Korg Volca Drum | Gear Review |

Hey, it's my first gear review! Going over some of the basics and giving my thoughts on the Korg Volca Drum mini-synthesizer. This is mainly aimed at fellow "novices" like myself who get confused by the jargon and don't have dozens of years of experience with synth gear.
Constructive feedback is much welcome!
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[@skroll71]

I recently got the Volca Drum too and yes - it can be rather daunting. However, I was recommended the book “Volca Drum - Experts Guide” by Tony Horgan. It is a good walkthrough of the function, but what (to me) really added value is the chapter where he has written out different sounds like “Short kick”, “Cowbell” etc. It is neatly documented, easy to understand and a good way to get going. I found the book at a very decent price as Apple Books. (Greetings from a fellow Norwegian!)

[@rexamfox3093]

Great job on the video! 'w' Can't wait to see more gear reviews in the future! x3

[@MilesJams]

Thank you, hon! 😽

[@MarekMettala]

Very nice showcase of the kinds of sounds and variety it has. Makes me wanna experiment more with mine! :D

[@MilesJams]

You should! It's a lot of fun to experiment with. If nothing else, you can just keep using the randomize functions until you hit gold. 🥇

[@hellf.o]

Wow best gift ever! Volca Drum is one of my favourite piece of gear ever consider that I have two eheh!😅 She provides almost endless sonic possibilities! You can even lock step jumps!

[@MilesJams]

It's good gear, and was a very good gift. 👍 Is lock step jumps different from the normal step jump feature?

[@hellf.o]

​@@MilesJams Sorry if I'm late With the regular step jump function you can lock a step momentarily while with locked step jump you can release step jump button when the selected palying step will be play indefinitely until you press any other button

[@MilesJams]

@@hellf.o Sweet, I didn't know you could lock it like that! Will have to look into that, thank you. Leads to some new possibilities.

[@AntaresWaveLab]

Good video 👍the volca drum is so much fun and there is so much to find... 👍😎

[@MilesJams]

Thank you! ❤ For sure. It's definitely a synth you can grow with, starting with the simple basics but gradually discovering new sounds and settings (and knobs).

[@AntaresWaveLab]

@@MilesJams have fun, I started with the RD-6. But the sounds limited, although very clean. The drum gives me much more options... I like the Choke and Randomize functions... 😎👍

[@jevogroni4829]

oh i would add, running it through an effects pedal can be pretty fun

[@danieloberhoff1]

its quite peculiar, but it has these sounds that nicely punch through a mix and add excitement imho, so for me its more a percussion element. that and the simple sine drums punch so hard...useful for that "in your face" punch :)

[@MilesJams]

Interestingly, another user recently commented (on one of the my jam videos) that the drums on the drum were too weak, and didn't work well in mixes with other volca units... ! Seemed to be because it's digital, and not analog. I don't have enough experience to tell the difference, but I like it a lot - peculiarities and all.

[@danieloberhoff1]

⁠@@MilesJamsi think on their own as an only drum machine i kinda agree. Its not versatile enough. I mean if it works for your music cool, but in general no. But as an additional percussive element its gold imho

[@baltimoreluke]

good vid. Drum is the best...well, drum machine of the Volca series IMO. Beats is way too limited. and Kick is even more so. i use Drum mostly for high hat and it's splicing feature. but i know you can probably get great snare from it. but, like you, i don't mess with the sound design too much.

[@MilesJams]

Thank you! ❤ I'm guessing you mean slicing, and not splicing? It definitely seems like the most versatile Volca drum machine, and I'm guessing it would compare favorably to other non-Korg drum machines at a similar price range.

[@baltimoreluke]

@@MilesJams ha yeah slicing. and yeah, for my money agreed. Sample is pretty great too as a Volca.

[@mikrahner]

great video! love the drum. and love your other jams with it. (but whats up with the gloves?? cant look away… )

[@MilesJams]

Gotta fancy it up when doing a proper review video. 🥂 Sorry you found the gloves distracting, but glad you liked the video (and the drum)!

[@larryperezviveros564]

Can it provide 3/4 rithms or only 4/4?

[@MilesJams]

I think so, in theory, but I haven't been able to figure it out myself. But you can adjust the swing, and de-activate steps in the sequencer. Tony Horgan shows how to get a 6/8 rhythm here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3mze6uji92oY5o

[@danieloberhoff1]

its a drum synth, not a "normal" drum machine, so you should be familiar with synths, but sure, more knobs always helps :)

[@MilesJams]

When in doubt, add more knobs! Thank you for pointing it out, hadn't even considered the difference; it's a li'l machine that is made to make drum sounds ergo "drum machine", had been my thinking.