We’re not worthy. Japanese site Digiland has published a review of KORG volca keys. And when they do sound demos for their review, they go a little crazy.
This video is the result: it’s a cover of Die Roboter (“The Robots”) by Kraftwerk that’s spookily-good. (Actually, it almost improves upon the original.)
The synth sounds all come from volca keys, apart from a vocal line using the Togu Audio Line TAL-Vocoder, and some beats from – what else? – volca beats.
Significantly, they’ve also posted a MIDI implementation chart.
We’re really not giving volca bass much love this week, now with two stories filed under “get a keys first,” and one under “mod the heck out of beats.” That and CDM is making a really terrible case for why KORG should loan us any volcas, since we’ve already covered them / seem like we might pull them apart and hack them. Ahem. But you get to enjoy.
Anyway, if I’m fired, I can go on a nice boat trip for the evening. Am I fired?
Hey Peter,
In case you – or your readers – are seeking the MIDI implementation chart for the Volca’s:
Bass – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabass_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
Beat – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabeats_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
Keys – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcakeys_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
I found them when I was working on the instant mapping on the MTRX-8 😉
Hey Peter,
In case you – or your readers – are seeking the MIDI implementation chart for the Volca’s:
Bass – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabass_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
Beat – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabeats_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
Keys – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcakeys_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
I found them when I was working on the instant mapping on the MTRX-8 😉
Hey Peter,
In case you – or your readers – are seeking the MIDI implementation chart for the Volca’s:
Bass – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabass_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
Beat – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabeats_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
Keys – http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcakeys_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
I found them when I was working on the instant mapping on the MTRX-8 😉
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Whoa easy there Peter,
Korg is a japanese company and digiland seems to be japanese as well. I don’t think it’s anything personal but more a matter of convenience.
meh :
Whoa easy there Peter,
Korg is a japanese company and digiland seems to be japanese as well. I don’t think it’s anything personal but more a matter of convenience.
meh :
Whoa easy there Peter,
Korg is a japanese company and digiland seems to be japanese as well. I don’t think it’s anything personal but more a matter of convenience.
meh :
really nice…
really nice…
really nice…
I’ve heard several demo’s of the Volca Keys, can the sequencer play multiple
sounds at the same time ? Or does it only seem that way ? Do you get 3 layers
of sound ?
I’ve heard several demo’s of the Volca Keys, can the sequencer play multiple
sounds at the same time ? Or does it only seem that way ? Do you get 3 layers
of sound ?
I’ve heard several demo’s of the Volca Keys, can the sequencer play multiple
sounds at the same time ? Or does it only seem that way ? Do you get 3 layers
of sound ?
Great music, but that bass line looks like lip-syncing to me. I decline to believe anybody could play 16th-notes THAT perfectly.
Great music, but that bass line looks like lip-syncing to me. I decline to believe anybody could play 16th-notes THAT perfectly.
Great music, but that bass line looks like lip-syncing to me. I decline to believe anybody could play 16th-notes THAT perfectly.