Bad Gear - Korg Volca Modular

[@AudioPilz]

Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel* Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz

[@dillipphunbar7924]

You will be turned...it's only a matter of time now that you've tasted the modular modulations. Gr8 memes as always...particularly liked the cronenburged ginger, and spock doggy dog.

[@muzisyenmetin]

Thank You

[@dobredzien313]

Which movie the first few seconds come from?

[@dawnviola3258]

I am honestly unaware of any other show on youtube that has this level of editing per minute. Honestly the level of work here is always just so staggering.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@jasonpetrone3280]

@@AudioPilz Ah! TIL

[@robertstevenson8696]

Quite the only thing that isn't quite on the mark is the word Bad .... Could be just. gear 😬

[@naissance8032]

Like every max0r video

[@maxhult830]

Right! These videos at about 10min usually take me about 30 to watch, due to all the rewinding and pausing to catch all the good stuff... well worth it :)

[@CoincidenceNoticer]

I’ve never got a cool sound out of mine without it being a total accident. Great jam!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@kimabrams97]

That's kind of the point of west coast synthesis. Aleatoric experimentation.

[@voltijuice8576]

Thee Process is Thee Product - Thee Product Is Thee Process

[@tomfenn7149]

I wish I never sold mine now.

[@PeaceDub]

Looking forward to see the new Korg Drumlogue on your show! You rock!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Let's see if we can find an excuse for that...

[@jevogroni4829]

it already ticks all the boxes. you can fill a screen with all the moaning about this 600 dollar tragedy. admittedly it is more musical than the volca modular 😅

[@mjhobo5520]

@@AudioPilz, I have suggested to Korg that they save themselves some time and ship it direct to you

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

Yeap...likewise! But, there's 1 short problem: KORG Drumlogue wiil 'not' be Bad Gear 🌹🌹🌹

[@PLA.net-DANTE]

I'm pretty sure that the drumLogue is awesome,so...unfortunately no

[@mzisman]

Man, you are incredible! In-depth but in-a-nutshell review, insanely hot original music using the device in question and everything packed into fun, witty, insanely efficient and entertaining videos. Thank you for your work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@thecaterpillarlives]

I'm a big fan of the VM. To put its strengths simply, it has a unique sound, the best sequencer of any of the Volcas, and patching is just plain fun. It makes a great addition to other synths in a track.

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@gaetan4164]

I'd love to get one, they seem like so much fun ! Really like a mini Buchla Easel. They use the same patch cables format as the AE modular which has much better cables (and also a special module to interface with the vola modular).

[@AudioPilz]

Ah, didn't know about the interface. Thanks for posting!

[@bilimegyessi6129]

Wow that final tune was amazing! Plese do release🗣

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Full tracks can be found on Patreon (shameless plug;)

[@maracuder]

Strong Isolée vibes in the last jam - very nice...

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@erlannderrantem6972]

I think the Cre8audio West pest is actually the better alternative to the Volca, it has bigger knobs, midi and CV and for about 250 quid it is even in the same price class. Though it has only 1 lpg and no slope generator (but who cares if you have cv i/o).

[@AudioPilz]

I really have to take a closer look at that one. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@austinmitchell2652]

This was my first/only explanation of east vs west synthesis, and I honestly feel like I got the jist of it from your breakdown

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that!

[@hannesbengsch5515]

Simply the very first time ever something done with the volca modular got me stank facey head bobbin.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@SynGirl32]

YEEEEEEEESSSS! I've been waiting for this for so long!

[@AudioPilz]

I hope it was worth the wait!

[@WarmyMusic]

My recent Volca Modular patch sucks, but this little box in your hands flies! Nice jam!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@petenolan-woolley9203]

Always highlight of the week, thank you as always 😊☕

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@sukrampalang7464]

for the love to the music and the magic of the loop

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@iancain6647]

Each jam grabbed a hold of me ruthlessly and made me move!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@gijs]

Loved the 1st jam

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@brucebartlett9989]

I got one more as an educational "west coast synthesis 101" exercise rather than the idea of creating music with it. Which was good, because after more than a year, I've yet to find any musical purpose for it. Having said that, there are videos out there of this thing using an absolutely insane method to generate pulse width modulation. Seeing that reminded me that sometimes even very limited gear like this can do the unexpected with some creativity.

[@AudioPilz]

It's a great educational tool tho

[@EdEditz]

I've never been into the Volca range. Some people love it but I had the opportunity to play around with a Volca sampler and although it worked it did do it for me. But that's all personal opinions ^____^

[@AudioPilz]

Sample is probably the most "pro" Volca

[@EdEditz]

@@AudioPilz Hahaha ok cool. Well there it is. All down hill from there. :)

[@over0db]

One of the most fascinating volcas

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@neonmelk]

yAY! My second Bad Gear episode with one device i actually own ! That makes this episode the best indeed. Until the next one. Also, Volca Modular Rules.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@mataya909]

You really made it sound great, so congratulations on that. tx

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@BachelorMachinesTV]

The "space" modulation sounds extremely kickass.

[@AudioPilz]

Yesssssssss

[@ilyachashnik9530]

Question for Florian : would it help if we start making comments on the Drumlogue so you have a wall to fill for your video when it's released?

[@AudioPilz]

I think Drumlogue is already ticking all the boxes but thank you;)

[@wilorules]

Brilliant, again and always

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@WARDISWARD]

DUde , your songs at the end are always killer Keep up the good work , the great memes and the tongue in cheeck humor

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@PeteBetter]

Could you put one or more of your full jams on you tube. I'd like to share them with others.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that! Currently full tracks are only available on Patreon (shameless plug;)

[@mishaoosterhuis5260]

I have no clue what's going on with this synth. It sounds cool though!

[@AudioPilz]

Same here;)

[@doctorsynth1]

You should review the Yamaha SU10 Sampling Unit.

[@AudioPilz]

Thansk for the suggestion but I already did that;)

[@Crabe05]

ONE OF US ! ONE OF US ! You can't resist eternally. Resistance is futile.

[@AudioPilz]

Not today!!!

[@meedily]

Great video. Was wishing you would cover this one as well. Dumb question. What movie was the intro part from? I’ve seen most 80s sci-fi/horror films and don’t recognize it.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Altered States (1980)

[@kimabrams97]

East Coast: "I have an idea of what I want to do and I know how to play keyboards sort of" West Coast: "I have serendipitously programed a UFO with an upset stomach that is being swarmed by bees in a bongo factory that is underwater"

[@kimabrams97]

Personally I am in the UFO camp.

[@AudioPilz]

You had me at bongo factory

[@kimabrams97]

@@AudioPilz LPGs for days bb

[@corradomorgana]

Under 500. It's a nice piece of kit, terrifying and you need the manual. I've gigged with mine as part of a whole load of bits. Gateway...not sure. Addition to a modular addiction maybe...

[@AudioPilz]

It can be quite terrifying indeed

[@gasolineandwine]

That first jam was tastyyyyy, can never get enough of the memes either. 💙

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@roberthatherley4225]

At first glance, smaller boxes have never been ticked😂😂😂☠️☠️☠️

[@AudioPilz]

Lol

[@stu9000]

That jam is 🔥

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@alexddorf73]

Super Video, wie immer1 Tipp: Kuck dir doch mal den Korg X5D an...

[@AudioPilz]

Danke!!!

[@dinogoldie9716]

I LOVE/HATE my KVM. On the one hand, patching this weird box with those shitty dupont wires feels like trying to defuse a bomb while wearing oven mits. Also, the non-connectivity just seems like self-sabotage on Korg's part. On the other hand, a dual-oscillator, wavefolder, dual lpg, two functions, a mult, a woggle, a space echo and a decent sequencer with microtuning for £150 is sorta amazing. So far, my KVM has only been a gateway drug to the Makenoise 0-coast (so far). However, if Korg simply repackaged the KVM with MIDI in/out and in eurorack form factor and sold it for anything up to £600, I'd be throwing my money at em. There's something about the KVM being similtaneously awsome and awful that has genuinely captured my heart. It would be nice if other brands could make budget/entry-level Westcoast synths - actually, there appears to be a dearth of westcoast/additive modules even in pro-level gear.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it's the most Hurt Locker - feel synth I know;)

[@MrBobbinio]

If i want to add something buchla-ish to my comfortable workflow i need to buy either volca samples or craftsyth 2 - as an adapter to midi-cv sync for my mc 303 i want to use definitely ……ok.. but which adapter to prefer?))))

[@AudioPilz]

Not an expert here but I would probably go with a Doepfer

[@hysterique_dominus]

shhhhh first jam very good!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@tomymeeson1]

Haha I love when I see something I own pop up on your show, always an entertaining watch. I hate having RSI from tapping pause every 2 seconds to read the memes though 😂. Anyways are you aware of the midi mod for the modular? 15 minutes and you've got 5pin Din in chief. I think they even do a none solder required mod now too...

[@AudioPilz]

I have to check it out. Thanks!

[@fjfrancois]

8:23 Isolée stile nice ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AudioPilz]

️❤️

[@warius1]

Bravo!

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@UKULELERIGA]

Thanks to this Volca I actually lost interest in modular synths. I managed to do interesting things with it, like putting electric guitar through that spring reverb. It made an inspiration for a song. And I liked the “cello” sounds a lot. I never truly learned all the functions, so I understood that its more effective for my songwriting to use not modular synths. Otherwise Im just fishing around for sounds 😀 Before I got this Volca I wanted to dive into modular synths. Now I understand its not practical for me. Miss this Volca though. Might get it back some day.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@MarkMelchior-lb6vv]

I ❤ the modular.

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@BliterTV]

Ohhhhhhhhhh!!!! I like! 👍 🙂

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@prinzbach]

The problem with the Volca Modular is that, it's too affordable... If there's ONE thing I've learn from the modular world, it's that: Expensive = better. Like this 1 channel 24HP gold plated low pass gate sounds much better with this new Ivory engraved with turtle shells front panel.

[@AudioPilz]

Want!!!

[@dementorhaze2994]

That whale was gold.

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@Hercules_88]

Love Jam 1 + 2 :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MatusFinchus]

I must say this is the first time I have heard something musical from anything modular-related. 😄 Excellent video as always, sir!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@aaiieenn]

Honestly just wanna buy this and put it into a better enclosure with proper knobs and banana jacks

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, that'd be great!

[@BrancoArgenta]

This one lasted one week on my desk

[@AudioPilz]

Not bad;)

[@MonsieurC64]

I sold mine without having recorded anything with it. I enjoyed the various scale settings but other than that I felt quite lost trying to understand how to build my sounds. The interface felt to me like some medical or electrical device, not like a synth. Also the sounds are quite cold and metal like and not very varied. Nice reverb though. And no click for sequencing is a deal breaker for me.

[@AudioPilz]

That sums it up nicely

[@meneerjansen00]

The last year or so the gear you reviewed was getting better and better. But now you're back in old form! If there is some piece of sh*t that deserves the name "bad gear" the V. Modular is it!

[@AudioPilz]

There's "Bad Gear" and Bad Gear;)

[@shapeshifter8986]

the only channel where you constantly hold on to the space key not to miss a music meme haha

[@AudioPilz]

Way to go!!!

[@Error6503]

All those years playing whack-a-mole as a kid were just training our reflexes for pausing Bad Gear videos.

[@catmastertrash2447]

One full watch through then replay with spacebar auto fire!

[@synthlord2368]

And I thought Ibwas the only one here that did that. Lolz

[@MonsieurMosca]

I’m a two-pass watcher too

[@jamesforrest9837]

I legitimately burst out laughing when you said this volca is available for the price of one volca.

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@vprice509]

Volca: first a unit of comparative size, and now practically crypto-currency!

[@JordanService]

Got me as well.

[@Kirillissimus]

It is even more funny because it is true - all volca synths tend to go for more or less the same price.

[@stevenzeeland9670]

Personally, I laughed out loud when he mentioned "The CONCISE" operation manual! A Korg VOLCA manual somewhat resembles a pharmaceutical leaflet: folded up, miniscule font size, multilingual? But in truth, so concise, so succinct is Korg that instructions on gear operation are economically just implied.

[@xa1a]

The acoustics of a Death Star urinal made me nearly spit water all over my floor! That was awesome!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@xa1a]

@@AudioPilz Thank you!! For doing what you do!!!

[@jonpatchmodular]

My personal description has always been "a girder-based spring reverb emulation" but he really nailed it

[@kamael1125]

So good 🤌

[@ringsystemmusic]

I’ve been waiting for this one forever- seemed like Bad Gear from the outset, confusing non-modular people and making actual modular people annoyed by its lack of CV connectivity. Another great episode!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! True that!

[@estikai]

true, but I actually love it. I just keep a recording running while playing with it and later cut out useful samples for actual music making

[@johanmalm8378]

But it sounds great!

[@erikavery1105]

I...MUST...GET...ONE...😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@wowzers5172]

@@estikaiThis. This is the way

[@renemunkthalund3581]

0:58 "Smaller boxes have never been ticked" 😆Love that this channel has reached self-pun level!

[@AudioPilz]

😀

[@MD_is_me]

Hilarious. One of your best episodes. I'm probably biased, though, because I own (and love) the VM. I actually quite liked your use of it's "jello-like sounds". Your other musical bits were equally cool, better than most actually. LOL, another episode "ticking" on all cylinders.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@michaelcooke]

I haven't laughed this much at an episode in a long time - I know comedy is kind of a secondary thing to reviewing the gear, but a comprehensive and hilarious review makes this gold medal material.

[@cameronw9377]

I love your mixes near the end. The visuals and the mix always transport me to another dimension for a sec

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@RCAvhstape]

I second this. Pilz you should do a half hour video jam sometime, maybe once a year over the holidays as Christmas fan service.

[@chriswareham]

That first jam is basically every track they play on the noise-industrial floor at London's legendary Slimelight club!

[@AudioPilz]

Sounds like great parties;)

[@alicedeeper]

Syncronicity - "that lacks the self control to handle a can of pringles" I coughed up my pringles while one hand was in the can when I heard that :)

[@lairdkilbarchan]

Haha. Once you pop, you just can't stop.😁

[@AudioPilz]

NOT EVEN ONCE!!!

[@PhantomSpaceman5]

I midi modded mine, and it seriously opens it up! All the parameters that can be recorded to the sequencer actually have midi CC control.

[@min-yishen9324]

I just pair it with SQ1 - no mod needed...

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, did you use a kit?

[@PhantomSpaceman5]

@@AudioPilz Yup! I got mine from some random guy on Etsy for about $30, it requires some minimal soldering and drilling a hole for the input, but it was surprisingly easy.

[@unclemick-synths]

@@PhantomSpaceman5 That's cool to know 👍

[@mononcle]

Modded mine as well. The kits are super easy but I'm not convinced the pad connectors always make contact and the guy who sold it said "oh yeah I forgot to upload the instructions".... (Facepalm) good job I spent 18months building modular gear from kits otherwise I'd have probably blown it up (like the modular kits).

[@imlxh7126]

I'm serious, I love the Volca Modular to death. Does it sound weird and janky? Yep. And that's WHY I love it. I'm getting sounds out of that thing I'm not sure I could get out of anything else. It's probably the most hilarious sounding synthesizer I own. I'm absolutely *delighted* that it's an actual thing that Korg made.

[@imlxh7126]

"death star urinal" YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'RE RIGHT AND I *LOVE* IT

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, it's quite unique

[@erikavery1105]

Can it make reverse cavern fart sounds?🤔🤔🤔

[@PinkZeller]

I’m watching trying to see if this is parody.. I love mine.. using it half time in reverse is so nice

[@dnc23x]

count me in.

[@Appie1974]

Wow you have just convinced me to get one! I do hope they go down in price after your review :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! I think Korg is mostly unimpressed by my channel;)

[@unclemick-synths]

@@AudioPilz disappointed they didn't give you a Drumlogue? Its turn on your show will come and the odds are I'll be able to say "I have one!".

[@CiabaMusic]

@@unclemick-synths as I wrote under loopop review video, I bet the drumlogue will be the quickest piece of gear to go from release review to badgear video.

[@unclemick-synths]

@@CiabaMusic hopefully they'll get the bugs ironed out. I'd like one but not with the launch day problems! The reviewers seem to genuinely like it despite the flaws. I don't have any ideas about using it as a groovebox so the paltry memory space won't be an issue for me - I've only overwritten a handful of samples in my Volca Sample.

[@CiabaMusic]

@@unclemick-synths probably it is just me, but I felt the drumlogue totally uninspiring from what I saw. I'd much prefer a TR8s for similar money

[@angia1618]

Oh my god, it happened, you finally covered a piece of equipment I actually used to own lol. I remember importing one of these from Japan a mere week or so after launch, it was still cheaper compared to what they cost here in India once they were officially available. Absolutely new to modular at the time, but I did have a Bastl Kastle! Much fun was had with the trio of this, Kastle and the Monotron Duo for its filter. Hell, I even re-scored the highway shootout scene from Sicario with the trio as an exercise (I hope I can find it again someday...). Oh, the digital spring reverb

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! MB33 is a great choice!

[@MD_is_me]

Jóhann Jóhannsson right here on the Bad Gear YT comments page???

[@angia1618]

@@MD_is_me Ahaha, I wish. Sorry for the confusion. I just meant that it was one of the first exercises I did with the synth, re-scoring the scene from scratch. Wouldn't be surprised if one of these found its way to his studio, though!

[@kevinloignon7943]

After this I may get one. It would NEVER be used to get any kind of "musical" sounds. It looks like an inexpensive way to experiment before going on to bigger things. That bit with the Drumbrute was great!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! It's a weird chaos machine

[@jdrukman]

I bought one of these the minute it was available, and I never regretted it for a second. Wonderful insanity machine. If you’re looking for conventional, look elsewhere. If you want weird, this thing has you covered. Great buchla type sounds with a surprisingly powerful sequencer for less than the cost of a romantic dinner for two? Yes please!!

[@AudioPilz]

...it never got weird enough for me;)

[@jdrukman]

@@AudioPilz try microtuning, stochastic sequencer mode, some randomness from the woggle... i'm sure you can get there.

[@mjordan4251]

The jams you did were honestly some of my favorites with any gear you’ve covered! I would 100% buy a record of you doing tracks in this “style” 🤘🏻

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Especially the staccato acid jazz weirdness

[@waynesilverman3048]

HIS JAMS ARE GOOD

[@waynesilverman3048]

Audio my jams are inspired sometimes by piano techno classic tunes-like the rhythm of them chord s when played on a modulated saw, I'm mostly original, but I try to remix that 2000 skydive trance tune the sequencer the string part ,it came out nothing like it ! but good tho,

[@waynesilverman3048]

I did it on the sequencer I meant ,the 2nd pt -when she starts singing

[@ChrisSheridan295]

This thing is completely underrated as a very fat or gnarly bass. Super pure tone. One of its secret abilities. Goes loooooooooooow

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed!

[@finonomastropiero4261]

I agreee! i use it mainly for that as well for this and Not so much ambient generated harsh bleeps

[@ld8341]

Damn straight! It's so aggressive at depth it should probably have a health warning.

[@erikavery1105]

It's got The UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLY and The FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLTTTH!!! 😖😖😖😖😖😖🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@andreashnida5661]

It is just insane how you make every "bad gear" sound like gold.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@squirrelboy831]

One of the reasons I love this series is that you can make anything sound hella good. I will never get tired of your videos.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@B_T_B]

Always a good friday when its Bad Gear! Its even better when on holiday and its Bad Gear!!

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@tonytooke76]

Fantastic! I love the Volca Modular, you can run audio through the cv in and route it through the function generator with an oscillator and create terrifying ringmodulated sounds. Also the cello sound is really organic like a Mellotron. I like setting up the second envelope as a drone and jamming strange scales over it, like Ravi Shankar in Darth Vaders toilet 🤣 love your vids and jams.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you, nice technique!!!

[@bldcaveman2001]

I really hope I find this in a charity shop now - seems perfect to use with cans of beans lying around - waiting for end days

[@AudioPilz]

True that!

[@AveMcree]

Bought mine, tried to used, too much work, and now it’s collecting dust.

[@AudioPilz]

Hey Ave, nice to have you around!

[@AveMcree]

@@AudioPilz whudd up fam

[@melanatedmantra6607]

You are definitely not the bad workman who blames his tools, You're the formidable workman who blames the manufacturers who are tools. 😉

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, thank you so much!!!

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

Bought one when they first released, I have all the other Poke-Volcas. I struggled to get anything usable out if it other than some noise fx things. A bit of a one trick pony. Sold it on eBay for $20 less than I paid for it. I was happy the first day I owned it, and also the last day I owned it. Not much in the middle.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, not all of them are keepers

[@Lalaland.001]

Every time I throw money at the screen to get the album and nothing happens. Please release the double album with all-tracks from all episodes. I would buy it in a heartbeat. Today's track was amazing...

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! You can get all the music on Patreon as a hi res wav file;)

[@heavysystemsinc.]

Korg also has a line of modular synth legos that predate the volcas, but I forget what they're called. IIRC, they literally snap together and you make a little modular synth that way.

[@hold7eight]

Little bits

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, these are definitely worth a look. Thanks!

[@pauldablue]

- Well done 👏 Your most unfathomable offering yet, now do the Meng Qi Wingie for the people who love that broken doorbell sound 😉

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@bistrobmusic]

Fun idea for a meme video - pretend you're going to do a Drumlogue unboxing, but inside the box you have a Volca Beats, Volca Sample, NTS-1, and SQ-64 duct-taped together.

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea!!! Thanks!

[@jpm9628]

The 'cello" sound is incredible. Very vocal and happily plays with modulations all day long. I used it to finish an album of mostly instrumentals. It filled the vocal void with all of the requisite tones.

[@dnc23x]

yes! similar to what I did :)

[@neilmacmusic]

i really enjoy your fun and informative reviews but most of all i love your music! even though we only get small insights into your creativity your ’songlets’ are great!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@sacundim]

Wow. I'd watched a few videos about this synth, but this is the only one so far that in which it's used to make actual music

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@nitecomet]

But Pilz, all Volcas are modular by design…….. I’ll be over here studying my Volca Modular patch chart and Volca FM2 algorithm chart 😂 💅

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@janekalbinsky]

Your gif/jpg integration game is top shelf! Laughed at the whale and wailed at the (J)-Low!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@desktorp]

Mr. Krabs: [calls the radio station] Yes, hello. I was wondering if you could play that song again. Radio DJ: [from the phone] Hmmm... which one, man? Mr. Krabs: The one that goes "bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-beep." Radio DJ: No, man. You're thinking of "bee-boo-boo-bop, boo-boo-bop." Mr. Krabs: Bee-boo-boo-boo-boo-bop, [garbled telephone noise] bee-boo-boo-bop, [garbled telephone noise] boo-boo-bee-bop? [garbled telephone noise] Not bee-boo-boo-beep? [garbled telephone noise] Bop? [garbled telephone noise] Beep?! [garbled telephone noise] Boo-boo-bop?! [SpongeBob screams]

[@AudioPilz]

Lol

[@telumatramenti7250]

I was asked by my buddy Frank what I would recommend for his first (preferably very cheap) initiation into the world of modular so I sent him a link to this thing. I got a reply the next day: " - You do realise that Shiatsu is not really evidence-based medicine, right?" 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Lolz

[@Bork_In_Volcanic]

As a Eurorack player, doing some west coast, I LOVE that video. 'init modular' meme just wiped me. Thank you, sir, for providing a perfect dose of laughter!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@SarahMaywalt]

That final jam was really good. Not that your jams aren't normally good. I think the Volca gave it a bit of bitterness that brought the dish together in an interesting and satisfying way.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@joemurray2523]

Dude you seriously need an album of your best jams at this stage..

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️Thanks!!! Full tracks are available on Patreon (end of shameless plug;)

[@NEOROADER]

Holy crap, I had written this one off but now this episode makes me want one REALLY BAD. Curse you and your ability to make everything sound amazing!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@slagseed8986]

I sold mine almost immediately. I paired it with a Bastl Kastle to expand the options. (They have the same patch method/batteries) Found the modular frustrating and boring. Bastl kastle with modified patch cables with 1/8 worked great with a microbrutes patch bay.

[@karol_p]

The intro really stirred my ear modules in a positive way

[@AudioPilz]

Ear modules are supposed to be stirred;)

[@BoxOfSnoo]

I know! That bass was filthy ...in a positive way...

[@philiotronic]

I ordered one after reading your review. It seems to be the most controversial Volca Korg has ever made.

[@AudioPilz]

It totally is! Happy to hear that!!! Thanks!!!

[@recombinant]

This is possibly one of the most entertaining videos in the series that I've seen, and Jam 1 is amazing! Also... I think you meant "West Coast Synthesis" at 6:12, right? 🤔

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! True that, I mixed it up there

[@boris9712]

This is, unquestionably, the worst piece of gear I've seen on this show. What the f*** even is this thing?

[@AudioPilz]

It's West Coast;)