I like simplicity, and I never get tired of hearing the volca keys. I’m glad you’re not tired of sharing the sound of it.
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's an absolute beast!
@rayderrich2 жыл бұрын
This combo never gets old. The Volcas on their own are decent but pair them with a good effect and you've got a winner. I think all the people selling their Volcas did not take that extra step.
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they all really shine with reverb!
@user-cy3do4xc2c Жыл бұрын
Volca should be topped up with an effect pedal or even two on eshop checkout 🙃
@Krisisawake4 күн бұрын
Cool sound. It is Vangelis like. Well done.
@FreeBeatКүн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@zachariahpoltergeist4516 Жыл бұрын
If i didn't already own both of these, this would have been the video that sold me on them. Pete Namlook would be proud. Great job.
@JeffIrok2 жыл бұрын
Dude, you were making some Blade Runner-worthy tones there! I had to run and try this and it was beautiful! Thanks so much!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@TrickmanTerry2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! And that's just scratching the surface of what the NTS-1 can do. It's a synth on its own, plus amazing FX. I still think it's one of the best gear purchases I've ever made.
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@Decoy303 Жыл бұрын
If only it could save your settings.
@returnofthegoth22202 жыл бұрын
This combo never gets tired. Sounds lovely!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks as always!
@dontcallmejon2 жыл бұрын
Haha, I literally have these two little guys hooked up on top of the mixing board this last few days, what a combo they are, $100 ambient or sfx setup on the used market.
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, such a powerful pairing!
@tworoundrobins2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Another cool thing you can do is basically use the NTS-1 as a drone. Works best with Tim Shoebridge's oscillator drone and chords, but there are free user patches that work nicely as well. You can even send MIDI from Volca keys and use that to trigger the sequencer on NTS, choosing random pattern, long release and use the filter to manually pass notes through. This creates an unpredictable rhythmic scape that is perfect for ambient noodlin'. It's a great budget setup!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Great advice, thanks!
@picklemaker6276 Жыл бұрын
How do you send midi out from the Keys?
@user-cy3do4xc2c Жыл бұрын
@@picklemaker6276 with a mod I guess. There is on mod wiggler
@innisneill75107 ай бұрын
Y‘know what‘s awesome about your channel? You always sprinkle in videos like these that are really easy for total beginners, real music noobs. It‘s how I found it. Through those beginner friendly PO videos. :-) Other channels‘ „beginner“ videos usually don‘t do this. They tell you the names of a few knobs and call it a day, but don‘t show in an easy way how to use them like this here. Or they‘ll add a jam that‘s a dozen times too complicated to „show the potential“. Or add five other gear items worth over 3000$, again making it impossible to follow for a (broke) noob. It‘s rare to have a genuine noob-friendly follow along tutorial. Hence, thanks for this!
@jarickthom9767 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff - i am going to revisit my little Volca Keys - I didn't give it enough love when I originally bought it. I think you originally inspired me to buy both the Keys and the NTS-1. Keep up the great work.
@tsibren11 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing sounds! Definitely going to get these two units to start my synth journey with.
@FreeBeat11 ай бұрын
Have fun!
@patrickbodine13002 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite instruments.
@patrickbodine13002 жыл бұрын
You must get the Del-8 delay for the NTS-1.
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
I'll give the Del-8 a shot, thanks!
@alexmousley7213 Жыл бұрын
Lovely, and, of course, it's possible to also play the NTS1 at the same time, or alternate between the NTS1 and the Volca Keys.
@johnnyd.48792 жыл бұрын
Simple and great! Thank you so much for your content and talks. You're doing it well and i wish you grow up to the top on KZbin!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, I appreciate the kind words!
@rexcellencemagee67292 жыл бұрын
That sounds great! May I make one experimental suggestion though, to sync them and try timing both delays, I’ve been playing around with that quite a bit, most of my stuff does not have sync, some do but Enricky Tines pointed out they don’t need it many times, just headphone out into a pocket operator and IT WILL sync. My drum machines don’t have sync but they are all midi so that’s how I do it with them and lastly run through a high end effects like Avalanch Run or Astral Destiny or Eventide H9 or all three at once. I know not budget friendly yet worth every dime! Ironically since my stroke my guitar playing is limited, but it’s still there! The delay syncing is key to new soundscapes for me. Peace
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
That's great advice, thanks!
@northriver86732 жыл бұрын
Love this! Thanks for the informative video - great stuff!
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, thanks for watching!
@remka20002 жыл бұрын
Nice, simple setup. 👍 Actually any reverb pedal could probably do the trick (If using the NTS-1 only for effects). A Zoom multistomp could probably be found used for under $100US and has a bunch of effects - great value, even if the build quality is soso.
@ElementaryKnowledge300010 ай бұрын
Feck me! Such a powerful sound from such a small setup!
@FreeBeat10 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@PalpamemesYT8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this! Very helpful.
@daviddetwiler37702 жыл бұрын
Love it. I just got a reverb pedal to plug into my roland j6. Same idea. Not sure what the nts1 does to sound quality. Sometimes I like losing. Sometimes I don't.
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@robertparenton7470 Жыл бұрын
Thank You!
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@stixol7 ай бұрын
Great video.
@iosmusicman2 жыл бұрын
Ace! Less is more. Cheers. Lee
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mojophonic2 жыл бұрын
I really need an NTS-1... I have a MicroBrute which has no effects and I would love to have a similar setup with it
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
The NTS-1 would sound incredible with a MicroBrute!
@jaydeepalmer Жыл бұрын
An awesome pair indeed! I'm glad i finally grabbed one 😅 Did you try the nts 1 with the model cycles? It's a MUST! (Oh yeah, and the midi out of the cycles is compatible with the midi in of the nts 1, which means you can use a simple trs 8 cable to connect both 😊)
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
Yeah I think I've done a couple videos with the two of them together, a lot of fun for sure!
@alisonchristie79939 ай бұрын
Love this. Question: without the mixer, how would you output sound from the NTS-1? Or, if I just had the keys and the NTS-1, what’s a minimalist route to audible sound. (I’m very new to this, so apologies if this makes no sense.)
@mack_solo9 ай бұрын
As in the above setup. Plug "headphones out" on Volca to "audio in" on NTS, and "headphones out" from NTS to your ear cans. Obviously if you want more Volcas to be processed by NTS then you'll need some sort of mixer or PC interface in between.
@annasimonagarofalo Жыл бұрын
Wow… I thank my next purchase will be a Nts 1
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
That's awesome, it's a fantastic device!
@bistrobmusic2 жыл бұрын
There's been a lot of sales on Volcas lately - even though I have most of them...
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
It's hard to pass up an on sale Volca!
@aju1923 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the informative video! I have a question Do you know if it is possible to connect the volca keys to a daw on a phone?
@mrnieblas12 жыл бұрын
Wow
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ildarkinildarkin Жыл бұрын
Hey Free Beat, if you have sound card with midi outputs you can do some vids on integration say your Volca keys with Ableton.
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
When I want to record the Keys into Ableton I just run the audio into my board, then the 5pin MIDI out of my Keylab into the Keys :) Thanks for watching!
@user-cy3do4xc2c Жыл бұрын
Oh, can you edit the typo in infobox? Because I spent tough times to figure out how to make nts-1 to become a 3 VCO synth last night 😂😅
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
Whoops hahah good catch, fixed!
@terrybrown106 Жыл бұрын
I'm checking into getting the Hologram Microcosm for effects. . Is that what the NFT1 does?? And if so, which one do you think is better? I've been showing videos of the Microcosm to some of my friends and they all are just awestruck with its effects. So just wondering what's your opinion of the Microcosm in comparison to the NFT1?
@FreeBeat Жыл бұрын
Yes, the NTS-1 is also an effects unit, but it's also a synth as well. As to which sounds better, that's going to be up to the listener. I don't have a Microcosm (yet) so I can't really provide an opinion, sorry!
@Betbettington54 Жыл бұрын
Is there a way to run another instrument thru the volca keys as an FX box?? I use my orba 2 with the monotron but would like to upgrade to the volca keys to loop the effects. Is this possible to do this without an AUX input on the volca keys?
@242Gorch2 жыл бұрын
Top☝️
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@susmanfromamogs2 жыл бұрын
SWAAGGG
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@user-JM1967 Жыл бұрын
Stereo?
@nigelreadon83812 жыл бұрын
Ambrent music is boring, I like something with a beat and tune
@iosmusicman2 жыл бұрын
It does have ambient in the title Nigel ;)
@FreeBeat2 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too, but sometimes it can be fun to change up and try a new type of music :)
@johnglennon65049 ай бұрын
Actually ambient as a run up to a beat is my thing . Just don't know how to use my equipment. Got keys being delivered today . See how I get on with it