"Volca Bass" OSC for Korg NTS-1

[@oomingmakroo]

Hands down my favorite NTS-1 oscillator! I have only had my NTS-1 for a day and I have spent most of my time messing with this. I love it! Incredible contribution to the NTS-1 community. I cannot recommend the NTS-1 enough now. I look forward to your future work.

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks a lot! You can also try my Proba-B oscillator... 😉

[@oomingmakroo]

@@tweeeeeak228 Oh yeah. I found that after my post. I just recorded something with it. The NTS-1 is so expandable, but I find it's limits to be inspiring.

[@DJbace1]

Please how do I download this?

[@ps7365]

I know I'm late to the game but this is fantastic! Thanks for making it available.

[@ChrisLodyMusic]

This is total genius 😁 👌

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks! 😉

[@johnjohnpetterson8428]

I have no better words. Genius.

[@simoncardie9371]

I don't think anyone has overcome the limitations of this device like you have. Just brilliant.

[@ZooM18241]

Awesome OSC. To read your documentation and figure out how to use it is a fun time in itself, let alone the fun I have from hearing the results in my headphones. Thank you!

[@tweeeeeak228]

I hope it's understandable 😊

[@icareg]

man its crazy all the possibilities that come with this device. this patch is incredible but i'm definitely gonna take my time learning the device and all the stock features before I incorporate and learn this.

[@sixgunsal81]

Wow this amazing! I'd like to leave a link from my next upload. Definitely plan on using this osc. Thanks for all you do!

[@shannonia81]

Great demonstration! Will have to watch this a few times to figure out everything that's going on.

[@tweeeeeak228]

@Shannon you can also read the manual, if you prefer.

[@albertotolo]

You deserve money for this, best nts-1 oscillator so far. Thanks for sharing it

[@Hakucho64]

That's mad how you made the scratching sounds!

[@Congasjones]

Thanks for this amazing and it’s the best NTS oscillator I’ve come across and even better that it’s free -thank you

[@Congasjones]

And also get the del 8 effect pack to go with it kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioHPlayCobyqmdk

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks! I'll check it out.

[@artao5]

Dude. This is fucking INCREDIBLE!! I particularly appreciate being able to switch octaves. It's perhaps the most annoying thing I've found with the standard oscillators. HECK! All the user oscillators I've tried so far. Sure would be nice if there were a standard way to change octave. Perhaps Korg could patch that in at some point.

[@melvinhawkins4567]

This is insanely awesome. Great job, you really packed a lot into this!

[@infinit12]

All of your work is amazing! thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@d3tuned378]

The fact you aren't charging for this is crazy. You're awesome.

[@qrplife]

This is a fantastic and complex user oscillator. Thanks for programming and sharing it.

[@DirtyPlumbus]

I finally got my POS Windows tablet to cooperate long enough to get your oscillator installed. It's fantastic! Thanks 👍

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

Been messing around with it this morning, and figured maybe I need to watch this because I realized it does a lot more than I expected! This is incredible!

[@martinneal5240]

Brilliant work...I had no idea how good the NTS -1 is and I already loved mine.

[@marcusbennett2227]

Thanks Tweeeeeak, made my day finding this. Only used my NTS 1 as an FX unit so far, but this is brilliant

[@margateswede]

1:21 had me sold!

[@J.M.Stigner]

This is just incredible, sonic expansion level 10, legend - thank you so much for putting all this creative power in our hands!

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

So I just tried to use the sequencer on here to create more complex sequences on the Minilogue XD, and the architecture seems a bit different than the nts-1, as the sequence doesn't play when I strike a note. However the idea that it's even a remote possibility to create an oscillator to create a sequencer within a sequencer is such a fantastic idea, I applaud this not only as a great nts-1 oscillator but possibly an interesting step for the logue synths as well!

[@tweeeeeak228]

@s3nse c0rruptr thanks for your comments. The minlogue is 4 voice polyphonic so it loads 4 instances of the volca bass osc, which means 4 sequencers. So it becomes a mess, unless you use it in mono or unison mode, I believe.

[@DocBolus]

That is incredible. The more I learn about this box the more amazing it seems.

[@zdeiv]

This is wild. I picked up an nts-1 after my friend suggested it and I was just saying I wish it had a sequencer. I’ll have to watch this a few times to wrap my head around it. But amazing work!

[@fellpower]

WOW, your oscs are one of the best ever. the NTS1 will sounds like another instrument. thx a lot

[@BadTrip69]

This is the best oscillator I've had on my NTS-1. Good job! Keep going! I'd love to see more stuff from You. Cheers!

[@dublblind]

This is really great, just been playing it and am super impressed, thanks so much!

[@430LMB]

This is amazing, well done! (It can be even more epic if a transpose option would be added to the sequencer so that when you use the arpeggiator the note you use to trigger the sequencer will be the root of the sequencer and the sequencer is recording intervals rather than notes, but you are a genious, it's very impressive as it is)

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks a lot! As for your suggestion, stay tuned... 😉

[@430LMB]

@@tweeeeeak228 You are my hero!

[@430LMB]

I have just seen your new amazing Proba-B osc, thank you so much! The function 6, you have added there, is exactly what I was talking about, great stuff! (Do you think it could be added to the volca bass Osc, as well? )

[@tweeeeeak228]

@LMB 430 thanks! Regarding transpose on the Volca Bass OSC, it's already full with parameters. But I could release a version with transpose always on. Let me try to find some time for it.

[@430LMB]

@@tweeeeeak228 Ahh I see, no worries man, you have done already two great osc among the best I have seen so far, thank you so much for your work and efforts!

[@itsmrh]

Brilliant!

[@LeekowalskiWalker]

Wow. Very impressive oscillator. Thanks for sharing!

[@jornvanselow9759]

Great job!!!

[@shailevy]

seriously crazy work you've done here

[@sdx2r]

😮 jaw dropping; this is incredibly amazing! Thank you

[@renton74]

Very nice work, I hope to be getting an NTS-1 when they are instock. One neat trick on the Volca Bass was to tune the oscillators so you could play a chord when pressing a key - insta Dub Techno when combined with some sort of Echo/delay fx. This would make for a great update.

[@tweeeeeak228]

You can do that, you can change each oscillator pitch and transpose up to +/- 1 octave, so you can actually set up a 3 note chord.

[@cocoelpsicologo]

Amazing work!!! This is the best custom osc so far

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks!!

[@fritslyneborg]

Awesome!!!

[@chunck]

This is truly fantastic! Thanks for making and sharing this oscillator.

[@beatstationfrankfurt]

wonderful , big hug & Thanks for share❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@a_nick_t]

Thank you! 😎👍🏼

[@eraytery8414]

Mind blowing! you are the real MVP!!

[@colinmurphy2127]

Absolutely incredible 👏

[@re8et355]

Shared on korg volca unoffical fb modding group!

[@rezzonator]

Absolute genius!!

[@jesusrocks7500]

You should be famous! Just amazing!

[@dianamiino7391]

Excellent job! 👍

[@stinydothi8427]

This is brilliant ! i love this

[@Diego_Occhipinti]

Great job! Thank you for sharing it.

[@apedraqueronca5349]

Uoowwwww!! This is unbelievable man!!

[@abberom1]

Just wow !

[@TheMortyvicar]

Very interesting and great work 👍

[@OttosTheName]

Great work! Also congrats on 500 subs

[@tonysharp1615]

Thank you so much; outstanding work.

[@davidmochen]

Wonderful, many thanks!

[@JDSoundsets]

Thank you for this most kind, will play later :)

[@LaboratorioAudiovisual]

tremendo aporte, son mis heroes!!!

[@dearvice]

amazing work!!!

[@michawongar]

Great one

[@oliviermarmotte4351]

great work

[@mgrollins]

Thank you so much! Starred!

[@LifeX4]

Best ever. Thank you very much :)

[@kasterstein]

Bigup and thank you very much.

[@dingalarm]

Thank you! This is really great! Can I also use this oscillator with a MIDI keyboard, and does it respond to velocity?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Yes. Velocity is controlled by the nts itself, and controls the volume, it has no control on the oscillator, but works fairly.

[@dingalarm]

@@tweeeeeak228 Thanks again!

[@brianbrill]

Amazing!

[@ryansartor4841]

Really great job designing this custom oscillator! It makes me even more excited for my new NTS-1. One thing I would love to see you include in the future (if it’s possible) would be the active step function, or at least a sequence length control. Oh, and why not have the LFO change oscillator types (or do something else) when set to wave shape? I guess that would be getting away from truly emulating the Volca Bass though. I know nothing about programming custom oscillators, but is there any way to route the LFO to a filter, or change the LFO shape?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Hi Ryan, thanks! The active step function actually crossed my mind, the only question is how to select active steps, with only the available parameters, and without complicating too much? Any suggestions?

[@tweeeeeak228]

As for the LFO, the shape LFO doesn't really exist in the volca bass, ao I would keep it out. The other LFO parameters I cannot control. Only the OSC itself.

[@ryansartor4841]

Perhaps you could treat it similarly to recording a rest in the sequencer mode? Something like, long press in the vicinity of C to record a rest, and long press in the vicinity of F to remove the step from the sequence. Hmm, but then there would need to be some way for the user to know what steps are turned on, or at least a way to turn all steps back on so you can get back to the original sequence.

[@ryansartor4841]

Just had another idea, but again I’m not sure what can and can’t be done within a custom oscillator. The ribbon keyboard has 16 marked notes from Bb to C#; perhaps in sequencer mode set to 18, each of these notes could instead of making sound, toggle a step between active or not. And then value 19 could reset them all to active. Thanks for taking the time to hear my thoughts and reply! Keep up the great work, man.

[@tweeeeeak228]

Sound very nice ideas, I'll think about it.Thanks!

[@sammywarren3070]

I have this oscillators I just downloaded it and I didn’t realize how deep it goes I have to try the sequencer! Thanks for the cool you tube vids and amazing oscillators/effects I will definitely be giving you a shout out as I am already writing new stuff!! I think you posted some po32 patches as well am I right?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks! I don't own a PO32, though, so I haven't posted any patches for it, sorry 😉

[@christophegragnic8681]

Hi all, do somebody know.about a similar synth (simple but ultra twrakable) but only in a software version? And with everything MIDI controllable?

[@untoldstory176]

thanks man! its fuckin awesome.

[@marcyves999]

Amazing :)

[@itsmrh]

dammmnn!

[@snaggdadon]

subbed and download thx!!

[@compatibles2b.v.208]

Lovit

[@cheapnoise9014]

Wow!!

[@alexandrosroussos]

Incredible ! How about bringing the Volca FM in there too ? ;)

[@tweeeeeak228]

The FM... now that's a challenge...! 😉

[@mgrollins]

@@tweeeeeak228 Found a guy - github user logue-osc has one in development, and a bunch of other cool projects!

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

@@tweeeeeak228 lol yeah...I know next to nothing about programming, let alone this particular software, but some people seem to think it's limitless. I doubt you could get 6 operator FM synthesis, but if you figure out a way, holy shit, hats off to you!

[@dillipphunbar7924]

VERY NICE..ty

[@RobyUanKeRoby]

Greta job, don't know why on my NTS It doesn't show the -values of the pitch but only 999... Still working tho...

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks! Don't know what might be wrong with the values. Something about the firmware version? Will check that out.

[@Niven42]

Great patch! I was wondering - is there any way to get step sequencer functionality for any of the original oscillators? I imagine that you'd have to copy the original and add the function, then load it in as a user oscillator. But what is the best way to go about doing this? I'd be interested in a tutorial if you ever get the time!

[@tweeeeeak228]

Hi @Niven42, if you would like to build oscillators yourself I recommend Grischa Ekart tutorials on the logue SDK, for Minilogue XD, but it's the same. The sequencer is actually quite simple idea: when recording, store each pressed note in a memory array. When playing, ignore each note pressed, and substitute by the next note in the array. The logue SDK comes with a few test oscillators (saw, sine, vfm) but I'm not sure if they're the same as the original oscillators of the NTS.

[@AlfredoEsqueda]

Hi, how did you do the pads on minutes 130. It shows nodes slide sequencer. When I tried it sounds like a sequencers not pads

[@tweeeeeak228]

I recorded 3 sequences, then played special sequence 4, which plays all 3 sequences at the same time, each to its oscillator, making a chord effect.

[@Philipplus]

Nice job! The sequencer feature alone is amazing. I wonder how hard could it be to add the sequencer feature to a different sound engine. I'm guessing the sequencer and the sound generator are implemented in different routines/functions, so changing the sound part should be pretty easy. Cheers!

[@tweeeeeak228]

Hi. Thanks! Shouldn't be difficult to add the sequencer to other custom OSCs, but the code is within the OSC itself, so the source code for that other OSC is needed, so it can be modified to include the sequencer. The only problem is that it "consumes" 2 edit parameters, that would not be available for the OSC sound engine.

[@Philipplus]

@@tweeeeeak228 Yes... when I latter whatch the rest of your video I realised that the sequencer is some sort of internal pitch modulation. I haven't got a NTS-1 as of yet, but when I do I'll be sure to visit you github. ;) Keep up the good work. Stay safe!

[@minimal.camera]

This is incredible! Can't wait to play with it...you just doubled the value of the NTS-1! Will this work on the Minilogue XD and Prologue as well?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks! Yes, some people have tried it out with the prologue, and it works. But the sequencer acts strange, because each voice will record its own sequence. You should record in unison mode, and play in unison or mono modes, I guess.

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

@@tweeeeeak228 oh wow... that's cool. This sounds like the unintended consequences of the way each voice records could actually make for some cool sequences still!

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

Especially with the xd having its own sequencer...

[@tweeeeeak228]

@@s3nsec0rruptr80 that should be wild. But don't own one, so I can't tell for sure...

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

@@tweeeeeak228 well, as soon as I get some time to experiment with that, I'll let you know!

[@omimakarenko5091]

Is it possible to to do slides from external sequencer? Also are params of this osc trough CCs?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Sorry for the late reply. Slide is either on or off, and this has to be changed in the NTS-1 using the OSC extra parameter 4 (Octave and slide). Unfortunately, the 6 OSC extra parameters are not accessible via MIDI though CCs. The whole rest of params in NTS-1 are changeable via MIDI, only the OSC extra params are not, which is a shame :-(

[@dillipphunbar7924]

liked, shared, subscribed

[@rjScubaSki]

Any chance of the source on github, rather than just the binary?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Hi rj, sorry, but this custom OSC is free, but not open source.

[@rjScubaSki]

Tweeeeeak! No worries - thought it might be a good example to look at. Any suggestions?

[@tweeeeeak228]

I have only seen the test projects. A great starting point is the minilogue sdk tutorial by Grischa Ekart, on youtube. Check it out, if you haven't already.

[@rjScubaSki]

Tweeeeeak! Cheers I will take a look

[@briancornejo4001]

Haven't bought the Volca Bass yet, can this OSC easily replace it?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Hi Brian, I don't think it can replace a real volca bass, mainly because of the physical interface and the sound, but just give it a try if have an NTS1. The OSC is free.

[@abberom1]

Is there a means to control your osc with Cc or NRPN messages ? (I don’t even know if NRPN are implemented in NTS1 😅)

[@tweeeeeak228]

Unfortunately the 6 OSC parameters are not controllable via MIDI. All the rest is, I don't know why Korg left these out.

[@gj2u]

Really interesteing project! How you did all that UX for recording sequences?

[@tweeeeeak228]

Thanks! I'm not sure I understand your question. The parameter range is setup by the developer, and each time you change a parameter a function in the code is called, and you can program that function the way you want. Use internal variables, arrays, etc.

[@McCkrevsky]

Have you the same but for Minilogue XD?

[@tweeeeeak228]

You can upload it to minilogue xd and it will work, but the sequencer will only work fine on mono or unison modes.

[@briancornejo4001]

How i can make acid sounds same minute 1:23?

[@tweeeeeak228]

It's all about the filter, raise the resonance, and add sweep: long press the Filter button and, while holding the filter button, turn knobs A (for speed) and B (for depth or amount).

[@briancornejo4001]

@@tweeeeeak228 Thanks friend!!!

[@AlfredoEsqueda]

I just don't know how to load the oscillator to the NTS1? how would I go About that?

[@tweeeeeak228]

You have to download and install the librarian. Check the korg website, the page of the nts-1, and look for software.

[@leman13]

I must have miss a point, but how do you set the oscillator to get the chords like at 01:26 ? Any help will be welcomed ;)

[@tweeeeeak228]

I recorded 3 sequences, then played special sequence 4, which plays all 3 sequences at the same time, each to its oscillator, making a chord effect.

[@SomeOne-pd6vm]

will this work on minilogue xd?

[@tweeeeeak228]

@Some One yes, in mono mode.

[@mgrollins]

How to load from Windoze machine? Hsven't found an easy way to interact with the NTS-1 on this platform.

[@tweeeeeak228]

Some people report problems, in fact. With the librarian, recognising midi port... For me it was always smooth. My only guess is maybe other drivers installed interfere?

[@mgrollins]

@@tweeeeeak228 I haven't found the NTS-1 librarian, but I've tried the two for the bigger synths and the nts wasn't recognized.

[@mgrollins]

To others: I had to wait for the Librarian download link to load on the NTS-1 page, and I also had to manually assign the Midi channels in the Librarian.

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Hello. How do I install this on my NTS-1? Thank you.

[@tweeeeeak228]

@SailfishSoundSystem you must use the Librarian software from korg, check the korg website for the NTS page, there's a section Librarian and contents, that explains how to load custom oscillators.

[@ricardopires9889]

Are you from Portugal? You do sound like it, anyway, great job...and accept some form of donation

[@tweeeeeak228]

@ricardo pires sim, português! 😉 Obrigado pelo comentário! 👍

[@WalterGiroldi]

Excelente vídeo, te felicito. Aquí una explicación básica del NTS1 en español latinoamericano: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5bIfKKmZa-Ih9E

[@blkrbbt]

How?! I mean... I downloaded this oscillator and it did my fucking taxes.

[@tweeeeeak228]

😂