Korg Volca Sample Demo

[@dylanisdandy]

brother got me this for xmas i’m so excited

[@partypipip]

best demo ive seen yet

[@PodOfHeat]

Just got one of these, they are seriously fun!!

[@leonavinlu]

Best demo for Volca Sample! So awesome! Did you use default samples?

[@wighatsuperreggie]

Hey! "start point" just starts the sample at the same place in the sequence but changes what part of the sample it starts from right? Is there a way to actually shift where to start the sample in the sequence, so you can get that sweet Dilla laid back feel on a particular sound, like just the snare in relation to everything else?

[@evhvariac2]

Well done! So that last sequence starting at about 9:00. Is that done completely on the Volca Sampler? If so that is very cool

[@marcmarti5273]

oh jeez.... I want I NEED one of those!

[@CalvinWatkins]

Don't understand why KORG would make a product where you have to have another product in this case Apple, in order for you to use all the functions. Not everyone have an iPod, iPhone or iPad. Guess I won't be adding this to the other Volca range.. Such a shame!

[@JakobRehlinger]

My friend pointed out the possibility of going to shows with your phone and replacing the performer's samples on them mid-set with the app.

[@EMAHGERD]

Jakob Rehlinger Thats what I was thinking too, but there should be multi-platform support like windows,osx, x86/64 and arm linux (android) etc! but hey Korg is not the kind of company that keeps shit like this for them, I'm expecting at least some sort of sdk with an example or class, other hope is hobby devs..

[@EMAHGERD]

Alex Json Nvm that I should have read the updates on that.

[@frankhansen2992]

there are a pc program for loading samples

[@ptigas]

Calvin Watkins you could use this ptigas.com/syrializer/ for uploading samples from the browser

[@gregoryschimanski7689]

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[@jeanrobert9805]

Why not upload your samples with the jack in?

[@viralmedianetwork415]

Anyone have a good way to describe the difference between all the volca models?

[@dramadestroyer825]

viralmedianetwork415 the Volca sample is the only one that provides sample import, the others are all synths

[@schepler2]

It's called the "Volca Sample," by the way. Not the "Volca Sampler."

[@paul-mw6pc]

because it isnt a sampler

[@claytronifon]

I have a dumb question and I don't know where else to ask. Does this have a built in speaker or do I need to output the sound to an amp or something? What about the other Volca things??

[@mux1978]

I'm having difficulties finding how long each sample can be. Can you only load 4mb across the board at any given time? How much memory does it have overall for 100 samples? Thanks.

[@seanhornibrook]

From what I have heard, there is no limit to sample length, however the 4mb is set for the whole 100 samples, so if you had one HUGE sample of like 3.75mb, you would only have .25mb left for the other 99... I have the Keys and Bass and love them, just ordered the Beats and Sample. (super excited!!!)

[@mickypoo4622]

How many different sample sounds can you play together at the same time, like on the same step? I suppose that is the equivalent to polyphony. i.e. How many sounds at once for a single note?

[@HotelEdenMusic]

I often play quite a few sounds at once, probably 4-8, and never really hear it drop notes or "voice steal" sadly unlike a number of more recent grooveboxes. I own the new KO-33 II and a variety of other machines and still go back to the trusty little Volca when I want to get spontaneous and fun.

[@AndreaFilippoLongo]

Ah!

[@ninjanodo]

Would it be possible to sequence user samples, that is, singing or playing something? If not, which tool is more useful for that?

[@jonasbarka]

Yes, but the memory is limited so it's best to keep it short. The new Sample 2 got double memory and easier transfer from computer.

[@dyerlouis]

usb?

[@Schokobroetchen69]

Emerson No only MIDI!

[@TravellersMusicCo]

Does this have a built in speaker?

[@AndrewInCanada99]

Travellers Music was wondering the same thing, I think it does by the looks of it

[@choppytde6030]

Highly doubtful

[@buckbumble]

@7:54

[@themagneticcat16]

it does but it's pretty bad lol I have one

[@Guitaroverkill]

These samples sound like someone chewing something.

[@desktorp]

As much as I like these volca doodads, I will probably never touch them, because I'm not keen on being locked in to some game of Apple horse hockey to have a goddamn editor. Been there, done that (with Windows-only editor lock-ins) .. if a piece of hardware is not standalone or OS-agnostic, I'm usually not interested. Seriously devs.. I'd rather deal with Java-based editors than be locked in to a single platform, chosen by some asshole in a marketing department.

[@partypipip]

caustic music editor app is your saviour, for android pc mac the lot, works perfectly fuck apple

[@zobbo123]

As I hope you know by now - Korg released the SDK some time ago. There are now Android/PC/Web based systems for uploading the samples. Also the other three Volcas obviously don't need any external app at all.

[@sinistar99]

"HEY!" --Marketing Dept. Guy

[@zenobibonsai]

What no android app??

[@amillionorangedolphins9663]

No official, but there are already free third party Androidsapps avaliable.

[@mopeoshpingo7257]

Lol I don't even see the pont. Like you can sample anythng with a mic and a line in.

[@alexzoin]

@@mopeoshpingo7257 Nope. Doesn't take line in and doesn't have a mic. Biggest mistake with this one IMO.

[@zaiten2012]

why does anybody care about a 16 step sequencer in 2015? are we living in the 60s? how about a 24, 88 or whatever steps I want in a memory patch? no need for more knobs, just a good interface. How about a product that plays midi files from SD or USB cards and sends them via CV or Midi-out to a hardware synth? wouldn't that be amazing?

[@aikighost]

+German Salazar Its $100 bit of kit that is INCREDIBLY fun to jam out on. If you want to use it in a studio setup then just control it via midi form your DAW.

[@doncristobalaspee5925]

+German Salazar Limitations can be strangely liberating.

[@zaiten2012]

you're both right.

[@MaghoxFr]

+German Salazar But you have what you're asking, not to mention sofware based sequencers and whatever. I find limitations estimulating. I'm sick of plugins and pointless crap. I want to jam, play, experiment and enjoy. I welcome instruments like these. So, to answer your question: people like me care about this in 2016.

[@zaiten2012]

+MaghoxFr I get your point, but just imagine if hardware synths were still coming out monophonic because "limitations". I love a mono moog, but also a 28 voice Radias. Then again, I think I'm wrong about this device XD my bad, I hadn't noticed that it features "PARTS" which is essentially what I needed, 10 parts with 16 steps each.

[@brandonodell5910]

i hate sequencing i perfer to jam

[@eleksnow8353]

made for apple friends...shame and useless

[@TVstudio]

It's easier and more profitable to make an app for apple than android so it's obviously not useless since apple users make up a large market and this is cheap.

[@aldude999]

TVstudio More profitable, maybe, but easier? No.

[@TVstudio]

So you're saying it's easier to make an app for android? How so?

[@aldude999]

TVstudio Android uses java, it's not a crazy hard language to learn and a lot of people already know the basics. Apple Iphone uses "Objective C" It's virtually the only OS that actually uses it. You have to learn an entirely different language to program in it. Not to mention, you have to learn it, and hope that your app gets approved. With android, you can load any app from any place and anyone can upload apps to the google store, making the investment, if you decided to learn more worth it.

[@TVstudio]

aldude999 Oh ok I'm just getting into coding and started using livecode.

[@mike969696]

"a compact digital sampler" - I think not. Can it sample at all? Can you even load your own samples?

[@lanmichaelmix2818]

true if it can't load sample or record samples,it's not a sampler and waste of money.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Yeah, there’s an app that records from your phone and then turns the sound into midi that can be transmitted into the volca. It’s called AudioPocket

[@anglegrinder4630]

OOOHHH LISTEN TO THAT 8 BIT SOUND ON THIS TOTAL PIECE OF CRAP,SHAME ON YALL

[@sethaguilar8330]

Are you slow ..... Popping all that jazz could get ur ride seriously scratched