Electribe Sampler Features; New Functions Of The Electribe Sampler; Changes To Specific Controller Functions; Recording & Editing Samples - Korg electribe Manuel D'utilisation

electribe sampler features

Sampling functionality has been added to the electribe's functions.
The electribe sampler also provides the same analog modeling
sound engines as the electribe.
You can use up to 499 user samples with a total length of approxi-
mately 270 seconds when calculated as monaural. Numerous
preset samples of drums, drum/phrase loops, and hits are pro-
vided.
1. New functions of the electribe sam-
pler
The electribe sampler adds powerful new features, and changes
the function of certain electribe controls.
Sampling function
The electribe sampler provides two methods of sampling:
• Sampling from an external audio source via the Audio In jack.
• Resampling the entire output of your electribe sampler perfor-
mance.
Sample editing
Sample editing allows you to edit the start and end points of a
sample, as well as the "slicing" of audio samples. These same
types of sample editing can also be used to edit the preset samples.
Stereo sample playback
Stereo samples—whether created on the electribe sampler or
loaded from a memory card—can be assigned to a part and played
as part of your performance.

2. Changes to specific controller functions

Oscillator Edit knob (Edit Section)
If a sample has been selected as the Oscillator, this knob can be
used to adjust the playback start point and to change the playback
direction.
Amp/EG Decay/Release knob
If a sample has been selected as the Oscillator, this knob can be
used to adjust the Gate Time—if the Amp EG is off.
If this knob is set to a value of 127, the sample plays to its end
regardless of the sample length.
TIP If the sample's LOOP START POINT (Sample 5/10 page) is
specified, or if the OSC TYPE (oscillator type) is the
Analog or Audio In category, operation is the same as if
the electribe's Amp EG is off.
Filter LPF/HPF/BPF buttons
The following filters can be individually activated, or turned off.
• electribe LPF ON or OFF
• electribe HPF ON or OFF
• electribe BPF ON or OFF
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Recording & Editing Samples

1. Sampling:

Recording an external sound source via the Audio Input jack.
Preparing to sample
• Connect the output of the instrument, sound source, or audio
device that you wish to sample to the Audio In jack of the
electribe sampler. This Audio Input uses a stereo mini-jack, and
can accept either a stereo or mono mini-plug.
• Set the Audio In thru setting to On (Global page 14/17), and play
back some sound from your audio device.
• Adjust the output level of your external device (or adjust the
electribe sampler's Input Level knob) so that the peak icon
(CLIP) does not light when the connected device's output level
is at its maximum.
Setting the sampling mode
1. Hold down the Shift button and press the Rec button. The Rec
button and the Play/Pause button will now blink.
If you decide to cancel before you start sampling, press the
Exit button now.
2. Choose the sampling mode (the display indicates "Sampling
mode").
Turn the Value knob to specify either stereo sampling "Stereo"
or monaural sampling "Mono."
3. Press the > button to select the sampling source. Turn the
Value knob to specify "Audio In."
4. Press the > button to see the available sampling time.
TIP The available sampling time is based on mono sampling.
For stereo sampling, the available sampling time is equal
to half of the value shown in the display.
Sampling procedure:
1. When you're ready to begin sampling, press the Play/Pause
button to start sampling.
The Rec button and the Play/Pause button will remain lit.
2. Press the Stop button to stop sampling.
The Rec button and the Play/Pause button will go dark.
TIP If you exceed the available recording time, sampling will
end automatically.
3. After sampling, the display will show "New Sample," indicat-
ing that a new sample has been recorded.
Press the Play/Pause button to hear the newly recorded
sample.
You can save the newly recorded sample as a user sample by
pressing the Write button. If you decide not to save the newly
recorded sample, press the Exit button.
Even if you press the Write button to save the user sample,
it will be erased when you turn off the power. If you want
to keep the user samples, use the DATA utility menu
command EXPORT ALL SAMPLE or EXPORT SAMPLE to
write the sample data to a memory card before you turn
off the power.
TIP If you sample the Audio Input, the sample itself is record-
ed at the optimal volume, but the output volume during
playback is perceptually lower than the volume you heard
while sampling. This is by design, to minimize the distor-
tion that might occur when playing that sample in Pattern.
By setting the play level to "+12 dB"(Sample page 9/10)
you can also play back the sample at approximately the
volume you heard during recording.