KORG Volca Beats Tutorial

KORG Volca Beats Tutorial
In this video I give a tutorial on the Volca beats drum machine from KORG. This drum machine features 6 analogue sounds and 4 pcm sounds that can be programmed in an onboard 16 step sequencer.
Be sure to check out my volca beats Jam here:
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0:00 - Intro 0:11 - Sounds 0:45 - Tone Controls 2:50 - PCM Speed 3:21 - Memory 3:50 - Save Edit 4:15 - How to record a pattern 4:29 - Clearing Pattern 4:54 - Step Mode 6:09 - Step Jump 6:47 - Step Rec. 7:30 - Set volume level for each individual drum 7:49 - Mute individual drum 8:05 - Motion Rec. 9:47 - Delay Rec. 10:07 - Active Step 10:40 - Tempo 10:51 - I/O Options 12:08 - Power Options 12:45 - Outro Thanks for making this video, I hope this helps. :)

[@Artwithmisshopkins]

Thank you for making this tutorial, I find myself coming back every time I need a refresher!

[@SynthAddict]

great job - haven't used mine for years and you allowed me to get up to speed again quickly :-)

[@pluggedmountain]

This has been immensely helpful. Thanks a lot!

[@djmaster1real]

Thank you. This is the best tutorial on You Tube. It helped me more than the others.

[@drat1566]

Thanks for the tutorial! Couldn't help but giggle when you said "we've got the clap." 😁

[@colefuller5400]

woooah, I loved the beat you made with it

[@automatist]

Bruh, best video!!! Thank you so much! 🙏🏼

[@swingsblues]

Great video. So thorough! Thanks.

[@joso8801]

Thanks for the good review. Concise and covered everything. Cheers!

[@jassensummogum]

Great video, thank you!

[@yodycastro]

Great tutorial! Thanks!

[@keithpre6389]

Very good tutorial !

[@shifty3y3d]

thank you for this video!!! life saver!!

[@armanshaghi]

Great tute. Thank you

[@MiguelGonzalez-dp8uj]

Many thanks! Help a lot :)

[@Ahyubastu]

Super informative!

[@Casthekiwi]

thanks for this tutorial ......I highly recommend making the mod for the snare drum to the beats ,makes a big difference to the decay of snare, making it sound so much better

[@hadrosaurus]

i knew this would be good as soon as i heard the accent

[@Chasing_Thoughts]

The only volca I’ve never tried!! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@waluigistan3974]

the only one I have

[@havinganicedave]

Thanks for the introduction!

[@tonywharton5220]

Brilliant video ✌️

[@8ffyesterday228]

Passing by spreading some love

[@levonabrahamyan1127]

Thank you

[@acidtrance2858]

I love this drum machine…

[@BassGods]

How many drum patterns does this have,that are built in?

[@consequenciasinimaginaveis6901]

​@@BassGods 8 patterns

[@VideoNash]

thanks

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Hi great vid! Is it possible to record motion rec individually? I mean for each instrument.. Big thanks

[@simonguitar4836]

Hi, yes it works like that by default for speed. There is a global stutter option, turned on it will effect everything, turned off it will only effect the selected instrument.

[@couchcamperTM]

just wondering why you have just a few views, than seeing the upload date xD ok^^ I just looked for the most recent volca beats vids, that explains a lot.

[@sidnas6652]

Can you use external foot switch trigger to start the sequence?

[@ArigatoToMyHomies]

The Volca Sample tutorial was wicked! Ive my eye on the Beats but am umming and arring if I really could make justified use pairing it with the Sample. What are your thoughts on that? 🙏

[@simonguitar4836]

Both are great, id buy them both second hand. Tons on eBay. If they don't work for you just sell them on.

[@SandauxBeats]

Thanks for this, man! I bought this and the Volca Keys. Do you have a tutorial for Volca Keys as well?

[@simonguitar4836]

Not currently

[@SandauxBeats]

@@simonguitar4836 I meant, tutorial on how to sync in and out the Beats and the Keys? I also have just one monitor speakers with aux in. Do I need to buy an A/B connector so that both Volcas are connected to the Aux In of my monitor speakers?

[@simonguitar4836]

To sync just come out of sync out on the beats into sync in on the keys. Sounds like you need to buy a mixer. You could buy the volca mix. But any mixer would work

[@SandauxBeats]

@@simonguitar4836 Meaning, Beats ans Keys alone won't work as is? I still need a mixer in my case? I have the Behringer MX400 Micromix. Would that suffice?

[@simonguitar4836]

@@SandauxBeats Yes I don't see why not

[@mudgejohnson]

Enunciation is a difficult to understand specific ally some words like the first keys you referenced I am looking to write it down but can’t understand what the term is to spell it please. Thank you

[@pauloop]

Thanks. Can i put an effect for just only one instrument?

[@simonguitar4836]

Hey, I didn't mention, but there is a global stutter option that you can turn on and off. I had it on here, but if you turn it off it will only effect the current selected drum.

[@Korbarch]

Thanks, this really helped me out! The instructions, if you can call them that, that come with the unit are not very helpful.

[@louisg3598]

1) can you save patterns? i'd like to have different patterns saved for different songs for live 2) is the midi in something that could be used to trigger when to start playing a pattern via a keyboard?

[@simonguitar4836]

Yes to both

[@simonguitar4836]

Yes to both

[@wyntube07]

are older volca beats usually lower in volume?

[@tomblaze2]

Korg VOlca BEATZZ

[@triphop1681]

Thanks for making this tutorial. I have a question though, can you playback more than one pre-record at a time?

[@waluigistan3974]

sure!

[@waluigistan3974]

use the write setting to change the preset

[@waluigistan3974]

function and write together to pre record

[@himynameis4054]

I need extreme help with this machine to do what I want it to do lol.. I'm a guitarist trying to put together a rap metal record without a drummer.. and I just can't pull the right sounds out of the thing.. Is there way to get different kits? Cuz this device seems to only cover dance genres.. I need to get it to do multiple genres for what I'm doing.. should I just return it and go with a different drum machine?

[@simonguitar4836]

So yes, it just sounds how it sounds, so short answer is, if it's not the sound you're after get something else. Maybe the volca sample, as you can load any sample you want. I've got a vid on it if you want more info

[@himynameis4054]

@@simonguitar4836 cool thanks for 5he response 👍 I'm probably gonna go with a more classic machine.. maybe an Alesis or something.. I thought I'd get a more modern sound out of this.. but I expected more kit options.. I was wrong.. just a dumb guitarist when it comes to this type of stuff lol

[@eyeball226]

@@himynameis4054 The first 6 sounds are analogue, there's no way to change the sounds beyond the controls you have there without actually changing the circuit. Analogue drum machines can't load different kits because they're actually synthesising the sounds from scratch. A TR-808 can't load different kits either. The machines you're thinking of that can load different kits are samplers, not analogue drum machines.

[@himynameis4054]

@@eyeball226 thanks dude .. I already returned it and got an sr 16.. alesis.. it has all the more realistic drum sounding kits that I need.. and it was updated in 2019 so it's got modern sounding kits.. but appreciate the input

[@jammingpositivevibration]

Nice, cheap my patterns ❤💛💚

[@dianemckimmy5701]

Do a tutorial of 130 BPM Kick Drum

[@fletcherdelay1259]

Great video. You have shown 3 recording methods, but I don't know how to store those recordings. Can you share how to do this and whether storing recordings is different based on recording mode (i.e. live, or step mode).

[@simonguitar4836]

If you go to 3:50 in the vid I show how you write your pattern. You have to store your 'new pattern' in one of the 8 memory slots. So you'll have to overwrite one of them. This is the only way to store, it's the same for any recording mode. Alternatively you could just record the output into a DAW. hope that makes sense.

[@fletcherdelay1259]

@@simonguitar4836 Thanks. Recording direct to a DAW makes the most sense to me. I'll research how to get that done. Cheers

[@mikekrause3671]

@@simonguitar4836 im new to this machine too. yours is the best tutorial ive seen yet , but im still not clear. ...those patterns that are in there when you first turn it on are factory presets right? and we can erase them to put our own patterns in . ive tried like in slot one to start with, but it didnt save . im not sure if im recording it right , or am i pressing the buttons in correct sequence. every time i go back to memory to see if my pattern is saved its still the original factory pattern

[@simonguitar4836]

@@mikekrause3671 So the order you would go in is as follows... 1. select a memory slot to edit. 2. make your edits to that pattern. 3. press function + write to save. make sure when you save your selecting the same memory slot you started with, it should be flashing. I do this process in the vid at 3.50. If it's not working you must pressing something wrong.

[@mikekrause3671]

@@simonguitar4836 ok, thanks ill give it a go again!

[@adelinrapcore]

Hi, can you chain patterns? Thx

[@simonguitar4836]

No unfortunately not

[@BazaarBackrooms]

Would this be easy enough to make a backing track for songs?

[@simonguitar4836]

It doesn't have a song mode, so in less your song has the same beat all the way through then you'd have to control it over midi with something else

[@BazaarBackrooms]

@@simonguitar4836 thanks yeah thats no good for me so

[@federico7367]

how many time it can run on batteries

[@waluigistan3974]

quite a while, but you can buy a power cord

[@BassGods]

Does this have built in drum beats? If so, how many?

[@simonguitar4836]

The 8 memory slots are pre programed when you buy the device. So 8. But you have to overwrite these to save your own

[@DonatedSauce06]

i recently bought this and read the manual, i gotta say your video was much more educative, thanks for that! one more question - is it possible to put more patterns into sections? i mean like making different drum patterns for various parts of a song (verse, chorus, etc) as a background for me while i play a different instrument, without having to the switch patterns manually through the memory button (i hope this makes sense, not a native speaker)

[@simonguitar4836]

Yes that makes sense, you're talking about a 'song mode', unfortunately no, it does not have one. The only way you could do this would be to trigger the drum machine via midi from another device that has this function. This could be your computer or another hardware sequencer or a midi controller like the keystep. The korg volca sample has a song mode that I show in my tutorial vid, so you could buy one of those as another option.

[@DonatedSauce06]

@@simonguitar4836 thanks for such a quick answer! i actually watched your jamming videos where you used the sampler and thought of buing it - well, now i know that i do need to buy it. thanks again!

[@billjohnroe2962]

Ready to do 13 minutes of 130 BPM kick drum?

[@ryans8725]

Just got this and want to know how I can record what I create. How do I get the beat I creat to record as an audio track in GarageBand or Logic etc.?

[@M.Studios.]

Im just learning myself, I plugged in through the headphone jack from the Volca to my interface with an instrument cable. Then just open GarageBand and open either a mic track or guitar and it should work. Ive been working on some music today and it sounds pretty good, you can also add reverb using the pedals and other stuff, pretty cool.

[@handmoem6592]

klipp negla pliis

[@rayadomachin3709]

That snare sound makes me run away from it :(

[@lunam7249]

why does everybody tune the snare so shit sounding on purpose!!!??? the snare sounds nice if you tune it properly!!!