your videos have got to be the best demos I've seen on RU-vid that clearly demonstrate how to set up and play. Thanks once again, I gleaned so much from this.
one of the best synth demos I've seen. so hard to find simplistic demonstrations on RU-vid. I'm learning this kit, and at the same time been teaching my son, I feel like I need to watch hours of demos, read lots of guides and manuals and then translate that info to something my child will understand without his eyes glazing over. This is the kid of Demo a child can even understand. You have an incredible ability to teach to a beginner. Glad I found and subscribe to your RU-vid channel. Thank you
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DEMO, and also thanks for keeping it simple without a computer linked. its so tricky to find demos aimed at novice/beginners. I'm not a musician, but I like to have fun. experiment, play with something far from your comfort zone. The worst part of trying to learn synths, sequencers etc is trying to reach out for help!, as mostly you receive experts musicians that have 20 years experience that knock you down, or worse the ones that simply say 'Goggle it' ... have they ever tried Google recently, all that yields is junk. Thanks again.
I have the Volca Bass, and the Keystep 37. Being that I'm not a "real" synth player, i think the Roland is just the thing. I don't know why I haven't noticed it before. It's awesome! I'm thinking the Sample would probably work, for me, too. I just don't have a whole lot of time to sit and try to figure everything out, the simpler, the better....I just want to make music. Thanks for the informative demo.
Hello. I just bought Keystep 37 and Pitch Bend and Modulation sliders are not workin'...I can t see anything about this CC in Midi Control Center.... Anyone pls?
Even though the words are English, and I think I understand the concept (send Channel 1 - receive Channel 1), I must not understand the menus or what is supposed to happen. I know what I want to happen. I want to build sequences in the Electribe using the Roland SH-4d as the source of the sounds? Why? The SH-4d offers zero pattern chaining... but the Electribe does offer pattern chaining. On my Electribe, I go to Global and set the Global midi channel to 1. On my SH-4d, in the midi section of the global menu, I have Midi-TX and Midi-RX all 'ON'. Since the SH-4d is a 5-part multi-track/multi-timbral device, I have Part 1 CH-1 set to 'On'. Since both are set to CH-1, I would have thought that when pressing the Electribe corresponding pad, the SH-4d's sound would be heard. But, this is not working. I am about to try this again with my Polyend Play... but I don't have too much hope. Obviously, people out there are comprehending something that I appear to be missing. Seriously, any assistance here.. or videos truly dumbing this down for me (and others confounded by midi) would be most helpful!!
Electribe 2 ok packs a lot of excellent quality KORG features from the sq1 and kaos pad into such a usable package with nice internal sounds not cringeworthy or noisy patches. I’ve only got a cv synth but 2 midi ones and a drum module on the way could control them all with this instead of a daw. I like the sound and workflow. Maybe I’ll try score editors at a later date..
Little Big Synths just saw this vid like an old friend it’s magic as has been described you may be the master of midi tutors helped along by your powerful inexpensive sidekick! Yee Haa🐎🐎
Great video ,can you change the volca drum program sequences on the keystep by any chance ? My fingers are to chunky and fiddly whilst using the volca drum ? Thanks in advance ?
Great, great video, this answers all of my questions! Thanks a lot. Now I know what to do, I love hardware synths, but never knew exactly how to control them simultaniously, now I do. 👍👍👍
Thanks! In this specific setup, I am simply connecting the audio OUT of the Roland S1 to the MIX IN (Audio Input) of the Yamaha SEQTRAK. This allows the audio of the external device to be “mixed” together and routed to the main output of the SEQTRAK. 👍 Not all instruments / synths have audio inputs / mix ins… so then you will need an audio mixer. An audio mixer is a device that combines multiple audio signals into one output. Hope this makes sense. 😊
They are the factory knobs… I just put on some colored circle labels that picked up from my local office supply store. lol It helps differentiate between the different sections a bit better… kinda enhancing the UI a bit. IMO 😊👍
I read The Hacker uses an Electribe to sequence his entire set - 16 tracks of poly midi is crazy. Most sequencers not are more like a daw and smaller manufacturers come and go, so this is a good value bet plus it’s a great skethpad when you don’t want to switch everything on. I read the manuals of this one and the older unit. Plenty of info/charts showing midi implementation etc. but no instructions on how to program sequences until now. Powerful with basic features. A strip of pads is fine as I’m not a pianist. I’m very happy about this. Thank you!🥁😉
Sounds great. Are you using the preset? How’s the workflow? I’ve been tempted to get one but I just don’t fancy manual studying again. I want something a bit more intuitive to pick up. You’ve certainly made it sound nice for your first jam.
Thanks! 🙏 This was all programmed by me.👍 You will definitely have to read the manual, watch some videos, and use the companion app a bit to wrap your head around the workflow, BUT once you have an understanding of it… it’s pretty intuitive IMO. Like from the moment it is powered on, I can get a solid jam going in minutes! It is super helpful that all of the stock sounds are high quality and sound great with minimal tweaking. I definitely think it’s worth checking for the price and I don’t think there is really anything that compares for the price other than the opz.
Dude! I’m absolutely loving this thing! It's incredibly fun to play with and once you grasp the workflow, it's straightforward and super easy to get some solid jams going. While it's not overly complex in terms of sound design, it does offer a ton of great sounding presets that can be enhanced with basic tools like filters, envelopes, and EQ. Where it truly shines is in the FX department: one individual FX per track, delay and reverb send FX for any or all tracks, a master global effect, and two performance FX. My biggest gripe at the moment is the mute functionality. To mute parts, you have to hold down the mute button on the side of the device and select the tracks you want to mute or unmute. It's an awkward combo, especially since the mute button is right next to the delete button! Ideally, this could be fixed by offering a mute mode, allowing for easier track muting and unmuting with a single button press. It does have an "unmute all" feature, which is nice and the scenes & song mode helps make up for the mute functionality allowing me to program scenes that have certain parts muted and then changing scene where parts are unmuted. If that makes sense. lol Oh, and the build quality is pretty cheap. 😂 That took some time getting used to. lol
@@littleBIGsynths ya definitely make it so easy. Seriously the best one I've seen. Ever! I know quite a lot of it & I'll still watch it. It still helps. I'm playing live next week with an "Electribe brain" & wouldn't have realised that I could/should use It, if it weren't fer this vid. So thank you!
Heyy i love all the sounds that you make with it, I just got mine, I was wondering if you could make some videos for beginners, step by step ? 😁 it would be amazing
