I got a korg volca beats for a bit of analogue drum machining the other day. They are cheap and cheerful but fun and easy to use (I already have an Alexis sr18, but I find the interface holds me back a bit when I just want to quickly create a beat).
I finally got round to running the grandmother with my guitar FX today
My delays, chorus and reverb pedals were great fun - the pad setting on the mxr reverb works fantastically - basically creates the illusion of a polly / 2nd synth, especially with the 2nd oscillator tuned to a different pitch. Instant vangellis
The fuzzes were a bit underwhelming with synth, they donāt really work as well as with guitar
Only real downside is the lack of sequencing - you can preset up to 8 patterns, but if you want to have multiple patterns in a song you need to ādriveā the changes in real time. Probably can be done with an external sequencer but Iāve not really looked into that
But for the price you canāt expect it to do everything
Youāve got to respect a pedal where at no point in the design process did anyone say āDoes anyone think this is a bitā¦ much?ā. Fucking hell. Think itās gainier then my triangle Big Muff reissue and that thing is ridiculous.
yup, does seem something of an oversight, as is lack of audio in for sampling (though that could be supported via the usb there)
what are you running on CV? Iād guess they figured that most modular users who fancy this as a sequencer for their gear would have a MIDI ā CV converter in their rack already & would want to plug this in there instead of their laptop DAW for screen free performance
oh youāre definitely right there, and it probably helped keep the cost down. Iāve got a small eurorack setup on the go. And tbf the options for sequencing/synching are fucking huge/endless/$$$.
Iāve got a Digitakt and Digitone, so doesnāt really cover anything new. Portability is interesting though. Looks like they are going for the Volca Sample / Novation Circuit market. If itās a start of a model: range iād be in interested in a analog keys lite i guess.
Iād like to play one. They donāt look quite right but itās the sort of thing i think i could get used to. That said, Iām not sure why Iād ever want one.