KORG MONOTRIBE

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:06 pm

is the teaser pic still there when starting the iElectribe, or was it only on friday?

does the iElectribe connect to wifi? if not, that means the teaser pic must have been present in the software all along and set to show on April 1st, which would definitely indicate a prank

jazza · Post by **jazza** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:50 pm

http://korg.com/Product.aspx?pd=601

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:05 pm

jazza wrote:http://korg.com/Product.aspx?pd=601

oops?

Now that really does look good. Kinda like what I was thinking.
Two things I was hoping for which aren't there though from a product like this:
XY pad with scales like KAOSSilator, rather than the horrible little 'ribbon'.
and more importantly, MIDI.

I'm kinda thinking this would be a good competitor to the Dark Energy or slim LP. But would really like to use a keyboard with it.

Also not sure what's up with the 'small' knobs. I'd be wanting to replace them with full size ones. They are laid out such that they could have used the same as the others.

Still,

I think Korg is slowly building up this 'real analog' thing.

Teh Mick · Post by **Teh Mick** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:44 pm

Well, I was expecting at least a keyboard version

This is more like a competitor to the Dave Smith's MoPho

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:46 pm

jazza wrote:http://korg.com/Product.aspx?pd=601

Looks like it has mono analog drum synthesis as part of it too - BD, SN, HH as well as standard Synth.

Unless the drums are digital samples that can be laid over the top, but I'm doubting this.

It's nice that Korg are going back towards (sounding) coloured and aggressive (MS20). You can only do transparent "crystal clear digital" so many times.

Wonder if the Polytron/Polytribe will follow.

PS > Wonder what the flux button does?

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:42 pm

X-Trade wrote:....Also not sure what's up with the 'small' knobs. I'd be wanting to replace them with full size ones. They are laid out such that they could have used the same as the others....

I think the small (or missing) knobs are for those parameters that aren't "fiddled" on a "live" performance (noise, vca and rhythm)

Timo wrote:PS > Wonder what the flux button does?

Flux = modern abbrev. of Flush

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:02 am

I'm still waiting for the legitimate heir to the EMX-1, and this ain't it.

I'm not looking for something that's less powerful than the EMX, analog or virtual analog. The keyboard touch strips are obviously for people who think the MicroKorg and Nano series keys are just way too good.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:06 am

axxim wrote:
X-Trade wrote:....Also not sure what's up with the 'small' knobs. I'd be wanting to replace them with full size ones. They are laid out such that they could have used the same as the others....
I think the small (or missing) knobs are for those parameters that aren't "fiddled" on a "live" performance (noise, vca and rhythm)

Well, that's pretty presumptuous. I know where you are coming from but I can't see any technical reason why they couldn't be full size knobs like the others. I can imagine tweaking 'noise' or 'level to be fairly useful. I wonder what the 'rhythm' knob does though. level of the drum sounds most probably but then its kindof in the wrong place.

By the looks of it though you'll be able to specify a gate pattern for the ribbon synth which would be fun!
I can imagine there'd be plenty of opportunity to mod this too, being analog.

Aciphecs · Post by **Aciphecs** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:50 pm

Here's some more pics and the article from synthtopia:
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2011/ ... st-photos/

Again no MIDI Korg??WTF

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:32 pm

@X-Trade:
It could be that those pots are trimmpots which are cheaper and specified for lesser movement cycles than normal pots. Just a guess, when the first one gets opened we will know better.

@Aciphecs:
Well it surely has an analog vco like the monotron. You can MIDIfy it with a MIDI to CV converter like the monotron using some adaption. I've seen some mods in the web for this. If they have put MIDI on it, then they also could have spend a small KB for it, but this I think this is not what Korg intended to do.

EnjoyRC · Post by **EnjoyRC** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:58 pm

Think this will find it's way to being an iPad app some day?

Aciphecs · Post by **Aciphecs** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:10 pm

@axxim True! I want one anyway, hopefully it's not more than $150US

flat earth · Post by **flat earth** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:03 pm

specs up:

http://www.gear4music.com/Keyboards-and ... tation/FYL

Bowmoney · Post by **Bowmoney** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:48 pm

wow...they really did pick the worst case scenario for synching...

kimu · Post by **kimu** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 8:52 pm

a MIDI IN or at least CV/gate would be appreciated... anyway seems to be fully analog

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