Automation Gating / Tempo Fadering / Unorthodox Beats / Korg / Volca Beats

[@pinguchan1]

That little jam at the end is worth the price of admission alone

[@mr.apartment]

thanks so much :)

[@nyguezz]

This is the most mind blowing video about volca beats I have ever watched. I have one and every day I learn something new about this little and powerful drum machine. Thanks for this video

[@mr.apartment]

thanks so much! very kind words :) i really love the beats, i think it's super underrated. I'll be making another beats video pretty soon. within the next few weeks i hope. keep an eye out :)

[@johnnyprovo7157]

@@mr.apartment I feel the same. Every time i watch a vid like this one i learn something about this machine. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[@Andronicus2007]

Its a great little unit, but that snare sounds like it's been squashed by an elephant!

[@Cosmoborracho]

I've been messing with VB for a year trying to figure it out. I've watched so many damn vids and this is hands down the best one I've ever seen 🙌

[@mr.apartment]

thanks so much :) currently working on a second one that will hopefully be even better

[@jj-eg5up]

I need to watch this one a few times.

[@mr.apartment]

:)

[@Zanix_IV]

Already knew about the oscillation technique but stepwise motion sequencing is an incredible find. Great with the stutter for fills and also for melodies with the PCM samples. A nice detail is that it doesn't record on the other steps (compared to conventional motion recording) so you can easily manipulate the stutter/PCM on those steps too.

[@Zanix_IV]

Also it goes without saying but nice video.

[@chiefmonrovia6691]

This is basically the holy bible of effectively using this machine, im only a minute thirty in and ive already learned more than any other tutorial and the year of experience I've already had messing around with it.

[@mr.apartment]

@@chiefmonrovia6691 “for all that were blind now see”

[@TiberSleeper]

Gracias por compartir

[@mr.apartment]

@@TiberSleeper mi placer

[@andrewquicke1054]

Good to see the Beats getting some love. Clever stuff...

[@mr.apartment]

thanks :) more coming in the next few weeks

[@seeingeyegod]

the way you play this thing like a musical instrument, it blows my mind

[@mr.apartment]

it is a musical instrument :)

[@88Spint]

Seems like automation gating can be used really well with the previously demonstrated "fill" way of playing. Lots of fun to fiddle with! :P

[@mr.apartment]

totally

[@echreism]

I like how the kick shakes the camera :)

[@mr.apartment]

volca earthquake :)

[@czwesithole8274]

i have almost all most of volcas,I never think of them like this...hey man!!! you have amend my relationship with them again...thank you.

[@mr.apartment]

that’s absolutely why i’m here :)

[@mr.apartment]

happy to hear it

[@glassdiaper2173]

You ever think about making a new volca beats video? This one is 2 years old.

[@mr.apartment]

your mom is 2 years old...think about that

[@fredjonker1980]

Thanks man! Very creative findings!

[@mr.apartment]

glad you found it useful! i have another video planned on techniques with a keystep. some really fun things you can do. cheers! ;)

[@ruxiwang9571]

this guy is unravelling the dirty secrets of every synth.

[@mr.apartment]

the dirtier the better :)

[@ElDami]

Lots of ideas. Thank you for sharing

[@mr.apartment]

glad you liked it, part two is coming at some point, keep an eye out for that

[@richardrobinow5289]

F*****g sweet dude

[@mr.apartment]

T****s :) i’ll have another coming soon, some really crazy tricks with the keystep pro, also just got the volca bass. stay tuned :)

[@remyvegamedia]

WoOOOooW. Sometimes I realize that even the "lowest level" modern gear is like 1,000x more capable than what was available even just 20 years ago.

[@mr.apartment]

just like landing on the moon with less computational power than what's in a standard modern cell phone :)

[@ElectroMagnetic_AmbientMusic]

Great techniques! You should fix that snare though. it will be great after.

[@mr.apartment]

beauty is in the ear of the beholder

[@spkoftdvl]

@@mr.apartment Totally agree, idk what is the problem with the snare, for me after sounds good, people just complaing about everything they can...

[@mr.apartment]

@@spkoftdvl beauty is in the ear of the beholder i guess :)

[@alonelyowl3709]

In this right moment I was with somebody who I want to sell it... but now, after watching this video I won't let it go, this is the best volca beats video on KZbin!!

[@mr.apartment]

thanks so much :) happy to inspire, i do actually have another one coming as soon as i get settled in my new place. keep an eye open. maybe in a few weeks

[@qwertJoe1975]

That shit sounded bad ass at the end.

[@mr.apartment]

glad you enjoyed it :)

[@michaelthompson7546]

Dude this video is off the chain! Regards!

[@mr.apartment]

glad you liked it :)

[@88Spint]

So many hidden little features in this box of beats :D

[@mr.apartment]

oh yea, when i get settled in at the new place planning to make another beats video, plenty of things i have to share :)

[@havinganicedave]

very helpful, thank you. specially the unorthodox stuff B)

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Volca beats is so underrated.. I love mine

[@mr.apartment]

completely agree!

[@Negatywkanoise]

Awesome tutorial , thank you !

[@cemegonuts]

WOW... I've only recently discovered your volca videos. I cant thank you enough. VERY VERY enlightening. I have Bass, Keys, and Beats, and I'm always looking for new ways to mess with them. Like I said in your other video, "I SWEAR you are gonna blow them up!" kudos to you! 😂🤣

[@mr.apartment]

cemegonuts haha many thanks :) maybe i’ll have to light one on fire just for you buddy

[@stevefennell7011]

Wow. This is killer. The bonus at the end, is that 3 steps looped with a pcm sound and then playing other sounds over top with the key step? Sounds so cool. You’re a sonic wizard! Thanks for these videos

[@mr.apartment]

honestly it’s been so long i don’t reserve exactly what’s happening here 😂 but my plan is to make a part two to this in there near future

[@mr.apartment]

remember **

[@stevefennell7011]

@@mr.apartment your volca videos are so good. Keep them coming!

[@zzzwy777]

I do need a simple and punchy little drum machine so this one will certainly do the trick, thanks for the upload matey 👍

[@mr.apartment]

anytime skip :)

[@jonezell9910]

That was amazing! This gave me hours of quarantine homework/distraction! Can you do a vid with the key step and the beats?

[@mr.apartment]

i have one demoing the absolute destruction pedal, but yea at some point i’ll be doing more videos. glad you enjoyed 😊

[@fbi8265]

this is awesome, i have 2 of those, never knew the func + stutter thingy, now im addicted to it

[@mr.apartment]

yea! makes it super playable, and i’m sure you can make some cool polyrhythms with two doing the stutter thingy :)

[@channelite]

Really abstract beats. Awesome!

[@mr.apartment]

thanks :) i have another planned, but it could be a few weeks. the one i'm working on now is killing me haha.

[@cemegonuts]

oh... ok... you DID beat up the volca beats.. my bad. your demos are awesome! get a minilogue XD... i'd love to see you destroy that! 🤣

[@mr.apartment]

haha well i'm glad you found it :) i had an xd and sold it to buy some eurorack nastiness. i've started my journey to the dark side :)

[@stevecautious]

Great tips! Thanks. I like the Beats a lot, the stutter is awesome!

[@mr.apartment]

completely agree :)

[@curlyhost]

Excellento! Thanks for this.

[@mr.apartment]

thanks for your thanks :)

[@t55a2]

Very useful, thanks!

[@mr.apartment]

very welcome :)

[@playinmyblues]

I do like it for its simplicity.

[@mr.apartment]

it’s a great piece of gear

[@НикитаАгишев-ь9е]

Perfect tutorial>>>>

[@mr.apartment]

aww thanks :) happy to help

[@mikewaldeckjr.4040]

This is badass

[@mr.apartment]

gracias amigo

[@redpoint6870]

5:00 dude you sintetized an engine with a volca beats I cant believe it!!!

[@mr.apartment]

welcome to the machine

[@attizzoso]

My Volca Beats has been in the closet for over a year: I think it has an unbearable sound. After watching this video I feel like pulling it out again

[@mr.apartment]

that’s the highest praise, happy to inspire :)

[@derrydalek8333]

You say that to every volca video!

[@stanislavsidorov5631]

Volca beats was my first, stutter plus sample speed motion rec makes it versitale! I really think its become new 808. What about effects on it and recording?

[@mr.apartment]

i think it's carved a nice little place for itself in the industry. what about effects? like what do i use?

[@stanislavsidorov5631]

@@mr.apartment i mean reverb or overdrive, because sometimes in mix it feels poor, but when you listen it directly through headphones it sounds great

[@mr.apartment]

@@stanislavsidorov5631 i agree with that completely, i just bought a cheap compressor pedal and it works wonders for getting all the sounds to a good volume. the "part level" knob on the unit itself can mix each voice individually. i'm not sure if that information is saved in the memory or if it resets every time you power cycle. that might be something to explore in the future. i like overdrives/saturators more than distortions personally because i feel it keeps more fidelity of the signal while adding edginess to the sound. distortions on drums i feel take out a lot of the bottom end and that kind of sucks. i'm really drawn to vacuum tube pedals. behringer makes a pretty cheap vacuum tube pedal and i think it was on sale at sweetwater recently. may want to check that out. as for reverb, if you like clean, meris mercury 7 and if you like dirty beautiful noise when the sunexplodes, or EHX holy grail is really nice too. i can speak from experience with those pedals.

[@jeffreyjbyron]

Got any music posted?

[@mr.apartment]

working on it actually :) want to get at least 6 tracks finished before i release anything to the public. i do have an IG for poorly recorded random patches if you're interested haha @mrapartment_

[@sonixivous]

This is seriously the best Volca beats video I’ve ever seen. Amazing. I’m going to try my Keystep 37 with mine tonight. What exactly is happening there, though? Does each key trigger a separate drum part?

[@mr.apartment]

it does yes :) i’m planning a video specifically for all the weird stuff i’ve found pairing midi with the beats. might be a while but it’s in the works

[@mr.apartment]

also thanks for the compliment :) you’ll probably find that the keys are quite spread apart, like i don’t think it’s possible to play all drum parts without switching octaves.

[@sonixivous]

@@mr.apartment thanks for the reply. I look forward to seeing it when you post!

[@danvankouwenberg7234]

Whoa!

[@mr.apartment]

:)

[@TheDyingPlant]

You recommend modding the snare?

[@mr.apartment]

i personally don't mind the beats stock sound, but if you want to mod it i say go for it...with the knowledge that there's always a risk in doing so. i've built a lot of modules and made some mistakes that cost me some cash, but it was worth it to me for the experiences i gained.

[@superd8325]

I have a question. Can you save two different sequences and have them play over the top of each other. One looping in say 12 steps and the other at the full 16?

[@mr.apartment]

yes and no...you can't have multiple patterns play at the same time from the memory, but if you have a sequencer like sq1 or keystep you can play one sequence from the volca memory and one from the keystep/sq1. this is a really fun thing to mess with because you can for instance set a plain hat beat on the volca then do random stuff to control the other voices like kick and snare. keep in mind some weirdness happens when two trigger signals are going to the beats at once. its a lot of fun though :)

[@tomasamaral9042]

How did he hit 600bpm?

[@mr.apartment]

it's in the global settings menu, if you google the manual it shows how to get it done. good luck!

[@J1M0TEE]

I love that the more the bass stutters, the more the camera shakes 😄 BASS-O-VISION!!

[@mr.apartment]

“…with more intensity”

[@jeffreyjbyron]

Cam vibrate tho

[@mr.apartment]

my cheap homemade set up :)

[@jeffreyjbyron]

@@mr.apartment it's awesome. At first I thought it was intentional!

[@poocoop]

Great video! Let’s be friends.

[@mr.apartment]

i thought we already were?

[@Poulain4drum]

it's a cute drum machine, but come on best on the market? nah.

[@mr.apartment]

more sound variety would be a plus, but i think for ease of use, portability, unique functionality, and price it’s a damn solid synth

[@Don-h4d]

Possibly the most boring Demo I' ve heard

[@mr.apartment]

killer, love to hear the one's you've been listening to, i need some new tricks in my life

[@davidreidy5750]

I bought the beats again cause it doesn't get enough love,and quite honestly I think it sounds sick when sent thru a decent mixer and a kick as keyboard amp like a Roland kc500.This vid is mad gnarl.Very nice gonna try this.👽🤖👾⚡🪐

[@mr.apartment]

def underrated, i’m planning to make another beats video asap

[@davidreidy5750]

Just got first edition samples to sync with the beats thru my mixer,sq1 and Behringer model D,now I got the beats pumping big time!!🤖👾⚡