Korg Volca Drum Synthesizer Tutorial

[@Plastic_Chamber]

Thanks so much for posting. This was a big help. Korg’s manuals always keep things mysterious for some reason.

[@submarinemedia8316]

No problem brother!!! I’ll be doing more gear and favorite album Friday’s stuff soon so stay tuned!!!

[@tonipepperoni3424]

This was the easiest tutorial I've seen yet, even tho this machine is simple, I had to learn about how to edit the sounds so I can make my own drums and this volca is really awesome because it just breaks down the drums into simple parameters and you pick and choose, I like volca drum because it's perfect for layering with my drums in my daw

[@submarinemedia8316]

Tony Fuego Right? I think it’s great for noise as well.

[@johncook427]

This is my first Volca, as well as my first time (successfully) using a sequencer. Your video is the best tutorial I could find! The other ones assume you are already familiar with basic Volca sequence editing. Very clear and well-done, thanks!

[@submarinemedia8316]

John Cook very glad I could help!!!, stay tuned!!! I gotta a couple more devices I may be doing in the same fashion.

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

Really good tutorial. Very clear and well explained. Thanks.

[@submarinemedia8316]

Stay tuned been a while. But more to come😎

[@joeblogs8204]

It’s awesome just bought one… you will lose hours with this. I have no idea what I am doing and I still think it’s amazing

[@TenFalconsMusic]

Getting mine today. I only wish I'd ordered it during lockdowns (as some did). Would've been a nice way to spend the hours and I would be fully up to speed with it by now.

[@brainguy5132]

Thanks for the clear and concise tutorial,. Very helpful!

[@submarinemedia8316]

Brain Guy no problem man!

[@lekkietendencje2493]

just got mine today and honestly was a bit overwhelmed with it. but after seeing your tutorial I managed to get some nice sounds and actually have some fun with playing it. thanks a lot.

[@submarinemedia8316]

Michał Janus anytime man Stay time for more tutorials. Been seeing a lot of tasty gear out there. Behringer is killing it right now!!! My wish list is long

[@therealdjblack29]

Just got mine today. This video is very helpful. Will be watching again because sooo much info. You have my subscription Sir! PEACE & God Bless.

[@submarinemedia8316]

Thanks bro glad I can help! Should be doing behringer crave demos soon if you are interested.

[@brokendollars444]

Awesome video, ordered one of these today and the nubass unit to keep me occupied during lockdown. There are a lot of overly complex videos and this is the first I've seen that's made for regular people and not lightspeed thinking robots.

[@submarinemedia8316]

Broken Dollars thanks man. I try to keep it simple as possible without flexing so everyone can learn.

[@krytenfivetwothreep2485]

Bit late, but how did you find them both? I got the same two to start with and I sent the nubass back to exchange it for an FM cos I found it boring after just a day. Loving the drum though

[@rich8715]

Helpful. Thanks.

[@submarinemedia8316]

You welcome 🙏🏾

[@borjonx]

Nice Akira tut!! :)

[@gaoeykreg]

Thanks very much! Just got one of these to add some percussion to my DAW setup. 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@submarinemedia8316]

Thanks for whatching brotha! I hope it worked well for your set up. Stay tuned😎

[@user1756]

short and very informative. thanks!

[@hkt3350]

Great guide! Couldn't have had a better start with my new Volca :) Thanks a lot!

[@submarinemedia8316]

No problem bro. I try to make it as easy and to the point a possible. Enjoy your weekend with your new Volca!!!!

[@ildafons]

I decided to subscribe. Thanks for video!

[@Andy-qx5jy]

Great tutorial. I just picked the Volca drum up the other day. You're easy to follow and it helped me a lot. Thanks man!

[@submarinemedia8316]

Andy Thanks man. I tried to make it how I would like to see a tutorial. I see a lot of tutorials where they get caught in their playing. I’m just here to show the functions. How do you like the Volca drum so far?

[@SquareNoggin]

I've got a volca drum and volca keys, love playing with them, but I feel like I'm missing one more volca to complete a trifecta of awesome. I'm torn between a volca bass and a volca samples.

[@submarinemedia8316]

Do the Volca fm, you love it and its got good bass sounds or ypu can input sounds from an actual Dx.I had the bass it's not that cool, I had the behringer 303 and it worth the extra few versus

[@ildafons]

Reading "Digital percussion synthesizer" on it proves this machine is pretty strange though interesting. Ordered one and waiting for it.

[@trevormalcolm4328]

You summarise your review perfectly, I’ve had my volca drum a couple of months now and pretty much use it for creating some mad ass loops then sample the results!

[@submarinemedia8316]

Thanks for watching brotha. I been away for a while. But I just got the behringer crave so if you’re interested in that stayed tuned for new vids!

[@trevormalcolm4328]

@@submarinemedia8316 just checked in on your channel! I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Behringer Crave!🙏🏽👍🏽🇬🇧

[@submarinemedia8316]

@@trevormalcolm4328 hey there brother, I had it And I loved it!!! didn’t get to use it very long though. Long story short I moved a great distance and had to get rid of it. Although I would like another shot at it because it was my first experience with that type of synth.

[@trevormalcolm4328]

@@submarinemedia8316 I hear that brother, please don’t get me thinking about all the kit I’ve got rid of that I wanted to keep! Stay safe for the new year and look forward to you sharing your knowledge ✊🏽👍🏽🇬🇧

[@submarinemedia8316]

@@trevormalcolm4328 Hey Thanks Happy New year to you! And stay safe as well. I defining that I have my feet on the ground will have more vids coming on gear, albums,jams, and more my friend stay tuned!!!

[@michelemh6878]

Are you able to chain different programs into a bigger sequence?

[@submarinemedia8316]

I think it mentioned that but I’ve never done it. Let me check the instructions and get back to you.

[@7an7ara]

If you have say a 32 step pattern in mind you can punch it 16 in one program and 16 in another, then hit Load Program and tap both of the patterns (say you've saved them in slots 1+2, tap both of them) and the Volca will chain both in a loop.

[@michelemh6878]

Bruce Campbell so for the 32 chain the steps will be: 1-load all the programs from 1 to 16 and save them in slot (step) 1. 2- reload them and save in slot 2 3- press load step 1+ step 2? Correct me if I'm wrong. I tried in this way but it doesn't work. If I press func+load prg and select the slots, it's impossible to press select func+ save prg even if I selected the steps to punch in one slot. I can chain different programs by pressing load prog + one or plus near steps.

[@7an7ara]

@@michelemh6878 nah I just meant: write your program, if, for example it's 32 steps long, write and save the first half in slot one and write and save the second half in slot two. Then you can load them both and they will play one after the other to play a seamless 32 step beat. If you want to lay out a whole track you'll need to record breakdowns, bridges, drops etc in different slots and just load them up as needed. Theoretically you could write an entire track/song and just have it broken down into slots 1-16, but you'd be limited to one kit for the whole thing

[@michelemh6878]

Bruce Campbell thanks a lot!

[@patrickellis1981]

Thank you boss for this vid. As a producer is there anyway to save and export to my daw? Logic. If not I could just record straight from the clock i suppose? I’m just wanting to know if when it’s time to mix and master could I tweak each song individually. Thank you again. Just subbed

[@submarinemedia8316]

pellis1981 I’ve never synced with the clock yet but I’ve tried routing it straight into my Scarlett 2i2. It tends to get noisey very easily if you increase the volume. What works for me is routing through the back of the speakers I use then into my interface. The I playback and sample the loops or sample each part individually. The short answer is yes. I’m hoping that helped.

[@submarinemedia8316]

I might make a video on how I do it, Seeing what I’m saying may be more helpful. Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub 🙏🏾

[@OregonDARRYL]

So this is a magic box?

[@submarinemedia8316]

Darryl Edington yes

[@krytenfivetwothreep2485]

Late comment, but you don't actually need to hold function to switch between layers