SMART MEDIA CARD INCLUDED

Korg adds a Sampler to their fantastic series of ElecTribe tabletop modules. "The ElecTribe S is a new type of sampler that doesn't simply play back a recorded sound - it lets you aggressively process the samples to create your own signature sound. Play any sound or phrase in and use the pitch, filter and effects knobs to drastically alter the sample.

• Sample capacity 150 (100 mono, 50 stereo) with maximum sampling time of 95 seconds (mono).
• Sampling frequency: 32kHz.
• Sequencer capacity: 128 patterns with a maximum of 64 steps per part, 16 songs (maximum of 256 steps per song and subject to a total maximum of 35,700 events).
• Features: Tap tempo, part mute and solo.
• One master effect (Delay) with automatic sync to tempo.
• Insert effects: 11 types — reverb, flanger/chorus, phaser, ring modulator, pitch shifter, compressor, distortion, decimator, isolator, resonance filter, wah.
• External storage: via SmartMedia (4 to 64Mb). 

The MC-09 PhraseLab is a creative tool for producing synth and drum loops - and emulating the TB-303. Combining an analog modeling synth, step sequencer, four-part audio looper, and effects processor, this instrument helps musicians develop loops with multiple variations. The MC-09 is a aimed at musicians, DJs and synth enthusiasts who work with audio phrases and want powerful analog-modeled synthesis at an affordable price.

• Tabletop synth/audio looper with onboard sequencing and effects


• Analog modeling monosynth creates realistic TB-303 -like basslines, synth-lines, and analog-type rhythm sounds


• 4-Track Audio looper with mixer to create loop variations


• Programmable step sequencer that emulates TB-303 sequencing (slides, accents, etc)


• Easy automatic looping using BPM and measures


• Loop Control function to get wild new phrases


• 4 built-in effects—Filter, Isolator, Phaser and Slicer—that can be manipulated with the Step Sequencer


• SmartMedia slot for pattern/audio storage; MIDI In/Out

It’s a Synth!
First and foremost, the MC-09 is a powerful modeling synthesizer designed in the tradition of Roland’s analog synths of the past. Using six control knobs, users can create a wide variety of monophonic synth and rhythm sounds which can be played via the MC-09’s pads and 32-step sequencer or MIDI. Even drum patterns can be programmed with Roland’s popular TR-REC method, first introduced on TR-Series Rhythm Composers. With the PhraseLab, there’s no need to hunt down vintage synths and drum machines—it’s all here!

It’s an Audio Looper!
But the PhraseLab is more than just a synth. It’s also an audio looper capable of playing back four monophonic phrases up to six seconds each (phrases can be taken from the internal synth or external sources). Best of all, looping is simple since the PhraseLab uses BPM and measures to automatically stop recording at the perfect point. Loops can be triggered with the step sequencer anywhere desired—even at different pitches. And with the Chop function, the MC-09 can automatically divide a loop into 16 “slices” for constructing new phrases.

It’s an Effects Processor!

Once the DSP synth has been freed up using the audio looper it’s time to add effects. Simply choose from one of the PhraseLab’s four high-quality algorithms: Filter, Isolator, Phaser and Slicer. Effects can be applied to any of the four audio loops or to live inputs, and can be controlled in real time via the knobs for more intuitive tweaking.

Some players say footswitching is for sissies.

And with respect to this point of view, we created the Blue Angel. This dark beauty had its preamp’s proverbial clock cleaned, making room for a power amp dedicated to just one thing:  clipping naturally with unprecedented soul.

Five knobs...and the debut of Progressive Linkage™. SAY WHAT? No, not a carburetor—Progressive Linkage is a patented breakthrough concept in power amp design. This home-style barbeque grilles different cuts of tube for different power ranges and flavors—enabling you to choose between—or combine—them for the ultimate in pushed power expression.

The Angel’s tasty gumbo is fired by two 6V6’s and four EL-84’s. The bubbly, warm 6V6’s throw down 15 juicy watts when used solo.

The flavor is Fullerton, circa 1960, sweet as the oranges that once grew in the pre-mall Southern California sun.

Locking in the four EL-84’s produces a brighter character—tighter and more aggressive, with a nice spread in the upper harmonics. This 33 watt configuration is royal jelly for the stinging blues.

Yet these two classic and undeniably favorite power tubes, great as they are, do have their drawbacks. When pushed too far into clip, 6V6’s tend to get flubby and indistinct. EL84’s, conversely, can be thin at times, lacking bass and warmth. Progressive Linkage changes all that, and ushers in a new era of touch sensitive power clip. Combining these two occasionally ill-behaved power tubes by kicking into Simul Link™ allows each tube’s weakness to become a strength when used in tandem. The EL-84s add tightness and attack to the looser 6V6s. In return, the 6V6’s better bass response warms up the EL-84s, giving them breathiness and a more resilient feel.

Date the Angel. Purists, your prayers are answered.

By any reckoning, the Blue Angel delivers the quality tones and workmanship you might expect from a much more expensive designer amp. It is an extraordinary instrument.”

Scheduled to be available March 2015

The electribe series lets you play back your carefully constructed patterns while using intuitive operations to add spice and reveal new sonic possibilities. Approximately ten years after the Electribe SX first went on sale, there's now a new sampler in the electribe series that's designed to be simple and easy for the beginner to understand, and even more enjoyable for previous electribe users...