Hi,
I found a bug on my Volca Drum that I couldn't find any description of here yet:
When I enter a sequence/pattern for part 1 and then introduce a per-step parameter lock for the pitch parameter of layer 2 for step 9, as soon as I'm playing the sequence, step 9 will have a random up-down pitch sweep, no matter which value/note that pitch parameter lock is set to and regardless whether pitch quantization is on or off. This bug is easily reproducible as it occurs every time I try, but only on part 1, layer 2, step 9. I wasn't able to reproduce it anywhere else (I systematically tried all other parts with each of their respective layers and with each of their 16 steps). When using motion recording, for some reason it doesnt occur immediately, but as soon as I set an additional pitch parameter lock for any of the 16 steps, step 9 will have that pitch sweep.
It's easiest to perceive when the sound source of layer 2 is set to either sine or saw, with attack set to zero and release set to 100 and above, but it also happens with the sound source set to one of the filtered noise types. Step 9 doesn't even need to be triggered (but it must be an active step within the sequence); as long as the release tail of one of the earlier steps is long enough for the sound to ring out into step 9, I'm clearly hearing that pitch sweep. It goes away when I clear the parameter locks and motion recording by using FUNC+13, and is then easily reproducible by repeating the steps described above.
It's slightly annoying but not a very big deal for me as I can easily work around it by just avoiding setting a pitch parameter lock for that particular step in layer 2 of part 1 (and being careful not to have selected both layers before trying to set a parameter lock for step 9 in layer 1, as layer 2 will obviously also be affected and the bug will occur).
For the sake of documentation and in the unlikely case that someone at Korg reads this and might even add it to a bugfixing to-do list for the even more unlikely case of another firmware update being in the making, I'm pointing it out here.
I'm on firmware version 1.14 btw.
Is anyone else able to reproduce this bug? I bought my unit used, but everything else works flawlessly and this clearly appears to be a firmware issue. I think someone at reddit already pointed it out as well.
Volca Drum bug: pitch sweep on step 9 when parameter locked
Discussion relating to the Korg Volca Series.
Moderators: Sharp, X-Trade, Pepperpotty, karmathanever
Jump to
- About this forum
- ↳ Latest News
- ↳ Testing This Forum
- ↳ Classic Threads
- ↳ New Members Zone
- Korg Analog
- ↳ Korg Minilogue / Monologue
- ↳ Korg ARP 2600
- ↳ Korg Prologue
- ↳ KORG Volca Series
- ↳ KORG MS20
- ↳ KORG Monotron Series
- ↳ KORG Monotribe
- ↳ Korg Analog Synths (General)
- Korg Virtual Analog (Modeling)
- ↳ Korg Multi / Poly
- ↳ Korg KingKORG
- ↳ Korg RADIAS / R3
- ↳ Korg MS2000 & microKorg
- ↳ Korg Electribe
- ↳ Korg Wavedrum
- ↳ Korg Virtual Analog Synths (General)
- Korg Digital Synths / Workstation
- ↳ Korg ModWave
- ↳ Korg opsix / SE
- ↳ Korg Nautilus / AT
- ↳ Korg Wavestate / MkII / SE
- ↳ Korg Kronos
- ↳ Korg Krome
- ↳ KORG Kross
- ↳ Korg Oasys
- ↳ Korg M3
- ↳ Korg M50
- ↳ Korg Triton Extreme
- ↳ Korg Triton Studio
- ↳ Korg Triton Classic
- ↳ Korg Triton LE / Korg TR
- ↳ Korg X-50 / microX
- ↳ Korg Triton Rack
- ↳ Korg Karma
- ↳ Korg Trinity
- ↳ Korg MOSS Option
- ↳ Korg KAOSS
- ↳ Korg microSampler
- ↳ Korg Synths (General)
- ↳ Korg microSTATION.
- ↳ Korg Digital Recording and Mixing
- ↳ Korg Guitar Effects and Tuners
- Korg Arrangers
- ↳ Korg Pa5X
- ↳ Korg Pa4X
- ↳ Korg PA1000/PA700
- ↳ Korg Pa3X
- ↳ Korg Pa900/Pa3X Le
- ↳ Korg Pa600/Pa300
- ↳ Korg Pa2XPro - Pa800 - Pa500
- ↳ Korg Pa1X - Pa1Xpro
- ↳ Korg PA80
- ↳ KORG EK Series
- ↳ Korg i-Series
- ↳ Korg i3 (new - 2020 model)
- ↳ Korg Arrangers (General)
- Korg Music Software and Consoles
- ↳ Korg Legacy Collection
- ↳ Korg Kontrol49, microKontrol, padKontrol, nano and K series controllers
- ↳ Korg - Apple iPad Software Section
- ↳ KORG - Nintendo DS/3DS
- ↳ Korg Software and Consoles (General)
- Korg Pianos
- ↳ KORG Grandstage
- ↳ VOX Continental
- ↳ KORG SV-2
- ↳ KORG SV-1
- ↳ Korg Pianos (General)
- The Creativity Section
- ↳ Audio / Visual
- ↳ Computer Programmers – Software Developers
- ↳ Mac Users
- ↳ Mastering & Mixing
- ↳ One song a month – One year Contract
- ↳ Promote Your Music Online
- ↳ Sampling and Libraries
- ↳ Sequencers / Audio recording packages.
- ↳ Song writing - Lyrics & Collaboration
- ↳ Photography and Graphic Design
- General Topics
- ↳ General Music
- ↳ General Synthesizers/Keyboards
- ↳ Virtual Soft Synths, and Plug’ins.
- ↳ Buy & Sell
- ↳ Off Topic