Korg Volca Bass Acid?

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#21

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.

#22

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 ?

#23

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

#24

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. :slight_smile:

#25

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.

#26

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.

#27

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’…

#28

Not exactly acid, but had to share this :slight_smile:
https://youtu.be/WNPxC4uCitI