Great video for getting started, thanks! Incremental info like this awesome; it's nice to take breaks from learning every single feature to stop and have fun with the thing.
Just got one as a gift had no idea what to do or how it worked, I went through so many vids but they all skipped over the basics, thank you so much bro, this was so helpful, I’m gonna mess around with the little knowledge I have now for a bit and once I feel like I’m ready I’ll move on tot he next vid. Thanks again, really appreciate it
Love it, thank u so much!! Bought one today, my first little jamming toy and this is exactly what I needed to get started and not be intimidated. I very much chuckled with u at the pitched down voice. Your delivery couldn't be better.
THANK YOU! Just got my Sample 2 today and it's really challenging to find a bare bones basic beginner video, especially for someone with no DAW background. I'll be watching your other Korg Volca videos for sure!
Thanks, appreciate it! I was paid to make these videos actually, as a teacher, then once the program was over I got permission to release them for free!
brillianty mate, i've had this bugger for ages, never got my head around it, not sure why, maybe i'm just a bit dim sometimes, this vid sorted me right out, now i got it, derrrrr jim nice but dim, not to bright, thanks much appreciated,
I don't speak inglish, but very very well👏👏👏👏. Un saludo desde Bilbao,. España. Por fin un buen tutorial, sencillo, facil y directo. Eres un buen profesor👍🎼🎹💜💛♥️💚💙
New Sub here. Thanks for these Volca sample lessons. I have long wanted to try and create ambient music and now I am older with more free time so I am going to give it a try. I just picked up one of these as well as a PO 33. I have an audio interface and my wife is a musician so we have a mixer. I have audacity on my computer but have not learned much about it yet. If you have any advice or thoughts on which Daw might be the best for a beginner and also which devices to use to record into a daw I would appreciate your advice.
Great, and welcome! I don't actually use a DAW, so I don't have much to recommend there. When I was teaching this class, we used Bandlab, because its free and can run on a Chromebook, and its a fine place to start. Audacity is also great for simple recording. If you have a Mac, Garageband and Logic are both easy to use. On Windows the only DAW I've used is Reason, but that one is fairly complex and specialized. I think Reaper is probably the most popular 'getting started' DAW for Windows/Linux, then of course Ableton is very popular as well. Hope that points you in the right direction!
Just got mine today. Thanks for the tutorial. Really well explained. What did you use for lighting please? I think we are already spoilt for choice with 99 friggin sapmples. I reckon 6 will do! Look how Tagahashi morphed a piano sound to a drum beat!!! With all those knobs pactically any drum sound can be made? I also have the Volca drums. Its a hard choice between the two I think? Great video and thanks again.
@@petercane6376 For a tutorial video like this, I try to use more diffuse lighting so there aren't any harsh shadows making it difficult to see the device. A softbox is ideal, but I don't have one, so I generally go a bit simpler and just bounce a strong point source light off the ceiling, and then turn on some overhead lighting as well to improve the overall exposure. Its fine to use multiple light sources, just pay attention to the shadows, and try to minimize them as much as you can.
@@minimal.camera I really appreciate you taking time out to answer my question so big thanks. We look at all these You Tubes and no one gives a thought to what goes on behind the scenes. Lighting is important you never "get it" till you have tried it!. I have two whopping led search lights mounted on a wooden boom about half a metre above the surface. Its a bit bright but I will see how it comes out. Thanks again bud.
@@petercane6376 My pleasure! I've been doing videography and photography for a lot longer than I've been doing music. If your lights end up being too bring, try flipping them around and bouncing them off the ceiling (if you are doing a top down shot like this). Also look into DIY softboxes, they can be quite cheap to build yourself, even just using printer paper!
Not with the Volca directly, it doesn't have the ability to record incoming audio. However, you can record those instruments with a separate recorder (perhaps your phone) and then load the files onto the Volca Sample using Vosyr.
@@kabirbodyThat comes down to the quality of your recorder. But even if you put full 48k Hz CD quality recordings onto the Volca Sample, Vosyr will reduce the same rate to match what the Volca supports, which is 12-bit, 31.25kHz. So it will sound a bit lofi no matter what.
Thanks for your tutorial. I am having trouble finding information on one thing though, there are 100 sample spaces, but 10 pads. how do you assign a sample too a certain pad? every tutorial i watch just uses the pad default sound. obviously I mean on the volca. I can go into vosyr and put certain samples into 1- 10 . how to spin the sample knob and assign that to a pad? Thanks again! Mark the Hermit
If by 'channel' you mean 'part' (1 of the 10 sample slots), then no, I don't think there's a way to factory reset each part. If you need to start from scratch, just set all the knobs to a neutral position (far right for most of them, far left for a few), and pick a new sample.
@@minimal.camera actually meant one of the 16 banks that you save your pieces to. Like if I erased one of the stock loops that I was using as a skeleton for a custom one. I'd like to use all 16 of those to make one long loop but I don't want to lose the cool ones that came with it either
Actually you don't have to hit write (but it doesn't hurt to do so). Just spin the sample knob for that part (1 - 10), then leave it there, and start shaping the sound or move on to another part.
You are a natural when it comes to explaining things. Thank you.
This is an excellent tutorial. I have a Volca Sample 2 coming in the post, and this is the best vid I have found so far to prep myself
Thank you, glad you found it helpful!
The VS2 is a little different, but the basics are the same.
Great video for getting started, thanks! Incremental info like this awesome; it's nice to take breaks from learning every single feature to stop and have fun with the thing.
This is honestly so funny to watch. Im cracking up while watching you sound design jabba the hut stabs..
I had a lot of fun with your video (particularly with the Speed knob). I've already made my mind about my next Volca :)
Glad to hear it! Which Volca is next?
@@minimal.camera This one XD
Just got one as a gift had no idea what to do or how it worked, I went through so many vids but they all skipped over the basics, thank you so much bro, this was so helpful, I’m gonna mess around with the little knowledge I have now for a bit and once I feel like I’m ready I’ll move on tot he next vid. Thanks again, really appreciate it
My pleasure, have fun! I totally agree with your approach... learn the basics, then just have fun with it for a few days/weeks before learning more.
This was so helpful and explained so well. These videos can be so overwhelming sometimes! Thank you for making an easy to understand one!
Glad you found it helpful!
Ahoy hoy : ) Bought my sample using a gift card and this has been the best tutorial so far, thanks !
Love it, thank u so much!! Bought one today, my first little jamming toy and this is exactly what I needed to get started and not be intimidated. I very much chuckled with u at the pitched down voice. Your delivery couldn't be better.
THANK YOU! Just got my Sample 2 today and it's really challenging to find a bare bones basic beginner video, especially for someone with no DAW background. I'll be watching your other Korg Volca videos for sure!
Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks for posting this great tutorial. Easy to understand and very informative. Now, I'm off to buy one!
Great to have basic, easy to digest tutorials. Thanks.
Muchas gracias! Saludos desde Argentina
Amazing video, would have paid for this. Amazing work mate
Thanks, appreciate it! I was paid to make these videos actually, as a teacher, then once the program was over I got permission to release them for free!
Thank you for not leaping on ahead like some do...clearly explained
Very nice and simple tutorial for beginners
This was really fun to watch! Thanks man.
Excellent and clear thanks
brillianty mate, i've had this bugger for ages, never got my head around it, not sure why, maybe i'm just a bit dim sometimes, this vid sorted me right out, now i got it, derrrrr jim nice but dim, not to bright, thanks much appreciated,
I don't speak inglish, but very very well👏👏👏👏.
Un saludo desde Bilbao,. España.
Por fin un buen tutorial, sencillo, facil y directo.
Eres un buen profesor👍🎼🎹💜💛♥️💚💙
Muchas gracias!
Love the song you make sounds like the stallion part 2 by ween
Muchas gracias.
perfect demo. big thanks
Thank's!! Excellent tuto! There's so many explaination of sh*t from ''professionnals''. You make me want to buy it. ty so much
Cheers just got the volca sample 2 it's a little beast.
This was exactly what I needed. I've worn out one set of batteries playing around. I guess I better get the ac adapter.
Thanks for showing me how to program my first VS2 beat.
New Sub here. Thanks for these Volca sample lessons. I have long wanted to try and create ambient music and now I am older with more free time so I am going to give it a try. I just picked up one of these as well as a PO 33. I have an audio interface and my wife is a musician so we have a mixer. I have audacity on my computer but have not learned much about it yet. If you have any advice or thoughts on which Daw might be the best for a beginner and also which devices to use to record into a daw I would appreciate your advice.
Great, and welcome! I don't actually use a DAW, so I don't have much to recommend there. When I was teaching this class, we used Bandlab, because its free and can run on a Chromebook, and its a fine place to start. Audacity is also great for simple recording. If you have a Mac, Garageband and Logic are both easy to use. On Windows the only DAW I've used is Reason, but that one is fairly complex and specialized. I think Reaper is probably the most popular 'getting started' DAW for Windows/Linux, then of course Ableton is very popular as well. Hope that points you in the right direction!
Excellent! TY
Дякую, дуже класно все пояснив!
This was so helpful, thank you!
Hi for people wondering, on the sample 2 you can just use default headphone connectors (TRRS)
I believe it is TRS? but probably TRRS works as well.
very nice i just got one today very good info
Can I record samples on this??
No, it cannot record directly. You can load samples onto it from a computer.
Thanx
This is not a Chompi
Just got mine today.
Thanks for the tutorial.
Really well explained.
What did you use for lighting please?
I think we are already spoilt for choice with 99 friggin sapmples.
I reckon 6 will do!
Look how Tagahashi morphed a piano sound to a drum beat!!!
With all those knobs pactically any drum sound can be made?
I also have the Volca drums.
Its a hard choice between the two I think?
Great video and thanks again.
Glad it was helpful! Are you asking what video lights I used? Just standard desk lamps, nothing fancy.
@@minimal.camera
Yes...
I was wondering how you mounted your lamps?
Just a desk lamp shining directly above the monotribe?
@@petercane6376 For a tutorial video like this, I try to use more diffuse lighting so there aren't any harsh shadows making it difficult to see the device. A softbox is ideal, but I don't have one, so I generally go a bit simpler and just bounce a strong point source light off the ceiling, and then turn on some overhead lighting as well to improve the overall exposure. Its fine to use multiple light sources, just pay attention to the shadows, and try to minimize them as much as you can.
@@minimal.camera
I really appreciate you taking time out to answer my question so big thanks.
We look at all these You Tubes and no one gives a thought to what goes on behind the scenes. Lighting is important you never "get it" till you have tried it!.
I have two whopping led search lights mounted on a wooden boom about half a metre above the surface.
Its a bit bright but I will see how it comes out.
Thanks again bud.
@@petercane6376 My pleasure! I've been doing videography and photography for a lot longer than I've been doing music. If your lights end up being too bring, try flipping them around and bouncing them off the ceiling (if you are doing a top down shot like this). Also look into DIY softboxes, they can be quite cheap to build yourself, even just using printer paper!
In live mode can I record my pianos or guitars voice as sample?
Not with the Volca directly, it doesn't have the ability to record incoming audio. However, you can record those instruments with a separate recorder (perhaps your phone) and then load the files onto the Volca Sample using Vosyr.
@@minimal.camera I understand.
Thank U.
The sound quality will be low quality or not?
@@kabirbodyThat comes down to the quality of your recorder. But even if you put full 48k Hz CD quality recordings onto the Volca Sample, Vosyr will reduce the same rate to match what the Volca supports, which is 12-bit, 31.25kHz. So it will sound a bit lofi no matter what.
@@minimal.camera thank U.
I'm new in this things and I'm not Sure in this things.
This is so useful for a Volca newbie like myself, thanks a lot!
How many stock samples does the volca sampler already have? As in how many kicks, snares, hihats. Is there only one of each or multiple?
You can download the sample pack here and take look: www.korg.com/us/support/download/software/0/370/1476/
Epic video my man.
Hi I agree very well explained thank you
muy bueno saludos desde tijuana
great video man, good job :)
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful
Can you sample straight onto the machine or does it have to be uploaded via computer?
You can only load samples with a computer.
Thx Man, that helps me a lot!
Thank for explicó i have one.. but some funtions no entiendo..
Thanks for your tutorial. I am having trouble finding information on one thing though, there are 100 sample spaces, but 10 pads. how do you assign a sample too a certain pad? every tutorial i watch just uses the pad default sound. obviously I mean on the volca. I can go into vosyr and put certain samples into 1- 10 . how to spin the sample knob and assign that to a pad? Thanks again! Mark the Hermit
Select which part you want (pad 1 - 10), then spin the sample knob to the sample slot you want (00 - 99). That's it!
Is there a way to factory reset a channel after you've saved to it?
I was wondering if you had to just factory default the whole machine 🤔
If by 'channel' you mean 'part' (1 of the 10 sample slots), then no, I don't think there's a way to factory reset each part. If you need to start from scratch, just set all the knobs to a neutral position (far right for most of them, far left for a few), and pick a new sample.
@@minimal.camera actually meant one of the 16 banks that you save your pieces to. Like if I erased one of the stock loops that I was using as a skeleton for a custom one.
I'd like to use all 16 of those to make one long loop but I don't want to lose the cool ones that came with it either
@@hermansmith8184 Ah, I see. Vosyr lets you save and load sequences, and factory reset.
You can have more than just 1 set of 16 steps... Im sure you can have upto 10? or at least 8 but i forgot how to do it
Yes, with song mode you can chain different patterns together. But you still have to write your music in chunks of 16 steps.
I love you.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Is this a drum machine?
yes
Slot 2 is a cowbell (you need more cowbell...😆 )
When one feels feverish...
For you "CJ Bolland - The Prophet"
dat thump
Hyvää opetusta.
He’s a very seasoned producer but he still forgets what the cowbell is called lol
Its the fever...
Can sombody help me why my wolca sampler just poer died on both power batteries and cord 9v can not open volca sample 1...help please
Try new batteries, and make sure your 9V DC cable is center positive. This is the opposite of guitar pedal power cables, which are center negative.
How do you delete a saved song or pattern?
You just overwrite that memory slot with something new.
oh jeez i got it . you pick a step spin the sample knob to desired sample and hit write. duhhhh
Ugh
Actually you don't have to hit write (but it doesn't hurt to do so). Just spin the sample knob for that part (1 - 10), then leave it there, and start shaping the sound or move on to another part.
it has an external mic.
The Volca Sample does not have an external mic, or any form of mic input.
loveu
Thanks for the helpful video.
You might want to consider investing in a $5 lapel mic tho', as your audio is crap.
Wow, what crap drum sounds! I will be rerecording some drum samples for my own use with this. LOL.