Korg Volca Bass Acid?

RyanElektric · 2013-09-25T20:10:34.000Z

LMLMLM · 2013-09-26T15:06:43.000Z

Cheers for the update!

darenager · 2013-10-01T22:41:30.000Z

Basic acid test, info on the video, but basically just using in a 303 type way.

xmit · 2013-10-02T08:28:34.000Z

nice demo Daren.

you’re right though - this actually sounds a bit less ‘acidy’ than I’d imagine really, less so than the monotribe as you say. still looks like a fun & funky little machine though.
Volca beats sounding nice in this too.

darenager · 2013-10-02T08:42:56.000Z

Yeah it seems that the VCO level to the Bass’s filter is a little too high, I think the Keys has the same filter but it seems that it is not being driven so hard, resulting in a more liquid sounding resonance, on the Bass it sounds a bit stiff IMHO.

Still, it is very much a cool thing in its own right, and besides I am going to make a breakout for external filtering etc, so can get around it. For non acid type bass though it is pretty nice, can even get a little Juno-ey at times.

The Beats is brilliant, even if it only had the kick, toms and hats, the other sounds are ok , but the kick, toma and hats are superb.

Not delved into the Keys much yet, seems pretty versatile though, and again for the price bloody brilliant.

xmit · 2013-10-02T08:47:45.000Z

thats a nice recommendation from a man who knows his stuff re. the Beats.

that’s probably swung it for me then : I sometimes yearn for my old 606…then I look at the used prices on those now & think “sorry, but that’s just bloody stupid money” … & so for a few analogue sounds, for a hundred quid…not £400 …it looks like the Beats is a no-brainer…

BadVoltage · 2013-10-02T08:49:12.000Z

May be:

darenager · 2013-10-02T09:47:49.000Z

Ha, yeah the Beats has gotta be a contender for space in the “techno cupboard” power per sq inch ratio is high

Re 606’s I have seen a few lately on ebay for around £300 or a little less, dare I say it but a Volca Beats and a 606 is a good combo of almost 808 fun. 606 hats, yum!

RyanElektric · 2013-10-02T10:07:35.000Z

The Beats has convinced me not to replace my recently departed MD with a Tanzbar, but to get a bunch of small/mid-sized modules- MFB 503/522, possibly a 606/707 to pair up with it. Resampled tracks on the OT+carefully mixed analog sounds is preferable, for me, than simply adding in another big-box sequencer I’ll feel compelled to use excessively because of the steep price.

I’ve yet to convince myself to pull the trigger on a big boutique Analog drum machine- they all mostly sound the same and are, for the most part, clones. I foresee some more analog drum machines/samplers/synths on the horizon as other companies react to the Volca craze. Could be an interesting few years for Sub $500 analog gear.

NOTE TO KORG: please make a slightly larger Volca Samples(er) meant to sit at the heart of the other 3- larger to accommodate a multi-mode filter to process incoming audio and treat samples. A little lo-fi analog sampler/short looper/fx box is exactly what the gear world doesn’t know it’s missing! I came so close to buying an SP1200 on Craigs List I had to slap myself!

xmit · 2013-10-02T11:17:00.000Z

Darenager wrote :

Ha, yeah the Beats has gotta be a contender for space in the “techno cupboard” power per sq inch ratio is high

absolutely! I can fit one in! & I think probs a TT303 will accompany it at some point, especially as they’ve now fixed the MIDI clock issue & the 1.33V/oct silliness with the firmware update.

As for 606s - yeah, I know things change, but I just could never justify buying one again even at £300 I don’t think - not knowing 1) what I bought mine for & 2) what I sold it for!
At least the TT303 would be about the same price as I sold my TB303 for ( oops, yes another clanger, but there you go…don’t get me started on my MC202, MS-20 & MonoPoly that I sold about 10 years ago… ) so that’s sort of psychologically justifiable somehow !

Housecliche · 2013-10-02T11:38:10.000Z

""darenager"":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFnnBMvIRq0

Basic acid test, info on the video, but basically just using in a 303 type way.

I really enjoyed that - tempted to get the ol bandana and a tub of Vic’s out
Definitely getting the three Volcas.

LMLMLM · 2013-10-18T10:59:11.000Z

TT-303 v. Volca Bass

GovernorSilver · 2013-10-19T22:28:44.000Z

Tim at Discchord did a fine job with that video. It’s given me GAS for the TT-303 even though I hardly play acid house.

However, I don’t regret ordering the three Volcas as a bundle. The Volca Bass is really a full-range monosynth and not a bass-only synth - the “bass” part of the name being Korg’s playful poke at Roland. I look forward to doing all kinds of naughty things to all 3 Volcas with my Octatrack.

GovernorSilver · 2013-10-19T22:28:49.000Z

Tim at Discchord did a fine job with that video. It’s given me GAS for the TT-303 even though I hardly play acid house. I’ve read that the TT-303 isn’t made with great build quality, but Devilfish is planning a mod for it that includes upgrading knobs, switches, etc. to improve the build quality.

However, I don’t regret ordering the three Volcas as a bundle. The Volca Bass is really a full-range monosynth and not a bass-only synth - the “bass” part of the name being Korg’s playful poke at Roland. I look forward to doing all kinds of naughty things to all 3 Volcas with my Octatrack.

BloopityDoopity · 2013-10-21T10:49:52.000Z

doh! they really missed a trick not adding accent to these units… not something that’s hackable I don’t think ?

btw, any tips on where to get the best value for buying the three volcas as a bundle ?

GovernorSilver · 2013-10-21T20:51:23.000Z

""BloopityDoopity"":

doh! they really missed a trick not adding accent to these units… not something that’s hackable I don’t think ?

btw, any tips on where to get the best value for buying the three volcas as a bundle ?

I got my bundle from JRRShop. The savings came to about $50 off per Volca.

subq · 2014-01-16T19:25:46.000Z

and my biggest issue with the volcas (bass in this example)…drumroll…no midi control for frequency cutoff or resonance? seriously?!

I love sequencing the juicy volca analog sound into the OT but I was kind of shocked when I found out the above.

GovernorSilver · 2014-01-16T19:48:57.000Z

To further complicate matters, Roland is rumored to be introducing a TB-303 reissue in a couple of weeks. It’ll likely be VA rather than real analog, but that might not be a problem if they get it right.

subq · 2014-01-16T21:05:27.000Z

I can’t complain too much at $149…the sound is nice…just would have been much more usable if they added the frequency midi control…that seems like a blunder to me…I could do without some of the other midi controls, not having that one locks you to having to turn those two knobs…oh well

I haven’t even looked at midi control on the other two…did they leave out midi control on major settings there too?

I’m still not selling my volca trio though.

NOYJ · 2015-04-28T10:16:22.000Z

Definitely not! I’m working on ten tracks comprised solely of sounds / sequences made on the three ‘analogue’ volcas - and I’m loving their ‘limitations’…