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[@PerryJoeMusic]

the real question is are all serious instruments ultimately just toys?

[@droptherapy2085]

Honestly that's a really good point. People seem to take music way too seriously.

[@mattdeese298]

Good point. I think that applies to alot of things. I bought a small 400 cc motorcycle years ago. I would get comments like why do you go get a real bike like a Harley and get rid of that toy.

[@lenonel3286]

That's why we call it "playing" music

[@stuartdavid8493]

As Paul McCartney says “We play music, we don’t “work” music.”

[@parasiteunit]

Actually, if you think about it - the actual question is "when does the musical toy become an instrument"? I would put forward the conjecture that as you said, all instruments are toys. It is how they are used... You can turn 10k of Vintage Fairlight sampler into a toy by sampling farting noises... However you can also turn an old 8 bit RZ 1 drum machine into an ambient drone machine by tapping in a series of 16th notes and Turing up the BPM to the 270 mark... It's the use that defines the perception. Look at some of the music made with the old Korg Monotron for example 🙂

[@gelatinous6915]

The TB-303 was considered "just a toy" until someone picked it up and made acid out of it, just remember that before you judge

[@parasiteunit]

It was even worse than that... The 303 was originally released to provide a backing bass tone for folks who literally just had a guitar, played pubs and such.... It was a terribly misplaced product. Roland had to slash the prices of them considerably. Then a few years later, folks started getting them to do what they weren't designed for. As you said - the rest of the history we know

[@brooklynboy1000]

so many people over analyse all these boxes. just use whats good about it and get on with making songs not being scientists. yeah thats right all you ambient twats

[@MrChrisKnight]

Really like these guys laughing and having a good time that’s what music is about.

[@R---66---R]

And that's exc what KORG gives you!

[@Neil-Aspinall]

I find it totally annoying and unprofessional.

[@davefx7949]

@@Neil-Aspinall Pisss off you old fart!!! Go be a kill joy somewhere else.

[@SpeccyMan]

@@Neil-Aspinall I recommend a good laxative.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

@@SpeccyMan Depending on your age Spexy I'd say it's time for your bowel investigation.

[@EskimoCreamKing]

It's nice having someone like jack who is legitimately interested in learning from the guys they have in

[@annother3350]

I hear he's known as Unbalanced Jack... 😂

[@kikaizuki]

I think he’s legitimately high.

[@Uffoeh]

@@kikaizuki kololol

[@New_Zealand_Music]

@@annother3350 lol lol. Awesome joke thank you for making me smile.

[@mastah2494]

@@kikaizuki me 2

[@scriptKiddieOG]

You can't fake having fun with these guys! Really great seeing two gents playing with music gear and having a good time. That's the essence of live performance, enjoying the creative flow and power at your fingertips!

[@finonomastropiero4261]

i think they overreact a bit.

[@landonbeachy6149]

Came to learn about Korg Volcas. Stayed for the laughs and camaraderie!!

[@XanderEwald]

Every toy can turn into an instrument in the hands of a serious musician.

[@lalolanda2239]

serious is your mother

[@DarekLachowski]

Jack and Luke - my favourite duo out there! :D Great demonstration!

[@keithjack38]

Such a good vibe from this video and hearing them all working together really shows them off so well

[@CHROMIUMHEROmusic]

The energy in this video was great and got me excited about synths again. Thank you guys

[@gkeaoyrge]

Jack's excitement is infectious!

[@nickhaldin8674]

I can’t believe I’ve just discovered this channel. These videos are extremely entertaining, informative, and well- put together

[@Havanacuba1985]

That glassy sound on the FM , 😎

[@mickypoo4622]

I've just bought a Volca Keys and it's awesome! I can plug it into my MIDI keyboard but I am just learning how to use it standalone first to experiment with the sounds and having great fun with its many useful features. But thanks guys for the great and in-depth review of the others models in the Volca series. I don't think I need another one but it was great to see what they all do as it's an amazing product range. Respect!

[@adamt8692]

it is nice to see 8 of them all hooked together like that. i love the case. there is a glorious little empty space in there!

[@vrod2144]

Man i did't know these toys exist. I'm here just because of stage piano and I cant stop watching these two. I'm discovering whole new world. .

[@christophertodman]

they always have so much fun - makes it great to watch

[@NapalmJustice]

I love how happy these two get whenever they're together. =D

[@jgmusicman2281]

It would be so cool if they made a poly volca similar to the keys but with more than one wave shape. Call it a volca duo or trio or something.

[@manueltimm5634]

ive been looking around for ages, this video cleared a lot up stuff up for me, thanks a lot!

[@aliyak9836]

I really enjoyed this demonstration! Thank you!

[@dougefunk7005]

What a fun demo to watch!!!

[@ShawnStack1]

Such great energy, brother. Keep being.

[@Pai3000]

Man, what a great video. The mood was unbeatable

[@williamolsen20]

Korg has really been knocking it out of the park with making quality stuff that is accessible for lower price point. They also have some killer ipad apps that I love.

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

I think they need to get together for another Volca session!! This is too great!! ❤

[@MarneusAndMilkyBlood]

That guy was so excited, and so am I. I need me some of those.

[@ryanborbely1310]

I just recently got the volca bass and I'm completely sold on it. I need the entire setup now.

[@jshell]

I love the enthusiasm.

[@gregtechno506]

Damn Luke making some kickass techno there. Great fun by the lads.

[@Havanacuba1985]

That guy on the right is good, I saw him do a demo on the FM and he was doing the kenny logins danger zone riff

[@dhammarosi]

YES, thanks for the reupload

[@jugglerjoe]

That Volca Kick would be a great electric drum for bass guitar training. It keeps the beat and bass players can learn to play in odd times with loops of course.

[@CaidicusProductions]

What an awesome idea for a video. Nice!

[@evanw8853]

Been waiting on my Beats to arrive for a month now, looks so fun!

[@tukushtacos2518]

theyre both i used to take my fm eveywhwere and since it was fm i could kill soo much time just setting up paramaers for patches lol i reallhy fell in love with it and made me appreciate just making sound design sessions insted of rushing thorugh one or looking for simmilar patches to start on or get inspired by. i really loved the sitting down w the only goal was to make at lest 1 or 2 patches to use for my next cook or sit down and get a song that needs one or something and just design a sound to correct or fill or just finish a something

[@mattierenton701]

looove the Keys.. the sound is proper lush (and phrase ive only even used once in my entire life...)

[@MrStupidHead]

People might find Jacks continual delight with each product to be somewhat disingeneous. But that is what i love about watching him. The excitement of ALL of this great gear we have access to these days! Really, if you dont have alot of money, you can still outfit your studio with beautiful gear like this volca stuff. More money wont get you better music making. Different, maybe. But not better. Jack's enthusiasm is the perhaps the most honest and legitimate part of the videos.

[@marcelod.tallon9438]

Excellent!!!Very Good. Thank you!!

[@InkyDaCaT]

Jacks face😂😂😂 at 28.08 brilliant lol

[@sideshowbob2421]

korg needs to add a Volca Looper, with inputs and outputs to add live instruments

[@tontrenner]

I love all the funny guys on your channel! just great! ;D

[@MrSlimfinger]

It's christmas everytime you two make a video together!

[@TurnFullCircle]

Bloody awesome.....! Cheers....love it!

[@gonzalobenavides4691]

You guys are the best!

[@pricejoss]

Jack is hilarious. Top demonstration

[@TheDilligan]

Korg guy did a great job. I almost regret buying the minilogue Xd. I could have bought 4 volcas.

[@Havanacuba1985]

My Xmas present is the FM , looking forward to doing some 80s AOR ,rock on it

[@Bragheto]

Nice to see someone that's actually interested on the products asking the questions. Cheers!

[@artao5]

Why is the bass cutting out so much when you bring in that one sound (snare/hat?) on the Beats? Also, the Sampler needs microSD ability.

[@sonorstudio1]

Did you mixed the room hall together with the line signal ? 'Cause it sounds so nice !

[@mateocalle__]

Nice guys, massive toys!

[@Zoie3x8]

"i know the internet hates me now" nah, im right there rocking right the hell out as well. 15:40 , 27:37 it really just doubles down on my wanting a whole slew of volcas.

[@dandelion6514]

The mixer also has a stereo wide knob and quite a good compressor.

[@gixerags750]

So the volcas , with quality leads into a decent mixing desk are good enough quality on a final mixdown ? Also are you combining the drum volcas into 1 channel with a splitter and same with 2 other volcas split into ch2 likewise? Cheers

[@foxglove9]

I would have liked to see how he works 2 Volca mixers in that setup

[@toddwmac]

Great vid!

[@terrybrown106]

I'd like to know where you got that awesome carrying case for those modules? If I get several modules, I would want this to keep all of them hooked up without having to unhook and rehook all those cables. I'd like to be able to power them off, pop the lid on them, and carry to my next gig.

[@mattcero1]

Which of the Korg Volca products would pair best with a Novation Circuit? I want one of these but need to just buy one. Thank you.

[@icareg]

that chromatic line when he showed the vbass was actually pretty sick

[@JordanService]

Great video.

[@consciouscoma85]

i can use the the korg volka sampler to trigger samples with my volume hand on my moog etherwave pluss theremin. i do not know anything else that can do that.

[@alexchapman3906]

Would I be correct in thinking these can be triggered off the midi on an MS-3?

[@Han_Moz]

on the bottom right of the kase theres a thing it has LEDs what is that thing?

[@-Tholos-]

What's the unit in the bottom right slot of the case?

[@rustammazhidov2050]

room mic sounds better than sound from board

[@JasonWalpole]

Yeah! Why switch?

[@junktrunk5333]

it sounds better because its putting the music into a space rather than being fully 'dry' which sounds alot more natural. they switch to the fully dry audio so you can hear what the synth sounds like unnaffected, aka what you will hear when you record it into your daw.

[@moosgummi4480]

@@junktrunk5333 Yeah, but they could have shown that by switching to line twice or so in the beginning of each instrument. Doing it every time there´s nobody talkig is very technical.

[@Synthelicious]

Why was that start/stop sync function not added to the SQ64?

[@jeremyhill1973]

Jack and Luke forever!!!

[@Gu1tar1st]

I’m listening to this on an iPhone. This must sound incredible through a decent pair of speakers.

[@alfonso140859]

SI QUISIERA COMPRAR SU PRIMER VOLCA CUAL MODELO SELECCIONARIA ?

[@maximummovementtheatre]

Sounds like Bernard Szajner's Some Deaths Take Forever. That's a good thing!

[@rientadrijan64]

I have a couple of Volca’s and I have the Volca mix as well, there is a slight problem though: I can’t seem to lead more then 3 volca’s to my mix because it just has 3 inputs... any ideas how to solve this?

[@valley_robot]

cheap headphone spliiter from the dollar/pound store ? its how i do it

[@DeadlyFredXXX]

I want all of these freaking things.

[@Art-zs6sl]

It's POSH! cool setup.

[@jackstephen2519]

Jack is definitely on something

[@Havanacuba1985]

Volca Fairlight CMI , with Trevor horn patches

[@New_Zealand_Music]

Finally figured out what that beat reminded me of NightRider cool.

[@GrantCarvalho]

Cool!

[@rorikho3634]

did anyone hear who made the custom case

[@apollyon7617]

What is the module on the bottom right that isn't listed or spoken about with all the lights shaped like dyslexic tetris pieces?

[@SpeccyMan]

That isn't a module. It is the algorithm cheat sheet for the Volca FM.

[@Havanacuba1985]

There is a solder less midi out mod on eBay too, in the form of a piggyback pub and a midi din pigtail

[@artofnick]

Heard "Luke from Korg" and knew where this was going.

[@noahrobinson1913]

you know its not a cash grab when jack keeps bringing up other brands like TC electronic and teenage engineering.

[@thefullspectralmethod1340]

9:40h Man, thats actually solid. What scale fits in? :D

[@ruuvari123]

Can someone suggest some priority in which order to buy Volcas if I wan't to start building a rack based on them? I would first like to buy one or two and get most versatile/essential pieces first and look after that which ones to aquire.

[@Sineidal]

Ruuvari123 well if you must start with one, I’d say the volca sample as you can do both beats and music groove with just that one box. Even if you get other volcas later on, the sample is still very useful as you can load samples into it to keep your tracks fresh and interesting. After that go with the fm and then the beats.

[@ruuvari123]

@@Sineidal thanks, I already got myself sample and keys. They happened to be available second hand at the neighbourhood. I think FM would be also quite versatile as you can download settings for huge variety of different sounds.

[@CB19087]

@@ruuvari123 i got sample, then FM and getting bass next :) FM is very good and so much fun

[@Havanacuba1985]

I’m hoping the Cubasis app is on sale over Xmas , I missed the half price Black Friday

[@MyVidMix]

Does anyone know of a site that has the Volca Release Dates listed? The best I can find is a list of all Korg Products on Wikipedia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Korg_products# I cut and pasted to make the below list, but I wish it had exact release dates. 2013 - Volca Keys. 2013 - Volca Bass. 2013 - Volca Beats. 2014 - Volca Sample. 2016 - Volca FM. 2016 - Volca Kick. 2018 - Volca Drum. 2018 - Volca Modular. 2018 - Volca Mix. 2019 - Volca Nubass. Before this I couldn’t even find a simple release order list randomly on a site. I just liked the idea of buying them in release order. I wish there was a site that had all products from all companies listed in sets with full photos etc. Like a quick visual reference guide, and each photo opens up to a page about each product. Like a visual (less wordy) version of Wikipedia for gear. I mean Equipboard and Gearslutz are great, but I mean just a really clearly visually laid out breakdown of series/families/brands/types of gear etc. 🗂🎹📻📟🎤🔈📅

[@pablowentscobar]

I have a Sample2, they really missed the boat with not being able to record samples right into it. Having a 3.5 mm audio in/mic jack would make the Sample so insanely good. I've had both the sample 1 & 2 and they're both kind of a pain to get samples in. The librarian software is kind of glitchy.

[@EpicMrEric]

Those samples on the sampler sound just like some one shots from the XFER Records sample pack...

[@thombroom5515]

I guess Luke was one of Nitzer Ebb members... he is awesome

[@caythorgrimson]

just bougth some of the volca series and im f...... hooked def gotta ovn all p.s welcome to years of no social life

[@alexhamilton560]

This is all I want.

[@frallorfrallorfrallorfrall5342]

so this 15/16 active step = all volca can be playing diffrent step aka polyrytme nice? can imagine hos cool and crasy this can be :D

[@bobbywaters8972]

The power adaptors cause lots of hum, especially when using sync cables. Anyone got the noise floor below -55db with out relying on battery power???

[@xxx7917]

Bobby Waters yep , isolated pedal board supply

[@nickhaldin8674]

Make sure your power cables run perpendicular to your audio cables. It’s a normal problem in any studio. The more gear you have, the more anal you have to be about cable management to prevent hum.

[@wra7h]

I don't get what the difference is between the sampler and the beats machine?

[@gelatinous6915]

Sampler loads files, beats generates analog drums

[@VJFranzK]

The Case! 5:00 Space for 9 volcas. What is it?

[@rich_in_paradise]

Wow, how come it took so long to release this video? Joss was still at Andertons when this was filmed.

[@tiffanydriessen]

It is a re-up load of an existing video. So this is literally a year old video.

[@jasonbarton9352]

Love the Volcas....but one small issue. I guess it all comes down to what an individual wants to do-right? They are on average $150 in the US. Now I am not complaining....but 2 volcas= $300....what kind of synth can you get for $300, $450 (3) or $600 (for 4)....see what I am driving at? If Korg made these units $99 US......they would fly off the shelves. They obviously know more than I do and have a good handle on the market. Love their products, wish they took a little off of these $ of these units. Anyway love this channel-thx

[@seeingeyegod]

they probably should be at this point, at least for the ones that came out nearly 10 years ago.

[@pablowentscobar]

"Let's just clear everything out. You hit function and clear." "You're blowing my mind right now." Really?

[@samiam5557]

Jack & Luke, show N tell us all about more KORG goodness!!! Yeah. Hey there Mr. Santa Claus, hint, hint.