cough 'new analog grooveboxs' cough

djcactus · Post by **djcactus** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:02 pm

moroe wrote:
djcactus wrote:i just picked up an esx sd too but im glad that they are continuing with the electribe style machine.

When you have 32 gigs of sd space the sample storage is actually pretty manageable.
you know that also the esx sd can only manage 100 samples ?

even on the sd card? why would it support 32 gigs, but not really the topic.

These little guys look cool. Cant wait to hear them.

BobTheDog · Post by **BobTheDog** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:28 pm

Now they look pretty neat.

Lets hope they have a 64 bit plugin editor

roblabs · Post by **roblabs** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:31 am

It will be a pity if they don't go past 16 steps...

jazza · Post by **jazza** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:03 am

http://www.korg.com/volcaseries

Crystalmsc · Post by **Crystalmsc** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:54 am

The video: youtu.be/_Gau7UIzYY0

Broadwave · Post by **Broadwave** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:59 am

These are going to sell like hot cakes... I may just treat myself

Bald Eagle · Post by **Bald Eagle** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:05 am

Expected availability in July at $150.00 each.

Ahnyxrik · Post by **Ahnyxrik** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:02 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL7QPiMB4wA

Ahnyxrik · Post by **Ahnyxrik** » Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:03 pm

I can't wait to put my hands on these!!!

Olivander12 · Post by **Olivander12** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:45 am

They look and sound very nice, nevertheless, all of them seem to feature only a 16 step sequecner with one bar. You can save up to eight patterns, but unless there is some kind of song mode, one bar lenght is really limiting.

Live perfomances without addtional gear are not possible that way. Maybe improvisation, but nothing compared to a stand alone EMX set up.

Bald Eagle · Post by **Bald Eagle** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:04 am

What about the audio out? There are only headphone outs. Do you need a DI box or can they be fed directly into a mixer/audio interface?

Olivander12 · Post by **Olivander12** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:07 pm

Bald Eagle wrote:What about the audio out? There are only headphone outs. Do you need a DI box or can they be fed directly into a mixer/audio interface?

It is just a normal 1/8" jack which can be directly fed into your mixer. It has probably much more heat than a "normal" headphone out, so you will not have to do any amplifciation I guess.

Bald Eagle · Post by **Bald Eagle** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:31 pm

Just thinking how the cost of these little toys quickly adds up. Lets say you want all 3 of these integrated into your setup. At $150 each thats $450 right there. Then you need 3 available audio interface inputs which you might not have so it's another $50 - $100 for a cheap mixer. Now you need cables so another $50. Have to wonder what else I could get for that $600.

Olivander12 · Post by **Olivander12** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:00 pm

Bald Eagle wrote:Just thinking how the cost of these little toys quickly adds up. Lets say you want all 3 of these integrated into your setup. At $150 each thats $450 right there. Then you need 3 available audio interface inputs which you might not have so it's another $50 - $100 for a cheap mixer. Now you need cables so another $50. Have to wonder what else I could get for that $600.

There is the behringer micromix mx 400 for about 30 bucks. There is probably going to be a discount if you buy all of the three devices together, so for around 450 you should be ready to rock.

Nevertheless; I am not that hyped either. Only patterns of one bar lenght can be stored, and the input/output options aren't that great either. Especially if you want to keep your setup simple, an EMX is the much better option.

I am wondering how far people will push it, but I assume that most music coming out of the Volcas will probably sound very retro, and if you are not into that sound, it will be hard to achieve something different.

The Volca beat allows very detailed tweaking and layering of sounds, so I guess this device is going to be the most versatile one. Even the one bar limit is not that bad when it comes to drums.

Both keys and bass are about to suck. One bar is simply to short if you are aiming for some complex structures.

So for stand alone purposes, I do not see why anyone would buy these.

djcactus · Post by **djcactus** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:10 pm

I didnt notice a memory dump feature or anything. My guess would be that at the end of the day these cute little guys end up getting slaved as sound modules. A midi interface and ableton live would give you bigger sequences then the device could offer stand alone.

I do think they are cool. Always down to read more manuals and parameter guides.