How to: Use the Audio Input on the Korg Electribe 2 | feat. the Roland SE-02

[@PaulRichards78]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for Many thanks

[@glenesis]

Thanks. Never thought of using the tribe 2 as an fx box. Very cool.

[@Jason75913]

Might be more practical and usable than a Roland SP from the looks of it. I wish the Electribe2 didn't sound so much "like an MP3".

[@hughthemusicalengineer4365]

After watching your tutorial I decided to do the same and feed the audio out from my Roland SE-02 into my Korg Electribe 2 Music Production, and connected the sync output from the Korg into the SE-02, so I was running a sequence on the Roland and drums on the Korg. Great being able to use the reverb in the Korg. Next I plan to use midi out from the Korg into the SE-02 so everything can be sequenced from the Korg. Interesting times.

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Hugh the Musical Engineer Great! :D It is a lot of fun! You will enjoy it for sure.

[@Gurkegerd]

what exactly is the difference between midi out and sync out? sync = gate signal ?

[@invisible_elephant]

Great video showing how these two can be play together in different ways. I recently got an ES2 and my Roland SH-01A hasn't been getting much attention because I really like the synths on the ES2 and I also wanted to learn this one first. I can't wait to do more experiments with them soon, thanks for the inspiration!

[@littleBIGsynths]

+invisible elephant Thank You! Glad you enjoyed the video. :) The Electribe is a really great device with great synth engine. It's also a really good sequencer, drum machine, FX processor, etc, etc. Lol All around bang for your buck. ;) Pair this up with external synths and let the fun begin. Lol

[@jcap35]

Great video and easy to follow. Thanks!

[@spectralknights2]

Very useful video👌. Thinking of getting the electribe. Thank u

[@smartmouth573]

Pretty cool, thanks for all the info, now i need to apply it.

[@alanbouet-willaumez1390]

Many thanks for this explanation - so clearly put ! So you can use the Korg synd or midi sync in addition to this audio routing. So you don’t have to use a mixer

[@krakapoww]

Yes

[@RobbekenSynthMusic]

I’m late to the party, but I find your channel so helpful. Thanks man!

[@francescomoreschi5826]

So basic and so effective ! thank a lot !

[@adeevision1297]

Just found this ! now ive got the mic going through a roland e4 and into the e2s ! cool

[@creadisteart1187]

Magnifique. Thanks explication au top

[@andrewstanworth529]

Bloody great!

[@brianreilly6545]

Just what i needed thx👍🏼

[@XeneiFana]

Hey this video is awesome! Very clear and detailed!

[@littleBIGsynths]

Thank you! :) I am glad you enjoyed it. I will definitely do more videos like this one in the near future.. so stay tuned! ;)

[@damiensargeant2432]

Electribe 2 ok packs a lot of excellent quality KORG features from the sq1 and kaos pad into such a usable package with nice internal sounds not cringeworthy or noisy patches. I’ve only got a cv synth but 2 midi ones and a drum module on the way could control them all with this instead of a daw. I like the sound and workflow. Maybe I’ll try score editors at a later date..

[@ovidiodemorizi]

Nice groove in the beginning

[@littleBIGsynths]

Thanks! :)

[@Beatprisoner]

And at the end as well!

[@adamoliver82]

So I learnt a nice little trick from your volca step trigger video earlier and created something real nice using that. I use an electribe sampler as a sequencer and you've just shown me something else I didn't know about that(routing it back in to the audio input and using the effects on it). You really are a great source of knowledge for a novice. Your opinion would be helpful if you have one. I have a minilogue, was the first 'proper' synth I bought, had it about 4 months but I'm not sure it's for me. I was going to get the se-02 but went for the minilogue as it had a keyboard(even though I have no real keyboard skills!). I'm thinking I'm gonna sell my minilogue and buy either an se-02 or maybe an sh-01A, I'm into techno/electro/house, any views would be helpful.

[@XeneiFana]

adamoliver82 you could use the electribe as a sequencer for your minilogue through midi and forget about the keyboard. I’m sure the minilogue has great sound!

[@adamoliver82]

be_the_noise I was using it that way, the electribe is great for sequencing. There's just something about the minilogue that doesn't seem right for me, I prefer the volca keys.

[@littleBIGsynths]

adamoliver82 Yeah, man! The Electribe is actually a really powerful tool. I love it! I think the SH01a would be great. It has the polyphonic mode so you won't miss out on playing chords, plus it is a much cheaper price tag. You will probably have some money left over. Lol On the other hand, the SE-02 is a remarkable synth and although it can play chords, it is still capable of creating some amazing sounds. I love my SE-02. I definitely think it has been one of my best purchases to date. It is a tiny powerhouse! :) Ps. Sorry for the late reply.

[@adamoliver82]

littleBIGsynths, hi, thought I'd say I went for the se-02 in the end, just turned it on and had a little play with the presets and it sounds amazing, such sound out of such a small box. Cheers for the advice

[@eduardocaceres8187]

Cool very useful!

[@Mmc5208]

Hey man nice vid👌🏽i have a question.. Can i use the audio in with my laptop too? Appreciate it 💯

[@NASTYMACHINETUNES]

Vielen Dank !!! Guter Tipp

[@cassiomendes13]

Thank you so much!! Excellent vídeo! Helped me a lot!!

[@adamgriffiths1703]

Still love your channel. Been watching for years now! Have you figured a way to silence the internal synth on a channel so only external midi plays? When I try this with my blofeld it turns the level down on it too.

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Adam Griffiths Thanks, man! :) I really appreciate it. Set the oscillator to "audio In". That usually works for me. Let me know.

[@sowadusza9847]

thanks, helped a lot

[@gorkemgulan]

Hey man, thanks for the video. Did you try recording into the electribe with audio in to use with its sequencer? I dont mean sampling, more like live playing.

[@Seboolek]

I am actually very curious about this. Is it possible to record it? Like, you play a melody, record it on electribe so you can loop it and play another one? I will check that out in next few days but I'm curious.

[@thinkognito344]

Ya, can you record audio/wav loop? That would be dope...

[@littleBIGsynths]

Unfortunately, this is not possible with the Electribe 2 Synth. It may be possible with the Sampler version of the Elextribe though... but I dont know for sure. That would definitely be a cool feature. 👍

[@Philipplus]

Neat tricks. Very inspiring.

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Philip+ Thanks! :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@ginaramusic]

Hey man, i am total newbie. But i play my roland juno D. Seeing your video is a bless, because i am into thom yorke kinda music lately. Do u know if i can connect my roland juno d as the same thing on your video? I wanna pass through the synth sounds of the juno to the electribe, and use the electribe as the fx controller, beat maker, and sequencer. Hope that make sense

[@tomborianne2717]

Hello thanks for the vid! Useful. However when I sequence the part as you did (trigger Saw for 16 step), the sound is not continuous and will "jump" between each measures. It does seem to happen in your video as you can play smoothly with your external keyboard with no interruption. Any idea how to fix this ?

[@nicklane6122]

You have to have a continuous midi note, to active this press record then hold down the pad you’ve assigned audio in to. Keep the pad held down until after the last bar, hit the record button again to stop recording and then release your finger from the pad. R beny did a tutorial on continuous notes and drones

[@Jason75913]

Interruptions are caused by note length(s) not being set to TIE. Shift + pad 12 is the shortcut to the step editor.

[@jamiecallis3205]

Awesome video, super well explained and easy to follow.. one thing though is that I cannot for the life of me get my pads on the Electribe to act as keys for my synth (microbrute) quite sure ive followed you steps exactly and everything else works as it should, I just can’t get my pads to act as a keyboard.. only thing I can think is that the microbrute only has midi in not out..? Or am I missing something?

[@hakirahakira5386]

Hey man thank for all your info it’s is very nice explain and the video is really clear :) Maybe you could help me, I’m trying to get the crave from Berhinger to work with the Electribe, I would like to be have the e2 as master and crave has a slave ,Do I need a mixer for that ? I’m very new to this ^^

[@littleBIGsynths]

Hey! No problem! Thanks for watching. 🙂 I am not familiar with the Behringer Crave... but if you are simply trying to get them to play together with a synced tempo, you will most likely just use the MIDI OUT of the Electribe into the MIDI IN of the Crave. The Crave might be set to run on its internal clock by default, so you will need to set it to receive an external MIDI clock. If you are trying to get both of them to play out of a single set of speakers or headphones: you will need an audio mixer to combine the 2 audio output signals OR you can feed the Craves audio into the AUDIO IN of the Electribe; which will allow you to hear both devices from a single audio output. Hope all this makes some sense.

[@MichaelSmith-jy9fm]

Great vid mate…got an e2 n VB with KP3…can you play the key step through these as miss proper ARPs?

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Michael Smith Thank You! :) E2 and KP3 sounds like a fun combo! I'm not sure I understand your question though :(

[@MichaelSmith-jy9fm]

littleBIGsynths sorry mate, i dont understand my original question either…was probably drunk…thanks for replying though 😜

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Michael Smith hahahaha ok! No problem. :) Always glad yo help.

[@virginiahamra2880]

awesome! thank you!!

[@ashorii]

hey man. really appreciate you putting in the time to make this. great video. Question for you; once you bring in the external synth and sequence it, can you export that part as well when you're exporting to als or do you route that separate?

[@Jason75913]

Export without sound, sure

[@HENRY-ld7ez]

Question Peeps, before i try and blow up my electribe, Can I send audio out from my electribe into the EHX superego (freeze pedal) back into the electribe (onto a different pad) to use the LFO and then back out to speakers? Basically i want the freeze pedal to be modulated.OR is there a better way? Obviously i guess the answer is to just try it but i thought I'd ask first.

[@djazoid5243]

Thank you brother. You helped me. aCHMeDaZoiD.

[@littleBIGsynths]

Awesome! Glad to hear! 🙂

[@bboymac84]

hey just started teaching the volca fm and volca sample.

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Mac Joseph You started teaching volca on your channel? :)

[@bboymac84]

littleBIGsynths no in real life. at my local library😁

[@FedericoRomanzi]

Hello! Great video, it forced me to buy a korg ES!🙂 May i ask .. if i can input mono audio inside electribe stereo input (is it?) and process it (also panning i guess?) do you think is it also possible to input 2 different synth’s audio in the same port, using 2 audio in parts, one panned all left, the other all right?

[@littleBIGsynths]

Hey! Congrats! The sampler seems like a great device. 🙂 Your question is great! 👍 That seems like a very interesting experiment. Lol I will try this right away... and I will let you know what I find out. Cool?

[@FedericoRomanzi]

littleBIGsynths sweet! 🤙🏼

[@FedericoRomanzi]

littleBIGsynths i’m planning to buy a couple of rack synths and use ES fx section for both, in separate audio in parts! 🙂

[@bernardheckmandwike5226]

@@littleBIGsynths did you do the experiment then ? is it any good

[@Minino242]

Hello, thank for the video. I have a question about audio input. Does electribe cut the input sound when changing the preset? This is to use a continuous audio source during a performance.

[@natanunorthodox]

Are you running a trs headphone jack wire from the headphone jack of the SE-02 into the E2? What is the blue wire that you are using and what is the input slot being used on both machines? I know that the E2 is audio in, but what are you using for the SE-02? And if you don't mind what cord and output are you using to get the sound from the E2 out into the speaker you are playing? Is a headphone jack just as good as input/output on synths? Thanks

[@nicoau98]

Can this be done by connecting a guitar or bass though the audio input? also, can these be recorded and added to the sequence? thank you

[@Jason75913]

Electribe can't record.

[@ThamilNesan]

You gave me bro the idea now Hi recently got Korg Electribe 2, I want to play along with Yamaha PSR S950 Style in Yamaha keyboard speakers Yamaha has AUX IN, should I still MIDI OUT from Yamaha to Electribe IN can you please help me to connect it and if you can do a video about that which will be beneficial for the people like me who are new in MIDI environment please keep do in more God bless

[@djaynesMHV]

Hi thanks for this video! But I have a question, I did everything you did but when I play my synth there's a slight jump between steps 12 and 13..?

[@fabio.lor.]

Can I use multiple synth into Audio In? Do the IFXs remain splitted on each external synth?

[@Kotiix974]

I need help with my électribe and volca bass how can i play both of the on one speaker ?

[@davidbrown8600]

I had some trouble yesterday doing this. Got the audio in. Hooked up the midi out from my electribe to the midi in on my Roland boutique. The electribe played the Roland sound but it also played the midi sequence from the Roland. Can't figure why it did that.

[@onderstroom]

Great!!! Thanks..

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Monomeer Monomeer Thank You! :)

[@georgesbahia]

Muito bom obrigado

[@brianreilly6545]

Hey do you know if this operation will work the same with electribe Sampler?

[@bernardheckmandwike5226]

the audio in on the new ones is now where near as exciting as the red and blue 1. i also wet my self whilst writing this as i was never told if its wrong or right to do that to yourself

[@aarongarcia389]

Great vid. Is it possible to assign each channel/pad on the Electribe to a different effect and then use the mute / unmute to use as sort of an easy effects station for live use? Also any input on how it could be used as a fx send ? I tried that and it made my mix redline every time I used a send knob.

[@littleBIGsynths]

Thank you! 🙂 I am certain you can switch FX... but I'm not quite sure about the FX send. That sounds like a really good ide though. I will have to try that out right away. I will let you know. 👍

[@garygerman2685]

I have a Volca sampler Im trying to run through the Electribe just as it is in the very beginning of the video here but IM getting no sound. Was there an extra secret step or..?

[@louisv834]

Hey, i recently bought the roland se-02, i like the video but is there any way to record the notes played on the se-02 and make it loop in the korg electribe 2? Would be really useful

[@littleBIGsynths]

Sorry, I'm not sure if I understand your question. You can sequence notes on the SE-02 and they will play through the audio input. As long as they are synced together, they will play together in time. You can also use the Electribe 2 to sequence the SE-02 and that will also play back throughout the input. If I didnt answer your question.. please elaborate a bit more. Always glad to help. 🙂 Thanks

[@imno1_tekno]

@@littleBIGsynths say that you want to save that melody of yours and sound from se-02 in the electribe so you can then play it without the se-02 like when recording internal sounds. Is electribe capable for that?

[@natanunorthodox]

Can you record the sounds into either system into eachother.? Can you record the sounds from your SE-02 into the electribe or vise versa? If so, please explain how? Thank you.

[@littleBIGsynths]

You can't record the sounds of the external device, you can only sequence it. That would be kinda cool though. 🤔

[@tylon2999]

@@oOFTJOo electribes are not recorders.

[@CFunk-xw2wc]

Question, can all of this be recorded into the electribe? When I try to do the same I can play everything just fine but when I record and playback I hear nothing. Thanks for the help?

[@littleBIGsynths]

+FUNKBEAST HI! Well, you can't necessarily record the external sounds into the Electribe... you can only sequence the external gear. Select a "part"/pad. Each pad sends data on individual channels. So pad 1 = channel 1, pad 2 = channel 2, etc, etc. Set your external synth to match the part/pad that you want and then make sure you set the oscillator Type to "audio in". If you still don't hear anything... make sure to use the oscillator edit knob to increase the gain. You should be able to play the pads in keyboard mode and hear the external synth. Once it's all setup to play via keyboard mode... You can then input and record your sequence and it will play the external synth via the sequencer. Hope this makes sense. I may do in depth video on how to sequence External gear. So stay tuned. :)

[@CFunk-xw2wc]

littleBIGsynths thanks! Understand now midi is confusing to me sometimes.

[@imno1_tekno]

@@littleBIGsynths when you reach to that point, can you capture the external sounds so electribe can play it after you unplug the synth?

[@Jason75913]

​@@imno1_tekno capture it with a DR40 or Kross keyboard's recorder, sure, but not in the Electribe

[@Jason75913]

Also, MFX type cannot be Looper when you try this. Just found out.

[@MYSYLVENNESLIFE]

Hey, would love to know if you have ever tried plugging into audio in a microphone just to simply add microphone sounds into the tracks.. Is it possible you think? I may be able as well to loop my singing? Would be so happy to hear what you think. Thanks great video otherwise !

[@littleBIGsynths]

You might be able to get microphone audio through the audio input... dont know if it will have enough volume to cut through the mix or not. As far as looping, definitely cant on the synth version. Perhaps the sampler version? I'm not completely familiar with the sampler version. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching! 🙂

[@camerarderie5070]

No. Microphones are not LINE level. You must amplify the mic first, them plug the output of the amp into the line in.

[@rjpeace3003]

Can I play audio from a DJ board with midi bom?

[@christiankenne9435]

Can u tell me could I use my Yamaha portable keyboard and do the same thing as u with the electribe using the electribe sequence and filter?

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Christian Kenne Totally! :) If your keyboard has an audio output than I don't see why not. Lol The Electribe will proccess any incoming audio. ;) The only thing is that you may need a 1/4" to 1/8" cable or adapter. (Electribe uses a mini jack input and I'm sure your keyboard had 1/4" outputs... but I may be wrong. Hope I helped. :)

[@christiankenne9435]

littleBIGsynths so basically get another aux cord to connect them and I have the adapter piece so with that being said I have what it is I need and I'm probably gunna have to watch this video like yen times yo fully retain it and be able to do it cuz I'm slow in setting stuff up stuff but if u can answer my last question in this comment that'd be awesome and thank u for such a fast response ur the man😎

[@christiankenne9435]

Ohh I forgot if I connect my portable keyboard can I record it to my electribe or do I need to get an ad card to be able to store it

[@christiankenne9435]

Sd card sorry

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Christian Kenne Always happy to help! :) I don't think the Electribe is capable of recording external gear and playing it back. Don't quote me on that though. I am like %99 sure. I will look into this a bit more, because someone else asked me the same question recently.

[@leiriaroyal]

what are the cables ? jack?

[@SwornP5]

leiriaroyal I think so I've just bought 2 jack's for it to plug into my interface

[@boymatmat]

Sorry Bro again i saw that the audio in only has 1 Jack what if i wanted to use a left and a right for audio in?

[@littleBIGsynths]

No worries! Always glad to help. 🙂 Im sure you can do that by using a stereo breakout cable or you could also just use a mixer of some sort to combine the audio together... BUT either way, you wouldnt be able to apply different FX to each connected device without affecting the other. Hope that kinda makes sense. Lol

[@capsuleboy]

I have a question, can I input my boss gt 10 digital guitar pedalboard into my electribe2 without breaking it?? Can I use an average microphone for the input? what microphone should I buy if so? thanks

[@littleBIGsynths]

Interesting question. As far as the pedal board is concerned, I'm not sure how you would or what you would achieve by doing this. Do you possibly mean running the Electribe through your pedal board to use the effects? The Electribe might not have enough gain to push a mic into a decent volume... but if it did... you would still need a microphone that has a 1/4" cable with a 3.5mm adapter in order to get the signal into the E2 to begin with. An alternative approach would be to run microphone into a mixer that has preamps and phantom power, and then run the "tape out" signal into the E2. This will ensure that the mic at least has enough power going into the E2. Just make sure to keep an eye on the "clipping" indicator to make sure the signal is not overwhelming the E2. Hope some of this info could be useful. Thanks for watching

[@capsuleboy]

@@littleBIGsynths hi man, I plugged my mobile phone, but it sounds a bit low, the input volume at full, the mobile phone volume at full. THe point is that I plug my electribe to my guitar amp,, but I would like to use my guitar in the same guitar amp, so my idea was to send my digital pedalboard through the electribe input. Honestly I doubt about the quality, though. also my digital pedal has conversion to midi, it transforms sounds and sends them to midi through a USB I think. I thought that I could control the instruments through my guitar..

[@SRF_1031]

I dont get the point of Sample 17 Audio In Mn...Your video was great. However is it not possible to record that way? Like nothing you played could be recorded or saved without sampling as you regularly would.

[@littleBIGsynths]

This is the synth version of the electribe. There are no sampling capabilities on this version. The external audio input is simply used for processing audio (filter, FX, etc) You can not record any external sounds... but you can create and store sequences that can control external gear. Sequencing, in combination with the audio input, can be very fun and really useful. 👍 Hope I didnt stay too far from your question. 🙂

[@zpurpz]

@@littleBIGsynths lmaooo Isn't this the sampler bro ? The synth is blue fyi

[@littleBIGsynths]

I have the older version... Its grey. 😉 lol Original versions were grey (synth) and dark grey/black for the sampler. The newer ones are red and blue. 👍

[@zpurpz]

@@littleBIGsynths my apologies. You're right, the black one is the sampler. HOWEVER , I found videos showing us how to sample incoming audio for the grey ones (which is the same one I have as well!)

[@littleBIGsynths]

No problem at all. 😁 I dont think there is any difference in hardware between the two... it's just different firmware. So, yes, In theory... all you would need to do is swap the firmware and you should be golden. 🤔 lol Not worth the risk IMO. I prefer the synth version anyways. It has a pretty great synth engine. 👍

[@arthurbocquet1138]

Why is the quality from computer sampling so bad on the korg electribe e2. When i send noises from pc trough a mini jack into the audio in from the electribe it sounds very bad

[@Beatprisoner]

But you have a gate on/off after every 16th step. So you can not really have a drone or pad without a short break. So for me this is not working.

[@kamranfallah]

In order to plug " Electric Guitar " to it for sampling and playing along ---> can you plug electric guitar to mixer and from mixer output to electribe 2 and from electribe to speaker? is that the best way?r esle... thnks for the videos

[@vznquest]

yes you can. a simple mixer or soundcard will do

[@christiankenne9435]

I'm still having trouble with the keyboard threw I do what u say and I see it running threw but I need my electribe effects and it's not doing it could u give me a step by step so I can just read and do it one by one like. How to step by step what buttons I press and what not please thanks

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Christian Kenne What are you connecting to it? Give me am idea of your setup. I would be glad to help. Are you running a synth through the audio input?

[@christiankenne9435]

I have a Yamaha psre433 portable keyboard and then the electribe sampler the keyboard has preset sounds and I wanna use those sounds and the effects on the electribe

[@christiankenne9435]

littleBIGsynths I see it running threw my electribe when I do what u say I even can here it with the global way but I wanna get the effects like the other way u show so I can put a little twist on the sounds I have

[@christiankenne9435]

littleBIGsynths I have the es2 and psre433 Yamaha portable keyboard

[@littleBIGsynths]

+Christian Kenne Alright, I'll try and break it down. To get started, set your synth or keyboard to MIDI channel 1. Make sure the output from your device is connected to the input of the electribe. On the electribe: select pad 1. Press record and then using the "keyboard" mode, play any note. (Hold that note for the entire duration of 16 steps. *if you go to "sequencer mode, you should see all of the steps lit up. At this point you should have a single sustained note. Now change the oscillator type to "audio in thru". Now you want to play some notes on your synth/keyboard and look to see if you can see any activity in the electribe lcd display. You should see a audio level indicator. Using the oscillator "edit" knob, increase the gain to hear the incoming audio. At this point, you should have incoming audio on part 1/pad 1. You should be able to now apply master and insert fx to the incoming audio. I hope this all made sense and works out for you. Let me know. :)

[@Antoine-dk5fs]

Doesn't work for me with my microfreak 😕

[@TheHallucinati]

It's not terribly good at altering sound passed through its oscillator. Despite being fully stereo capable. I expected more. Though it's got plenty of other cons as a standalone synth

[@meruvian]

I'm running a mono analogue synth into my ES2 and I'm only hearing the synth out of the left speaker. Anybody have and idea why?

[@littleBIGsynths]

What kind of cable are you using?

[@meruvian]

I figured it out. It was the cable, so your instinct was correct. Thanks for replying.

[@Alkostep]

when i comnect two instruments to sequence them on different channel and also audio from them to input in electribe it messes up melodie like when i play one synth it triggers other.it doesnt happen when i dont connect to audio in.

[@deseipel0076]

too bad the pitch knob doesn't do anything to audio input...

[@digitalbeat666]

plastic version is not that good as original