Quantization Volca Beats

rickenbaker11 · Post by **rickenbaker11** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:38 am

Hi,

Anybody know if is possible to turn off the quantization of the Volca Beats?

Thank you very much,

chris-korg · Post by **chris-korg** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:52 am

On the VBeats itself I do not think that you can do it - if you use the VBeats just as a "sound module" and trigger the sounds with external Midi-equipment it should be possible.

Additionally you could let your VBeats "swing" as I showed in my YT-Video

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

anyhow you do need additional equipment...

rickenbaker11 · Post by **rickenbaker11** » Mon May 04, 2015 10:11 am

Thanks for your reply Chris-Korg!
So, I just can record freely with the Volca Beats using it as a sound module...?

chris-korg · Post by **chris-korg** » Mon May 04, 2015 12:31 pm

Yes, eg. with a Midi-Keyboard, DAW&PC, Midi-Controller etc.

The Midi-CCs for the different sounds are: (NOT velocity sensitive !!!)
36 Kick
38 Snare
39 Clap
42 Closed Hihat
43 Lo Tom
46 Open Hihat
49 Crash
50 Hi Tom
67 Agogo
75 Clave

Have a look at the midi-implementation-chart of VBeats for more details on Midi-CCs

Pls note that usually drum-computers send/receive on channel 10, suggest to set VBeats also to channel 10 ...

You might need to have a look at global Settings to set Rx ON.

Gonstark · Post by **Gonstark** » Sun May 17, 2015 10:43 am

Velocity sensitive over midi? Are you sure about this Chris? I can't seem to get mine to respond to velocity. Cheers!

chris-korg · Post by **chris-korg** » Sun May 17, 2015 11:54 am

To be honest - I do use velocity mainly on the VBass BUT the MIDI-implementation-chart of VBeats says "V = 1-127" so to answer your question: it should listen to MIDI-velocity (but I haven´t tried it...)

Suggest you try it again and give us a short feedback

(maybe you Need to check your MIDI-keyboard-settings)

Gonstark · Post by **Gonstark** » Mon May 18, 2015 12:07 pm

Hmm I had seen that it appears to respond to midi in the MIDI spec chart however in reality it doesn't. I have tried to send controller info from various sources but I always receive the same output level. Shame really.

chris-korg · Post by **chris-korg** » Mon May 18, 2015 7:47 pm

Checked MIDI-velocity on:

VBass YES
VKeys YES
VBeats NO (Korgs Midi-chart says YES)
VSample NO (Korgs Midi-chart says YES)

Monotribe (midified) YES

MS20mini to be tested (Korgs super-slim Midi-chart says YES)

Sorry again, Gonstark - it´s a pitty if we can not even trust such basic supplier-information....

Gonstark · Post by **Gonstark** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:45 pm

Thanks Chris. I wonder whether we should petition Korg to update these devices and make them behave as documented. I too also discovered the Sample doesn't respond to midi velocity as you stated. This is peculiar as there really isn't any reason why it shouldn't. I guess with the Beats being analogue there may be some archaic reason but certainly not in the cases of the Sample. And for crying out loud Korg, make the Sample respond to pitch over midi, it truly would be a killer product then!

chris-korg · Post by **chris-korg** » Tue May 19, 2015 6:30 am

started an extra thread on this topic ...