New electribe, midi keyboard connection

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:39 pm

If you have the new electribe connected to an ipad ( nice touch ), can you connect a midi keyboard to the electribe. In fact can you connect a midi keyboard at all?

Spheric El · Post by **Spheric El** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:59 pm

Yes you can connect a midi keyboard really simply. Then select a midi channel to choose which part you want to control (so it will help if access to this parameter is easy on your keyboard).
There's two way of connecting the iPad - jus basic audio into the back of E2 , then effect iPad with E2s effects/filter (or not); and the midi way.
I need someone else ,like Tarekith ,to chime in here as I haven't done that.

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:09 pm

What's the physical connection for the midi keyboard. ( the Electribe USB will probably be taken by ipad )

Tom 62 · Post by **Tom 62** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:15 pm

Mickmike wrote:What's the physical connection for the midi keyboard. ( the Electribe USB will probably be taken by ipad )

How about ... the MIDI input?

Note: You can't use the Electribe's USB port to connect a keyboard because the Tribe is NOT a USB host.

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:36 pm

Tom 62 wrote:
Mickmike wrote:What's the physical connection for the midi keyboard. ( the Electribe USB will probably be taken by ipad )
How about ... the MIDI input? Note: You can't use the Electribe's USB port to connect a keyboard because the Tribe is NOT a USB host.

Imagine if there was a picture of the back of the electribe somewhere online. Or a product page with a spec list. Or a PDF of the manual available. That would be totally crazy.

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:58 pm

Alright, calm down dear. Thought came to me when I was on the forum. Didn't realise it was a crime to ask...knobhead

KlaatuNinja · Post by **KlaatuNinja** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:59 am

There is a separate midi in and out from the usb connection, the electribe has 3.5 mil jack connections with little 3.5 to midi breakout cables that you get in the box

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 1:44 pm

Mickmike wrote:Alright, calm down dear. Thought came to me when I was on the forum. Didn't realise it was a crime to ask...knobhead

It is a crime for new members to ask questions that a 2-second Google search would answer, according to internet forum protocol.

At least it was in my day. I'm just carrying on the tradition. I'd never try to grab the attention of strangers and have them spoon feed me very basic facts. If I did, I would expect sarcasm along with the answer.

I wonder if it's cold outside today? I think I'll register an account at the Accuweather.com forums and ask the amateur meteorologists if I need a jacket.

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:04 pm

He-he. What a dick. I've been making music for over 20 years, back on Ataris and akai samplers, so I'm no kin noob. Been using software for a few years, and just getting back into hardware, so the question was more related to USB connectivity, which was answered. Fool

Vertical · Post by **Vertical** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:10 pm

Just keep in mind that because the E2 doesn't have midi pass thru from in to out, you can use an external midi keyboard to control internal sounds, but in order to control external midi synths, you need to split and merge the midi.

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:24 pm

If it pleases you Ted, this is a link to my latest album

https://soundcloud.com/chip-able

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:29 pm

Mickmike wrote:He-he. What a dick. I've been making music for over 20 years, back on Ataris and akai samplers, so I'm no kin noob. Been using software for a few years, and just getting back into hardware, so the question was more related to USB connectivity, which was answered. Fool

20 years? OK, my mistake. It was a great question.

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:34 pm

I'll buy you dinner

Ted3000 · Post by **Ted3000** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:41 pm

Mickmike wrote:If it pleases you Ted, this is a link to my latest album

https://soundcloud.com/chip-able

I'm listening now. It's acceptable. But let's see how far I make it - there's a couple of 7-ish minute songs on the horizon which generally signals doom.

Mickmike · Post by **Mickmike** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:49 pm

The sound quality ain't great cos of soundclouds bit conversion, but hey-ho. The jackals "likes" are my gadget stuff under different name.