Awesome dirty drums there, jshell!
1st feb according to gearformusic in the uk
Sooooooo who has one, what do they like about it?
I have oneā¦ itās pretty nice! Overall, I think it depends on what you want from it? Iām not using it like an instrument and thatās probably a waste of it TBH. Iām fairly obsessed with drum machines though and in particular kick sources. Not my go to kick source, but Iāll be first to admit I donāt even come close to exploiting what itās probably capable of. Running it through Analog Heat has been fun too. I wouldnāt hesitate getting one again, so no regrets on it.
All that said, I donāt personally feel something has to be analog or hardware based to sound fantastic ā just not the case anymore. You can get endless kicks from Kick 2 and/or Punchbox on the software side and although I love the hardware I have I wouldnāt feel the world was lost if I had to use those alone.
EDIT: Not sure I really answered your question! What I like about itā¦ just completely immediate to dial up kicks that are a bit different than the standard 808/909 variety.
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This video is pretty sweet and demonstrates a unique use of the Volca kick:
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I used to have an MS20ā¦ but I really wanted the TB303 sound so I never got into itā¦ listening to the demo of the Volca Kick reminded me of that metallic angry MS20 soundā¦ The volcas sound pretty good but damn I cannot stand the toy-like gear that Korg and Roland are making these days. Those tiny knobs ā¦ 
I tried a Tr08 in a shop the other day and walked away pretty quick.
I have bought the kick to synch with my monotribe. Very cool device!
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I have been ignoring mine lately, but was just thinking about taking it out to try a few ideas.
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I love the monotribe and donāt know why it lives in a protective case all the time. I should play that thing
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I added a MIDI OUT to my Kick.
I can motion sequence cc 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49.
If I need a different cc, I port it through midi solutions event processor.
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So much silence on this machine. I feel like itās one of my most important pieces of gear.
Been running it through the Evil Fuzz by Death By Audio, and the Drone Rainger. Otherworldly shht.
I quite like it! Previously, I was recording it, then loading up samples into various Elektron boxes to layer with other kicks. More recently Iāve been sampling directly in an MPC One. Very immediate and fun to use.
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I made a sample pack of what I thought was a sweet spot on it before I sold it. Itās $1.
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Great piece of kit. Of the three volcas Iāve owned itās the only one I still have, though Iād like to try out a couple more. Bought it on a whim due to a recommendation from an old music collaborator/ friend. Glad I did. You really need to hear it in person. Much boom.
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I got it when it first came out & still love it. Especially when I run it thru Analog Heat. Sounds HUGE. BOOM! For the price itās great, it makes really nice basslines & sub bass too.
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I got rid of it. I honestly thought it might be dangerous for my hearing when using headphones.
Itās indeed monstrous, but I also had a hard time getting it to sit right in a mix and struggled with the pitch.
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Fair points.
Unless itās dialed way down it really needs itās own space in a mix.
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Can you sequence the touch fx on the volca kick? Or are they live only? Iām really into the one-touch effects on pocket operators that you can record and sequence, especially the 4/3 ones, always keen to find more boxes that can do the same!
What a great little thing (Volca Kick).
I didnāt even it know existed (donāt know much about volcas in general); until I picked one up for 70 used in wonderful condition at a local shop a few days ago.
I just got it to make up for some of the ānarrow-useā tendencies of the drumlogueās kick, and itās perfect for that.
But itās becoming one of the most fun to goof-around with instruments I have, partially because of its limited, but extremely well thought out controls.
I know drumlogueās PR/marketing push was on using the word āanalogā for their kick, snare and toms, but having this as the drum synth within drumlogue would have been so much more useful for me.