Introducing KORG volca bass

An overview of the three Korg volca bass, three VCO analogue bass synthesizer.
Presented by its hardware designer and chief engineer, Tatsuya Takahashi, it shows some of the sequencing features that are specially tuned for creating floor dominating bass lines.
3VCOアナログ・ベース・シンセ volca bass。開発者である高橋達也が、ベースラインの作成に特化してチューンナップされたシーケンサー機能についてご紹介します。
more details:
English : www.korg.com/volcaseries
Japanese : www.korg.co.jp/Product/Dance/v...

[@oscarlanda5511]

This guy is a legend. Korg is doing the right things.

[@mikeexits]

And now Behringer's joining on the fun with affordable semi-modular synths. It's a great decade to get into synths!

[@OmenAhead]

Am I the only one who's impressed mostly by how he made that riff using the Octave knob? Damn!

[@Electromachines]

For the price, nothing beats it. Even twice the price you would have a job finding any better. The sound, the filter, the sequencer. Pure class.

[@Ninjjadog]

Is it better than the Roland tb03?

[@thesamuelskate]

Do you think it would be a good duo together with the Arturia Microfreak? 🤔

[@AdnanAlsannaa]

Volca series are one of the most interesting synths on the market. So small, yet the things you can do with them are amazing. Their sound is soo unique

[@ZeldaFoxEars]

Holy shit....I think I'm in love with Tatsuya.......

[@josephwright5921]

Countess Boochie Flagrante What is doing now that he left Korg?

[@evanfrench]

@@josephwright5921 don't think he left the company, just changed his job title.

[@konaraweb]

Korg knew where to invest! Not only tech . Some good looking dude keeping cool like straight out of an anime character while dropping hard ass grooves ! Well done korg well done ! Sold !

[@AlainHubert]

Together with Volca Keys and Volca Beats, it's very reminiscent of the Roland TB303, MC202, and TR606 combo from over thirty years ago. Thanks Korg for providing a modern, very affordable (and great sounding) alternative to the highly inflated price of the classic vintage Roland gear.

[@michaellafollette9602]

The developers are brilliant. I love how capable this is for being so compact. That and the interface on all the Korg products I've had the pleasure of using are always incredibly intuitive. So much thought and foresight put into everything.

[@diglet553]

I love how Korg is sort of giving a certain company beginning with "R" a big middle finger, like Korg know there is a market for analogue synths and grooveboxes, and it's nice that they have made their own take on the x0xb0x machines that a lot of people would like to at least own. Wish Yamaha and Roland would re-make and enhance their legacy hardware, who wouldn't want a brand new today 808, 909 or Juno 106 eh? I know I would :D

[@yayayaokoksure]

I felt the same until I realized you can have the three VCO's running three independent sequences...that sold me.

[@heppareppana]

Absolutely brilliant stuff Korg. If this guy is the chief engineer, Korg has a very bright future ahead.

[@thomaskolb8785]

Takahashi-san rocks. I hope KORG appreciates what he does.

[@ringpiece4571]

volca looks great. clearly the form factor is a crucial part of the offering here in their eyes. personally, I'd prefer they added $50 to the price, made the unit 2x the size and had a specific button for each task and a few more confirmation LEDs etc rather than loads of modalities. be nice to know if anyone knows of the equivalent.

[@bozhidarkn]

After watching every video on KZbin about the Volcas I bought the bass and I am minutes away from having the building destroyed by bass ! Great synth - you should probably show it connected to MIDI controller so the folks can imagine what is going on here ;] Great product !

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

The seq is superb , as with your other groove boxes! Some good logic behind your products, you make them so fun to use!

[@longshotkdb]

buy one of these for your 5 year old..see how long it takes for your mind to break. =)

[@CreepyT]

You had me at 2:00 mark. This is a monster in a small package. Definitely adding one to my studio.

[@wille.brooks6250]

God that bass sound is just so tight.

[@Goth108]

amazing features! the independent active step setting for each sequencer part is really outstanding! please produce and ship it quick, i'm waiting here! :)

[@PAAmsterdam]

The size of it for the sound it makes beats many other gear, not just the price. Any desk space loves this little monster.

[@butceler]

Korg Triton back of you. Best keyboard of 2000s. I still have it

[@kevinzgarcia99]

Really like your reviews, great man.

[@djformalin]

Bought it to day.....thx for the inspiration 🎼

[@DiegoAndresKentLahana]

este ha sido el único vídeo demostrativo de manera excelente donde me ha dejado muy claro acerca del nuevo producto de korg.

[@EMarSounds]

I'm totally hooked on this..

[@OttosTheName]

I've been gassing on one of these guys since the day this video released. But I kept buying other gear, because I didn't like some of the (very reasonable considering the size and price) limitations. I finally bought one last week and oh my god it's amazing. Not my most 'serious' or powerful synth, but the filter is so very nice, the oscillators too, the sequencer is awesome, especially with the 3 different sequences of different lengths for each oscillator. Add a Monotron Delay for some gritty lo-fi dotted eight delay fun and I suspect my other synthesizers will barely see any action for the next months.

[@OttosTheName]

@@Fonkemman the Volca Bass

[@acidphaze]

I just ordered mine today. So far only the Bass and Keys are available in the UK. But not the Beats, so I guess the Beats is going to be the most popular Volca. I bought the Bass first, thinking it would be in the most high demand, but I probably like the Keys more than the Bass. I will give the Bass a try out first before purchasing the others models. That's the smart marketing behind these modules, they are at an affordable price and you don't need to buy all of them at once.

[@acidphaze]

You can synchronize the Volcas with your Es-1 with a MIDI cable. E.g. Es-1 MIDI OUT to Volca MIDI IN, the Volca will act as the slave module. However I think it's possible to sample the click made from the Volca's sync out jack in to your Es-1. And make a click track to sync the Volca with the Es-1, but you will loose 1 track on your Es-1. I assume you can send the sequenced click using the Headphone socket into the Volca sync in, and use the Line Out socket to your mixer or amp in theory.

[@mrholmesly]

4:02 sounds like a bunch of terminators trying to hack NASA

[@admaiora777]

Hahahahha priceless comment

[@icareg]

you should review albums

[@danfeinstein4424]

I think you meant NSA...?

[@rbe2000RichieBradley]

Adic house is alive and well, this makes me very happy! I can't wait to get my hands on one of these ;)

[@Gardentiger]

Brilliant 😊just bought one !

[@patrickbodine6010]

I will need to watch this many times...

[@NatalieWeiss]

IM IN LOVE WITH THE HOST

[@kaibe5241]

Some might say you fall too easily.

[@arijr71]

Yes. Thank you Korg!

[@DJDiskmachine]

That was most impressive, Takahashi-san! You had me at 00:28 .. keep up the wonderful work!:)

[@Heavy_Distortion]

Volca sets the new standard

[@negvey]

I love acid sound, sounds amazing

[@JssstMusic]

This really sounds cool!! :-)

[@Oscar73You]

Is there a PDF manual where to study all steps? I've found just a simple guide on Korg website... really unusual... not any complete guide of this amazing stuff

[@tsiggy]

active step allows the possibility of odd time signatures. i'm digging that! 2:13

[@angelodomino]

Roland TB....thanks for your sounds.

[@dancetech]

check the old Tannoy monitors in the background.. unbeatable!!

[@neoaureus]

dancetech I was ogling at it.....put those and a phat girl in front me....ill be dead

[@zeinzin91]

it is, shipping takes time mine arrived yesterday!!

[@setphaser]

Sssooo... The three different voices can play three loops at different lengths polurhythmically!? Awesome!! Genius!! Gone are time signatures!

[@megabot80]

amazeballs!

[@robertsteinberger5667]

I wonder how good the lead sounds are. Could you do the high note of Cars Gary Numan for instance?

[@Kleidfrosch]

I like the 303 because of its familiar sound. Doesn't mean I'm not open for other bass synthesizers aswell ;) This one sounds really good actually.

Hello Friend. What's up? I want to know how you do to save the projects after they have been made? Do you have any USB ports for this or otherwise? Thanks. Big Hug.

[@bristolred5]

at 4.50 it sounds like a one-man-band falling down the stairs , while somebody hits a bag full of parrots with a cricket bat..hmmm

[@thomaskolb8785]

Ha ha, the best comment I've read the whole day

[@ladyravenandcrow7143]

Just because of your comment I will now forevvvva associate Korg with a bag of parrots looool

[@mikeexits]

How? I don't hear it.

[@ithaca2076]

r/oddlyspecific

[@busychild2933]

Awesome

[@jammingpositivevibration]

Nice one buddy, I LOVE 💘 JAMMING WITH bass TOO... KEEP ON JAMMING POSITIVE 👌 vibrations 💛❤💚✌✌✌

[@PlaceNameHeere]

Can i connect this to my pc through midi and let ableton record what it plays?

[@stinkdude]

It's not shown in this video, but from some demos/reviews I've seen it does seem to have some sort of accent-like ability.

[@naev.3344]

this kind of reminds me of a remix of Takkyu Ishino's "St. Petersburg," I like it! Also which Volca's are in this video? Is that the Volca Keys, Volca Drum, and Volca Bass?

[@rubberduky1829]

Sounds amazing, like the acid of the 90's. I have a question though : How would I sync the Bassline to be in time with the drum machine from Korg ? thanks

[@silenthillmaster755]

rubber duky use a connector from the audio out, into the in of the drum machine

[@bombbasses3750]

great !

[@BroScro]

whats that visualizer monitor in the back right? im looking for a monitor myself

[@SaenFX]

Does anyone know if i could sync this through the mini jack with the Electribe es1 ? or do i have to use midi ?

[@todddenzil-williams9907]

Korg rules everything around me

[@RosssRoyce]

How do you enter frigging notes pitches in step mode?

[@OttosTheName]

I think that it has 8 memory banks. I'm not 100% sure though. Also I don't know if it also saves the sound settings. But I do think you can set 3 different sounds for the 3 oscillators and switch to a different memory bank and a different oscillator at the same time.

[@civildesobidience]

Can you manipulate the tempo of the sequences?

[@lauragreen6846]

Like the video but I can’t keep up on playing the volca bass

[@Alwaysbaggyjeans]

hardware rules. And this thing is prove!

[@goingnowere101]

can I layer patterns, play one line. then layer a second line.

[@Synthematix]

which controls can be recorded with motion?

[@Synthematix]

I know that's a big plus for me

[@ownageDan]

can't wait :)

[@HTP555]

I don't know if anybody noticed the midi in's on these things in case you don't want to use the ribbon. I hope to get one for drums and sequencing my minibrute.

[@rg7120]

So can I plug in a MIDI keyboard, detune 3 squares, and add portamento to play Lucky Man? Or is there no portamento?

[@foodafokkarez]

I can't stop looking at the KR-55B sitting on top of the keyboard behind this guy.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Reminds me of a modern TB-303! :)

[@4StringSickoSIXX]

Hey,when will this will be available in Germany ?? The release gets set back for months and I'm not even able to find them in international stores...

[@moabtensionmusic]

I have a dumb question but how do you insert it in logic pro X ? Do logic recognize the machine?

[@GelenosOak]

Will I be able to midi sync them with other kit???

[@foodafokkarez]

I can't stop looking at the KR-55B sitting on to

[@GelenosOak]

I'm gonna buy a stash of the bass lines and sell them all for millions in thirty years time!

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Very good demonstration here. But i will be choosing the Analogic TT-303 instead.

[@AlbaEcstasy]

Alba Ecstasy - One Volca, please!

[@rg7120]

I want to use a MIDI keyboard, not the sequencer. Does it have real portamento or just slide for the sequencer?

[@vicioussuspicious894]

This vs tb-3, which one is better? I own a tb-3, but this seems easier to use. Tb-3 sounds fatter tmo.

[@Casious_Productions]

But how about creating a whole song..creating patterns and link them together..like in the TB303..is that possible?

[@summitthescale]

damn, i need this.

[@Njydghb578gbeubv]

イケメンすぎる 和製ロバートパティンソン

[@ruxiwang9571]

why there is no motion rec!!!?

[@TangleTwister]

is there an audio input that you could process say your voice???

[@SarahVerwei]

we are in love now...................

[@admaiora777]

Of u, me too

[@MrHollabk]

Can I trigger external midi devices with it?

[@jacksprat3009]

Fun little synth and this board has the funniest posts toi read while the squiggle machine gets its knobs twisted.

[@semares1]

The live play aspect of this machine isn't quite versatile enough as compared to the beats and keys. It bothers me that really the loop is relatively short, so if you're not making acid music it falls short. However, hook this up to any piano and now we have a workable instrument, I believe it really shines when used this way.

[@StarmanDeluxe2001]

This guy can go up to any girl he wants and say in his British accent "check out dis synth I made for you gurl" and it's OVER.

[@charliejim11]

How can I connect a Korg volca bass to a Korg volca beats? what sort of cable do I need to connect them??

[@LooseCannons1]

Volcas come with an included mini-jack cable for syncing

[@hallobloobaloo]

I actually have a 303 so I wish the synth lines used in this demo weren't so inspired by it. Good demo and interesting machine though for sure.

[@westgarth2005]

Is it possible to hook these up to a mac to use with ableton?

[@fozzerbench]

Yeah you just record out from the headphone socket as pure audio or the midi in socket lets you control your volca via midi message from ableton

[@straylight08]

That is one hot KORG employee

[@valeriomenon]

Non trovo il secondo capitolo

[@TheAnanda9new]

OHHH my TB 303 will have a new friend, sooon !!!

[@TheAnanda9new]

3:36

[@gjc82071]

Yea,....The TB-3. I know you meant the Volca Bass, but Roland is actually re-introducing the TB-303, TR-808 (TR-8), System 100, etc. But none are pure analog. They're Romplers/Analog modeling.

[@russ1618]

A lot of this sounds like ediT. Way cool.

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Get in!!!!!

[@SanplerVarondaro]

nuy bueno