iElectribe is an older drum machine app, but that doesn't mean you should ignore it. Frankly, some of teh reviews slamming it for not being useful with "rock music" are ridiculous. That's like trying to use a Phillips screwdriver to spread butter on toast. It's essentially a synth drum machine that is highly tweakable. It has the straightforward drum machine interface similar to an 808, but a modern effects section that is very accessible. The M.O. with all Korg apps is that they sound great, but aren't support quite as much as they should be. That rings true with iElectribe, but it still works and produces great sounds.Another knock I've seen on iElectribe is that it doesn't have a true "kick" or bass drum. This may be true to a degree - I haven't really gotten a percussive "click" to go along with my lower frequency sounds. But the multiple synth patterns can be programmed to sound very bass drum-like, and it's really just a sound of its own. Also, I don't understand why you would need/want iElectribe to simulate what can already be done with a dozen other drum machines or samplers. For more in-depth examples of drum synthesis and sound design, check out SeekBeats or Stroke Machine. But iElectribe runs very efficiently even on older devices, and is a great rhythm machine in its own right.

I know a lot of people probably forgot about this app or pass right by it because it’s extremely old, it doesn’t have AUV3 capabilities, and it’s pretty limited in comparison to other groovebox apps like this. That may lead some to believe this is a relic or not necessary and thus not an app worth checking out. I completely disagree. Korg has their summer sale going on so for ten dollars I finally decided to give this a try and I am NOT disappointed. I’ve seen others refer to this as a toy but that is not at all accurate. I think people forget that sometimes having a very focused, very accessible limited tool is one of the best thing for creativity. I’m having so much fun programming this and coming up with absolutely whacked out sounds, deep sub heavy bass and trippy drum grooves. This is an app I’m going to spend a lot of time really mastering because the motion recording and fx sending seem to be very rewarding. People also have this weird imaginary block now where everything has to be AUV3, but this app has IAA, which means I can still open it in AUM, feed it into Koala Sampler, chop up my performances and get even crazier results. iOS music making is like having a digital modular environment with infinite possibilities to make some really unique stuff. Sorry for the long rant but I had to give this amazing rhythm box a five star review and ask myself here in 2023 why I waited so long to cop this.

First of all, I want to clear up the misconception that this is an exact replica of a hardware Electribe. It is definitely not. It is missing MANY features of the hardware Electribes, the latest models anyway: 3 available FX, 16 types of Synth Oscillators, Keyboard mode, note assignment, a larger sample library, Arpeggiator, and many more. I mention all of this not to bash the iElectribe, but only to save some the disappointment of discovering certain features are missing. With that out of the way I must say that this is truly a great app. It's fun, sounds really good, and is capable of producing some very satisfying end results. What would make it a 5 star app for me would be the ability to import samples, and allowing note/pitch assignment per step. Creating melodic lines via Motion Seq is not very easy if you're trying to reproduce something you're hearing in your head. I waited to buy the app until it went back on sale for $10, it's a must buy at that price. At $20....hmmm, now that I've owned it I'd say, sure, pull the trigger. :)

It's pretty simple. You're getting a very good quality, expensive drum machine by a highly trusted company with a stellar rep, for pennies compared to it's real world counter part.But for some reason It just falls a little short of perfection. As others pointed out its missing some critical features. So I won't be a parrot and repeat those, and just say they are valid gripes.Today with all the new drum machines being released with increasingly powerful sound engines, quality audio, and loaded features, it's hard to tell anyone to buy this relatively expensive crum machine first. Yes, buy it, but there are actually some better options on iOS now that (gulp) beat iElectribe on many levels for far less money. Korg really needs to take a hard look at this, and make some improvements. The competitions heating up big time.

I downloaded this app thinking I could use it to make drum beats for indie rock songs- not at all the case. First problem is that the kick drum sounds like a deep bass, no resemblance to a normal kick drum you would hear in a drum kit. And that was kinda the theme for the rest of the drum sounds as well. Even after tinkering with all the knobs, still sounded like dance-music beats. So basically you get one default sound for each drum (kick, snare, high hat open/closed, ect.) and then you tweak those sounds using knobs. There isn't like a list of 10-20 snare drums you can choose from, just 1 base sound and then tweak with the knobs.Having said that, I think most people download this app with dance music in mind- so the 2 stars are really just because the app doesn't work for my needs, but it doesn't claim to work for rock music anyway…. Otherwise, interface is user friendly and fun to mess around with.In summary- fun app for dance/electro beats. No place in indie rock music.

I'd been wanting an electribe for years, and discovering this app was the event that eventually convinced me to buy an iPad at all. It was the first thing I downloaded, and I've been in love ever since. I'm very unexperienced with digital music production, and in fact had no idea how to run an electribe until I got this app. The leaning curve is easy, however, and it's more fun than I can believe. I promise, you won't regret this one.I mean, it's a $400 dollar piece of equipment for 10 bucks. What could be better? And to the person above who was so desperate to know how to make it play more than just the first step, I've got a solution for you. I couldn't figure it out either, and it was driving me crazy. It's the "length" slider under "settings." It's adjustable from one to four, which effects how many sets of steps are played. Hope that saves you the couple of hours of forum-hopping it took me to figure that one out!This is an awesome app, everyone. Worth far more than it costs (as years of high electribe demand has proven), and wonderfully made! You won't regret it, I promise!!!

I've written about this app before, and every time I give a review for a new version, I keep adding additional praise. Why? Korg keeps updating this already full-featured masterpiece. What is iElectribe? It's a great way to experiment with beats. You can come up with some impressive dance beats ranging in style from hip hop to techno, and yes, if you know what you're doing you can even program in a waltz!What else is it? A live performance tool, with easy to use controls that are made even easier if you hook up a compatible midi device to your iPad.As if that weren't enough, you can actually write a full song in the app. Granted, you won't be writing your next opera in this program, but you can actually come up with something approaching album-ready if you are so inclined. In short, the iElectribe app is platform for experimenting in music in ways that you may or may not have tried before. For the price, it's a steal. Yes, it lacks the ability to record or import your own samples, but that's really the only flaw I can think of.

I love playing with this app. I love noodling with groovebox style machines and this is a very satisfying experience. The sounds are unique and usable in a dance/techno setting. The only problem is that it is a little bit too faithful of a recreation in my opinion. I would have liked to see the ability to bend pitches to exact notes for playing bass lines or melodies. The demos show that this is possible, but there isn't any easy way of doing it yourself. The price tag is a little steep too. After having it for about two months, I still love it, but don't feel it was worth the $20. That said, this is a worthwhile app and I admit even $20 is better than spending $200 on a used one.

I couldn't be happier with this app. I own the ER-1 and have toyed around with my friend's ES-1. Was meaning to buy the newer EMX-1 but felt the price was a bit too high for me. I love that I can chose which drum sound & steps the effects are applied too. Thought the knobs would be tough to operate, but they aren't. The sounds are highly customizable and almost limitless, and the interface is super easy to use overall. In my opinion, it's well worth the price considering the hardware version goes for $400+ (they're not identical, but show me something like this app that lets you tweak pitch, waveforms, mod speed depth & form, and offers several different effects...)

Running on iOS 5.1.1, 1st gen iPad. The delays are gorgeous and very flexible. The reverb, rather lofi, even trashy, but in keeping with the Electribe standard. What fascinated me the most was the range and speed of the pitch modulation... I began to get an idea of what that Frequency Modulation was all about. If I were a professor of electronic music teaching a course on synths, this app would be required study for the class. As a musician, I've been able to get very nice genre samples from it, from chiptune, 8 bit, 80s industrial, hiphop, house, etc. The pattern bouncing is great; saves me the time of editing wavs, too. Background audio feature, also, very nice. Now, two effects or more, and a chromatic synth, closer to the ESX-1 than the ER-1, and it'd be heaven. One minor bug, where a four part track overloaded on input data and dropped volume as recorded for the second half, the capacitation perhaps recorded as a motion sequence command. Carried over in copies, so had to be deleted and the parts recreated, which was most troublesome given the wide range on the pitch modulation. But, minor quibble, easy workaround.