Korg VOLCA NUBASS - all 10 factory patterns, no talking, Superbooth 2019

Here's a 10 minute no talking acidic nonsense jam shot at Superbooth 2019.
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[@josephwright5921]

I think it sounds interesting and the unit itself looks cool with the blue panel and glowing NuTube.

[@adamoliver82]

It definitely hits some really nice sweet spots.

[@nikpharesmusic5768]

Awesome!! Getting mine in a week, can't wait to try it with my volca drum. Both are crazy sounding little groove boxes!!

[@mynamegoshere1]

cant wait for your review video!!

[@yarosystems]

volca quack! This vacuum tube synth sounds fat, warm and rich!

[@zetathix]

This sound reminds me old sturdy electribe. Sweet.

[@saardean4481]

superb little box

[@RamKumar-wd4nl]

Amazing demo

[@mikedurden]

nice, this sounds really good

[@Scyber_Official]

I honestly bought a second hand Volca bass 2 days before the NuBass was announced. I can get the same sounds and tones (and even better ones) by running my volca through some guitar pedals.

[@warius1]

Scyber_Sounds Of The Future True.

[@AllenSmithe]

but then you also get added pedal noise

[@josephwright5921]

Chris Wilson Most guitar pedals don’t contribute significant noise if set properly. The Chemical Brother said they used a multitude of cheap guitar pedals on their multimillion selling albums and no one said the synths sounded too noisy. Honestly, I think guitar pedals are a cheap way to add some new color to synths.

[@age7114]

I've got a Volca Bass and love it. I put it through some of the effects in Traktor and can get some really nice / interesting sounds out of it.

[@josephwright5921]

Adrian Short I really like the Hotone Skyline series. They are inexpensive, tiny, durable and sound great. Try the Golden Touch, Roto, Blues, and Lush.

[@SyncdAlien]

Korg continues to evolve the looks of the new Volcas, getting even more attractive looking. That blue to black gradient with grey tone color scheme is really appealing. 😍

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Would love one of these bad boys to pair up with my Korg Volca Beats, Elektrons and 0-coast synth for a good setup.

[@S4V0LAEN3N]

First Volca that I really want to own! Why to settle just cloning TB303 authentically like so many try to do when it's possible to create bassline synth that sounds BETTER? They did it. And as it is cheap new techtoy, vintage purists will propably hate this. :D And those who have spent fortunes to their antique collectables to ain some street credibility. I have listened Acid House since it was new genre at the 80's and started to do music in mid 90's. Couple years after that became first virtual synths and propellerheads rebirth. I tweaked that piece of software until I got enough and had to take over year long break from acid.. I also got Novation Bassline which was not too good clone. I've had long list of gear, including HardSID which was quite refreshing.. unique sound but it also got that certain acid vibe. Gnarly sound. ABL soft is good clone if one wants authenticity. Or TR03. And then there is x0xb0x and Acidlab basslines... There already is bunch of options for those who search accuracy what comes to TB cloning. But who says TB303 it self is ultimate absolute? Like if it would impossible to be better acid machine that? I think this little basssynth is just *spot on.* Acidier than TB! This just does it all better, no reason to emulate something when you can supersede it. Over the years I've also found out that acid house has that vibe, it's not just authentic sounding TB clone + filter jerking. Acid House with that magic "feel" can be done with pretty much any machines, no need for even TB clone at all. FM synth can do it very well too... and absolutely no 100% accurate TB303 clone is needed. Original pioneers of house, acid house, chicago house, detroit techno.. they didn't spend fortunes to classic gear. They used flea market choises.. cheapest possible gear that existed. Ghetto trax you know. IMO oldschool techno / acid loving vintage synth collectors have attitude / ego problems. ;)

[@Mind_Funeral]

WELL SAID

[@NEUROLUCIFER]

Acidier than TB? No need for TB clone? FM synth can do acid very well (wtf)? To be honest, I don't think this sounds like a 303 at all, so it's an apples to oranges comparison anyway.

[@t-man78]

You're probably right - with the nutube sub-oscillator it sounds quite Moog:y to my ears, which is definitely not a bad thing..! :)

[@SoundOfVinyl]

Do you think this sounds good ? It sounds worse then the Volca Bass, people are blinded by the tube but it is one of their worst editions so far

[@t-man78]

Peter Rogge You do know it’s all down to personal preference, right? I really like this sound, dirty and just fat enough! :) not everyone can like it though - that’s obvious! :)

[@breadwarandcircus]

"Oi m8, you got a loicense for dat there repetition?" I remember when John Major banned this... Those were the days.

[@iantanner7579]

i marched against that bill up in central london, '94 i think, - and then went to the free warehouse rave that evening, - was holding 2 ounces of speed, and bought a double-sided silver smiley blotter while pulled in at a petrol station. - nothing like that will ever happen again, - social media prevents the creation of such sub-cultures, which is why there's so much hate and narcissism in western culture, - the youth have forgotten how to rebel against their parents, and have instead become their parents... best days of my life, probably wouldn't have a house full of synthesizers and samplers without having had those experiences...

[@iantanner7579]

@Trololo Inc - hey, i was being hyperbolic, - and believe me my life was never boring, - and as a direct result of those glorious days of my misspent youth, not only do i have a house full of vintage audio gear, - but i was also able to retire 10yr ago, 2 months before my 40th birthday, - so it worked for me... oh, and now my 80yr old mum smokes a bit of weed with me, - times have changed. And being honest, it wasn't true rebellion, being the youngest of 4 boys growing up during the 70s and 80s, my mum and dad had already seen and heard it all by the time i hit 13. :) much love from London, take care and be well

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

@@iantanner7579 Sad your country has gone full anti drug nazi mode. It is every adults right to be able to tweak their own conciousness.

[@iantanner7579]

@Weird Music - absolutely, there would be no silicon valley without it. RE : *Psychedelic agents in creative problem-solving experiment* 1966 menlo park, california

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

@@iantanner7579 After taking LSA in small/medium doses a few times, I noticed that my creative thinking has greatly expanded. Also it broke my addiction to alcohol and I no longer drink. I have been able to see everything in a muxh more complex light and have started to become more the person I want to be. It's been almost 2 years since I took any as well. You can find it here in the seeds of a common plant.

[@Honeysmack]

great! why are you holding FUNCTION down for most the time when turning knobs?

[@loopop]

Yes, you need that to change the LFO parameters

[@OTLCellartapes]

someone somewhere said the old volca bass was better sounding but if this doesn't prove them wrong nothing will!

[@Oyasoom]

Fischerspooner !

[@adamoliver82]

Didn't get that at first but it definitely gets there.

[@subject3665]

Cool looking and sounding. How is was it compared to the Volca Bass? (Which I already have..)

[@meneerjansen00]

Still not sure if this is "the" alternative for a dedicated 303 clone. In some video's it sounds really great, in other not so. Only a few weeks and it'll hit the stores. Maybe then we'll see some more killer vids. Especially when this thing is paired w/ that upcoming Behringer 808 clone. Yeah! :)

[@PaulBoos]

That sound at 7:06-07 is wicked....

[@DavidBagshaw]

Want.

[@fjfrancois]

3:34 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 ACID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@moistpeanut5986]

could you do a demo of just blank patches of oscillators with filter?

[@loopop]

I shot this at the show - I don’t have a unit

[@rhampton1914]

hmm,, not bad at all..i didn't think it sounded this awesome..Best Bass synth ever..I for sure have to get myself one of these...Thanks for sharing

[@orgate3953]

Very bizarre idea with this. Never heard of tube oscillators before. Would be interested in buying one of these just out of interest lol. I only have the keys and sample right now but want to get all of them

[@mikeexits]

Get the modular, seriously it's so fucking fun. I have the Sample, FM (played with Keystep), Modular, and a Minilogue. Amazing little setup. :) Can't wait to get a Circuit to tie it all together and make songs instead of jams.

[@Nik.leonard]

I'm hoping to see soon a NTS-1 Nu:Tekt Synthesizer review (and assembly perhaps?). Please Korg, send Ziv a NTS-1 soon :)

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

I am sorry....but I have to get this off my chest. You look like Leonardo DiCaprio mixed with Jack Black, which actually is pretty cool to be honest.

[@Nik.leonard]

@@fortheloveofnoise9298 It's a good photo indeed ;)

[@providief]

Luke Vibert is gonna be pleased

[@JakeAlstad]

ceephax is also pleased

[@vagueblack]

Hey is that "On and On"?

[@davidslukialvaradofernande6364]

Breathe deeper intro haha nice

[@jamesHiggin5]

Stereo FX added?

[@kohlamon9199]

[Applause]

[@jaimearreu5906]

When you will review volcasette?

[@loopop]

April 1 2020

[@DmitryPuffin]

@@loopop I'll make screenshot of this :D

[@VJFranzK]

Note Tascam’s teasing of a possible new 4 track on Facebook

[@loopop]

Yep very nice!

[@VJFranzK]

6:45 It says "Hello"

[@HeIiosphan]

Nice demo, with an EQ it should be fine

[@HeIiosphan]

Still have some problems with 16 step sequencers of the volcas

[@PaulBoos]

If my bass needs weren’t fulfilled by a Hydronium, Grendel Grenadier, Quadrantid Swarm, Moog Liberation, and a Volca Bass, i’d probably pick this up.... maybe I will when people start dumping them on the used market.

[@Reconceal_music]

But... did Korg do their homework? How does the accent affect the filter attack?

[@iantanner7579]

i think they did, the sonicstate demo with the developer sounds close enough for me to finally buy a volca, certainly gonna help me get over the distress of having sold my 303 15yr ago... - wether the accents stack up and start screaming when used in succession i don't know, - still a great acid-box for £180, the built in overdrive sounds just right for the waveforms, really adds a nice bite straight outta the box, - can't see myself using the attack very often though...

[@alex1in1]

👍

[@dr.feelicks2051]

I like the orig. title for this post. Guess the KZbin censors had a fit?

[@loopop]

Ha maybe. The video didn’t do well so I tried changing up the title a bit. I think it’s more video quality than censorship though....

[@mrparksy]

A lot of noise floor? Keeps coming through.

[@waveFunction25]

4:50!

[@Merr0wTV]

The riff is very good!!! But the guy doesn't play with the filter what a waste !!!

[@Furtronica]

I think I prefer the sound of the original Volca bass to this. In terms of squelch it has so much more than this new box. I would have liked to have seen an Volca Bass Plus with accent for filter and volume. But hey that's just me.

[@oldasrocks9121]

Wish you'd review Volca FM

[@derekknight9789]

Compared to the KICK, I think the sounds from the KICK have a much more AMBIENT RESONANCE or something. I'm buying one of these 2, either the KICK or the NUBASS. Can the NUBASS perform as well as the KICK? NUBASS sounds like PACMAN sounds more than music at times, but what can be brought out of it?

[@normdurkin6425]

..sounds fats but a little bit blown sounding.. I think I like the volca bass better because it sounds cleaner and I can put it threw a better tube distortion myself...

[@AM-ui9mc]

One sound. Thats it?

[@thames21]

J K no, haven’t you been listening?

[@AM-ui9mc]

thames21 yes thats just what I did

[@LamontStigler]

Well, looks like I will have to open my wallet again to purchase this piece of gear in the near future :/ ...LOL!!

[@HEC9]

Nice demo! Sounds like a blue volca bass! XD I think volca drum better...

[@amoeba23]

Decent sounding filthy cheap synth, Some of the absolute weapons commenting here though...

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

I just don't know why...the tone seems wrong to me, I want to like it though.

[@Spherical_El]

Yes I love acid and the 303, but this sounded unpleasant sometimes. I had just woken up though,and it is dry.

[@theorize999]

@@justinurra3349 the filters are all wrong on these synths that are trying to do acid unsuccessfully. Its like they're just throwing in a filter from some other synth and not coming up with one that matches the real acid sound.

[@drstupid1]

😷🤪🤯

[@mc2engineeringprof]

Ahhhh. Volca Bass with "resonance knob going to 11". Why do I need this again in addition to my Bass, Kick, Modular, Keys, FM, Drum, and Sample (all of which can do Bass in some form one way or another) again?? The Volcas are "synths" with really only 5/10 actual synths (keys, bass, FM, Modular, and nuBass). How about (gasp!) wavetable, analog modeling, string, granular, physical modeling (not just a resonator like the Drum), additive, formant / vocoder, or EP? Or, you know? Another percussion or bass synth again will probably sell, too.

[@loopop]

Volca plaits!

[@mc2engineeringprof]

@@loopop ... Or do you mean, "Volca plaît"?? Lol!

[@MrKeys57]

I wonder what John Wayne would have said about these noice machines... propably put a slug in it with his 45 ! ha,ha,ha! - though i like both! :D

[@davidbrown8600]

I don't understand. It's like a 303 only without the silkiness.

[@genepozniak]

All sounded the same to me. :-(

[@mbvfc7226]

As you do ;)

[@claudiamatteolo1459]

I don't get why people work with cables longer than necessary in their way when they bothered to set up a permanent location in a case. Get L-shaped jacks of the proper lenght and hide them where you do not need to operate.

[@andimcc6131]

This sounds so ugly… completely disgusting. I *love* it

[@TropicIslandMusic]

Was looking forward to this NOT having a quacky bass sound. The wait continues..

[@theorize999]

Finally i have a good description of about every synth that cant do acid right. I think its the filters, too much whistle in them , it should scream. It's not a good acid synth if you need tons of distortion for it to make the resonance not sound like a sine.

[@inthefade]

The processor hum is especially bad on this one, huh? This is an ongoing problem with the Volca line.

[@xx-bg2dj]

It's usually switching noise from the wall warts they are being run from. I have 5 Volcas and noise is only apparent if I use a switching PSU. They are silent on batteries.

[@Xakutor]

...And I just LOVE how the power jack is wobbling around because of your hand & piss-poor jack placement in the design. Premature synth death awaits...

[@vforvillain77]

Does it still have only 8 patterns tho? If so.......that's ridiculous. Time to move on from the "toy" thing in these volcas, korg. I love this one and was thinking of buying. But the sequencer is more important here than ever....and you still only give us 8? That doesn't serve a professional... i'll take that roland touch one then...

[@uprougher9459]

Niceness. Squeals like a pig.

[@MatthewMouras]

First Volca that is completely underwhelming to me.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

It's the cheapest mate, consider the price !

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

Those are some wet sounding fart sounds.

[@thestever]

Sounds nothing like a 303 but i suppose it could be useful in the right context. Dubstep? Definitely skipping this one

[@TOTALLYCHAOS]

Bah,it may have 32 steps.I dont watch notorious differences beetwen nubass and volca bass.Shit to make money

[@caythorgrimson]

nob twitler 4 e

[@flootymcdootymanooty9145]

You're just buying the Volca Bass...

[@SyncdAlien]

VOLCA NUBASS sounds great but doesn't sound all that significantly different to my ears than the original Volca Bass. VOLCA NUBASS will appeal, I think, to anyone that wished that the original Volca Bass had some motion record automation. The original Volca Bass however has the 3 analog oscillators that can independently play different notes (each has a detune knob) making it paraphonic. Some may also enjoy, as I do, that the lack of motion record also means the lack of stepped values (the filter and resonance knobs perform a smooth unquantized sweep). I think it's nice that Korg offers a choice, although from a marketing perspective this seems to be two products nudging each other in the nearly identical space.

[@D.Z.A.-kp8lf]

This sounds like an electronic duck fucking a gadget gilded geese running through electro pads it sounds dirty electric field digital size fat bass analogue rhythmic sounds coming out of the cheapest dirty little speaker you could hook up to.... I love it put one in the bag for me!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Sounds nice & fat for such a cheap little kit !

[@ofutur]

Very easy to program and it can generate some cool sounds, but everything sounds very mechanical and lifeless to me compared to other emulations

[@messer21]

John Ofutur I disagree, little machine has some grit for such a little inexpensive box.

[@ofutur]

@@messer21 200€ is not that inexpensive, but maybe it just needs a firmware update to humanise it

[@NobodyImprintRecords]

I love Korg, and Volcas, but I am not impressed by this little guy.

[@hansmuller1980]

little bit boring machine.

[@bembeleee]

What do you expect ? It's only one purpose.I have the volca kick. A kick generator only and it's pretty fun . In fact I need to go and then it on now!

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

Horrible, that sound is horrible OMG!!! thanks for the demo.

[@thesoundkid9118]

how can one create listenable music with this synth.? Korg completely mad with this synth. I get irritated with this synth's sound. @loopop Plz don't waste your time with this synth.

[@loopop]

ha... I kind of like it otherwise I wouldn't have stopped by the booth and taken the time to record this. But don't worry... I have quite a few others to get to before this one again..

[@micindir4213]

Every guitarist's response to 303 in 82' Making non-instrument or shit instrument do things you wouldn't thought of is a part of hiphop / punk swag.

[@orangenotviolet]

It should be called volcaquack the electric duck, it sounds horrible....

[@SoundOfVinyl]

Yes you nailed it !!! It sounds so wrong...

[@distant93]

it could be way more interesting with multimode filter. lame synth.

[@JOHNG_TV]

This just might be the worst Volca! Sonic trash...unless you love that sound, then it's great.

[@Xakutor]

Sounds cool but I hate all the Volcas. They are soo cheaply made. Typical modern throw-away society. Use it till it breaks, throw it away buy another one... sad. WHy won't they just give it a real metal case with real pots instead of cheap plastic crap, put the midi, CV & power jack on the back and charge an extra $100.. I'd be all over this NuBass like flies on sh*t.

[@dinogoldie9716]

Wow! Korg repackage century-old technology so hipsters can recreate music from the late 80s. Oooh the electrons flowing between cathode and anode in the vacuum tubes are so much more authentic than the electrons flowing in the semi-conductor transisters and microprocessors of digital gear.

[@roberthartman8129]

You seem fun

[@josephwright5921]

So . . .

[@stickyfingazz2103]

man you criticize a thing where the marketer are maybe the more at listening to their customer. just made your setup and masterize an improvisation to make people dance other wise get lost with your ironic for nada for smth you don t understand.

[@tristanawild380]

Digital and analog tech both have their places, but to sarcastically imply digital sound generation is somehow the same as analog is just wrong. Digital sound-generation relies entirely on the programmer for its characteristics. The only place where you're letting physics take control over the sound's shape is at the DAC, and most DAC's are designed for precision rather than character. Logic levels are quantized values; the slight variances in voltages within microprocessors don't have an actual affect on what you eventually hear. Analog, meanwhile, has the influence of physics with every single component of the circuit. Is that better or worse? Not necessarily, but it's certainly different. You can model that behavior digitally to a degree, but it will never be as complex a system.

[@xx-bg2dj]

The VFD is hardly century old tech.

[@mathieutorres4908]

Pppppfffffffff.....🤨😶😑😴😴😴