KORG VOLCA SAMPLE - How To Use SONG Mode - Full Tutorial

[@tnimbus]

Thanks. This was really useful. Like someone below said the manuals for these things are shite. You buy a toaster with a 50 page manual - it browns bread. You buy a piece of kit that needs programming and you get next to nothing. WAKE UP KORG!

[@reallivebluescat]

Korg has always been bad at manuals. I have never learned from any manual thou, i learn from friends and the internet

[@lenonel3286]

I've had a volca sample for 2 YEARS. and today is the day that I learned about Song Mode, despite playing it and watching numerous videos about it. Thanks man!

[@zoyuzmusic]

i'm a new volca sample user, and i was see dozens of videos with cool patterns and i had crack my head thinking how they do it with only one bar. And now i found this. Bro, really thanks! i know this is a 4 year old vid, but really, REALLY thanks!

[@Polyruidoso]

DUDE, i feel like i just woke up. What is this!!!! Thank you

[@jsin1666]

dude.. thank you so freakin much. i watched a shit load of videos trying to find this one... now i can put all this madness together

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Discovered this function by mistake and I'm here to learn how to manage it properly Big thanks

[@JCooperAudioSystems]

I just wish they would have given us sequences lengths that would be useful for creating a whole song, like 200+ bars, I feel like flash ram is so cheap these days, that it would have been no issue. Even better would be a microSD slot to store them.

[@xephon3000]

So that's what active step does!!! I couldn't figure out song mode for the life of me! Thanks for this tutorial!

[@mightyredstallion]

Right on! I knew this little machine had to do it somehow. So glad you figured it all out and put this up for us. Do us a favor and leave this video up.

[@Nassuklovni]

Thanks a bunch! Been trying to figure out the Songmode on my Volca for ages. I think that the bad manuals by Korg are a big reason why people don't get the full potential out of these things. They get frustrated and they sell them. Bought my Bass second hand earlier this year. The seller had no complaints about the sound, so why he sold it? Because the programming was a pain in the ass. Luckily there's guys like you, who upload videos like these!

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Thanks, that really means a lot, cheers

[@OttosTheName]

Really? The Volca Bass is the eastiest piece of gear I've ever touched. I do agree that the manuals don't cover everything and in the case of the Sample this might really hold people back.

[@jonnie2bad]

@@OttosTheName 4MB of memory and 16 step patterns are the only thing holding anyone back on this thing. It's not the manual.

[@jakubberan2720]

@@jonnie2bad4mb is plenty for one shots.people are hungry today :)

[@LeeCrampton]

I just got my hands on one of these Doug so yours and a few other demos have come in very useful. The paper documentation that comes with it is enough to put anyone off! Seasons Greetings to you, Jo and family. Cheers. Lee

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@iosmusicman]

@@TheSoundTestRoom cripes! Five months ago and I’ve barely used the thing! Now that I’m setup with sample, bass and drum in a rack together with a volca mix in all set for a weekend of experimentation, so I’m just checking out tutorials again to whet my appetite. Thanks again Doug. Cheers. Lee

[@Miliussauce]

Right on! I’m a huge volca sample fan but I never really delved into song much. You’ve opened a door for me friend thanks a bunch!

[@TheSemtexCow]

You’ve just unlocked my Sample Doug 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thanks so much 👍 hope the moves going ok.

[@nikitamuravich4601]

wow) use sample about 1 year and don't know about it) THANK YOU!

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

You're welcome!

[@kylegallardo364]

Thank you so much this has opened up my ‘song’ writing capabilities by a ton! I use Volcas and P.O’s and other KORGs anyway thank you again! Needed

[@frankramrath8433]

Hi Doug, it's soooooo great to have you and your helpful Videos. Thanks a lot for your help. Volca sample is such a GREAT JOY. And with your help i learn better english and to use my gear and iPad. Again, thank you. So i will pay my little obulus on patreon with joy in my heart.

[@dj_0xCD]

wow, this tutorial helped me A LOT‼️ THANK you, sir❤

[@bozhidarkn]

Thank you mate ! Just bought that little fellow like an hour ago and already have a 4 part drum and bass song (3x patter 1 ; 1x patter 2) and I got to say big thanks !

[@davidbyourplanb]

Wow! I couldn't figure out how to do that until I watched this video. Once again, thanks for your help 😁

[@heres_the_sauce]

Active step looks very useful for live play

[@e667bot]

Thank you. Really nice tuto

[@deepseatedenterprise]

Great instructions; tutorial and explanations! God bless you!

[@GOICOBA]

Perfect, thank you

[@Poilkilla12]

Very good explanation. Thank you very much !

[@normdurkin6425]

.thanks professor that was extremely helpful.. 😁👍

[@cosmoseinfeld1]

This was very helpful, thanks!

[@sammywarren3070]

Thanks for these videos BTW

[@LeonLemon-s4k]

Thank you!

[@britzman9905]

you're a great teacher! thanks for the help

[@sanfranciscodailycrazy5838]

Thank you the manual barely mentions anything close to this

[@greygoryz.carpenter5302]

Hello, merci pour cette vidéo, c'est je pense le tutoriel le plus clair sur le song mode du volca sample (pour peu que l'on comprenne l'anglais). merci encore ;-) ps: i like your accent.

[@stephanleese1331]

Thanks

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Welcome

[@xammai9679]

This is my daw now.

[@gbormann71]

I bought the Volca Sample (rather than a drum machine) to make drum tracks to practice rhythm guitar to but without figuring out SONG mode it's pointless. Metronomes are boring 😃 So, thanks a lot for putting me back on, err, track!! 😀 (Well, until the middle finger of my fretting hand has healed...literally, but that leaves me time to play with beats.)

[@onelittleatlas5645]

Nice one mate for the video. Done a sequence in no time thanks to the vid.

[@PandaKattPk]

awesome video!

[@alexanderfowle]

thank you! Helped me out a lot

[@tobinakatarx]

thanks so much

[@luca7223]

Very clear tutorial, thank you!

[@MrBeen992]

At last a good explanation of the song mode. Thanks

[@rontan8433]

thanks for clear explanation

[@greeeenriver]

Big help, thanks! Have had one for a few years now and still hadn't worked this side of it out.

[@gavinb144]

This was super helpful! Thank you!

[@vaaksvakuums]

Really,really amazing tutorial, thanks ^^

[@1_of_4]

Excellent video

[@jeremyuzan1169]

Amazing tuto Well explained Thank you so much !

[@shatteredsquare]

That is pretty cool, you can have 16 different measures set up, running in song mode using active step, mix and match them with one hand then hit play to have them cycle in different combinations. I really just wish you could have active step work for different parts within a pattern, in all the others you can make poly rhythms that never repeat by taking off one of two steps from just the kick, in the sample active step cuts the whole pattern link, all the parts are locked...that's super frustrating

[@juste96669]

clear and efficient, thanks

[@Gar01]

Thank you so much!

[@СтаниславСавицкий-о7в]

Thank you soooooo much!!! 😃

[@junpang4602]

so helpfulll!!! thanks so much

[@ObviousToday]

That is cool. I'm only waiting some day, that I can also play piano on this exactly device during some sampled set

[@sammywarren3070]

While you are picking the patterns and sequences in song mode is there a way to quickly listen to it without leaving song mode in case you forgot what it sounds like ?

[@Marcus538]

Cool video demo

[@AccioFreaks]

The best fucking tutorial out there. Thanks for the help!

[@aredmistywind]

You're the best!

[@timocarliermusic]

That helps, thanks!

[@Unknown-gg4vq]

Thank you.

[@vytt_]

thanks that was helpful

[@LokidMusic]

thx a lot for the info !!

[@jauntycatt5822]

Hey! I'm pretty new to the Volca, and i was wondering if you could make a follow up video or videos explaining how to use all the tools the Volca has to offer?

[@nairelligocnarb]

thankssssss

[@Nearnface]

Wowowowowow

[@suzanne_atkinson]

I never knew this!

[@RainAnnast]

I want to know additions details about Volca sample, where do I find more videos like it?

[@BeatzMakOne]

Thanks 😊🙏

[@cosmoseinfeld1]

Ugh, its never easy, i watched this last night, got all excited to use my new knowledge to create songs with my volca sample 2, then when i try to, i realise that this is volca sample 1, and apparently theyve changed up how to use song mode on the vs2, so now i feel back to square one as there doesnt seem to be any clear tutorials like this for the vs2. Any suggestions/advice?

[@mattfrench2120]

Very useful. Thank you! This stuff is definitely NOT intuitive for someone new to sequencers.

[@rhampton1914]

Is it possible while in play mode switching from pattern to pattern that the Volca can finish it's pattern 1st before switching to new pattern? sometimes i switch to new pattern and it reacts right away, i wish the pattern would finish it course and then go to next pattern as i choose..Can the Volca Sampler do that?

[@qodvbop]

where u get the 3.5mm cable

[@maegantrice936]

I’m so confused mine won’t go into song mode, it just reads as nr.11, nr.12, etc as if it’s another pattern

[@TizedesCsaba]

"presuming that you've already know how to basically build a beat" - could you have any video tutorial about it? I mean not particularly on an instrument, but theoretically how a song build?! And then according to one instrument, eg. this Volca or Pocket Operator or any step-in equipment.

[@IGD-974]

Doesn't work on the Sample 2 unfortunately. Apparently they increased the number of loops you can save so all it does is load another loop when you press "memory" + "M 11" on the keyboard.

[@designsinorbit]

So now that I have the Sample filled with my one song...I would need to unload it to a recording if I want to start a new song, correct?

[@triplebacon1]

Thanking you and sub'd ;-)

[@Ullish1989]

I can't seem to find all the sequences I make. So I save something to Key 1 and then it'll random be set to 02.06 and then some of the others I've made I can't find at all Edit: I've re-watched and think this is a missunderdtanding on my part. However I seem to just be missing some or pattern 3 is in spot 4?

[@designsinorbit]

So I am watching this video hoping to see how to string along all the songs...so it plays each one back to back to back. But it appears that isn't possible. Dang!

[@ildafons]

Unfortunately Korg removed song mode from Ver2

[@jammingpositivevibration]

Nice, cheap my patterns ❤💛💚

[@INDACO83]

how can i fix error dcod? I tried them all, please help me

[@railfilm]

Unfortunately on the new V2 the song mode dissapeared. Bad news.

[@ryansanderson7023]

So is "Song Mode" a bit of a misleading term then? Because (let's say) a song is 4 minutes.... well you can't fit 4 whole minutes of sequencing on this machine right? You can only do 16 patterns in a row. So essentially it will allow you to go up to 16 patterns (each with 16 beats in them). Am I understanding this correctly?

[@carelbrouwers1707]

Yes, that is correct. What I do is make all the patterns that I use in one song. And then, in active step mode, I switch patterns on and off. So, unfortunately, you cannot program whole songs. There's still some work to do...

[@Hakucho64]

The length of the song in minutes/seconds is going to depend on the tempo. But given that each sequence of 16 steps is usually one bar of music (four beats), and that you can chain 16 sequences into a "song", it appears that a "song" is limited to being 16 bars long.

[@transforminggravity15626]

Cool

[@INDACO83]

I have a problem error dcod please help me

[@urnkiosd]

nice👍👍🏼👍👍🏼👍👍🏼👍👍🏼

[@MrSneaksful]

Ive found everything about the korgs to be "a little bit confusing"

[@ramonacevedo3501]

D 1600 es el que quiero escuchar

[@hillbillyrik]

when I press memory, it says load, not song....

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Please help us Newbies by organising your tutorial playlist a bit more, Cheers !

[@madradubh986]

Would u recommend this for a beginner sound box to go with the crave behringer ?

[@MinttiAkael]

Is there a song mode in Volca Sample New Generation as well? There is Active Step but it doesn't work like in this tutorial. :(

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Ah, sorry I can’t help you out here, I don’t have the new Volca Sample, I don’t even have this one anymore

[@MinttiAkael]

@@TheSoundTestRoom Thank you anyway for the nice tutorial!

[@MicroBanshee]

@@MinttiAkael They have removed song mode from the V2 version and replaced it with pattern chain.

[@trengarecords3781]

Great Tuto and big big thanx dude :D another question wat a cable you use to have that stereo sound directley in Daw for ex in rec ?

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Hi, it's a 1/8 Stereo Mini Jack in the Volca headphone socket, the cable splits into two 1/4 mono sockets, that go into your Audio Interface here is a link to Amazon to a cable like the one I'm using www.amazon.co.uk/Gold-Plated-Splitter-Housing-Theater-Amplifiers/dp/B0768BBJ9T/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1531494242&sr=8-14&keywords=1%2F8+stereo+to+1%2F4+inch

[@trengarecords3781]

Thank you so much dude !

[@swirvfrankenhorn7692]

I have a tr-08 and tb-03. I’m looking to sync in some sampled sequences ( like blips, blops, woobles and noisey bits) would this be a good fit y’all? Thx for the vid too man✊

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Swirv Frankenhorn I think you would be better off checking out the Elektron Modal Samples

[@Trustyourself22]

How do you save your beats from volca sample to youre computer? For example, i made a beat and i want to upload it to somewhere.

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

You will need to hook up the headphone output to an Audio Interface so you can record the audio directly into your DAW

[@theresonator01]

Third party software can save your samples and sequences Just google volca third party

[@chillifucker12]

just wish it worked like the Beats sequencer

[@DecentralEyes]

Looks good! Does anyone know the resolution - 8 bit, 12 bit, 16 bit, 24 bit ? and the sampling rate ? 44.1khz ? 96khz ?

[@mynewcolour]

Sample rate is 31,250 Hz.

[@dee66daniel72]

Viereckiger Industrie-Sound ... You don t show what is in the Box ...

[@dee66daniel72]

Langweilig ... !!!

[@izzzzzz6]

Some Red Dwarf samples would have gone well in this.

[@TozBourne]

Sorry, but I’m not familiar with this kind of KORG thing...does this work with Gadget or other KORG apps on iOS? I understand that it is a standalone piece of hardware, but that’s about all that I know...so enlighten me oh great Guru, Doug.

[@TheSoundTestRoom]

Toz Bourne Hi Toz, it’s kind of a stand alone thing but it does have SYNC In and Out so it will play perfectly with other Volcas or the Minibrute or Microbrute and you can get your own samples in there too

[@TozBourne]

thesoundtestroom Okay, pretty cool. I look forward to see you running it with your MiniBrute thingy.

[@VeganFLA]

Hi! I can extend the steps? 😕

[@DanielMartinez-lz6zy]

essentially you are by putting it into song mode; therefore, you can have more variation.