Any way to live voice sample with a Volca series?

[Hollow Man]

I did a search and didn't come up with an answer, thanks

[Dragan]

I did a search and didn't come up with an answer, thanks

Can the white Volca sample audio signals directly? No sir, only indirect over a smartphone or tablet app. By the way, this is the reason I don't own a Volca Sample.

[OIP]

nope. get an old casio!

this is the reason I don't own a Volca Sample.

your loss dude this is a very minor limitation given how good the available (free) apps are

[TheGhostStation]

The iOS app for capturing sounds is awesome. It allows you to be more creative by using it in places outside the studio to sample sounds.

[Dragan]

your loss dude this is a very minor limitation given how good the available (free) apps are

It depends on what you want to do and how quickly. I expect from a sampler to be able to make samples of my live instruments directly. It has to be fast and intuitive. I don't want to use another device including the sampler just to be able to make a sample. Maybe I'm too much old school.

[Dragan]

The iOS app for capturing sounds is awesome. It allows you to be more creative by using it in places outside the studio to sample sounds.

For capturing sounds outside the studio I'd rather use a Zoom handy recorder. It gives me more control and (most probably) better quality as a mobile phone.

[mesoboy]

I expect from a sampler to be able to make samples of my live instruments directly.

The Volca Sample (not Volca Sampler) is marketed as a (quote):'Digital Sample Sequencer' - it was never meant to be a sampler - there are other solutions out there for sampling.

[256K]

I expect from a sampler to be able to make samples of my live instruments directly.

The Volca Sample (not Volca Sampler) is marketed as a (quote):'Digital Sample Sequencer' - it was never meant to be a sampler - there are other solutions out there for sampling.

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[Dragan]

The Volca Sample (not Volca Sampler) is marketed as a (quote):'Digital Sample Sequencer' - it was never meant to be a sampler - there are other solutions out there for sampling.

Nobody here (except you) wrote 'Volca Sampler' but many people are mislead by the name and are expecting the white box to sample audio, including the OP.

Korg definitely has hit the right nerve with Sample, because the white box gets endorset by lots of people. I would prefer the name Volca Sample Player & Sequencer, this way it would be more clear what it is.

[OIP]

your loss dude this is a very minor limitation given how good the available (free) apps are

It depends on what you want to do and how quickly. I expect from a sampler to be able to make samples of my live instruments directly. It has to be fast and intuitive. I don't want to use another device including the sampler just to be able to make a sample. Maybe I'm too much old school.

oh it's a different workflow for sure, compared to some classic samplers like an ASR where you can live sample, re-sample and manipulate without missing a beat. you could easily have a very basic setup to sample and load from instruments or other devices via phone or tablet into the volca straight away but it's a little bit of a mess around. that's only for live sampling though, for anything just chopping and preparing samples it's really no inconvenience and in fact much better to do so on a modern interface vs a little LED setup.

all that said, the quality + price + features + intuitiveness + sound + fun of the volca sample is just ridiculous. that's why i say it's a loss to write it off for lack of direct sampling ability.

[Dragan]

oh it's a different workflow for sure, compared to some classic samplers like an ASR where you can live sample, re-sample and manipulate without missing a beat. you could easily have a very basic setup to sample and load from instruments or other devices via phone or tablet into the volca straight away but it's a little bit of a mess around. that's only for live sampling though, for anything just chopping and preparing samples it's really no inconvenience and in fact much better to do so on a modern interface vs a little LED setup.

My main reason to deal with Volcas was to get away from a computer. While the Volcas are perfectly usable out of the box, for more convenient work they need extras, like midi keyboard, mixer, effects, sampler. I want to keep things simple. To bring in a phone (or tablet) in the game from my point of view is like going back to a computer. I try to avoid that if possible.

all that said, the quality + price + features + intuitiveness + sound + fun of the volca sample is just ridiculous. that's why i say it's a loss to write it off for lack of direct sampling ability.

I agree and I second that. Incredible amount of fun totally unproportional to the amount of money spent.

[neeve1]

It's a Volca that uses samples as a sound source. How the f should you call it?

[Dragan]

It's a Volca that uses samples as a sound source. How the f should you call it?

Instead of Digital Sample Sequencer something like Sample Player & Sequencer would be more appropriate. But most people these days don't come that far to read the subtitles.