Korg Valves Bypassed - Electribe ESX

[midierror]

Hi people,
I know a lot of people have talked about the high-level artifacts these bring to the sound. If you sample the machine, you will find even with the tube knob on 0, it will still create some distortion.

So I have managed to bypass the tube on an ESX. Now the main output is much clearer - only downside is makes the machine slightly quieter.

Check out some audio samples here: https://soundcloud.com/midierror-soundw ... oops-beats

And a vid with the machine here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr6lkrIWQXw

Give me a shout if your interested in doing the mod.
Peas.
midierror

[stimresp]

Another option is to replace the valves with better ones to give a cleaner boost. I did this and it DOES make a big difference. Why limit your options?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12AU7

Must say that, even with the stock tubes, I've never noticed any distortion at all when my Tube gain knob is at minimum. I have an older Smartmedia unit.

[midierror]

The valves included are electro harmonix but add so much noise. Yeah you can replace them quite easily

But i have created a tutorial about how to bypass the valves if anyone is interested?

http://midierror.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09 ... d-emx.html

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