The Karplus is strong with this one.
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MicroTonic more Punch/FM it has.
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I totally get that vibe tooā¦ and even tho my first gen ER-1 is kicking about in a drawer in the spare room Iām still feeling the urge for this. I think that video has too much of a ājust switched it on for the first time and Iām no sure what Iām doingā vibe but thereās enough we snippets of interest to keep me interested and Iāll be sure to keep an eye on his channel for the next wee while.
Yeah, the guy wrote in Japanese that he was just showing the presets since he just got it.
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Please just let it be better than the Volca Sample implementation.
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Oh yeah, absolutely. That was where I was coming from too but Iām pretty confident that it will be quite the different experience and then with some of the other sound shaping features itās a got a distinct vibe. Anyway, that is shonky justification.
Yeah, again Iām in complete agreement with you here. I think as a whole the Volca range has more depth and clever ideas across it than a lot of people give them credit for. I wouldnāt want to only rely on them but they can definitely add a lot to whatever Iām doing. Certainly they always seem a better bargain than the forthcoming orange slab from they who shanāt be mentioned.
better bargain than the forthcoming orange slab
āsurely you are not referring to the Behringer Crave
Itās a fair cop guvāā¦
meaning copy? ā¦apologize didnāt get that expression:)
Apologies, I guess thatās a very regional turn of phrase. It means āyou caught me thereā like in old British films and tv programmes of the 70s the criminal would say, often in a London accent, āitās a fair cop guvāā when caught by the Police to say that they were owning up.
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gotcha
but still surprisedā¦ āBā has been in the forefront of democratization the niche market of the semi-modular gears with the rather decent Model and neutronā¦if i were into the acid sound I would gladly get my hand on the C or the aforementioned gears.
I am also an owner and admirer of the ambitious Volca line with the exception of Kick and the new release. I like and use often FM ( not so recently but will do once i download more batches), Sample and Key
Well, I can see the appeal of the Behringer semi-modulars that have been released so far though they donāt appeal to me personally - I donāt think they quite exist in the same bracket as the Volcas and the Crave.
But to expand on my comment as to why Volcas are more appealing than the Crave and I think it comes down to tonal flexibility. Sure, the Crave has the patchbay which opens up a number of timbres but youāre never getting too far from itās core sound of a single osc and filter. So, again, I can see the appeal for some people. But for me every comparable Volca has more interesting features - the 3 oscās on the Bass and I have a soft-spot for itās filter. The Keys has the interesting voice modes like Polyringmod and such like and the delay is grimey as get out and really works for me. I donāt think the FM is so comparable but never the less a great unit and itās very easy to get from pretty cheesey 80s classic FM timbres to mental AE or Monolake tones just by motion sequencing the various mod and carriers knobs and (especially) the algorithim selectorā¦
Anywayā¦ I fear Iāve strayed quite far from the topic hereā¦
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āGet yer trousers on son, your nicked!ā
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I agree.
Randomization stuff!
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Ha, I literally just logged in to post the same video. This thing has some range thatās for sure. If anything, youāll be able to get some great sample material out of it.
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Any thoughts on how well this would pair with a Digitone?
I donāt think the midi chart is available yet, so Iām not sure what all youāll be able to control if you sequence it from the DN. Also, I guess it will come down to if you like the sounds.
Iām not feeling it as much as I had hoped, but there arenāt that many videos out yetā¦
Just to expand on these comments to say that from what Iāve seen the sequencer on the Volca Drum seems to be one of the most developed of the Volca range and itās pretty much getting into Elektron-lite territory in a lot ways what with it have parameter locks and step probability.
Iām keen to see the MIDI chart too but it wouldnāt be a deal breaker for me. Certainly, if you like the sound I can see it being a really nice companion for the DN.
My interest levels are bubbling away at āstill pretty keen, but need to see more demosā.
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The retailer I pre-ordered from said end of March. Waaaaaah.