patchname script for the EA-1

elektrasoul · Post by **elektrasoul** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:41 pm

hi,

can anyone point me in the right direction for a cubase patchname script file for the ea-1, please?

cheers!

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:49 pm

If you want to use the EA-1 purely with its presets, you are really going the wrong way about it.
One of the big features of the Electribe series is that the sound of a part is related directly to the pattern, so you can start from scratch designing the right sound as a part of writing your song/track.

In the same way, you will be hard pressed to find a presets patch list for many 'real' synthesizers because most people reprogram them from scratch when they get them. A lot of the presets are often just there to show what it can do.

Sorry if that is not necessarily too helpful, and I do hope you find what you are looking for...

elektrasoul · Post by **elektrasoul** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:44 pm

i dunno what youre talking about mate.

to use any synth ive used before with cubase you start with the preset then use the synth to sculpt the sound the way you want it.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:51 pm

I think I get what you are doing, which can I suppose be benefited from a patch script.
Are you sequencing the parts in cubase, rather than just triggering them running using the EA-1's built in pattern sequencer?
Its not a problem at all, I just didn't think many people use them that way. I can see how a patch script can be useful in that way, but equally you could just enter in the program number and bank changes (if necessary. A bit more complicated I know) from the MIDI channel inspector panel in Cubase. I don't think the EA-1 shows names for patches on its panel anyway, so a patchscript file wouldn't really have much in it, right?

elektrasoul · Post by **elektrasoul** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:11 pm

yeah, gona sequence in cubase and use the electribe as a module rather than a groovebox.

cant seem to find a script anywhere and dont want to write my own one. all that msb/lsb crap etc... its a minefield.

elektrasoul · Post by **elektrasoul** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:46 pm

looks like my perception of this machine was off the mark. lol. and as i dont have the machine yet, i just took it for granted that it was more of a tone module than a 2 part 2 osc synth. i didnt know about the audio input socket either!

out of curiosity, how do you use your ea1?

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:28 pm

I actually have an ER-1 and an ES-1 which are more drum/rhythm machines but the general concept for all of them is the same:
You create a pattern (and the synth sound is an integral part of that pattern - i.e. the synth parameters for the parts are saved with and are unique to each pattern.
Then if you wish you can change patterns in real-time whilst performing, or string them together in song mode to make a full song.

If you had for example the ES-1 and EA-1 synced together over MIDI, you could have your bassline programmed on the EA-1 and some drums and other rhythm elements like guitar programmed on the other.

They are great for live performance particularly because of the ability to switch between patterns whilst they are running (and it waits to the end of the current pattern before changing).

I imagine it would be okay as a two-timbre monophonic sound module if you blanked off all the patterns and just had sounds programmed for the synth parts.

elektrasoul · Post by **elektrasoul** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:23 pm

had my first muck around with this last night with headphones and thought it was quite good.

had a read at the manual which shows you some basic settings to create sub/pad etc patches.

just a thought: im wondering if there are any patches i can download that can then be fed into the memory for use later? i noticed some sysex program the last time but dunno where to find it or what it does...

Pastor-of-Muppets · Post by **Pastor-of-Muppets** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:42 pm

haven't tried this myself:
http://www.techno-id.com/electribe.htm#Electribes%20pad

elektrasoul · Post by **elektrasoul** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:11 pm

cheers!

anyone got any good patch settings for this thing? i know i can just tweak myself but ive not even hooked it up yet! this is studio night aswell! ;-0

Delta9 · Post by **Delta9** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:49 am

Here: http://www.easy-share.com/1911896250/EA1 - Cubase Midi Device.rar

Readme included. Have fun...

goatrideruk · Post by **goatrideruk** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:51 pm

This is exactly what i need too and the link provided is dead. can anyone help me out?