Korg Electribe ESX2-RD Sampler Music Production Station

The Korg Electribe ESX2-RD Sampler is for both live music performances and electronic music production, allowing you to sample, create, and explore sound.

Boasting a hybrid synth engine, intuitive step sequencer, trigger pads, and advanced sampling capabilities, this music production station allows you to craft beats, melodies, and loops, adding layers and ideas to music.

Finished in a striking metallic red, the ESX2-RD comes with an updated system, enhanced performance features, and Ableton Live Lite, so you can start creating music instantly.

Upgraded System Version 2

The Electribe ESX2-RD features a sleek new colour and an upgraded system that brings useful functions for modern musicians. Pattern chain support allows seamless transitions between sequences, while the undo function ensures your creativity flows without interruptions.

To complement this, Korg has included over 200 bonus patterns suitable for genres ranging from house and techno to hip hop and experimental electronic music.

Powerful Step Sequencer for Real-Time Performance

The Korg Electribe ESX2-RD features sixteen front-facing pads, making pattern creation intuitive and highly visual. You can see and hear your beats as you build them, allowing for precise control over your rhythm and melody.

These pads also double as a keyboard, enabling you to record phrases in real time or use step recording, where pitch and rhythmic values are entered note by note.

The step sequencer includes several advanced features that enhance both studio work and live performance. The step jump function allows for dynamic changes within patterns, while the adjustable last step lets you vary the length of each sequence for creative flexibility.

Additionally, the motion sequence feature records knob and button movements, capturing expressive changes that can be applied to your patterns.

You can assign either drums or synths to all sixteen pads, which makes it possible to craft complex rhythms and layered sounds.

This versatility ensures that whether you are performing live or producing in the studio, the Electribe ESX2-RD offers complete control over your sequences.

Intuitive Beat-Making and Touch Control

The touch scale function ensures you never hit a wrong note, ideal for live improvisation or quick composition. Trigger pads allow instant drum input or melodic performance, with velocity settings for precise expression.

Internal memory supports up to 250 patterns, including presets that suit the modern dance music scene, while polyphonic playback enables lush chords for house, techno, or other complex styles.

Hybrid Synth Engine and Sampling Power

Alongside the sampler engine, the ESX2-RD features multiple analog modelling engines perfect for synth basses, leads, and pads. You can store up to 999 user and preset samples, with 270 seconds of total sampling time in mono.

The unit comes loaded with professionally curated loops, drum hits, and phrases from collaborators like Sample Magic, Loopmasters, and Prime Loops, making it ready to use out of the box.

Advanced Sampling Features

The Time Slice function automatically detects attacks within a phrase, slicing it for easy tempo adjustment without losing sound quality.

Sliced samples can be reassigned to different pads or steps, and you can manipulate them with effects before resampling, giving maximum flexibility for creative sound design.

Effects and Groove Control

The Korg Electribe ESX2-RD includes part-specific effects such as compression and overdrive, letting you sculpt and build individual sounds for different electronic music genres.

The groove function applies swing and rhythm adjustments to patterns, adding a natural feel to your beats.

Optimised for Live Performance

Master effects can be controlled via the touch pad, including spatial effects, as well as aggressive transformations like Vinyl Break, Seq Reverse, and Odd Stepper, making it ideal for electrifying live shows.

Insert effects can also be assigned to individual parts, enabling complex sound design and dynamic performance techniques.

Seamless Ableton Live Integration

Korg has partnered with Ableton to streamline the music production workflow. Patterns can be saved and exported in Ableton Live format, with individual parts and patterns stored as scenes and clips.

Using Ableton Live Lite, you can arrange, edit, record, and mix your tracks, combining hardware precision with software flexibility.