With over 35 years of rhythm program- expertise, Korg has created the ultimate beat machine. Simply by tweaking the knobs on the ELECTRIBE*R, you have unlimited control over all the elements that make up the sounds - like pitch, modulation depth, waveform shape and much more. Drop these sounds into the built-in sequencer and you've got unique rhythms with your own creative signature. And with the ELECTRIBE*R, you can hear every change you make as it happens, allowing you to mold the groove on the fly.

The approach to sound is what sets the ELECTRIBE*R apart from all other drum machines and groove boxes around. It gets its power from four of the analog modeling tone generators featured on Korg's Prophecy and Z1, two synths that are highly acclaimed for their analog sounds. It's like having four modeling synths in one unit, so you can create four completely different kinds of rhythm sounds and use them simultaneously for the ultimate in tonal flexibility. In addition, the ELECTRIBE*R has four PCM sounds-crash, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat and clap-that you can use for every beat as needed

With the resurrection of the analog input function found on Korg's classic MS-20 analog patching synth, you can plug in two additional external signals and use them as audio sources. You can gate the sound from the external inputs to play in sync with the timing of the rhythms you create. And, you can even tweak these sounds with some of the ELECTRIBE*R's knobs to create experimental rhythm patterns never before heard.

The built-in step sequencer's 16 pad keys make it easy for you to produce rhythms from the sounds you create. Each pad key lights up so you can easily see what rhythm a part is programmed to play. Plus, you can play in beats in real-time using the 12 trigger pads. Four of the pads are assignable to any analog modeling sound you come up with, two are reserved for controlling sounds accessed through the audio input, and the other four permanently control the indispensable PCM sounds. So you can tailor your own custom "kits" to fit each musical situation.

To add even more life to your patterns you can record the realtime movement of any of the ELECTRIBE*R's oscillator, amp or effect parameters as a Motion Sequence. This lets you change your sounds as your groove progresses in a way that more traditional drum machines just can't match! Plus, every sound or rhythm you create can be stored as a pattern that includes your knob movements. And you can save up to 256 1 to 4-bar patterns in internal memory.

The ELECTRIBE*R can also be controlled from an external sequencer, keyboard, or sampler to function as an analog sound rhythm tone generator, or set up to control or be controlled by other hardware or computer based sequencers.