monotribe=meh???

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:39 pm

so will the monotribe be embraced or denied?

I don't have an electribe but I played on an EA-1 and absolutely loved it. I have always wanted but just never bought one. my buddy has a esx-1 anjd doesn't seem very impressed (then again he has the octa-track).

so yeah; love it or hate it? why?

tim from texas · Post by **tim from texas** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:27 pm

looks cool but i dont really understand how it will work. the sequencer and "electribe" parts look strange i dont really understand it yet. if the price is low like the monotron or somewhere close then it may be ok. if its not then it will look/be an overpriced toy imo. you guys on the sp site were talking about how it didnt have midi.. so the in / ou/ sync plugs are for connecting several of the same devices i imagine?

i found this a few days ago and thought it was cool and they connect in a way i can imagine the monotribe will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rCfhF-fNb4

tim from texas · Post by **tim from texas** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:53 pm

bump with fixed pics

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:59 pm

I refused to get excited until I was sure it wasn't an april fool, but if it's as reasonably priced as the monotron i'm getting one

Aciphecs · Post by **Aciphecs** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:46 pm

Agreed, anything under $200 and I'm in!

Cry UFO · Post by **Cry UFO** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:49 am

Agreed

If the price is right then it’ll definitely be a cool bit of kit to keep around.

Wont those ‘sync in–outs’ be for CV gating?

mesoboy · Post by **mesoboy** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:19 am

Video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuqJfAWkN2c

plosive · Post by **plosive** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:53 pm

Almost willing to bet my hands the price will be 250. Korg is going to sell a sh!t-ton of these.

Jimmy C · Post by **Jimmy C** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:31 am

Neat-O!

roxxx303 · Post by **roxxx303** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:55 am

Sonic State says the official price is 237 Euros here in Germany (That is about 300 U.S.-$)!

That's much more than a monotron (4x)!
But street price will be cheaper I think...

Aciphecs · Post by **Aciphecs** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:36 pm

If it's $300US, I'm out! I'd get a Mopho for that price, with MIDI so I could have a full keyboard.

I'll just continue running my monotron into my ESX and sequencing analog that way! It's not like the ribbon is any bigger on the new mono, I have large hands

rr4 · Post by **rr4** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:48 pm

Yes, but there's always a difference between the "retail price" and what you actually pay... e.g. the retail price of the Monotron is $90, but you can buy it at retail stores for $60.

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:51 pm

^^^i was actually wondering if that worked just as well. an es-1 and a monotron could be had at 150 for the pair. would that be essentially the same thing if not better?

also, selling point alert, if you hooked m-tribe A into m-tribe B couldn't you run the drums through the second filter(and effect drum sounds more)? maybe they planned it that way

http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Dance/monotribe/

but yeah 300 dollars would be real money not toy money.

tim from texas · Post by **tim from texas** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:08 am

wow. 300 for that or a little more to sample mangle, or tweak synthesis a ton more. maybe 300 for a pair of them. the only way i would be interested is having two. it just makes more sense but for 600 bucks! there is a ton more powerful gear you could get. i have a hard time doing the math.

the monotron is 60 microkorg is 399 and emx 499

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:42 am

Depends if you're fussed about analog. I personally think that for Korg's 'caaracteristic' sound its not really worth it for the analogness alone.

However I would quite like one. be fun to sample and loop on my ES1.

It still is somewhat of an analog synth that is cheaper than a Dark Energy.