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My first impression: this thing is EXTREMELY HARD.

I knew what I was getting into — designing 6 separate sounds and building sequences from them — but wow… nope. I don’t even know enough about sound design to properly explain what’s happening yet lol.

The presets sound insanely cool though (especially near the end of the video).

I’m gonna keep studying the Volca Drum for a while, but yeah… I still can’t peel the screen sticker off yet. You already know what that means.

But honestly, if I could only bring one Volca to a deserted island, I think I’d choose the Volca Drum.
Why? Because even though it takes time to understand, it also feels like something you could explore forever once it finally clicks.

What about you guys?
Which Volca would you bring, and why?

Been messing around with the TD-3 and RD-6 lately.

Is it just me, or does the TD-3 make cooler patterns when you stop overthinking and just program random stuff? 😂

I’m starting to think the Volcas might actually be better suited for ambient than acid.

That said, really skilled people can still make them sound super sharp and wild in acid stuff too.
I’m still learning, but I think this phrase came out pretty nicely this time.

It kind of ended up with a vibe that reminds me of the Japanese band LUNA SEA… not sure if anyone here knows them.

P.S.
It’s 5AM here in Japan 😅
I was trying to keep the volume down not to wake up my family… so sorry if you can hear my nose breathing sometimes.

#volca #volcabass #volcabeats #ambient #techno #korg

Like people here suggested, I tried giving each VCO a different melody — and honestly I was surprised how much depth and movement I could get out of a single track.
So this is my little progress report 😄

Thanks to everyone who gave me advice here!
The VCO2 bassline accidentally started sounding a bit like Nirvana somehow 🤣 Totally unintentional.

Tomorrow I’ll probably be messing around with the TD-3 again, so I might disappear back into the Behringer subreddit for a bit 😊

The AGOGO sound kept getting too smaller when I ran everything through speakers, so this time I tried using only the built-in speakers.
I think it came out kinda cute. Honestly, I had way more fun with this setup than I expected!

Sorry for posting every day 😅

Playing around with Volca Bass + Beats again today.
When the sequence doesn’t go the way I expected, my brain just freezes lol.
Do you guys actually memorize “okay, next is pattern 3, then 7, then 2…” and so on?
Isn’t that kind of exhausting? 😂
Can you pre-program the order of sequences somehow?

I finally figured out how to make VCO3 independent.
Also… the manual is way too minimal sometimes 😅
Please explain more lol.

This time I think the cutoff tweaking near the end came out pretty nicely, so I wanted to share it!

Hope you enjoy 😊

Hey everyone, nice to meet you all!
I’ve recently gotten really into techno. It’s kind of a niche genre in Japan, so I started using Reddit to connect with more people who are into it too.
I’m usually hanging around the KORG Volca subreddit, but today I picked up my TD-3 again for the first time in a while. Honestly, I think I still prefer the sound of the TD-3 over the Volca Bass.
I used to post little jam videos like this over in the Volca community — hope it’s cool if I occasionally share them here too!

Someone suggested “one kick, one bass” before, so I tried it.
I think it came out pretty good!
Hopefully no nose breathing got recorded this time:/

#volca #korg #volcabass #volcabeats #acid #acidbass #techno

Tweaking the resonance is so addictive, I totally lose track of time.
Hopefully no nose breathing got recorded this time lol

#volcabass #volcabeats #volca #acid #acidbass #techno

I tried to recreate Flim by ear!
It’s such an amazing track, so I tried not to ruin it :/
but The drums are way too delicate for me to replicate though — so it’s more just the vibe.
Still, it was really fun. My right hand was super busy since I was holding my phone in my left 😅

#volca #volcabass #volcabeats #aphextwin #flim