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Hacktribe
Korg Electribe 2 and Electribe 2 Sampler (2014)
open repo ↗ github.com
- ai
- none documented
- evidence
- public
- reviewed
Korg sold two Electribes with the same hardware and different firmware, then stopped updating both. bangcorrupt’s Hacktribe builds on the sampler firmware and runs on both models, so the synth gets sampling, plus new filters, oscillators, effects, grooves, scales and a fuller MIDI implementation. The project is now archived, but the releases and the write-ups stay up.
- ai
- No AI use documented.
- caveats
- The repo was archived by its owner on 2 November 2026 and is read-only; no reason is given. Flashing can brick the unit, and the README has a debrick page for that. The patch directory is excluded from the open licence.
- evidence
- Public code, AGPL-3.0, about 280 stars, developed 2021 to 2025, archived November 2026.
- github
- 283 stars, last commit 2025-12-28, archived (no longer maintained). As of 2026-11-15. Stars show interest, not safety.
Code or detailed materials are published. Says nothing about safety, quality or maintenance. Not tested by unshittify. Added by unshittify. Wrong or out of date? Send a correction.