2 ways 2 turn your volca sample 2 into a synth!?

[@BIGUMAMI]

what is up greedy guts? I have a Discord server! come and chat about samplers, software, and leave some suggestions on what videos you want to see next: discord.gg/DMntZNBX

[@ildarkinildarkin]

When you press Note+Shift to change pitch in semitones you can let Note button go while still pressing Shift and change Speed parameter. Note button will blink

[@BIGUMAMI]

GREAT tip!!

[@thamessinclair2010]

You can also skip the whole single cycle waveform upload and use any random sample already present on the volca, switch on loop, then dial down the length, so the loop gets quite tiny. Then experiment and find out which sample and start point sounds interesting. The start point can even be sequenced to vary the sound through the notes.

[@BIGUMAMI]

yes! basically turning it into a granular synth! excellent idea. the one problem I have with that is that I wouldn't know what note that is, but I guess you can alway just rely on what simply sounds good to your ears!

[@goonfish]

​@@BIGUMAMI This would be more akin to Wavetable synthesis than Granular, as Granular builds onto the Wavetable idea with much more design possibility: the biggest diffence being the concept of 'Grains' (essentially the little waveform clips that Wavetable & you here are using) except you can use _MULTIPLE_ per-cycle. For each voice you can decide the number of grains used from the sample, choose the length & position of individual grains, even the playback direction of each clip & how fast it moves through a grain! And all of these parameters can be randomized (ex: the playback position can jump around the entire sample, from grain-to-grain, in totally random orders & directions), or be dynamic/changing on every cycle or new note. Even if you're utilizing only one grain/extended clip, it can cycle through it randomly, at different speeds or volumes, for as long as the note is held - and this isn't even going into the stuff beyond grain-playback, such as how envelopes & ADSR can be used! Basically Wavetable=only using a single clip at a time per-"osc". But this is a VERY common connection that people make!

[@ned_frankly]

I call that technique "microsampling". Great idea!

[@johnspann6269]

Great Tutorial on the Single Cycle Waveforms!

[@keithmooney.6949]

I own and adore this little thingy for over a year, but little did I know you could apply motion sequence to a particular step! daaamn, man! I've had to come up with some perverted ways to get the right note, when you can literally hold it down. appreciate it very much

[@DJModsChannel]

Thanks

[@ned_frankly]

My Kawai K3 is a wavetable synth from way back. $1200 new in the 80s, still works beautifully.

[@BIGUMAMI]

those old kawais are absolute workhorses!

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

You are so talented and capable it’s ridiculous! You seem to have attained high level mastery of everything you touch and I can’t imagine how many hours you’ve spent getting to this point Great work!❤

[@BIGUMAMI]

aw maaaan. this is a very precious comment to me. thank you so much sarah, yeah it's been a good 17 years of fuxxxing around with synths and stuff and it feels so good sharing however little I know and seeing amazing feedback like yours. thank you!

[@OregonDARRYL]

He had me moving!

[@kicksnarehats11]

Just bought your sample pack. Pretty cool stuff! And thanks for the free tutorial!

[@OregonDARRYL]

This is great information. And .... he's using just ONE of the 16 sequence memory slots!

[@BIGUMAMI]

cheers Darryl! yeah, sometimes you only need one, and you just mute and unmute tracks!

[@whyttv7296]

Thank you. This is what I have always needed🎉

[@saaz_from_mars]

Great demo! Thanks for all😁👍🏼🎹🎶

[@BIGUMAMI]

my pleasure!

[@mistermacjones]

this was really good!

[@BIGUMAMI]

glad you enjoyed it!!

[@benji.B-side]

You know you stuff, respect!

[@alitna]

Really impressive!

[@BIGUMAMI]

thank you!

[@glenesis]

Thanks bro. Great food for thought.

[@BIGUMAMI]

my pleasure!

[@ryanmoran2403]

Stellar!!

[@BIGUMAMI]

thank you!

[@mastercraft5798]

Highly informative video. Wish I had a brain like yours. Thanks.

[@BIGUMAMI]

aw man this compliment hit deep! thank you so much!

[@ArigatoToMyHomies]

This was super helpful. Subbed. Thank you. Going to utilize these techniques.

[@BIGUMAMI]

awesome! glad to be of help! thanks for the sub!

[@danielcardonamunoz7892]

Terrific. Thank you so much.

[@BIGUMAMI]

thank you for watching!

[@canhamo35]

Super cool tutorial, thanks!

[@BIGUMAMI]

thank you!!

[@Ryanez93]

Single Cycle Wave Form 5:00

[@judsonleach5248]

Just bought MINE! (doing my "happy dance" - Right NOW! lol)

[@BIGUMAMI]

there you go! happy beatmaking my friend!

[@minyanism]

Awesome video! I hate to ask, but how much of this workflow is compatible with the Volca Sample 1?

[@thamessinclair2010]

Everything should work as well there.

[@BIGUMAMI]

correct! step by step motion sequence is a bit more of an issue on the volca sample 1, but still doable! I address that in this video coming up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3mtoIBnfJasqNk

[@minyanism]

@@BIGUMAMI Thank you!

[@BananaJuice1984]

Thank you for this motivating video. I searched for videos in german language, but your video is great to understand. I will use it with roland s-1 in combination. But when i combine it with a Daw, or mpc, it sounds not so harmonic. In the volca universe it sounds fine, outside its a little bit difficult. But that could be my to low knowledge in harmonies, or so. 😂

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

I actually would say the FM2 is the king of the volcas, only because of the 6 voices. I have both and honestly don’t use either. I have a Yamaha qy100 and it covers the dx7 sounds well, let alone a 16 track sequencer, it’s 2005 but works great, I paid close to the price of a new volca on Reverb for it. It doesn’t sample but I have 4 fully functional samplers and 3 like the volca sample2. Plays them but doesn’t create them. There are so many ways to spend $125 synth money than waste it on a volca! I’m not intentionally cutting it down, as a matter of fact, I like the samples it came with so much, I won’t change them! The FM2, plain and simple with my other gear is useless, but if I didn’t have what I have, I would feel differently! The QY is the most vintage I have right now and I am happy I made that purchase! I found this video very interesting, I thank the synth gods I don’t have to do the math! lol I totally see where you’re coming from and I respect your efforts to bring awareness to the subject. Right at this moment I’m writing this, I think if I was starting over with $250 I’d go with the Roland S1 and the Akai whatever it is 8. I realize the Sample two can be got for $109 but without a controller it’s still not a rig. The Behringer Swing can be got for $69 right now. That’s a great deal on a capable controller (I don’t care about a company’s politics). And you still need a computer, for some reason Korg Librarian doesn’t work on my Windows computer and this one is less than a month old, it didn’t work on any before that either. Works fine on my outdated Mac Mini, the point is you still need a computer, I think there is an app that will work, I’m not sure about that though. Great video! Just thought I’d throw my two cents in. A couple of years ago I would have recommended the PO Sub as well, one deep little bass devil, I still use it but it was $40 then! Mega and KO are great as well, but the S1 wasn’t out then and is still the one I’d go with. Ideally just starting out, the S1 the MPC (I think) 8, or the KO, the Sub and the Megaman. Peace

[@BIGUMAMI]

tbh it's all about what you actually use in the day to day and of all the volca gear I find myself using the sample most, cos it's the most self contained and ready to jam! but to each its own!

[@Wilje]

Impressive!

[@okdomino]

sold.

[@BIGUMAMI]

@korg where's my percentage? 😂😂😂

[@raphanunu6912]

A Volca feature forgotten by testers is the ability to work with NiCa batteries (6x1.2V) with the same result than with ordinary batteries (6x1.5V). You can chose several parameters during power up by pressing the "FUNC" key.

[@OregonDARRYL]

You mean NIMH. NiCads are now extinct. Nickle Metal Hydride are SO much better... no memory issues...and well... they're almost perfect.

[@raphanunu6912]

@@OregonDARRYL Indeed

[@ootoobings]

Thanks dude!

[@BIGUMAMI]

you bet! happy to be of help!

[@pfaprado]

First 12 second were exactly, word-by-word, my situation HAHA

[@chris_ology]

Holding the button down didn’t work for me. I put it in step mode and held button down but it’s changing sound all the way down the sequence. Somebody help please!!!?

[@BIGUMAMI]

Make sure motion sequence is turned ON! FUNC + 16!

[@andrewverran3498]

Love your explanations ! Any Android software to transfer samples to Volca Sample 2 BIG UMAMI ? ✌️ 🇦🇺 🪃

[@Haymenameisbill]

Thx MASTA :)

[@ghettowife]

What amp and speaker would you recommend to play live in my man cave😂

[@HoodHandyman]

who don't you just plug a midi cable into the input of the volca and the output of the midi cable to your midi keyboard and just play the sample that way?

[@BIGUMAMI]

because it doesn't work with the official firmware - in order to do that you need an unofficial firmware (Pajen), which I do have, but I wanted to keep this video useful to people who don't want to install unofficial firmware on their machines (as it invalidates the warranty)

[@jenstrudenau9134]

It is a synth

[@BIGUMAMI]

it's a sample player - kinda different!

[@torvous346]

Here I was thinking maybe some mad lad had modded his volca to actually synthesize sound, but instead he presents the cool idea to use to single cycle waveforms? Shame on you, sit in the clickbait corner. But only for a bit because the idea you gave was a good one.

[@BIGUMAMI]

ahaha hey welcome to KZbin buddy 🤣 be glad I at least didn't use the standard KZbin SURPRISED FACE 😮 in the thumbnail (at least not in this video)

[@torvous346]

@@BIGUMAMI Needs more big red arrow! 🤣 Whatever brings you the cash, get your bag. You won't be getting a follow from me, but I do genuinely wish you the best, content creation is a rough job.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Your background music is HELL annoying and makes it really hard to focus on your narration...

[@BIGUMAMI]

hey thanks for the feedback pal

[@mikedegrazia]

Sounds like a personal problem Edward😢

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Class 👍

[@BIGUMAMI]

thank you!!!