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My last try :( 1) when you "can not hear the notes being played into the keyboard" what happens when just press "Play" on your VKeys? Do you hear the actual sequence that is stored on the VKeys? YES! 3) Are you sure that you setup your keyboard properly? You have two different situations: (I hope I ...

The plot thickens, what you are saying is that the usb powered keyboard works the Volca via its MIDI in port and you can hear the notes being played via headphones or its internal speaker but as soon as you connect an audio lead from the volca to your PC audio interface it all then chucks a wobbly ...

You can not power your Midi-keyboard with Volcas Midi-Out! Chris, i'm not powering my midi-key with Volca midi-out, where did you read it? The problem is the low PC usb power to the midi-controller, cabled via midi to the volka. Since i use only AA batteries in the volca, could the optional Volca ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFTZD7yiZkw

My first attempt, volca keys visible in the first chorus

The usb-powered external midi controller Novation impulse is the cause of the issue, if it is powered by wall usb charger it works well (but i lost the pc to controller connection=no time sync), when i use the pc (DAW) usb power i've got issue. Actually the volca keys is powered by AA battery, could ...

Thanks for providing more details :) I think the problem is (and that´s my guess) that you put a mono-jack into a stereo-headphone-input - thereby as it seems corrupting your Volcas internals... I´m not an electrician but according to Wikipedia there is sometimes the possibility of a short-circuit i ...

Which Volca Keys input are you talking about? (headphones out, Sync In, Sync Out?) headphones out Where does the other end of this cable go into? soundcard line in with rca to mono jack adapter OR pa mixer in tape in (RCA plugin) What "Midi Controller" are you talking about (do you mean the Midi-In ...

analoguekid wrote:I think its one or the other with the Volcas, either midi or sync and not both

Sync? i'm speaking about AUDIO OUT

Hi, I have a strange issue: when i insert the 3.5mm cable in the volca keys the midi controller stop working. I tried with 2 differents cables, they are minijack to rca with mono jack adapter. Tried with or without rca to monojack adapter to a mixer or a computer soundcard. With headphones or the ...