of allows the midi to pass thru the hardware without a dedicated thru connection. Ive never had any problem with the splitters

[@finchman7654]

Hi,im trying the following and not having much luck. Electribe esx2 midi out into tb3,tb3 out into mx1,mx1 out into sys1,sys1 out into tr9. This works great,pads respond to relevant tb3 and sys1,tr9 starts stops. Now if i connect the tb3 using the aira link all midi stops working. I need the esx to be the master clock as some patterns have diff tempo but the aira link is messing it up.i would identify like the aira links to control the midi aswell but f knows how you do that,just using it for power would be great.cheers

[@rezzonator]

FINCHMAN hmmm thats weird. Not sure why it would do that. May be a midi setting on the mx1? I usually have the midi sync on everything set to auto. Not sure if that will help or not.

[@finchman7654]

So,can you record midi on the electribe by playing the actual synths keys?

[@rezzonator]

FINCHMAN yes you can

[@finchman7654]

Rezzonator cool,is there a way to set the electribes pads/parts to accept midi from just one keyboard but only play when that part is selected? Basically i want to record different parts on the electribe but only use one midi keyboard but only on one midi channel,I believe the electribes parts are all on there own midi ch and cant be changed

[@rezzonator]

FINCHMAN yes that should work. Never tried it that way round. Each pad on the Electribe is hardwired to a midi channel..pad 1 channel 1 pad 2 channel 2 etc so whatever midi channel you have your midi keyboard set on it will send midi to the corresponding pad on the Electribe. You can also then mute each individual pad/part on the Electribe and bring them in and out of a track as needed. I'll try it out when I get back in my studio later.

[@woodswalker88]

You lost me at "turn on the TR8 and everything starts playing". For starters, how do you stop all your instruments repeating the notes that the other ones do?

[@rezzonator]

You have to have them all set on different midi channels...that way they will only receive one set of notes etc to play

[@nattarnoff]

Have you found a way to send midi sequences from the iPad and not just samples? Like can you run the volcas without programming the sequences into them?

[@rezzonator]

Nat Tarnoff yes...there is a great app called Modstep that does this very well. Check out my videos on it here....Tutorials - Modstep iPad Sequencer: kzbin.info/aero/PLpD4Y7QWZvbUxCGluBmRRlM_uKc9xNSsa. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@valdiskrebs566]

You will also need an interface from the iPad... something like IK Multimedia iRig MIDI 2 to get the MIDI from the apps out of the iPad to other gear.

[@rezzonator]

Valdis Krebs yes...I use a Roland UM One midi interface

[@harryallen867]

You said that the TB-03 has Midi-Thru but I can only see In and Out. Where is the Midi-Thru?

[@rezzonator]

Harry Allen it doesnt have a dedicates midi thru connection...it is kind of built into the midi ins and outs...it will pass midi thru to the next device in a chain via the midi out so midi signals kind of flow through it. Hope that makes sense!

[@harryallen867]

Ahhh ok! Yeah that makes sense! Thanks a lot! Great video, I'm also trying to do a similar setup with the electribe! :D

[@YOSHIOPC]

Wow!!!Nice View!!

[@finchman7654]

Bit disappointed with the midi implementation on the electribe. If i hook up a midi keyboard to it it will only play on the channel the keyboard is set to i.e if keyboard is set to ch1 it will on play pad/part 1,if i then want to record on pad/part 2 it wont,id have to change the channel in keyboard,thats crazy!!! Is it possible to set the electribe to receive on all channels but only play the pad/part if it’s selected? If not its pretty stupid

[@rezzonator]

FINCHMAN no don't think thats possible

[@finchman7654]

Rezzonator is it called ‘omni on’ ?where a midi unit is set to receive on all channels?

[@rezzonator]

FINCHMAN yes midi omni will send and receive on all channels. Not sure if the electribe has that setting or not though as never had a need to try it

[@JackstandJohnny]

My Korg EMX-1 Electribe has MIDI Thru.

[@srdjangeorgiev9690]

is it good to buy Behringer iS202 for my old ipad 2?

[@rezzonator]

srdjan georgiev I've not had any experience of ipad dock/audio interfaces so not sure

[@srdjangeorgiev9690]

one more question because i am so noob with midi stuff.How to connect yamaha reface dx wich have in and out splitter and ipad dock wich have in and out to electribe 2 :I

[@Li4m_cha]

Please help me with my midi connection

[@soppliger]

Most of your devices have USB MIDI. Is there any reason you couldn't use USB with a USB hub instead of DIN5 MIDI cables on the devices that have USB?

[@rezzonator]

No particular reason really. Just the way I've always done it.

[@soppliger]

Rezzonator I’ve been looking at a Motu Express XT MIDI interface as an option because I like the flexible routing.

[@RepublicAllegiance]

Nope. Only one watch cycle required. Well done.

[@jamescraig2660]

Why not use a Motu timepiece?

[@cresshead]

so you have to input everything with the electribe pads....not a keyboard

[@rezzonator]

cresshead no...you can record midi parts onto the Electribe from a keyboard

[@cresshead]

thanks

[@djzonque4770]

Ever heard of a Roland A-880?

[@rezzonator]

Yeah although not that familiar with it.

[@djzonque4770]

@@rezzonator I have been using one for over 10 years now, I'm hooked to it, that much I bought a second one to connect al my gear. You can play that way with or without your pc/Mac.

[@rezzonator]

Sounds like I may have to add one to my shopping list! Thanks for the tip

[@djzonque4770]

They are not easy to find.. I think I just bought the last one I could get in the Netherlands but good luck tracking one down!

[@Thijs-Kuiken]

hello electricity company, I'd like to ask if I can pay my 130000 pound bill in seperate payments...

[@rezzonator]

Haha....yeah...I try not think about that!

[@JackstandJohnny]

I am shocked that those MIDI splitter cables work at all.

[@SteveCookeGB]

That'll take only five minutes to set up for a gig, eh? ;-) Actually, quite an interesting video for the niche audience I'm part of.

[@_EightySix]

Right, hello.

[@frankyr.8514]

Plz try not to move the camera to much ! Impressive set up but , I’m getting dizzy!

[@CB-nd9ki]

man i'm dizzy from the camera work

[@GrootsieTheDog]

You're making me feel stupid for spending 650 on an Elektron Analog 4 instead of an Electribe 2

[@AI-qz8sl]

stop constantly moving the camera

[@noiselabproject9659]

Very complex routing here .... my set up is even more complex than this and took some time to develop I also have had to draw some flow charts to keep track of what the hell I`d done ha ha ha

[@noiselabproject9659]

My recent aquisition an Electribe 2 so called `Sampler` has been disappointing though .... if only the 16 parts didn`t have to be hard coded to all 1 - 16 channels and were able to trigger from one channel and on one specific note then I could have used it like a `real` sampler within my rig but as such I`ve had to restrict it`s use as a standalone drum groove box that just uses a midi clock and nothing else from the Beatstep Pro .... been trying to come up with a solution but there doesn`t appear to be one unless they updated the firmware to make it more useful doh

[@rezzonator]

Yeah..the Electribe is great but has its limitations. I have sold mine now and replaced it with a Deluge....probably the best bit of kit I have ever bought

[@noiselabproject9659]

@@rezzonator wow that looks good, can u construct a 16 parts drumkit on it in the normal way assigning each drum sample to a note and have them all set to the same midi channel ? and thus trigger them using patterns from other gear ?

[@rezzonator]

@@noiselabproject9659 yeah you van pretty do anything you can imagine on the Deluge.

[@sliduyzamnoyu]

Trinkets lol

[@benedictgbojueh1487]

Bad organization of those machines

[@TARENTOOSOFT]

nice set up, awful music.

[@valdiskrebs566]

It's a technical "demo", dude.

[@chrisvdsvuurwerkjunky1971]

You can your mx1 as a sub brain set ,realy handy!!!you must only know how you set this on !!!