And i seem to me stuck between both @krism and @virtual_flannel world . I 'm torn.
Found a few more bugs on the electribe, chord mode is not always recorded correctly - sometimes you get a bum note, even though when playing it sounds right when it gets recorded something goes wrong. Realtime record does not always register each pad press, 99.9% of the time it does, but very occassionaly it does not. I’m sure that there is some condition which causes the bug but am yet to figure what it is.
Hopefully these bugs will get squished soon!
hey @darenager , i got my electribe yesterday. wasn't able to recreate the voice stealing bug u mentioned. didn't turn off any filters and had lots of IFX on, as well as the MFX. i had 4 heavy synth parts and 4 drum parts going.
at one point, thought i was getting it, but turns out i was on pad 13 & 14, and one was cutting off the other until i turned that off in the menu then everything was peachy..
i gotta mess around w/ it some more, but overall i'm diggin it. it has some quirks to it. but what device doesn't?
http://youtu.be/kLEC26ct86s here’s the electribe running through a Deco.
A question for the Volca sample owners:
Would using single cycle waves be any fun with the Volca sample?
How fiddly is it to input melodies? Can it be made easier by adding external midi gear?
Seriously considering getting one to be my found sound weirdness sequencer - you know, something to make weird soundscapes with. Just got to wondering about the possibility of looping single cycles, and right after that about actually making melodies 
Thanks for any help.
http://youtu.be/kLEC26ct86s here's the electribe running through a Deco.
Killer vid!!! Love the track.
Really interested in the Step Jump mode. Haven’t had time to peep every vid. Any recommendations for vids that show off step-jump? Also if anyone(who is lucky enough to have an electribe 
would care to speak on this mode that would be dope!
would care to speak on this mode that would be dope!Yea, I like the track too! And the break sequence is cool, should have a phone conversation with a couple or something like that… I’m a fan of the electribes too, but only have my old em-1 left.
what r u interested in regarding the step jump?
it works like, if u press the pad, it will jump to the step.
if u hold the pad down it will keep retriggering the step.
when u let go, it continues playing from that step.
i don’t think it jumps back to where u should be in the sequence.
its kinda neat, kinda novelty.
what r u interested in regarding the step jump?it works like, if u press the pad, it will jump to the step.if u hold the pad down it will keep retriggering the step.when u let go, it continues playing from that step.i don't think it jumps back to where u should be in the sequence.its kinda neat, kinda novelty.
You answered my question perfectly, just wanted a general sense of the feature, thanks! Sounds enticing!
I should def DL the manual, been sleeping.
the manual is super spotty at best.
the parameter guide explains the menus in more depth, but theres almost no in depth explanation for the rest of the device.
I’m having major GAS pains for the new Electribe AND Strymon Deco, but can really afford one right now. The op-1 and electribe seems like they would be major BFFs (with beniftis), but I don’t necesarilly need another Groovebox on top of the op-1…or do I??
@docshermsticks I haven’t had a chance to checkout the electribe manual yet, but since it has an line-in does that mean you can do a little bit of sampling, Or is that completely reserved for the sampler Electribe?
I owned the Electribe es1 in the early '00s and I wonder how similar they might be. The es1 pattern step sequencing was little confusing for me at the time and no matter how many times I read the manual I could not save anything to the memory card for the life of me. It was fun while I had it, but it was more of a pain to keep since I never really got the hang of it.
If I got the Deco, I’d feel like it would be more of permanent piece in my setup that’ll add warmth and all that analog goodness to my sound.
Oh check this track out! Nice and crunchy. http://youtu.be/_F89x00DmKE
i think they would get along splendidly together. they cover different grounds, both sonically and functionally.
the audio in is not for sampling.
what u can do tho is either output the line in to the master outs, or assign it to a pad, which u can then send thru the filter, fx, modulation, etc.
one thing i want to do is midi up the electribe to an sp404 for sampling duties, then trigger it from the electribe sequencer. i think that will be a dope combo.
the new electribes are similar to the older electribes, maybe a lil more similar to the EMX/ESX eras, but they bring a lot of new stuff to the table. sounds a lot more cleaner and polished to me too.
it feels a little bit like their korg gadget app too w/o the crazy piano roll sequencer/clip launcher.
Seriously considering selling the OP-1 to fund the Electribe. I’ve had the OP-1 for a month and am getting no-where with it. It’s a PITA to navigate when you’re trying to write a song and some of the basic things I’ve grown accustomed to just aren’t there - namely a ADSR envelope for the drums. Mind you on their website they show a ADSR as the envelope for drums. Someone in their marketing department screwed up on that one. Anyway, the Electribe looks and sounds nice.
I kind of like the drum envelope, especially for sampled drums, with this envelope you get gold out of a bad drumloop. Isn’t it a A/D S R envelope!? But! I would give the OP-1 some more time and if then still yours the opinion I#d get the elctribe sampler…
Quick question on the Volca Sample…
Is there something significant you can do with it that you can’t with the OP-2?
The po-12 might be able to sample. Sampling is the biggest feature on the sample. Even though it is seemingly unimportant.
@djadonis206 if its more of a groovebox that you’re after then the electribe is maybe more your thing rather than an OP-1.
On the topic of the Volca Sample, I can’t get over how amazing it is. Have spent the last day and a half gelling with the thing and using it alongside the OP-1. I keep discovering little things that are not necessarily immediately apparent.
So to start with you can hold 100 samples in the internal memory.
Samples can be archived on your iPhone using the app AudioShare.
Samples are transferred onto the sample manager apps (official) AudioPocket or (unofficial) Caustic Editor. Getting samples onto the volca is super simple and I’ve already archived loads of drum kits.
The Volca Sample can store up to 10 sequences (Memory 1 to 10)
A sequence is made up of up to 10 samples (parts) each up to 16 steps.
I just realised whilst playing tonight that each sequence can contain different samples!
Previously I’d thought that all sequences had to use the same 10 samples (parts).
Previously I’d thought that all sequences had to use the same 10 samples (parts).
Mind = Blown!
With this sort of arsenal you could play a whole gig just on one volca sample!
You can arrange songs on the Volca Sample - it allows for 6 songs each containing an arrangement of up to 16 sequences. Pretty cool but a little limiting - If I was playing songs “live” then I’d probably be more inclined to use the M 1-10 and the Mutes to structure songs on the fly.
I think that trying to play notes using the pitch or loading in different samples at different notes being a bit of a pain in the ass so the best use for the volca is a drum machine and one-shot or stab-sample machine.
The PO-12 looks to be more of a fun or glitch machine like the Bastl Instrument offerings I reckon.
Whereas the Volca Sample can really be used as quite an advanced drum machine and sample sequencer.
The “Motion Sequence” recording is very much like Elektrons Parameter Locks.
Each sample within a sequence can have its own motion sequence recorded and this is kept in memory and can be turned on or off.
Two of these and an OP-1 and you’d be laughing!
@docshermsticks that’s a snazzy idea, I wish the sp404 wasn’t so pricey 
@johnl that was my thinking about the Volca Sample compared to the op-1 too, but Spacetravelmadeeasy cleared that up for me. I’m just not convinced the transferring process is that seamless yet. With the op-1, there are several ways to sample into to it directly, e.g., internal mic, ext mic, radio, and etc. - seems like users would be taking a few steps backward with the Volca Sample.
Man @spacetravelmadeeasy you’re making me reconsider getting the electribe and picking up a Volca Sample instead… Could you clarify how simple it is to transfer samples? I feel it would be simple and fast if your equipped with a fast iphone (my ancient iphone 4 would fall into a coma) and if you’ve got ample space somewhere. I’d like to use my iPad air if the app allows it, and It would be nice to use my Zoom h1 for stereo higher bit samples, if the Sample can manage. Damn, now it would make more sense getting a Zoom iq6 or another comparable stereo mic with a lighting attatchement. Also, are you able to tranfer more than one sample at a time, like a whole drum kit in one shot? Hmm, maybe I should look into the Electrible Sampler now? sorry if you’ve allready mentioned this too, but have you synced the op-1 to the electribe yet or the Volca sample to the electribe?
Uhhghh, there’s so much gear that does the same thing, but in different ways and I’m afraid I’d be rebuying the same gear in chase of the dragon.
I don’t think the volca sample transfer app is very picky with your iPhone @Kites – if I’m not mistaken, the app just plays tones similar to what your ancient phone-line-using slow-as-hell modem would do. So I wouldn’t be worried about the iPhone 4 not being up to scratch.