by meatballfulton » Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:17 pm
The ES-1 is very similar to your EA-1, except it's a sampler not a synth.
The Electribe 2 is a multitimbral sampler/synth with a 16 track sequencer and onboard effects.
I would take E2 hands down, it's a much more powerful unit than the ES-1. It will work with both MIDI and Volca clock synch, making it a good choice for the master clock in your setup. It uses SD cards rather than hard to find Smart Media cards to store samples.
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