Korg Volca FM - Let's Build A... Bass!

[@brokenscart7989]

15:18 Argh, this sounds amazing. I basically need one. This Mega Drive sound is the sound of my childhood..

[@evulhero]

thanks so much, great patch and an amazing way of understanding the operators and envelopes for someone who is just starting with the volca fm

[@JoeHannouch]

Building that patch alongside that video just proves how much frequencies are lost when the video is uploaded on KZbin, damn that bass is mean! and is shows when you start shouting "YES" at around minute 9. Amazing videos and tutorials, and an even more impressive tool, simply in love with synthmata. Cheers from a fellow musician and computer scientist.

[@OscillatorSink]

Thanks Joe! Glad you like both the patch and synthmata. And yes, the "YES" was an involuntary reaction to BIG VOLCA BASS!

[@wax83]

Loved it when you shortened the decay stages of operators 5 and 6! It became a snappy ebm bass instantly! The algorhythm you picked is great too 2 distinct layers within one patch!

[@OscillatorSink]

+akos bacso glad you enjoyed it! Hope you can take some of the ideas and make use of them in your own patches. Thanks for watching!

[@dillipphunbar7924]

synthmata is very helpful...thank you...also like your instruction on creating patches...easy to follow for a noob like me.

[@OscillatorSink]

+Phillip Dunbar you're welcome, I'm glad you're finding it useful. Keep practicing - you won't be a noob for long!

[@an3z]

I had to watch this one a couple of times but I think Im starting to understand FM synthesis now! Thanx ever so much for enlightening us! Happy Holidays too!

[@OscillatorSink]

+an3z glad to help, and I hope you're having a good holiday too!

[@dinogoldie9716]

I didn't care for the patch this time around but thanks for another informative video. Requesting the next video be a "choir" patch. That or a lead patch. Thanks.

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

Oooh love those vocal FM patches

[@facundolopreiato8295]

Excelente tutorial, realmente uno mejor que el otro! :)

[@reuze.]

Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks a lot 👍

[@MrFunktone]

Great bass patch gonna dl and use it in a track!

[@OscillatorSink]

Looking forward to hearing it!

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

I pretty much only use this for plucked, bell-y leads... I'm obviously really missing out. If only there were room for more patches. Though the FM2 doubles that

[@bboymac84]

Awesome!

[@OscillatorSink]

+Mac Joseph thank you buddy!

[@bboymac84]

Oscillator Sink yw

[@NevilleHayfield]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@garethmillers5453]

Thank you.

[@triplebacon1]

I see what you did there......drawing me in Hypnotically with interesting content! FM has just became interesting to me thank you,liked and sub'd!! ;-)

[@OscillatorSink]

+Triplebacon Art it's my foolproof plan!

[@triplebacon1]

Oscillator Sink it's working haha!

[@MoeShinola1]

How do I get Synthmata to show sliders instead of knobs?

[@OscillatorSink]

Short answer: you can't, I changed them to knobs now so that you can see more information at once. It's functionally the same page, just laid out differently (hopefully better) But if you can code a little: Medium answer 1: if you download the code for the site from github.com/synthmata/synthmata.github.io and you don't need support for the Volca FM 2 or any of the new copy/paste features, you can revert bank the most recent commit and that will leave you with the old version of the site Medium answer 2: if you download the code for the site, you might just be able to remove the function call to "knobify" in init function - I suspect that the layout will be very cramped so you'd also have to edit other stuff (CSS mostly) to make it usable (but I haven't tested this).

[@benreeves1908]

Early Christmas present! :)

[@OscillatorSink]

+Ben Reeves awww, cheers buddy! Have a good one!

[@culturedslob]

What do I need to use this software to program my Volca FM?

[@OscillatorSink]

A USB to midi interface (and midi cable). If you have an audio interface which has MIDI, you're probably good to go, otherwise, something like the Roland UM-ONE mk 2 is a good bet.

[@tonycanderton1975]

Typical front 242 bass sound i am going to get an fm on the strength of this clip great stuff

[@OscillatorSink]

Yay! Enjoy it.

[@montomorency1984]

@@OscillatorSink does this editor work with original DX7?

[@OscillatorSink]

@@montomorency1984 yes and there's even a Yamaha Mode now to make it even better!

[@montomorency1984]

@@OscillatorSink sorry how to switch to Yamaha mode?

[@OscillatorSink]

@@montomorency1984 up near the top of the page there's a switch. Korg mode and Yamaha mode.

[@1baloo_station1]

Hello, how do you save the patch directly in the korg?

[@OscillatorSink]

On the Volca, press save, choose a preset slot, then save again.

[@1baloo_station1]

@@OscillatorSink okay thank for your quick answer, btw I love your tutorial, perfect !!

[@Syntax73]

can I use a USB IN-OUT MIDI Interface Cable Converter to get this patch on my FM?

[@OscillatorSink]

Yes, although some of the really cheap ones don't pass sysex data correctly so they might not work.

[@Syntax73]

10-4 thank you for your reply

[@baillyyannis8823]

Achète une bass