My good old Electribe EMX is gone, alas.
You were a great compositional tool and groovebox, but a mighty Tempest is approaching and I need to make space.
I didn't review it, but I might do something later on.
Meanwhile, you can use the "Electribe" tag to find some EMX tracks.
Now that was a nice instrumental tune from may 2009.
I sort of tried from time to time to turn into a song, but I guess it works best as instrumental.
Oh well, I might try again, it's somewhat catchy.
Moog Little Phatty and Juno-1.
Drums : Electribe EMX passing through the Moog filter.
Another Dark Energy experiment...
All tracks except drums : Doepfer Dark Energy (controlled by Korg EMX)
Drums : Korg EMX filtered by Moog Little Phatty.
Just having some fun with the toys...
Moog Little Phatty : monophonic analogue, 2006 Tribute Edition, the signature Moog sound, all basses on my songs are played on this, and obviously it excels in leads. With the new arpeggiator, it's also a good source of interesting effects.
DSI Prophet 08 : polyphonic analogue (8 voices), 2007... beautiful and sophisticated sound. It's the instrument I usually use for lush, warm textures. The on-board sequencer and the ability to layer two patches are most useful to create loops and percussive grooves.
Roland Alpha Juno-1 : polyphonic analogue (6 voices), 1986... this is the one for eighties sounds with a lo-fi, dark edge. The classic Juno sound, in a punkier sort of way.
The virtual analogue connection :
Korg Microkorg : polyphonic virtual analogue (4 voices), 2002… a most successful, retro looking and sounding instrument, often derided for its toy-like appearance, but it’s a serious, surprisingly deep instrument, with great arpeggiator and a vocoder full of character.
Korg Electribe EMX-1 : polyphonic virtual analogue (16 voices), 2003… most underestimated drum machine and synth module… great sounds, great effects, and a handy 5-parts synth sequencer, allowing you to program a whole song in there.
The digital collective :
Roland D-550 w/ PG-1000 programmer : polyphonic digital (16 voices), 1987... one of the finest digital synths ever, cleverly using truncated samples to add "realism", which sounds dated today but that's what I love in it! Great strings, ethereal pads, but also a fantastic source of strange effects.
Korg Wavestation : polyphonic digital (32 voices), 1990… another fine digital instrument, of outstanding depth. The lack of a proper filter renders the sound a bit cold, but it’s the perfect tool for soundtrack or ambient work. With a little bit of programming, a single patch can provide a whole complex atmosphere.
Yamaha QY70 : portable workstation… in my bag on most vacations and weekends, a great tool to work out song ideas on the move, with very decent sounds.
And various Bontempi, Casio and Yamaha...
I did this as a jingle for a (now defunct) design company.
Almost all Electribe EMX, including the crazy arpeggio, and probably (memory's a bit fuzzy) a touch of Roland SH-32 as well. The melody was re-used on the "Uniforms of Snow" album.
This is a remix of an oldie... probably recorded around 2003 when I first got the Electribe EMX.
