KORG MONOTRIBE

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:37 pm

I think that depending on how "discrete" this machine is, it could be a good cake for biscuit.. er.. circuit bending and improvements...

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:54 pm

the drum sounds do seem uneditable. pity.

but it also seems to scream as a synth. it really should be the ea-2 mono (wait?). the sounds in the video and the hands on tweaking are both selling points. again midi must happen, modding a must. maybe the m2 guy can help us.

Aciphecs · Post by **Aciphecs** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:29 pm

jbl wrote:good point!
btw is your handle Jim Henson related? pastor of MUPPETS

I think it is just a spoonerism of Master of Puppets

POM correct me if I'm wrong.

Bowmoney · Post by **Bowmoney** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:53 pm

Biopharmer wrote:I've got a very plain question for Rich F. I don't care if he's not allowed to talk about it yet, I just want him to read the following and reply when he can. I'd be very interested to hear a sensable explanation:

Dear Rich F,

The Monotribe has a lot of cool features. Korg got a LOT of things right, and that's great. And even most of the exclusions I can deal with:
No MIDI? okay.
No real keyboard? fine.
However there is one glaring issue that I feel Korg will have an awfully difficult time explaining. The 8 STEP stepsequencer. Why? Would it have killed you to put in a full 16 steps? Do you realize how annoying it will be to only have 8 steps? It can already be annoying and repetitive with 16, but 8 is rediculous. There's no room to get a typical musical idea down. There's no room for a full typical rhythm. There's only enough room for HALF of a good idea and HALF of a good drumloop.
Why? Do you realize how many people will get angry at this? I understand that you're trying to build up an analog reputation here, trying to get analog into the hands of more consumers before moving forward in that area. However, even someone who considers themselves a musical novice will get annoyed with this.
Imagine a typical user sitting down to program a riff or bassline they just heard on the radio (usually based on 16 steps), only to find that they can only program in the first half of it. That is not going to be good for building up this analog reputation.
Either way we know that Korg understands the point of 16 steps. Every current electribe and synthesizer you currently manufacture (with a stepsequencer) has a minimum of 16 steps. Why give this half of a sequencer?
I'm very interested in how you plan on marketing it when all your demos are just going to be annoying 8 step loops!
Look, I'm still interested and I do plan on buying one. I'm all for working with limitations too but this one is just too much of a limitation. It almost seems like a joke.
I really hope I'm missing something here. I really hope I'm wrong and it is NOT limited to 8 steps.
Please!

Thank you for your time,
Alex (Biopharmer-at-gmail.com)

If anyone knows a better place for Rich to see this, would you please forward it there.

Because, now you can, like, buy two of them! and the fact that you will buy it even though it has shortcomings is precisely why they do these things...they will make tons of money, and in a year or 18 months they can sell you a new model with a few more features...

I totally agree 8 steps is horrible...and having to buy two pieces of equipment to get 16 beats sucks...

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:16 pm

If you think having two side by side is going to give you 16 beats then I think you're going to be disappointed.

having two together is only going to give you more parts. The 'sync' connections just allow you to sync two or more devices in time.

Bowmoney · Post by **Bowmoney** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:29 pm

yeah i kinda figured that, i was just thinking there would be some kind of parallel vs. follow switch that might allow 16 beats

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:47 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zomsMea6KxM

Biopharmer · Post by **Biopharmer** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:50 pm

Yeah, if you buy two then TAH DAH! Now you've still only got half a bar of music, but now you can add more synth and MORE of the same drums. haha!

The price seems to be about $200. That's a little pricey if you want to buy two though.

xmlguy · Post by **xmlguy** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:58 pm

The tribe has voted the Monotron off the island.

Hey, Korg. How about releasing something that's actually better in every way than what you've released in the past, for a change, except guitar tuners. There's no need for any more guitar tuners for the next 20 years, trust me on that. Oh, also no need for harmonicas and accordians. Electronic bongo drums like the wavedrum, no more of those too.

How about A NEW FRIGGEN ELECTRIBE, you bloody wankers!!! Or at least an iElectribe that has more features than the EMX+ESX.

Johnny Sniper · Post by **Johnny Sniper** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:02 pm

Shame, I was hoping for more of a "step sequencer" where I could edit the drums. The synths do sound nice though

Kevin Nolan · Post by **Kevin Nolan** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:56 pm

Have to admit I find the Monotribe very interesting. I actually like that it's so simple, has no memories and forces you to tweak. But listen to the video on sonicstate.com - you can get very imaginative with this thing. The analogue drums sound great too. A lovely job. The antithesis to the Kronos. Korg definitely have their thinking caps on.

Kevin.

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:03 am

xmlguy wrote:How about A NEW FRIGGEN ELECTRIBE, you bloody wankers!!! Or at least an iElectribe that has more features than the EMX+ESX.

+1 new Electribe
-1 new iElectribe

if you want an app for your oversized iphone write it yourself!

I want hardware that I can't make myself

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:45 am

Any idea when it might be available?
How long did it take for the monotron to come out after it was announced?

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:30 pm

I dont know...but things like this i personally find useless and a waste of money.

kimu · Post by **kimu** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:49 pm

but the drum parts goes through VCF and VCA or are not affected by them?