Volca Keys Ambient Pads

[@FPSzky]

This sounds like something that would go in Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 album. Fantastic! I really like the hissing caused by the pedal i reckon? i dont really know where its coming from, but it adds a nice touch to the song, makes it feel like i'm lying down on a grass field watching the clouds pass by as the sun sets, without mentioning how you tweak the filter to make certain notes more pronounced, it really adds a nice touch to the song, keep it up!

[@dg1llard]

Many thanks. That’s a compliment indeed!

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

Whoa! That's Richard's best work. 'Blue Calx' is my favorite piece by Aphex. You know about the re-release?! maybe the world is ready for Aphex now.

[@FPSzky]

@@atrocious_pr0xy Yep, was stoked to buy the box set but unfortunately it's too expensive for me haha

[@renegabgrullon4426]

wow, you are a total master with this, this is so early aphex twin its crazy. Beautiful composition.

[@Thomas-cv7mw]

Agreeed! Kinda stone in focus vibes

[@dg1llard]

I don’t think anyone would believe I hadn’t even heard that track before this! I was a few years behind... Thanks for the comments.

[@MattGreerMusic]

These units sound fantastic with just a tad bit of effects. Amazing how quickly they can approach string section type sounds with the right modulation. I did a vid featuring just my Volca Keys and the Jomox T-resonator and was quite pleased with the results. Lovely sounding piece of music. Good job. Could listen to this for hours.

[@dg1llard]

+Matt Greer Thanks Matt. I checked out your video. That filter unit is crazy! Want one...

[@Lazerrus]

Like tears in the rain.....

[@dg1llard]

Nice. Thank you.

[@rotkod39]

Reminds me of aphex twin - stone in focus. Sounds super!

[@dg1llard]

+asa dok Thanks a lot. I was not aware of that track but it's on my phone now and certainly smoothed out my commute to Westminster on Friday! I may try a cover...

[@none18503]

Excellent. You got more from that instrument than I thought possible. I need to spend some quality time with my Volca Keys. Beautiful.

[@dg1llard]

Hi Brian, Many thanks for your kind words!

[@SethKaine]

flying above the clouds. going through them and reaching the rain. so smooth and calm. Bravo!

[@dg1llard]

Hi Seth. Many thanks!!

[@andresramirezsanchez5652]

Rainclouds I am so much in debt with you! I was just about to ask for a refund on my Korg Volca Keys, but I decided to seen some videos before proceeding to the refund...and guess what! Your video was the first one to appear on my YT recommendations... destiny, unconscious attraction, I don't know, I just know that I am in debt with you. Pd: I will buy your music in BC, absolutely!

[@dg1llard]

Hi there. Thanks for taking the time to tell me. Gotta believe in destiny! I hope you have fun with your Keys now.

[@richardfarabaugh7604]

Damn! You made that volca keys sound gorgeous. Bravo 👏

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thanks! Really appreciate the comment.

[@dg1llard]

All my Volca Keys ambient tracks are available for download from Bandcamp. See link above.

[@remowo_]

thanks a lot for sharing

[@georgearmstrong6424]

what is the best way to learn this equipment

[@dg1llard]

Buy it and try it. Watch KZbin videos for inspiration. Tap into your own creativity and dont try to be like everyone else.

[@georgearmstrong6424]

#rainclouds I got the Volca keys. It is a lot of fun and easier to learn than I thought. But I am a scientist geek so I figured that part would be easy. Lets see though how the artistic part of my brain works.

[@lk-gt9xv]

I'm looking to buy the volca keys, especially for ambient/drone music. Can I produce such sounds with only the volca and maybe some reverb from my guitar amp? Also, is it possible to run music into the volca and change the sound of it with the effects?

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Love the ambient vibe going on here! Gives me inspiration for new tracks !

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Many thanks!

[@gobbygubbinz]

I could listen to that for hours..... i cud play with that for hours.....man i need that late 90s chilled euphoria sound at my finger tips

[@dg1llard]

Hi Gilburt. Thanks for you comment!

[@guaiamum8864]

Awesome control over this tiny gem! Love the V.Keys

[@dg1llard]

Hi, thanks so much!

[@bananepoep]

very nice performance

[@dg1llard]

+bananepoep Thank you very much.

[@halfassedtracks]

Well done. Bookmarked to listen to again.

[@dg1llard]

Really pleased you like it! Feel free to download it from Bandcamp if you like.

[@Joypadrick]

I just purchased my Volca Keys, many thanks for the inspiration. After a few hours I have no idea how you created these sounds with it😍😍😍❤️

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thanks! It's all about your effects chain. I use a Zoom MS70 CDR now and it's amazing.

[@Joypadrick]

@@dg1llard Hi there, thanks for the answer. Yeah it sounds amazing😍 I will have an eye on that device. Keep the spirit✌️

[@p504504]

What is your effects chain mate? Trying to set up my Zoom G1 Four… thanks!

[@am5790]

Reminds me some of the 90 ambient sound ....like the classic apex twin....nice ambient track

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Many thanks!

[@promethiousb1489]

Its Aphex twin, not apex

[@am5790]

Promethious B yes, it's is. I forgot a letter.

[@lordbavaria]

Grammar nazi alert

[@am5790]

lordbavaria :)

[@federicohernandez9183]

Beautiful sounds, I do not play my volca keys for a long time, listening to your songs, it will be time to dust it off and use it. ;-)

[@dg1llard]

Thanks. I hope you get some videos up!

[@ivomatic13]

I always come back to listen to this piece ❤

[@dg1llard]

Thank you!! So pleased it’s still making people happy.

[@oOMrMusikOo]

Super gespielt ,Augen zu und genießen!

[@dg1llard]

Hi Michael. Danke sehr!

[@Philipplus]

Very cool... I've been having a bad time trying to get some satisfactory pad on the Volcas. Your work is an inspiration to me. :)

[@dg1llard]

+Philip+ Thanks Philip. Keep pushing it!

[@disectormusic]

Full release and sustain with a temposynced at high feedback , low cut off with a 12 o clock peak and yes 11 o clock attack , polymode. Done.

[@bboymac84]

RainClouds how did you do this!??

[@DonErikos]

super ambient sound

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!

[@iosmusicman]

Cool use of the keys without sequencing - I love it. I've only just added the keys to my collection of volcas, hence finding this video. Cheers - Lee

[@dg1llard]

Hi Lee. Thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoy your Keys!

[@DannydePerpignan]

Awesome video. I see that you too have marked the potmeters so it's clear(er) what their positions are

[@dg1llard]

+Daniël de Perpignan Hi Daniel. Thanks for the compliment. I did indeed, well spotted!

[@davegarcia6373]

Wow just wow !!! Beautiful

[@dg1llard]

+Kaos 091 Thanks so much for the compliment!

[@fredericktromp1745]

This is like finding a treasure. Amazing stuff!

[@dg1llard]

+Frederick Tromp Hi Frederick. Many thanks for your kind words!

[@kimgaugemusic]

Love it, and I love my little Keys!

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thank you!

[@ag3ntorange164]

Unbelievable! And quite Beautiful.

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thanks!!

[@averyreibsome]

absolutely incredible.

[@dg1llard]

+averyreibsome Many thanks!!

[@mountainshapes2064]

So nice.

[@dg1llard]

Mountain Shapes Thank you!

[@ModEcho]

Beautiful composition...I think I know what my next purchase is

[@dg1llard]

ModEcho Hi. Thanks for your comment!

[@lotusflower6206]

I like the sound of that, very universal.

[@dg1llard]

Thank you!

[@arbautimusic]

great sounds and music

[@dg1llard]

Evan george Hi. Many thanks!

[@lemon_fields]

Beautiful sound 😌🎧

[@dg1llard]

Thank you!

[@KimStennabbCaesar]

Very cool. Got the Beats, great little piece of gear.

[@dg1llard]

+Kim Stennabb Caesar Thanks. More coming soon.

[@KimStennabbCaesar]

RainClouds Cool, subscribed now, looking forward to it.

[@ShimanskiBeats]

impressive pad ambience!

[@dg1llard]

+Shimanski Beats Cheers!

[@fratialessandro]

Came back after a year for this. Great job.

[@dg1llard]

Alessandro Frati Hi Alessandro. Thank you for your support!

[@brianholloway7468]

Really nice atmosphere

[@dg1llard]

Hi Brian, Thanks a lot, appreciate it.

[@Allomerus]

Lovely track RainClouds. Great composition and harmony. Can't wait until my Volca keys turns up in the post... :-)

[@dg1llard]

AllomerusMusic Thank you!

[@abimas7]

Wonderful sound! very inspirational!

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thanks for the comment!

[@alessandrobarbanera]

wonderful soundscapes... great work!!

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thank you!

[@mauddib84]

Well done, inspirational patch work!

[@dg1llard]

joel melton Hi. Many thanks!

[@cybernaumemusic]

very nice

[@dg1llard]

Cybernaum Hi. Sorry for not responding. Thanks for your comment!

[@rgefj]

magnificent music!!!!!

[@dg1llard]

+rgefj Thanks for your kind words.

[@tgallison8569]

Very nice and relaxing. Thanks for putting this up

[@dg1llard]

+TG All is on Many thanks. Hope you have checked my other videos. More coming as soon as I get some free time.

[@ComputingSound]

Beautiful.

[@dg1llard]

+Computing.Sound Many thanks! Trying to get time to do some more.

[@dg1llard]

+Computing.Sound Like your videos, and your gear.

[@ComputingSound]

RainClouds Thanks. ;-)

[@davegetsspam]

less than 2 minutes of this and i liked and subscribed thank you................... inspirational

[@dg1llard]

+davegetsspam Many thanks for the compliment!

[@PhilNourse92]

Love the vibe. Well done! Just bought of these to go with my mininova and volca beats :)

[@dg1llard]

Thanks. Enjoy your new setup!

[@PhilNourse92]

@@dg1llard cheers! Will do 👍 🎹 🎶

[@atomicboy8067]

This is pure greatness

[@dg1llard]

Hi there. Thank you!!

[@BataviaJax]

Wow! You make the Keys sound absolutely incredible!

[@dg1llard]

+Junkbomb Thanks for the compliment!

[@markhjorthoy1108]

This is really stunning. Nice work man.

[@dg1llard]

+Mark Hjorthoy Hi Mark. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.

[@LsnakeM]

awesome sounds! very emotional

[@dg1llard]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@BydSteve]

That AX1000G has some crazy sounds in it. And they're cheap as chips. Lovely job you have done here...

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thank you!

[@BRIANNOYSMusic]

Long life and peace!

[@dg1llard]

Thank you and blessings!

[@jbarrichello]

thank you, love your aproach, sounds very nice

[@dg1llard]

Zé Barrichello Thank you!

[@rickhopkinson]

This sounds great and well played 🙂

[@dg1llard]

Thank you!

[@longshotkdb]

really nice, sort of dusty sounding..i like that a lot. you show it in a good light =)

[@dg1llard]

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate the comment!

[@almightybeatz432hzofficial3]

Very nice work 👏, 👏 👍 👌,

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!

[@ipnorospo38]

This is simply great! Bravo!

[@dg1llard]

+ipnorospo38 Many thanks for the compliment.

[@RandomNoiseMusic]

You make this tiny thing sound so big! :)

[@dg1llard]

Hi there. Thanks!

[@kevingamache1512]

just bought one for 40 bucks. withen an hour i was creating sounds with distimct character. nothing great yet but not bad on intro. great vid from you i look forward to my figuring such great tones as you. thanks

[@dg1llard]

Hi Kevin. 40 is a cool price. It does have a distinct character. I have a Neutron now but still use the Keys for certain things. It would have been cool to get more Keys in some ways. If I see any for that price I may! Thanks for your comment.

[@Kragatar]

So peaceful.

[@dg1llard]

Kragatar Hi. Apologies for the delay in responding. Many thanks for your comment!

[@dianamiino7391]

Excellent 👍

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thank you!!

[@kindreadproject]

wow man amazing sound and magical atmosphere nice stuff!

[@dg1llard]

kindread project Thanks for your kind words!

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

Glad to be here from 9M9H9E9. Ambient music is my tether to the aether and all in between.

[@dg1llard]

Volca Keys Ambient. More coming soon. Get some free music from my Bandcamp page.

[@kuprevich]

This makes me wanna go for a walk

[@dg1llard]

Kuprevich Tychon Hi, many thanks for your comment.

[@chatolars]

Really good

[@dg1llard]

Thanks a lot!

[@admaiora777]

Beautiful man, just beautiful.

[@dg1llard]

+Helios Music Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.

[@steletext]

beautiful

[@dg1llard]

+steletext Many thanks.

[@arthurschnitzler7994]

Beautiful !

[@dg1llard]

Hey Arthur. Thanks a lot!

[@remowo_]

beautiful ....

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!

[@MultiHammered1]

Really nice stuff!

[@dg1llard]

+simon lamb Hey Simon. Many thanks for the compliment!

[@LsnakeM]

Wow, great work!

[@dg1llard]

Thank you!!

[@tony_levy]

Really really nice!! Congrats!

[@dg1llard]

Hi Tony. Many thanks - appreciate it.

[@stevendavidson391]

I love this. I'm thinking about getting one of these. trying to decide between a Volca Keys and Volca FM.

[@ConnorGremory]

Steven Davidson get both. I got the FM and I wanna chain these two together

[@stevendavidson391]

Erik Vicuna ...Sadly I can only afford one right now :-(

[@cjlwhite1]

Keys is very fun, and can make some great ambient sounds, as well as some pretty cool plucks. The FM is much more complicated to use (FM synthesis is WAY more complicated than Subtractive Synthesis like the Keys). That said, if you want something you can really experiment with strange alien textures and absolutely weird sounds, grab the FM. The FM can even use DX7 SYS patches that you can download online. The Keys is wonderful though if you want some light sweet sounds! :)

[@stevendavidson391]

I only just started looking into FM synthesis the other week and everything I read about it mentions complexity. I've been looking at the Keys for a while and then saw the FM a few weeks back and got distracted by it's promise of "icy 80s sounds".

[@cjlwhite1]

Steven Davidson Oh its got a ton of 80s sounds, and the most alien of all textures. FM Synthesis is way more complex BUT it is worth it to learn because you can do so much with it. It uses the same patches as the Yamaha DX7 so you can just download yourself some patches you like as well, even make your own using a program on the pc. Or simply stick with the hardware. My FM comes in 2 days but I have all the other volcas, and some other korg products, and it looks like if you can save up, the FM paired with a Teenage Engineering PO-12 iirc that should be the drum machine.

[@glitch314]

kind of inspiration I was looking for tonight :)

[@dg1llard]

glitch314 So pleased you like it!

[@Bookish8733]

Amazing stuff

[@dg1llard]

+Mitch Labrosse Hi Mitch. Many thanks.

[@13de13de3]

Amazing !!

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!

[@jeffveal4847]

Twin peaks!

[@m.baerhard27]

wow it's fantastic sound... volca keys is so amazing? is possible make tihs pad-drone with it? WOW

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!!

[@JavascriptJack]

Reminds me of the soundtrack for Mandy and also of the music of Lorn

[@dg1llard]

Hi, Thanks for your comment. I will check them out.

[@zvonimirpotchniep]

Very cool

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!

[@nicolashunter4131]

this is really good

[@dg1llard]

King Buzzard Thank you!

[@andreaskuhn8885]

this is so cool... reminds me of selected ambient works 2 :)

[@dg1llard]

+Andreas Kühn Hi Andreas. Many thanks for the compliment!

[@Tobes1100]

Namlook. Brilliant!

[@dg1llard]

+Tobes1100 Thanks! Checked out Namlook.

[@akissparaskevopoulos]

Superb.

[@dg1llard]

Akiss Paraskevopoulos Many thanks!

[@psy-lion]

Godlike sounds

[@dg1llard]

Thanks!

[@discophone_6214]

Nice work man. Simple but effective.

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Many thanks!

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Great stuff. I will now break out my Volca.

[@dg1llard]

+SailfishSoundSystem Thanks! Hope you get time to post a video.

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

+RainClouds I'm posting one in a minute. I didn't use the Volca on it though.

[@coffinheadcoffinhead]

Lush brother. So lush

[@dg1llard]

Really appreciate your comment!

[@JorgeGines]

'Blade Runner 2019'. Superb.

[@dg1llard]

Jorge Gines Hey Jorge. Awesome! Thanks.

[@ockland23]

love this sound

[@dg1llard]

Thanks for your comment.

[@neil-maclean]

Top work

[@dg1llard]

Hi. Thanks!!

[@neil-maclean]

@@dg1llard was not sure whether to purchase the volca keys but after your demo it was a no brainer. Thank you

[@roterroggen]

nice tip to create ambient music :D

[@dg1llard]

Many thanks!

[@carterholsten9471]

This is so cool!

[@dg1llard]

Thanks so much!

[@IWBI71]

That was just beautiful, thank you :)

[@dg1llard]

+akablenk71 Really pleased you liked it.

[@suppaclassic90]

beautyful ! thanks

[@dg1llard]

suppaclassic90 Hi. Many thanks for your comment!

[@trikOsk]

Amazing!

[@dg1llard]

Hi, many thanks!

[@sylvainstjean3763]

Hi everyone can I get the same reverb delay with Nts-1? Sound amazing !! ❤