Update: Electribe 2 feedback loop — finally captured in full quality
I’ve been posting here about my ET2 feedback experiments, and I finally managed to record the output in full quality. It’s exactly as raw and visceral as I’d hoped.
The setup has evolved quite a bit. I'm now running the machine back into itself (headphone out into audio in), but I’ve added a split to the chain. This allows me to inject an external signal—specifically Native American chants—directly into the heart of that feedback loop.
With 13 parts dedicated solely to processing the Audio In, the Electribe has transformed into a living, breathing organism. Every part is used to mangle and modulate the textures of the external signal within the loop, creating a massive, evolving wall of sound.
At this point, I’ve stopped treating the Electribe like a groovebox. It’s a non-linear synthesizer for me now, and capturing this process in high fidelity has changed everything.
(The video is just for visual context)