Using the Korg Volca Drum Melodically: Sound Design

In which I'm looking at using (or maybe misusing?!) the Korg Volca Drum to make melodic parts. In this part we discuss the sound design techniques we can employ when building melodic sounds.
You can find the free patch editor I built here: synthmata.com/volca-drum/
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[@OscillatorSink]

Question: Where's part 2?

[@DownloadJames]

Mind blown. Already was loving my Volca Drum, now I realize how much more it can give. Essential viewing for anyone taking a Volca Drum out of the box today

[@SyncdAlien]

"Hello"

[@blankbutton]

Good news: The new Volca Drum firmware supports pitch quantisation which makes it easier to play melodies.

[@eightcoins4401]

Id assume most sounds would be kinda tinny and metallic due to how the algorithms for the drum sounds are? That could be useful for some styles.

[@tonywharton5220]

I love the Synthmata for the FM and DRUM. It must have been a lot of hard work. Thank you

[@BubbaSatori]

“A deeper understanding of how your gear works.” Bazinga !

[@oldasrocks9121]

I wish Arturia would do an implementation for Drum on Beatstep Pro like they did for the Sample. I also wish there was a well ordered curriculum for understanding midi deeply, I suppose it's a programming thing tho...

[@aptudo]

Excellent tips. I particularly liked how you used layers with different envelope attack and release times to sweep the harmonics.

[@DerHerbman]

Awsome video, thanks!

[@fincorrigan7139]

How can we not love the David Attenborough of sound design. Take a bow sir :)

[@jedinyMartusak]

Finally! A comprehensive explanation of the Volca Drum engine controls! THANK YOU!

[@stonedapesociety5628]

Volca drum for me is the perfect synth for every level's musician..it provides so much fun and ideas!

[@7177YT]

I like your musings about your creative process beyond any particular piece of kit. Very well done, thank you.

[@sebastianshuster5229]

You approached this in a super methodical way man! Fantastic and super inspiring as usual!

[@lucagunther5405]

Best description ever:

[@jaguarvssnake]

Another brilliant video, thank you!

[@GuntarsReboks]

Thank You for the patch editor, its amazing!

[@elasand9821]

My favorite kind of Tutorial! immediately reproducible on this device and at the same time general sound design concepts of which the application is not limited to the Volca Drum!

[@elialehman3052]

Your videos/channel is great. Really appreciate the wisdom.