Ask Video Korg Electribe 101 Getting Started With Electribe

With the Electribe 2 and Electribe 2 Sampler, Korg has taken tabletop workstations to a whole new level. Watch this 21-tutorial course by electronic artist G.W. Childs, and learn how to get funky with these colorful grooveboxes!

Ever since its introduction in 1999, Korg’s Electribe line has been very popular among electronic musicians and DJs. In this course, G.W. Childs explores both the Electribe 2 blue synth and the Electribe 2 red sampler, and shows you how to use them to their full potential.




First, you learn all the basics: how to upgrade your devices to the latest OS, how to select & clear patterns, and how to sculpt your sound with the filter. G.W. Childs then shows you step by step how to build a full pattern starting with a melody in your head, and how to develop your musical idea beyond a 4-bar loop. Next, you discover how to get a bigger and more exciting sound using the built-in effects, and how to jam out ideas live with the touch pad. Continuing with the course, you’ll also learn everything about chord mode, sampling, step input mode and more… The course concludes by revealing how to use your Electribe workstations with other devices, and how to integrate them in a computer setup.

What are you waiting for? Watch this “electribe-fying”, 21-tutorial course by G.W. Childs, and get your groove on with your Electribe!