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--- korg_electribe_es-1 [2022/12/24 16:29] – [Loading Samples] options for channels rjt
+++ korg_electribe_es-1 [2025/04/29 19:54] (current) – NRPN for pitch rjt
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 ====== Korg Electribe ES-1 ======
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+Cool sampler and sequencer. Comes with lots of sounds, patterns, and songs built-in, and it's pretty fun just messing with those, or replacing the samples and hearing the existing patterns with new sounds.
-==== Loading Samples ====
+Only downsides for me are that I can't freely play a sample across the notes of a connected [[MIDI controller]], and that loading samples is a bit tedious.
+===== Loading Samples =====
 Loading samples from a [[SmartMedia]] card has a few restrictions:
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   * Files need to be named in order, EG: 00.WAV 01.WAV 02.WAV 03.WAV 04.WAV (extension can be upper- or lowercase)
   * 100 files max in the root directory. Dunno about using subdirectories.
-    * Practical workflow see to be grab a bunch of samples you want to keep together, load them onto the ES-1, then save them as a bank (.ES1 file) back onto the card. This way you can store much more. Banks could be for individual songs (though it takes a while to load a new one, not useful for live performance), based on a theme, etc. Then you can load/unload full banks as you want them.
+    * You don't need to keep you samples here, it's more a temp space as you'll move the individual samples into sets/banks and save those back onto the card.
-    * Workflow: http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39660&view=previous&sid=3a30c9d13b91828809997799e7ac7a62
+  * 8- or 16-bit, 32KHz. .WAV or .AIFF. If you use a rate other than 32KHz playback speed will be distorted.
-    * Workflow: https://old.reddit.com/r/electribe/comments/p18ec2/es1_sample_editor/h8dtjsm/
-  * 8- or 16-bit, 32KHz. .WAV or .AIFF. If you use a rate other than 32KHz playback speed will change.
   * You can format the card in the ES-1. It's [[wp>File_Allocation_Table#FAT12|FAT-12]].
-  * If you get ''Er.3'' that means you're out of space.
+  * If you get ''Er.3'' when loading samples that means you're out of space.
+    * Actual sample space seems to be ~2.2MiB in my experience.
+  * You have to load each sample one-by-one!
-=== Converting ===
+==== Renaming ====
+I use [[wp>GPRename]], which I have hooked into my file manager, so I can select a directory and launch it.
+  - Go to the 'Numerical' tab
+  - Set 'Add numbers starting at' to '0'
+  - Make sure 'increment by' is '1' (should be default)
+  - 'and after' field needs to have your file extension; so '.wav'
+  - Make sure 'Keep existing names' is set to 'No' (should be default)
+  - Hit 'Preview' to make sure things look right, then hit 'Rename' if they do.
+It'd be nice to script the whole renaming and converting process, so I'll add a command line renaming guide at some point maybe.
+==== Converting ====
 With [[Audacity]]:
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 ...
-With [[SoX]]:
+With [[SoX]] (and [[bash]]):
 ''for file in *.wav; do sox $file -r 32000 -b [8|16] -c [1|2] [optional output directory/]$(basename $file); done''
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   * ''-c'' is channels
   * ''-b'' is bit depth
+  * 'optional output directory' has to already exist
+===== MIDI =====
+Default mapping for a keyboard is (copied from the manual):
+^ Part      ^ Note name ^ Note number ^
+| Sample 1  | C2        | 36 |
+| Sample 2  | D2        | 38 |
+| Sample 3  | E2        | 40 |
+| Sample 4  | F2        | 41 |
+| Sample 5  | G2        | 43 |
+| Sample 6A | C4        | 60 |
+| Sample 6B | C♯4       | 61 |
+| Sample 7A | F♯2       | 42 |
+| Sample 7B | A♯2       | 46 |
+| Slice Sample | B2     | 47 |
+| Audio In  | A2        | 45 |
+I would like to be able to take a sample and play it across the whole keyboard, but you can't. It doesn't even respond to a controller's pitch wheel.
+You do have access to all the knobs via MIDI [[MIDI#NRPN|NRPN]] messages (which, to summarise, are just groups of regular MIDI CC messages), except for the effects section and the accent button for some reason. NRPN is annoying to do in [[Reaper]], and the instructions in [[https://files.ryliejamesthomas.net/manuals/korg_electribe_es-1.pdf|the ES-1 manual]] are obtuse, so I haven't tried this yet, but changing the Pitch/Speed would be useful. Theoretically, with the right software, you could map keyboard keys to notes and NRPN messages simultaneous to hack chromatic support.
+I thought I may be able to do both with the pads on the [[novation_61sl_mkiii]], but it only worked the first time I hit them :(
+====NRPN====
+These were given in hex, so I'm including those for completeness's sake.
+^ Parameter     ^ Hex    ^^ Dec    ^^ Values ^
+| Part 1 pitch  | 05 | 00 | 05 | 00 | 0-127  |
+| Part 2 pitch  | 05 | 08 | 05 | 08 | 0-127  |
+| Part 3 pitch  | 05 | 10 | 05 | 16 | 0-127  |
+| Part 4 pitch  | 05 | 18 | 05 | 24 | 0-127  |
+| Part 5 pitch  | 05 | 20 | 05 | 32 | 0-127  |
+| Part 6A pitch | 05 | 28 | 05 | 40 | 0-127  |
+| Part 6B pitch | 05 | 30 | 05 | 48 | 0-127  |
+| Part 7A pitch | 05 | 38 | 05 | 56 | 0-127  |
+| Part 7B pitch | 05 | 40 | 05 | 64 | 0-127  |
 ===== See Also =====
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   * [[https://files.ryliejamesthomas.net/manuals/korg_electribe_es-1.pdf]]
   * https://www.synthmania.com/es-1.htm
-  * https://github.com/chris-roerig/es1-renamer
+  * [[github>chris-roerig/es1-renamer]]
+  * [[github>polluxsynth/es12wav]]
   * https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/product/1/102/
     * https://www.korg.com/us/support/download/software/1/102/3317/ - ELECTRIBE-S/ES1 to .WAV PC Utility.
   * [[https://forum.vintagesynth.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=96712|Korg Electribe S (ES-1) Firmware and Factory Sounds]] - Links to all resources, tools on the Vintage Synth forum.
+  * [[yt>Lyxr7ZbyLfI|Faxi Nadu - Korg Electribe ES1 Sampler / Sequencer Review]]
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