Korg Volca Beats Jam - by Mercutio

Jamming some random ideas on the Volca Beats. Without any extra synths or pads I stuck to a minimal techno vibe at 140BPM.

[@beanacomputer]

Real late to this one but considering what you were working with here, bravo. It's wild what some people have accomplished with the older Volcas.

[@Thisco11]

Thanks! Very kind of you. I have kind of moved on and am less busy with music but I definitely enjoyed these jam sessions on small and dedicated hardware. It’s a bit like with photography and lenses with a specific aperture, making you really work within the constraints of that setup and trying to be creative 😄

[@nolliebags]

This is sick, dude. It’s interesting because it’s not a ‘traditional’ instrument but the knowledge of it that you possess puts it a lot closer to one. I enjoyed the mixing bits, the farthest I’ve gone is just perfecting one sick transition. Love the call backs

[@nolliebags]

Daaaang dude a few minutes later and I’m blown away. Great job man

[@restaresta1630]

Yes man u say it kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TOpICFftN9hKssi=EueB-wym7ITK8-k6

[@luistavares6670]

Great set man, my mind is blown away thanks, I want more

[@restaresta1630]

Amazing

[@SuperProgressive]

bro this is amazing

[@dianamiino7391]

Bravo ! ! ! 👍👍👍

[@darkraver-page]

Amazing what you are able to play with a such tiny drummaschine 😮 . . . . 🖤😎

[@realmchat6665]

Nice jam

[@romanonardelli-drummerforfun]

Very good jam 👍

[@aefe_music]

Eres un maestro! Una sesión brutal!

[@johnnyprovo7157]

Lot of great ideas here to try on this device-and all with the dreaded 'battery low" signal! NICE!!

[@Thisco11]

Haha; I hadn't even noticed at the time 😅 Haven't got the Volca Beats anymore but currently having fun learning the Elektron Syntakt.

[@chrischarles500]

You are a pro, bro.

[@hallerj]

best jam only using the volca beats i found so far... great skills dude!

[@Thisco11]

Thanks! I don't even have it anymore (the video is a couple of years old) but it was a lot of fun as it was entirely self-contained.

[@rayderrich]

Massive jam from this little synth, I subscribed although your video is from years ago.

[@Thisco11]

Thanks for the kind words. It has indeed been years ago and I’ve kind of moved on from working with it 😅 But I guess the video still shows that once you get to know these compact machines it is definitely possible to get out quite a bit more than most people would think!

[@SanplerVarondaro]

muy bueno aqui tengo uno

[@BatFF]

Ох как хорошо ты играешь на этом инструменте)))

[@billjohnroe2962]

Ready to kick drum at 130 BPM?

[@alexjack9372]

sorry so much for stupid question🙏did you use for this awesome demo sounds via MIDI ?

[@Thisco11]

Thanks for reaching out to me. All of the sounds are from the Volca Beats itself. If I remember correctly (the video is a few years old and I don't have the machine anymore) I used the MIDI connection simply as a way of keeping the Maschine-software in-sync as that was what I was using to get the audio of the performance on my laptop. That set-up has undergone quite a few changes should you be interested. I'm now playing with an Elektron Syntakt connected over a USB-cable into Ableton Live. Have fun making music!

[@adognamedshinji]

What are you using midi for here?

[@TravelatorH8r]

Function button music

[@pestopasta5718]

Seems like someone has read the user's manual carefully... I wonder why Korg doesn't promote this product with you!