Korg Volca

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About Korg Volca

Korg Volca are a set of small, highly portable electronic musical instruments. Each Korg Volca unit has a specific type of function, like for example a drum machine, a synthesizer or a sampler. Korg Volca units can be battery or mains powered, and connected to each other as well as other equipment for a quasi-modular experience. Korg Volcas are great sounding, well-designed instruments that out-perform their size and are well regarded by musicians for the rewarding musical experiences they provide. Volcas are good for quickly sketching out ideas, all the way through to contributing to final, polished recordings.

Korg Volca series features tiny synths with big sounds. Each Volca offers a specific feature such as analog synthesis with the Volca Bass and Keys, sampling with the Sample, drums with the Beats and Kick and FM synthesis with the Volca FM. Don't be fooled by their size, these synthesizers and drum machines are professional level hardware and are commonly used in electro setups on stage and in the studio.

Volcas can easily be synced together for live performance via the supplied cables, or can even be linked and mixed with the Volca Mix portable mixing desk which features built in speakers. In addition to being able to sync your volca instruments together, it is also easy to sync your volcas with other hardware to easily expand your music production setup.

Why Should I Choose Korg Volca?

  • A very simple way to get into electronic music making
  • Excellent value for money
  • Eurorack compatible
  • A great way to learn synthesis
  • Powerful all analog designs
  • Portability and connectivity make these extremely useful

Frequently Asked Questions about Korg Volca

Question: What does a Korg Volca do?
Each Korg Volca does something different and specific to itself. The Volca range are designed to be complimentary, and fill different purposes for musicians. For example, the Volca Beats is a drum machine, and the Volca FM2 is a synthesizer that uses frequency modulation for its sounds.
Question: Which Korg Volca is best?
There is no ‘best’ Volca, since they all do different things. It may then be more a matter of what is more useful to you, though the Volca Keys, Volca Bass and Volca Beats are continually popular.
Question: When was Korg Volca released?
Korg first released the Volca range of instruments in 2013. This initial release included the Volca Keys, Volca Bass and Volca Drum.
Question: How many Korg Volca models are there?
There are currently ten Volca models in production as of time of writing, Here are their names: Volca Bass, Volca Beats, Volca Drum, Volca FM2, Volca Keys, Volca Kick, Volca Mix, Volca Modular, Volca Nubass and Volca Sample 2.
Question: Are Volcas all analog synths?
No, while the Beats, Kick, Bass and Keys are all analog instruments, the FM and Sample are both Digital in their nature.
Question: Can Volcas be linked/synced together?
They can indeed, all volcas feature a sync input and output to allow you to chain them together and lock the tempo for easy performance.
Question: Can you record with Korg Volca?
Yes and no. Korg Volca instruments can all capture performance sequences, including note date and knob changes, but they are not designed to record audio. For this, you would need to connect them to an external recording device.
Question: Do Korg Volcas have built-in speakers?
Yes, all Korg Volca instruments have built-in speakers to allow you to instantly monitor and then listen back to your performances.