====== 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 ====

Loading samples from a [[SmartMedia]] card has a few restrictions:

  * 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.
    * 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 onto the card.
  * 8- or 16-bit, 32KHz. .WAV or .AIFF. If you use a rate other than 32KHz playback speed will be distorted.
  * You can format the card in the ES-1. It's [[wp>File_Allocation_Table#FAT12|FAT-12]].
  * 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!

=== 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]]:

  * Select all audio, Tracks > Resample... select or enter '32000'.
  * If you want to make it mono: Tracks > Mix > Mix Stereo Down to Mono.
  * File > Export > Export as WAV and set encoding to 'Signed 16-bit PCM' or 'Unsigned 8-bit PCM'

With [[ffmpeg]]:

...

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''

  * ''-r'' is sample rate
  * ''-c'' is channels
  * ''-b'' is bit depth
  * 'optional output directory' has to already exist

===== See Also =====

  * [[https://files.ryliejamesthomas.net/manuals/korg_electribe_es-1.pdf]]
  * https://www.synthmania.com/es-1.htm
  * [[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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