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@Yourveryowncarrot
10 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, does anyone else see the volca range becoming beloved future classics? A bit like the 303 once was? Great sound, a ton of features, analogue, super small, crazy cheap. I'm telling you, these are going to be really cool once they age.
@Friend-
9 жыл бұрын
You know, at first, I though they would end up just being forgotten, I keep seeing them pop up in photos of people's studio rigs more and more. I think you could definitely be right!
@cvzndr
9 жыл бұрын
...nope, they are too famous already. There is too many of them around. Great product thou...
@Friend-
9 жыл бұрын
cvzndr Being popular now doesn't mean they can't be classics in the future. On the contrary, it just increases their likelihood of becoming classics.
@brianlee6709
9 жыл бұрын
They are pretty decent, but I do like the beats a lot.
@algorithms66
8 жыл бұрын
not for me. too wee
@dantelighter9470
10 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable value for beautifully filthy analog sound.
@Stadsjaap
8 жыл бұрын
@4:20... the LFO can be synced by pressing Func and adjusting Rate. ;-) Apparently it was a last minute addition after the documentation was already finalised. So, yeah, fun to be had with that!
@Jchot
8 жыл бұрын
that's good info.
@AcidTechnoMan5000
6 жыл бұрын
John Verchot really good info sonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
@AnthonyShuker
6 жыл бұрын
thanks for this
@gnarlysoundscapes7210
6 жыл бұрын
I'll be damned, you're right. Thanks for the tip!
@sunpak4898
Жыл бұрын
WGAT THE FUCK IVE HAD THIS FOR 8 years
@dinogoldie9716
8 жыл бұрын
How come there's no "Motion" on the Bass but there is on all the other Volcas? Is there any way of expanding the sequencer duration (all my favourite basslines/riffs are 2 bars/8 beats long)? Is Korg likely to bring out MKii versions of the Bass/Beats/Keys in the near future (it's been a couple years)?
@patrickbodine6010
4 жыл бұрын
Here we are in September 2020 and the prices of the Korg Volca line is around $140-$200 USD. You can get them used on eBay for a bit less, but, they are still popular units. I have the Keys as well as the Bass. Come payday, I will be getting the Modular and then the Sample. Yes, I got it bad!😁👍
@javiceres
11 жыл бұрын
I love this guy's way of reviewing and demonstrating.
@schepler2
11 жыл бұрын
The VB sounds absolutely huge and the sequencer is great. It's the best synth you'll ever buy at that price. Just get it.
@AndreyLebedintsev
6 жыл бұрын
Hello! Can you please tell me what can Volca Bass do that Volca Keys can't? Because on paper Keys look superior in pretty much everything except for ability to tweak each oscillator's pitch individually, and Keys still have most popular modes anyway, like unison, octave, fifth etc.
@s3nsec0rruptr80
2 жыл бұрын
From having had both, it kinda depends what you want and largely comes down to sound quality. If you want a beefy low end to anchor a track, you want the vBass. The filters and oscillators are different and this one is far better for the low end.
@TooSlowTube
7 жыл бұрын
Maybe he said it, and I missed it, but what's with the keboard strip having keys all the same size? How does that work? It is fullly chromatic, or does it just play a major scale? I have the Volca Keys, which has a normal keyboard layout, just Stylophone style. I don't understand how it's supposed to work on the Volca Bass, and no one ever seems to feel the need to explain it in a review.
@kemasolar
5 жыл бұрын
TooSlowTube Yes, but the black notes are the white notes in a piano. it starts with an A. it also took me some time to notice ^^
@ericdanjah
7 жыл бұрын
you can also record oscillator modulation as a sequence. press record and tweek the oscillator knob as you're playing notes and it'll record the modulation... you can also step record each oscillator in a different octive (i'm pretty sure... but i could be wrong.) i don't think you can record LFO modulation or Filter modulation with it...
@rg7120
11 жыл бұрын
It has knobs and you don't have to wait for a computer to turn on, the DAW to load, and open a soft synth. It also has knobs, it sounds better than any soft synth I've ever used for around the same price, it has knobs, it can be modded and circuit bent, it has knobs, and no stepping because it has analog pots. Did I mention that it has knobs?
@daanhaeyen
8 жыл бұрын
A review from the future! (12:24) ;)
@maonts
10 жыл бұрын
you can sync the LFO to the internal clock or incoming midi clock by holding shift while turning the lfo rate knob
@Cheeseoverdose
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a few volcas and as far as sound itself, this is my favourite one
@joels1184
10 жыл бұрын
I own an EMX and am considering one of these, would be interesting to hear if there are any differences in how the sequencer works though. Looked like there was a 303 style slide button there (but since he didn't use it during the review I'm not sure about it's functionality), does it allow you to do 303 style per-step slides, or is more like the EMX where you have to do it kinda awkwardly by setting the gate times for each step, making it longer than one step for it to slide into the next note, or shorter than one step to not slide? Also, looks like it doesn't have an accent feature, which the EMX did, albeit a limited one. He mentioned it being velocity sensitive when playing with MIDI, but also that it doesn't record motion data - can you simulate accent by recording a pattern using velocity for the accented steps, or does it not record velocity data?
@wangus
11 жыл бұрын
So MIDI is routed to whatever oscillator is currently selected? And from there it can record to whatever sequence is currently linked to that oscillator?
@graceg0w
10 жыл бұрын
LFO sync by holding down function and turning the rate knob.
@icareg
7 жыл бұрын
ok good
@idiotschmidiot
5 жыл бұрын
I discovered this by accident the other day
@OGGalleryCrew92
8 жыл бұрын
Hi what app you using on ipad ? Were does the midi in cable go thanks.
@sonicstate
11 жыл бұрын
Hey Marc, your right, although noise has not been an issue, I would have mentioned it if it had, they are quieter than the Monotrons. Build quality is better than those though. But for this price I dont think anyone is expecting them to be built to milspec. And, I must say your implication that I am accepting bungs to pay for my lavish lifestyle (laughable) is pretty insulting, perhaps you should consider your words before putting them in a public forum.
@mattclark5745
10 жыл бұрын
always glad to see this guy
@lacherlichcateaster4538
11 жыл бұрын
Marc - my Volca Beats is very thin and reedy once I plug it into my studio - weirdly sounds better through the speaker, which is plain wrong. Quite noisy too. Have you found this, or is it just me?
@groucho242
5 жыл бұрын
Is there something similar that has also the MIDI output so you can put all in ableton?
@yarosystems
8 жыл бұрын
Does this allow playing both waveforms together? For example saw on osc 1 and square on 2 with individually applied volumes?
@imnotgovernorwatts
8 жыл бұрын
yes you can set say osc1&2 as say a saw for a bass then set osc 3 to swuare an use it as a lead
@Synthematix
11 жыл бұрын
Where did you get it from nick? im gonna have to order the bass its definitely my favourite out of the three units, its got amazing sound for such a small unit.
@jgk381
10 жыл бұрын
Do pitch bends work if you use a midi controller? Also, where's the modulation or isn't there any?
@Jchot
11 жыл бұрын
"I'm going to use midi so I can play something a little more meaningful" me: okay yeah that's cool, those are tiny buttons, I get it (proceeds to play a 2 note pattern) me: wait, what?
@DudeeSweet
10 жыл бұрын
so what, it's a review, you get what he's trying to say. he's basically telling the people with not many synth's/midi's/etc that they should use an external midi and not the built in midi because you can play something more "meaningful" or abstract.
@NOIZ-
10 жыл бұрын
@J Chot Were you expecting a Piano concerto?
@Jchot
10 жыл бұрын
if you're going to take the time to hook up a midi controller mid-demo, yes...
@NOIZ-
10 жыл бұрын
J Chot well here's your chance to show everyone!
@Jchot
10 жыл бұрын
naw bruh. I was just questioning the logic of actions taken, not the keyboard chops. I ain't got none.
@KitsuneCentral
10 жыл бұрын
I was going to buy a Monotribe, but this looks much better!
@martinofenzi858
6 жыл бұрын
l own 2monotribe and those 3volcas. l swear you that the monotribe has a very different taste and is more raw (anologue lfo, much powerful vco square, noise osc, gate length on the seq and many other feats that the volca set just hasn't). They are made for different-complementary applications.
@planetisethehornets7035
4 жыл бұрын
THAT SOUND AT 4:20 IS COMPLETELY DIABOLICAL AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. How do you actually get it to sound like that?
@-x21-
3 жыл бұрын
That's the LFO controlling the pitch.
@ghee5683
5 жыл бұрын
What's the deal with the keys on this one? The FM and keys have a different keyboard.
@raygrooves2666
5 жыл бұрын
I want to sync the bpm of the volca audio with the bpm of a drum beat in acid pro on my pc I want to do all the effects and acid lines live so its not midi as such how can i sync bpms how do you know the bpm of the volca track ?
@JamieClark
11 жыл бұрын
So this has headphone out that we'd use for recording - is there a headphone amp in the circuitry that affects the sound, or does it function as a line out?
@mattsynth
11 жыл бұрын
Maybe great for you but when I am on stage I don't have the time to set a patch for the next song. Patch storage is very important to me even in the studio so I don't have to waste time trying to get that great sounding patch I had yesterday. Time is money today, programming synths on the fly is too 70's for me. Bob Moog knew this problem and started equipping all his synths with patch storage. This helped musicians save time & money in the long run. Thanks Bob, we miss you.
@mattsynth
11 жыл бұрын
I have heard that the Bass Station does not sound that good. What a shame because it has everything I need (except CV outs) for a studio bass synth. Did you own one?
@Rosso456MGT
11 жыл бұрын
Pre-ordered all three yet only the beats has arrived so far. Headphone socket is hella noisy so what is this like?
@denestothmusic
11 жыл бұрын
great vid Nick! been waiting for Sonicstate review of the Volcas since they introduced them!
@wangus
11 жыл бұрын
Does the LFO not even sync to the tempo when holding shift? Like the stutter speed on the beats?
@astrophysicistatplay6061
3 жыл бұрын
Get the Volca Keys - it does all of this. I use it for bass.
@Goth108
11 жыл бұрын
but... there is another demo saying and showing the LFO syncs when you press function while turning the speed knob, what's up with that?
@sonicstate
11 жыл бұрын
According to both the manual and Korg UK its the bass which has the 700S filter.
@karloff007
10 жыл бұрын
Great review chap , very comprehensive , got one winging its way too me has I`m posting this !
@illdream7125
11 жыл бұрын
you can change the portamento length by adjusting the tempo. there is a way to set the tempo to a wider 10bpm - 600bpm range. but its only useful if you are playing notes and not using the sequencer. at 10bpm you can get a fairly long slide.
@mickypoo4622
5 жыл бұрын
Is there any point in having one of these in preference to the Volca Keys? I think that the Keys can do just the same and far much more besides.
@zdave6083
5 жыл бұрын
Nick says the filter is better on this .
@zdave6083
5 жыл бұрын
Filter is better on this. No stepping .
@mickypoo4622
5 жыл бұрын
@@zdave6083 Maybe, but what about all of the other features the Bass lacks compared to the Keys?
@zdave6083
5 жыл бұрын
@@mickypoo4622 I'm in same boat . Trying to decide. They do this on purpose so u feel u need both.
@thelitelbiggman
8 жыл бұрын
How do I add slides with using just the volca bass
@glassblender
8 жыл бұрын
The lfo is syncable press function while turning the rate knob to achieve this
@BenNixBradley
11 жыл бұрын
Could you perhaps explain your ipad camera coverage rig? I noticed that you've been rather true to that approach for a while and I think it's rather brilliant. So... how do you do it? What does it take ?
@Biophob
11 жыл бұрын
Great review. The BASS one is the first Volca i'm going to get.
@gvp999999
10 жыл бұрын
Is the filter on this steppy like on the Volca Keys? Cheers.
@H4NDCRAFTED
11 жыл бұрын
I see your points, but do not agree with wobbly knobs equaling bad quality. I used to have a Monotron that had wobbly knobs, but the build was very good for the price point. I think we just get used to more expensive synths having there knobs bolted to the face plate, as is with my new Bass Station 2. But it really isn't an issue to me if you are sensible with them at this price point.
@Goth108
11 жыл бұрын
no problem mate, in case you still got them i'd be glad if you can confirm or deny it, but however that works the volca bass seems to be the greatest synth for little money since a really very long time. again, excellent demo! :)
@TheParanoidAndroid79
5 жыл бұрын
I wish more synths used this filter design. It's really musical.
@anniedarkhorse6791
Жыл бұрын
I love mine but I wish it had more outputs than just the Midi Din. I love the ease of programing and the classy look of this unit. Great value, I think. Sounds great.
@Synthematix
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much mate for posting this review its excellent. PS Nick regarding your minijack to phono lead, did you get it from poundland? lol I got the same one for testing equipment with.
@OZIL761
10 жыл бұрын
Just want to know if I can connect this to my Ableton Push and use with it, thanks for any help or advise
@anetawierzbanowska3568
4 жыл бұрын
I think you could connect your push to the korg through midi and then connect that to ableton
@paweldun
9 жыл бұрын
with some pedal effects that little box can do a lot of damage
@ultraseb1956
11 жыл бұрын
i would like to buy a bass synth , between minutaur and volca bass or novation bass II , what is better ??
@sonicstate
11 жыл бұрын
Well 70/80 for somewhere nice around here, including wine (we are not teetotallers) babysitter, and taxi there and back and your are not far off.
@thepianosings
11 жыл бұрын
regarding the inability to seperately control the cutoff and res for each oscillator - is that possibly because korg never really meant the different oscillators to work seperately from each other but to play at the same time?
@noiselabproject9659
8 жыл бұрын
hmmm I can see one of these as perhaps an extra OSC for my Moog Minitaur via it`s audio in . . . . or even 3 extra OSC`s perhaps, that could sound massive !
@CodyCoates
4 жыл бұрын
I was trying to figure out how to get this into my setup without a mixer, but you just reminded me that the minibrute 2s has an ext input... thanks for giving my head a shake!
@wangus
11 жыл бұрын
You're partly right. The bass does apparently use the 700s filter, but tweaked some to suit acidy sounds more, in contrast to the keys.
@Undergroundpa
3 ай бұрын
Your jam at 7minutes is fire man! great tutorial.
@Goth108
11 жыл бұрын
It's a great thing that there is no patch storage, because it means in this case that you got the direct control with nothing reducing the positions into limited steps, same as the filter on the volca bass here! as soon as there is patch storage on some analog synth for a price like that, it means you have limiting and noticeable stepping. when loving to experiment with high resonance values and similar it can be a hell of annoyance ;)
@dilithium72
11 жыл бұрын
When was this review done? @12:22 :) Sorry. I couldn't resist. Nice bit of kit, but, even at that price, I couldn't warrant one over my iPad music apps.
@malatia7575
8 жыл бұрын
And how many notes of polyphony is it? 2 or 3.
@illdream7125
11 жыл бұрын
the square wave lfo retriggers with each note. so if you have sequence with a bunch of notes it can sound like its synced. the triangle lfo shape doesn't have this function.
@Chronovengers
11 жыл бұрын
If you were to choose one volca for use as a analog synth module for a DAW which would it be?
@streglof
11 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, any idea when the Volca Keys will be reviewed? looking quite forward to it. Great reviews!
@highpeakrecordings
11 жыл бұрын
Sonic State is so 'of the future' they review in 2103! (sorry, couldn't resist. Great review. Looking forward to the Keys review)
@acidphaze
11 жыл бұрын
I recently purchased the Bass and the Keys, and both are very good Synth's for the money. They both sound better than a software emulation, with incredible phat sounds on both units. And the Keys can certainly growl on the lower notes. I must admit the Bass is the most fun to use, and making funky basslines are so easy to do. These Volcas do have limitations, but as the saying goes. "Less is more". If you are interested in buying these modules, then go for it. I wasn't disappointed with mine.
@madnessroomprods.5257
4 жыл бұрын
How can we add some swing on this Volca Bass ?
@Synthematix
11 жыл бұрын
on the korg website it says you can record motion of the filter cutoff
@JasonDeeCaldwell
11 жыл бұрын
i want one of these so bad with ableton this would be a blast. i read that they are only 150$
@NigDub
10 жыл бұрын
Can you transpose patterns?
@sonicstate
11 жыл бұрын
not that I can find, I did run this by Korg for a fact check and that wasnt picked up.
@shrksnspc
11 жыл бұрын
September 2103, right? Great review, helps while waiting for my delivery :)
@Chris-vc1dh
9 ай бұрын
how can you use it with DAW?
@phk70
11 жыл бұрын
Nice review Nick, looking forward to the Keys review...
@Synthematix
11 жыл бұрын
Got my Volca bass on order cant wait!
@timwalther
7 жыл бұрын
That sequence at 12:19 sounds familiar. Anyone know where it is from?
@mootbooxle
11 жыл бұрын
Great work as always Nick!
@MarctheDarc
11 жыл бұрын
My sincerest apologies. I must confess my comment a cheap ploy to have my question answered. I actually hold your opinion in high regard, which is why i was hoping for your take on some general and usually valid concerns. I hope you can accept my apology. But it's good hear that Korg stepped up their game, 'cus the noise from the Monotrons is imho a dealbreaker. So is designs that feel like they'll inevitably fall apart - no matter the original cost.
@esjoeproductions
10 жыл бұрын
I have the volca keys and its pretty good, the bass will be added to the setup probably soon.
@BigMTBrain
11 жыл бұрын
You mean the same or better fidelity and fun as with a plug-in? So, where's the benefit? A better answer would be specific tactile interface.
@exionem
11 жыл бұрын
Monotribe or Volca Bass ? Which one to pick ?
@cobiwilliams
11 жыл бұрын
I would say Bass. Also consider the keys.
@jaxager
3 жыл бұрын
As soon as he played Train by Goldfrapp I went to sweetwater and ordered one. Lol.
@Scotty_Russell_Music
11 жыл бұрын
good review,i'm much less inclined to buy one after this review :-) also i wouldn't rust any specs from korg as they change them then either refuse to apologise or just don't answer your queries,specifically the non existent external audio processing on the monotribe (it only works while the oscillator is on)
@RyFlyification
10 жыл бұрын
Can this be hooked up to be used as a synth in Reason?
@RetropUk
9 жыл бұрын
Reason does not have external input does it? So no.
@richardjames712
7 жыл бұрын
reason has midi out now so yes.
@leepicciotto695
11 жыл бұрын
The best thing about all the cheap analog synths released or about to be is people selling off quality pieces to try and scrounge up the money to get their hands on them,and its making everything a lot cheaper than usual. It also has people overlooking classic pieces which keeps their price down as well. Buy it all up now, then grab this other stuff once they all go to sell it.
@jacobshortall9199
7 жыл бұрын
I frequently use your videos as for my readers to reference, as they are so easy to understand, whilst still getting everything across, but every time you do that thing where you turn to the other camera I burst out laughing
@bboymac84
7 жыл бұрын
should I use this as a bassline or the Volca Kick?
@HotStrange
7 жыл бұрын
Mac Joseph Both.
@loov31
8 жыл бұрын
how would you explain what an oscillator with easy words??
@DerrickMayFan
8 жыл бұрын
Noise generator
@F-Andre
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review! Are you going to go in detail on the other two?
9 жыл бұрын
You can record pitch bends by holding shift and tweaking the pitch knob, has to donr in record mode..
@algorithms66
8 жыл бұрын
Sounds great but 100 quid for a reason or two. No C.V being a biggie. Played on it and found it more than just a bit small. Insanely small! Part of the fun of synthesis is having hands on in this case it's a bit too cramped for my liking but 100 quid's a £100
@briansansone
9 жыл бұрын
anyone know if you can sync the clock with a daw somehow ? sync to midi adapter or something?
@Unstrict
9 жыл бұрын
Brian Sansone Yup you can. I hook them together and they sync together.
@briansansone
9 жыл бұрын
+TurkeyGaming Well it sounds easy, but if i run a midi cable out from my computer, running Ableton (or whatever DAW), and I hit play in Ableton, does the volca's sequencer sync to abletons clock? I am on the verge of just buying one, and finding out for myself. If it can sync to an external clock, and you almost have a 303 running in time with your music .
@Unstrict
9 жыл бұрын
Brian Sansone Well for me it did it might work for you. I don't know if you would want to take the chances though.
@Driftless91
11 жыл бұрын
Will you be reviewing the Bass Station 2 anytime soon? Cheers!
@wangus
11 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they didn't try to do the same cutoff MIDI control as on the keys. The steppy control would have killed this synth... No surprise on the resonance, voltage controlled resonance isn't too common.
@gnarlysoundscapes7210
6 жыл бұрын
12:07 Whether you can get away with it depends on how much your loved one enjoys the music you create.
@H4NDCRAFTED
11 жыл бұрын
Also wish you would mention the noise lfloor again, as others have asked. It is an issue with Korg products of this type.
@EMarSounds
10 жыл бұрын
I'd like to have the whole volca series running into one unit, Have a novation nio but I can only plug one volca unit into that. Do I need another audio interface? Bought volca beats, lovin it, minimal techno lol plugged it into my nio then into laptop, Tested it with novation fxrack and ableton last nite, some difference when you drop a few effects on the volca samples, can record it to arrangement view in ableton this way. I feel I'll need them all running into one audio interface. contemplating buying volca bass.
@CrazyItalian7469
9 жыл бұрын
maybe get a mixer? behringer makes the xenyx which runs for about $60
@EMarSounds
9 жыл бұрын
puny74 I have an old djm 500 mixer and a djm 600 which is out of service, but I've also been looking at some videos on syncing the volcas to ableton live but through midi instead of the way I'm currently doing it.
@ingebublitz5366
9 жыл бұрын
lanoid you need a midi thru box like the "Kenton MIDI Thru 5". It splits the signal from one source to 5 other devices (volcas). You only have to setup your midi channels then and you are good to go. As for Audio: Unless you care about insert effects. eqs. pan, etc.. a simply Behringer MicroMix MX400 could do. With those two you won't need anything else: Have all audio and midi on one cable.
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