After monotron, monotribe and MS-20 mini, Korg announces the new VOLCA series of analog synthesizers: Volca Keys Lead synthesizer , Volca Bass bass synthesizer and the Volca Beats rhythm machine .
Volca is the new line composed of 3 analog synthesizers produced by Korg and equipped with a sequencer, a MIDI IN port and dedicated to the generation of lead, bass, or electronic drum sounds. These instruments allow you to obtain various analog sounds, rich and full-bodied in a simple way, thanks to the presence of carefully selected parameters. The integrated loop sequencer allows you to generate musical phrases, bass lines, or rhythms in an extremely intuitive way. You can use them alone, in tandem, all together, connected to each other, or with your DAW. This is possible thanks to the presence of a MIDI IN port that allows you to play the Volca series synths from MIDI keyboards or from your computer-based DAW, or by using the sync jack input and output that allow synchronization with other analog instruments (monotribe, for example) and/or with the SyncKontrol app for iPhone. Featuring an auto-tuning function for the oscillators, which prevents the out-of-tune sound that analog synthesizers are often subject to, the Volca series by Korg synthesizers can be powered by six AA batteries (or by AC power using the optional Korg KA-350 AC adapter) and have a built-in speaker, allowing you to play anywhere, from the recording studio to the mixing console at a club, on a train, on a plane, or while relaxing in the park.
KORG VOLCA KEYS: ANALOGUE LOOP SYNTH
Volca Keys is the ideal synthesizer for taking your first steps in sound synthesis. Equipped with an analog synthesis engine, with 3 polyphony voices (3VCO), multi-touch keyboard, filter, LFO, EG, delay, MIDI input and a simple loop sequencer, the Korg Volca Keys will allow you to record the musical phrases you play from its multi-touch keyboard, and then play them back using the Motion Sequence, Active Step and Flux functions to process them in real time, even during your live performances. Thanks to the filter section derived from the circuit of the legendary miniKORG700S synth (1974) and the half a century of experience gained by the Japanese company in the design of synthesizers, the Korg Volca Keys is able to generate astonishing sounds considering its extremely small size and simple synthesis structure (3VCO, 1VCF, 1VCA, 1LFO, 1EG), which also makes use of a delay effect and a sequencer. You can use the three oscillators to play chords, configure them in unison to create powerful lead melodic lines while also taking advantage of the detune, or subject them to the ring modulator to create sounds with a more metallic flavor. The configuration of the 6 different modes available for the VCOs can be set using a dedicated detent potentiometer, which will allow you to choose between: Poly, Unison, Octave, Fifth, Unison Ring, or Poly Ring. The delay effect that you can act on by varying the time and feedback parameters will provide sounds in the style of vintage tape delays, giving life to pitch fluctuations when you act on the time parameter. The integrated 16-step loop sequencer offers an internal memory capable of hosting up to 8 patterns. You can record musical phrases by playing them directly from the instrument's multi-touch keyboard and with the overdub option create more complex sequences. The Motion Sequence function allows you to record the movements of the potentiometers, to create real automations of the parameters during playback of the recorded sequence. To interact in real time on the pattern you can use the Active Step functions, to deactivate some steps of the sequence, thus recreating a sort of looper giving life to particular rhythmic designs, and Flex, which reproduces the sequence without applying quantization.
KORG VOLCA KEYS SPECIFICATIONS
- 27-note Multi-touch keyboard
- Synthesis type: analog
- Maximum polyphony: 3 voices
- Synthesis structure: 3VCO, 1VCF, 1VCA, 1LFO, 1EG
- VCO: Octave, Ring Modulation, Detune, Portamento, EG Int.
- VCO waveforms: sawtooth and square
- VCF: Cutoff, Peak, EG Int
- Filter type (VCF): 12dB/octave low pass
- LFO: Rate, Pitch Int, Cutoff Int, Wave (Sawtooth, Triangle, Square)
- Envelope (EG): Attack, Decay/Release, Sustain
- Delay Effect: Time, Feedback, Temp Sync
- 16 step one part sequencer
- 8 storable patterns for the sequencer
- Audio output: 3.5mm stereo mini jack
- Sync In: mono mini jack (Max input level: 20V)
- Sync Out: mono mini jack (Max Out level: 5V)
- MIDI: In on standard DIN connector
- Powered by 6 AA batteries
- Battery life: approximately 10 hours (with alkaline batteries)
- Optional power supply: AC adapter "KA-350"
- Dimensions: 193×115×46 mm
- Weight: 377 grams (excluding batteries)
To purchase the optional power adapter, the Korg KA-350, which is not included:
http://www.masterservice.tk/catalogo/product_info.php?products_id=482
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