Korg Volca FM2 - Friday Fun Synth Jam with Delta CEP A and friends

We got sent the new @Korg Volca FM2 , the original which we reviewed previously, but now has 6 voices instead of a mere 3, velocity response over MIDI (Yay!), 64 on board presets and Chorus and Reverb Effects as well as some other improvements -and the Radikal Technologies Delta CEP A - a beast of a digital synth, plus the good ol' Zoom MS70-CDR
Nick takes a look at the FM2, adds reverb and noodles away - enjoy!
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[@billybartcody3591]

Good lord, man, just gorgeous. If you aren't secretly tinkering away on an album, you should be. If your Friday noodles are just that, I can't imagine what you could come up with in focused production. Hell, I'd pay for an album of these delicious noodles.

[@ikechicoreralation]

Lol facts

[@phxx3054]

Awesome session! And the Delta CEP always sounds glorious!

[@plcasper]

I came here for the FM demo, and ended up buying a Delta Cep A instead!

[@phxx3054]

@@plcasper incredible synth!

[@peterkadarmusic9728]

The Delta CEP is nice. Wish they had Canadian distribution.

[@CommunityGuidelines]

Nice jam, excellent hypnotic flow. The Volca FM2 sounds great, what a nice little machine.

[@expandingknowledge8269]

Great production Nick! Love the Friday Fun Synth Jams!

[@adognamedshinji]

Thanks Nick, these Friday Fun videos are some of my favourite synthesizer/ drum machine demonstration videos on KZbin. We really appreciate the work you put into all of your content!

[@DoctorRevers]

Oooh yeah. Just getting going :) could have listened from the end on another hour. Great job

[@rrtramel]

Glad to see the Volca FM 2 is the Volca FM we all wanted

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

Man! The times us synth enthusiasts are living in!! Salad Days!!!!! So many affordable, viable tools.

[@shpongled587]

Parts of the US are finally working on legalizing psychedelics. Its not all about theism and imbeciles is what I'm saying.

[@RiczWest]

What a great way to finish up an 🦘🇦🇺 day 😀 Watching Nick noodle away in a Frequency Modulated Space 🎶Inspiring me to go and play with my synths - if I can get 1/2 way there I'll be happy 🤣

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

Sounds great Nick. I sold my original Volca FM, but the two main things that disappointed me (no velocity/voice limit) have been changed with the new version. They're fun little boxes, regardless of what happens in Synth Memes. Easy access to some of the parameters for quick hands-on edits. And that Delta CEP-A is as awesome as anything (good job Jorg). Nice jam.

[@ChrisP3000x]

Beautiful sounds as usual!

[@colbeyhowell7823]

Just got mine and I'm in love with this little guy! :D

[@eubique]

Greater polyphony really does help with playing more notes. Wise words ;-)

[@sonicstate]

☺️

[@GertBoers]

If I didn't had the Opsix, this FM2 would have been an instant buy. Excellent value for money.

[@mrz80]

I *don't* have an OpSix, and I'm getting really itchy to pick up one of these. 😀

[@neonblack211]

The jam at the end was amazing loved it

[@dillipphunbar7924]

Very nice jam Nick!

[@apislapis]

Nice as always Nick. I quite like that "cheesy FM sound" reminds me of Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone.

[@Ken-W1KAL]

Great session with an excellent low cost gateway synth..

[@EarlyMist]

The FM sounds really sweet... That Delta is gorgeous. Unique sound

[@liamg6328]

Superb overview, cheers!

[@brettlemmings]

insperational! nice one Nick! 👍

[@peterkadarmusic9728]

I just picked up the Volca FM2 and a few midi adapters and I’m very impressed. Great value and decent polyphony for a small unit. Would make a great layer to any 6 voice analog synth or something like a Minifreak.

[@straighttalk2069]

Excellent Jam, got two trusty CDR's and just ordered the Volca FM 2.

[@prinzbach]

Great review and jam as always! Can't believe it's 10 month old and I still can't get the Volca FM2 in Canada...

[@MrRozzwell]

Love that bass line.

[@cyberspacer]

Thanks for the awesome music

[@tronovan3d]

Thanks for the jam!

[@Mathmatrix1]

I love the tune!

[@tomasz9634]

Super Nick! 👏💪👏

[@rickenbacker472]

That Delta CEP bass sounds great.

[@negative_b]

The Delta Cep returns!!! Excellent. A synth worthy of more attention than its garnered. Believe me, I could gush. That FM2 looks like a great buy too. Hadn't considered it before. I'm considering it now.

[@jelig72]

Just waiting for the beat to drop, luscious.

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

Good luck finding a new Volca FM 2!

[@annother3350]

I dont thinkl that Strummer preset is using the Arp, its just a number of partials at different pitches with volume offset AFAIK but a good effect

[@InkyDaCaT]

Very beautiful 🥰

[@Angelstarscotland]

Really great, I think Fm gets a lot of undeserved bad press. Demonstrated fantastically

[@PeresD]

A bit late to the party. Although I’m subscribed KZbin lost these videos with their algorithms. This great stuff,giving me some inspiration.

[@artao5]

I'm curious why you've never done a full review of the KeyStep Pro.

[@caglimedia]

great jam!

[@WDShorty]

It is missing literally only one thing all fm synths need, some way to control low to high FM amounts via key mapping. Turning down the FM the higher the note you play makes the synth sound more organic

[@anx1]

Just bought one even thou I have version 1 dx100 was my first synth back in 86 so have a soft spot for fm seems to be none left in the UK so looks like a Christmas hit💪😁

[@mobiledaw1436]

It can also transmit and receive midi via a standard ts stereo 3.5 cable to and from other midi a devices such as Roland J-6 Korg NTS-1 Boss loopers.

[@echo_opera]

Nice review and jam as usual. Curios what Mixer Nick is using in this setup. Anyone know?

[@sonicstate]

Old Mackie 1202 vlz

[@echo_opera]

@@sonicstate thanks. I thought it might be a Mackie but the color thru me off. I’m looking for a nice little mixer for my setup.

[@xisotopex]

great track!

[@pontiuspilates]

8:45 reminds me of Bark Psychosis

[@Connor_Sherlock]

volca fm2 seems like a great deal, huge shame that the arps don't get sent through the midi out

[@SynthgodXXX]

Very nice indeed!

[@derekknight9789]

I'm torn between the KORG VOLCA KICK and the VOLCA FM2. Seems like the Kick has beefier tones and more ambient sounds by default.

[@xisotopex]

wish this could have been a firmware update for the volca fm.

[@pzedozmusic]

Nice one, too bad YT keep dropping Ads right in the middle of your work. 😒

[@zdave6083]

Too bad we're too cheap to pay for YT ad free .

[@pzedozmusic]

@@zdave6083 good on ya! I don’t mind ads at the beginning and end, but right in the middle of a piece that’s being played? It’s funny how some creators can upload stuff without any Ads at all??

[@zdave6083]

@@pzedozmusic hmmm...prolly the ones with low view numbers.

[@pzedozmusic]

@@zdave6083 not really, Arturia seem to be able to put plenty of videos on YT without any Ads, and the views are relatively high. Maybe they pay YT to not have Ads?

[@mike_qbik]

very nice. reminds me global communication stuff.

[@disomniatijuana2363]

why are you using the MIDI in and Sync in? doesn't the Keaboard send MiDI clock through the Midi input?

[@ikechicoreralation]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Fractalite]

Twice as many voice patches too. Now 64 from 32 ?

[@randomaztec2208]

Delta sounds ace

[@BananaJuice1984]

Thanks, really cool. I Will combine with Monostation. ❤️

[@zoundsic]

Thats' better pricing than originally mentioned. keeps it in volca range. That Delta sound spretty good, maybe korg can try a volca version.

[@ЛарисаДроганова]

Dear Sonicstate channel ! Could you tell us please, when would the promised groovebox and synthesizer Korg Drumlogue and Wavestate Se just come out? Is it so bad for these days? Thank you🙏

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Very 90s Tangerine Dream.

[@universalvibe72]

The midi out is helpful to send patch data out, into an editor. Additionally to poly chain. ❤ the fundays.

[@rockstarjazzcat]

👍🏼

[@maxi_moose]

It is way better than previous one i have. Thank you for the review. Thank you and your government for supporting Ukraine.

[@alfonsolizarazo9806]

Was the excessive white noise fixed? I sold mine for that reason, could not stand it.

[@ianmorton1799]

Something I'm disappointed by here is that when you changed the patch, it killed all the notes previously played. The OG FM had an unofficial firmware update that fixed the velocity issue mentioned, and made a few improvements, such as allowing the previous patch to fade away. Helps for live performance, but also if using pattern chain. This also makes me wonder if the other advantage of that firmware update made it onto this. Apparently Yamaha and Korg have some difference in sysex that means many dx7 patches don't sound right on the FM. And that's a huge bummer, downloading some Brian Eno patches but not being able to use them? So hopefully when they say that this new one can play dx7 patches it means ANY dx7 patch, or else that unofficial firmware update still makes the original, while limited in voices, still more useful for my purposes. Which sucks because some of these presets, and the internal effects, all sound fantastic.

[@Soumad]

What’s that bass synth. I want it

[@NTRSN-Archive]

It sounds DX7 :D

[@FastRCToys]

Not funny... 46 weeks of Delay to have one ! That's crazy !

[@vincenteoppolo9025]

I hear distortion and cracking right at the start on that EP..

[@technodrone313]

i had a fun time with my original but i sold it to fund my microfreak.

[@Garflips]

Lost in the music - not a bad place to be.. and a good album title.

[@BrokenRecord_TV]

Way too much stereo separation in this video.

[@F-Ly]

Of course with other devices that cost mininimum four FM2 it's Radikal …

[@ionianechoes]

It always intrigues me why British say "volcar fm" instead of "volca fm"

[@Purrrelll]

Bro you need to get your heart check, your breathing is getting shorter. Cheers.

[@_o__o_]

nah fam