KORG ELECTRIBE Wave

Name: KORG ELECTRIBE Wave
Rating: 4.61364 (352 reviews)

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KORG ELECTRIBE Wave

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User Reviews for KORG ELECTRIBE Wave

Could have a winner on their hands.

They were so close to nailing this. They got most of the fundamentals right, but seem to have rushed it out before polishing it to perfection. Cons: No metronome, instead each supposedly empty pattern has a 4 on the floor kick pre-programmed, which is just lazy and annoying. Still stuck with outdated IAA instead of going with AU. It could really use an undo system to speed up workflow.. And last but not least, the biggest drawback is no sample or wavetable import ability and while it includes 140 wavetables and PCMs in addition to a healthy number of drum samples, they only bothered to create 25 presets. Pros: It sounds wicked amazing. The lack of synth presets drawback is offset by the fact that it’s super easy to program incredible sounds with it — one of the simplest iOS synths to work with. Excellent modulation and automation system, beautiful sounding effects, very straightforward UI, with an efficient sequencing interface.. It’s a super quick workflow, allowing you to create complete songs with relative ease. I find it inspirational and loads of fun. Highly recommend, though I do hope Korg updates some of the problem areas and expands its functionality, even if it means selling us IAP with feature-set improvements. Just please don’t charge us for preset packs, when you should have included at-least 25 more to begin with.

Adamsbrew, Aug 29, 2018

I love this app

This is hands down one of the most powerful, beautiful, all in one music making apps available. Behaves more like a hardware instrument and less like software than anything I’ve used. Unless I need to add vocals to a song, I don’t have to use anything else. This really makes an iPad a serious music making device for me. The synth sounds amazing. So deep but really easy to understand. Having the ability to easily import samples is awesome. I do synthwave and industrial. It transitions from smooth analogue to harsh digital sounds with ease. The only thing that could be improved is, I wish the mute and solo buttons locked instead of having to keep holding them down to utilize.

Agents_of_F***, Apr 13, 2019

full workstation

Korg you guys really out did yourselves, I feel like the interface is so easy to understand on here, I like the look of the app I appreciate all of the instrument choices we get per part, the mixer interface is a beauty i feel like I’m in a studio, I imagine this works great with a midi controller I sort of want to buy the nano kontrol to find out, basically you can play back clips much like how Korg gadget or the Nintendo ds game work, but I don’t know I really like the electribe work flow, this app gives so much freedom and control over how you want you your music to sound, beyond impressed, I want to incorporate this in some of my songs along with my other hardware instruments

BossHaussguymanbrotha, Sep 15, 2020

Korg’s Best IOS Synth!

I have Gadget w/almost all the gadgets, iM1, Module, ARP ODESSEi, iElectribe, but this one is my favorite. Super easy workflow, the wavetable synth has enough depth to it that you will not get bored easily and the liquid, full-bodied sounds it puts out along with the motion control are comparable to most VST’s. Do not stress over the drum sounds or the very limited sequencer. Bounce your tracks out to Ableton and arrange and polish it there. Convert your drum tracks to midi and layer them up in Ableton and you will have all the firepower you could want. Or import your own drum samples if you need something specific.Bottom line, this is a musical sketchpad that can deliver synth sounds that compare favorably with VST’s costing hundreds, but also at the same time in a convenient and fun, easy to use package.

Davi0 B., Dec 28, 2018

Lots of fun with this app!

The layout is very fluid. So it makes it easy to stay focused and creative. The dark colored GUI is great for long sessions without experiencing eye fatigue. The synth sounds great. You can really get a lot out of it. But it would be nice to have more waveforms to work with. The drum sounds are the weak point of this app. They’re OK. But it’s rather limited in the selection of samples. This app would get 5 stars if they add the ability to import your own drum samples.UPDATE: My request for importing samples was granted and the waveforms in the IAPs are definitely worth having. Thanks for the free samples as well. Bouncing synth and drum parts to iTunes file sharing is a quick way to resample and add more effects. Kudos on that!

djresonator, Dec 10, 2018

Not broken, don’t fix.

You just changed the unison voice count from scrolling to drop-down, that’s not an improvement it was faster to scroll. It’s a small thing but it worries me that you’ll make more “improvements” that just slow things down. If you keep the scroll but just allow the drop down via a double-tap it will be the better of both worlds. Please be careful on your improvements. Why it’s perfect to me: the synth parameters are all on one page. The wave table plus vpm gives you all you could want without it getting too complicated that’s it not fun and requiring tabs, the parameters reset easily with a double tap. This is my favorite wavetable synth because of all these things. If they aren’t fun I don’t use them, if they don’t have fm I don’t use them. Please keep the power and simplicity. Suggestions: every sound could use a sub to fatten out the thinness of wavetable sync and fm type sounds, yet it’s buried, make the sub separate, an addition to the mods instead of the either/or it is now. Also an option for a more full size standard keyboard please. Other than that there isn’t much I could ask for and that’s saying a LOT, I finally have an iPad substitute for my Blofeld where Waldorf Nave failed me due to lack of fm. FM is EVERYTHING when it comes to wavetable. Thanks!

Garbage korg, Aug 13, 2019

I’m quite impressed....

I have to say, from reading all the reviews, I was expecting much worse. But now that I got it on sale for $20, it’s quite worth it. It’s on the same level as Groove Rider, but they’re both special in their own way. This app is deep, and I mean deep. The sound editing can go for hours, but you won’t be bored like with other apps (gadget, beat maker and such). It’s not perfect, but nothing in life is. It’s a step in the right direction, but the price is little steep, get it on sale while you still can. I’m a fan of first hardware electribes and this one definitely got that feel. One small improvement that I would like to see is muting tracks, should be done with one hand (holding that mute button is so annoying, even on hardware I thought it was so stupid). Why can’t you just hit the mute button once and be in mute mode, what’s the point of holding it all the time? I don’t get it. I’ve had it for an hour and I’m very impressed.Another suggestion, it would be great for users to share their presets, similar to what KRFT is doing, that way this app could go for ever. It’s still great and it got tons of presets already, but just a thought. Maybe different color schemes, too. Just some minor tweaks. Anyways, this is more fun than Gadget, go get it while the price is still right. Chose this over iElectribe and I’m glad I did, it’s like IElectribe on steroids. 10/10. Great app...

James 303, Nov 28, 2018

There’s a problem with the erase button

And that problem is it erases notes already in the sequencer AND any new notes you play. Please make it so it erases only old notes in the sequencer while allowing new ones to be recorded, auto erase replace style. If you need help, look at older versions of Gadget which had this feature before it was sadly removed. This will allow users, if desired, to hold down the erase button and continue to play/record patterns until they capture the perfect take. No more having to clear a bad take in the utility menu, or touching it up with the sequencer page, just jamming. It could be an advertised cool feature. It would also allow the erase button to be played musically right along with the keys, to replace short snippets or even single notes. Lots of fun. Also, please add an undo button for recording and consider allowing the Kaoss pad to play notes mapped to the current scale for more fun recording purposes. The app sounds nice, the chord mode is killer. A modified erase button function would get this 5 stars from me. It’s that useful.

Leom187, Oct 02, 2018

I want to like this app so badly!

I love Korg. I have a bunch of hardware and a lot of the software. I check back in this app every couple months to see if it has improved, and it has. Extra star for that. The problem is that there are still bits left working incorrectly or poorly implemented. The feature in mind at the moment is the count in for the metronome - it doesn’t work. At all. I am not ready to play notes on my controller keyboard in the same second that I hit the play and record buttons, but the app expects me to be; even though I set the (newly available) 2 bar count in, it begins playing/recording in the same instant I hit the button, like it did from its release date. This is not supposed to happen until the end of the count-in. That is the reason it is there. Every other production app has this feature, and I am not asking for anything unreasonable, so please fix this! I stand by my original review in which I stated that consumers should not have to spend hard earned cash on a half baked application and then also be expected to QA the release for the developers. That is the job of the employees of Korg, who get paid to do this stuff.

Stevo3985, Jul 12, 2020

Awesome job KORG!

I can’t put this thing down. I normally use a combination of Cubasis 2 and BeatMaker 3 with audio unit apps for creating audio tracks on the go. I later export them to my full pc studio for final composition, mixing and mastering. This app is super easy to program, stable (very important), the sounds are top quality, it can work as an audio unit or stand alone, allows individual audio track bounce/export, and it is not cpu hungry! In the past I stayed away from KORG on the iPad because they are not AU3 compatible, but as soon as this one was updated to AU3 I had to try it. Cons - the AU3 version does not have the drums, saved patterns, user saved presets, etc from the stand alone version. Hopefully this is fixed in the future. I would also like the option to export the midi data.

tdmsreview, Jan 18, 2020

Description

The next evolution in music software. Powerful wavetable sound. The next generation ELECTRIBE produces state-of-the-art dance music.

The ELECTRIBE series first appeared in 1999. Since then each generation has inherited the iconic, intuitive operability of the original while incorporating the most up-to-date sounds and styles. The ease of use, accessibility, sound and musicality of the ELECTRIBE reach new heights in this latest software version which features a powerful wavetable sound source, a “Quick Input” sequencer and a convenient chord pad that allows you to play a chord with one finger. Even if you aren't a musical virtuoso, with ELECTRIBE Wave you can create state-of-the-art dance music like EDM, Future Bass, and Trap. • Powerful wavetable sound suitable for the latest in EDM ELECTRIBE Wave has a sound wavetable featuring sounds widely used in the latest music creation. Unlike a PCM synth, the wavetable allows you to repeatedly play fragments of short waveforms, and change the waveform position during playback. By combining the wavetable (which features a rich variety of presets) with a powerful filter and two modulation units, you can create an infinite number of innovative and sharp sounds that cannot be produced using standard PCM synths. Even without a deep knowledge of synthesis techniques, the carefully selected parameters make it easy to craft your sound. • Improved user interface for quick composition The familiar 16-step pad in the ELECTRIBE series enables speedy rhythm production. The ELECTRIBE Wave also features a new keyboard to play chords and scales. Even without musical knowledge, you can have fun making tracks without worrying about wrong notes. The sequencer features Groove, which can be used to breathe life into rhythm parts, as well as a special keyboard to enable smooth step input for synth parts on the graphical user interface. • Convenient chord pad that allows you to play a chord with one finger ELECTRIBE Wave features a chord pad that allows you to play chords with one finger. If you use the "Fetch" function, it will automatically extract the chords from the song that you are in in the middle of creating and assign those chords to the pad for fast and easy song creation. You can also easily assign and save your favorite chords. In addition you can use the arpeggiator to create new phrases! • Motion Sequence records and plays temporal changes in sounds and effects The ELECTRIBE series introduced a powerful motion sequence function that remembers and reproduces the movements of the knobs. ELECTRIBE Wave now offers this function for the synthesizer/drum parts so you can create a flow of sound overflowing with originality. If you use the built in KAOSS PAD you can change the sound to drastically with a single fingertip, easily storing and reproducing temporal changes. Remember the wave table POSITION to make real time minute changes to the sound performance. • Song mode can combine patterns into finished songs Use song mode to create a new track by simply arranging the order of existing patterns. Using only the ELECTRIBE Wave, you can take a song all the way from inspiration to completion. With audio file export, you can send a complete song or individual patterns to your favorite DAW, or upload to services like SoundCloud. More info at korg.com