Volca Sampler

bog · Post by **bog** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:51 pm

What if Korg took their know-how and experience from their previous sampler hardwares like Electribe ESX-1 and microSampler and added a sampler to the Volca series?

What would you want it to do? Slicing? Analog filters? Sampling-based synthesis?

analoguekid · Post by **analoguekid** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:04 pm

Be multi timbral, multi sequencer and a MIDI out

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:39 pm

In order to cram in that many features (and essentially it just looks like an Electribe redux, only smaller), I don't think Korg would be able to maintain the same form factor and price point. Personally I just don't think it would work out. Besides, would you really only want 8 memory recalls and who knows how many sample stores??

That being said, Korg did just recently discontinue the Electribe EMX and ESX, so there's a good chance a new sampling instrument might be in the works. But you can still get the Electribes (even the older ones - ES, EA, ER, and EM) on the second hand market such as ebay, so I would much prefer that they reimagine many of the features, while still keeping an Electribe-esque workflow.

Sclr · Post by **Sclr** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:04 am

The es1 and esx are classics imo. I still use my esx all the time. To sequence my volcas and play samples etc. But just for fun:

Choke groups like mpc.

The esx can do this. *kind of*. But having full control of it like an mpc would be awesome and instant buy for a lot of crate heads, hiphop heads and music makers and experimenters.

haj · Post by **haj** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:59 pm

I think Volca series are about analog.

But eh, some effect box series in volca form might be interesting.

bog · Post by **bog** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:17 pm

haj wrote:I think Volca series are about analog.

But eh, some effect box series in volca form might be interesting.

Volca Beats makes use of PCM sound samples so I don't see why there couldn't be a Volca box with an analog filter that lets you record and chop samples.

bog · Post by **bog** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:18 pm

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185668232 · Post by **185668232** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:58 am

Yeah, "multi timbral, multi sequencer, MIDI i/o, multi-effect sequencing" please... maybe if it came it pieces for us to put together, it's probably save some money.

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Fluxwithit · Post by **Fluxwithit** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:45 pm

hmm seems this thread was ahead of its time a tad.

http://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/volca_sample/

185668232 · Post by **185668232** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:16 pm

I think they already need to re-design the Volca Sampler... it doesn't look like anything can be sampled 'on-the-fly,' which limits the essential use of a sampler for free-improvisation... Hopefully they make a pretty penny on the Volca Sampler 1 and can start making the Volca Sampler 2...

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:23 pm

but there's already the Kp3 and the mini KP 2 for that.

dckyoto · Post by **dckyoto** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:54 pm

Hey there, I'm new here, huge Korg fan, have all four volcas, got the volca sample today!

It's awesome... really good for "dj"-ing with, check out this, my *first* play with it, using a pattern I created but with the stock samples: https://soundcloud.com/dylan-cuthbert/v ... -playabout

I've never "dj"d so I was surprised at how much fun it is with this.

bog · Post by **bog** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:58 pm

185668232 wrote:I think they already need to re-design the Volca Sampler... it doesn't look like anything can be sampled 'on-the-fly,' which limits the essential use of a sampler for free-improvisation... Hopefully they make a pretty penny on the Volca Sampler 1 and can start making the Volca Sampler 2...

Volca Sample is not a sampler. It wasn't meant to act like one.

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:06 pm

exactly. its a sample sequencer. It was never intended to sample on the fly.

I find it interesting that so many people already want feature changes for things like this and the electribe....machines that aren't even out yet! (well, at least outside of japan hehe)

dckyoto · Post by **dckyoto** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:34 am

btw, it was confusing at first but the iphone app wouldn't let me download to the volca, it would display "data err" and not do anything.

Nowhere did it clearly say but I went to the download section and noticed there was a firmware update and in the notes it says it now enables the iphone app.

You update by simply playing the wav file into the Sync In jack like an old 8-bit computer.

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