One Of The Most Underrated Synths // Korg Volca Keys

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In this week's video, we make some sounds on the highly underrated synth from ‪@KorgOfficial‬ the Volca Keys.
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00:00 Intro
00:46 Demos
01:30 Stab Synth
07:57 Pad With Tape Effect
11:57 Burial Bass
14:35 outro

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@bobbydazzler4141 Жыл бұрын

What a gem!.. So glad I found this post, It's going into my library forever. Much appreciated. I wish more, were like you.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, glad you liked the video.

@Doxkyn 5 ай бұрын

You're 100% right. The Volca Keys is a little powerhouse. I've been writing a bunch of small cues recently and the sounds l was able to pull out of it really surprised me. Definitely a little sleeper. Great video, digging your channel.

@craigwilliamsmusic 5 ай бұрын

I totally agree, a lot of people write off the synth because of it's size but I think it's really fast to get solid patches going.

@ORC.B Жыл бұрын

This is great ! Thank you so much !

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, glad you liked the video.

@matthewtunnicliffe201 4 ай бұрын

Underrated indeed. I know it's basic for this day and age, but if you like the raw sound of it it's well worth the money.

@craigwilliamsmusic 4 ай бұрын

100% agree with you. Sometimes you just want stuff to work without messing about to much.

@claudesilverio677 6 ай бұрын

Love the Sound of the Keys❤

@craigwilliamsmusic 6 ай бұрын

Same, it's really simple but it gets the job done.

@LouisSerieusement 5 ай бұрын

I have the volca keys in my live rig since 2016. That's one of the few synth that never changed. I drive it with an external sequencer and some very useful midi CC's

@craigwilliamsmusic 5 ай бұрын

Oh nice! I'll be connecting it with the new sequencer I just purchased to see what I can get out of it.

@LouisSerieusement 5 ай бұрын

@@craigwilliamsmusicI can even do FX sound (like a plane sound over your head) using polyring mode, pitchbend and cutoff automation. all synth parameters have a midi CC except resonance

@craigwilliamsmusic 5 ай бұрын

Oh nice! I'm hyped to get it all conected.

@Seoras111 9 ай бұрын

I have had my Volca Keys for 10 years now and I still use it almost daily. Fantastic little groovebox.

@craigwilliamsmusic 9 ай бұрын

Nice!! It's one of my most used in my studio thats for sure.

@aorakis5795 8 ай бұрын

hi there, i was wondering, how long can be a melody with this little device ? I'm at 2 clics buynig a second hand volca, it looks nice and small. Might be cool to pair it with my polyend tracker... But I'm a complete newbie so... i'm not sure yet :D

@RoaringTitties 8 ай бұрын

@@aorakis5795to be honest the keys is the best entry level synth for absolute beginners and it's a bonus that it's analog. You'll learn a lot about sound design that translates well with other gear.

@markbooth140 4 ай бұрын

Nice one! I got one of these for Xmas awhile back but didn’t do much with it until recently. Like your house beat ✌️

@craigwilliamsmusic 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, I really like that it's pretty simple but you can get great sounds from it. Thanks for watching!

@michaelkonomos 2 ай бұрын

Man that tape sound trick - incredible. Reminds me of Tboacco's Sweatbox Dynasty album's sound - the track Fantasy Trash Wave in particular. Nicely done!

@craigwilliamsmusic Ай бұрын

Thank you, I'll have to check out the track.

@chrisjunosmusic Жыл бұрын

Very helpful !! !! 👍👍Thank you !! !!

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

@Andre_2099 Жыл бұрын

What a great video, you helped me see my little machine with different eyes :)

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! I love the Volca Range and they have found there way onto a number of my releases.

@sol.green.energy9515 Жыл бұрын

This is how gear video’s should be: hey kids here are three sounds you want to use on how to make them on a piece of gear you cam afford

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I do show expensive gear too but I love all instruments and I love to show how good cheaper instruments are.

@DubFreakuencies Жыл бұрын

its a great machine, in the right hands it shines :) Great things are simple.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

100% A huge sound from a small machine.

@realmchat6665 6 ай бұрын

Wow, I'm kind of looking around at what the next addition to my dawless rig will be, and I think we have a winner.

@craigwilliamsmusic 6 ай бұрын

For the price and size it's pretty solid.

@jevogroni4829 Жыл бұрын

this is good. i like my volca bass, and it often can match what people are doing on the keys. not so with what you are doing. this vid shows some clear unique offerings of the keys.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Barel.m Жыл бұрын

Just got one of these beasts today. I hope it doesn't eat me while sleep. Nice video!

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

I'm a huge fan of these little boxes. I find I use the Keys, Sample and Beats the most. The others are cool but just don't find their way into my music to much.

@leftmono1016 Жыл бұрын

@@craigwilliamsmusic - I used to own most of the Volcas, the three you mentioned above were my favourites.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Nice!! I love using to get cool little song ideas. Also when i'm layering synths I'll use the Keys to thicken up a synth line.

@jevogroni4829 Жыл бұрын

how tf do you use the beats tho

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

I have used it in a few tracks. I normally just use one of two elements from it as additions to a drum groove I have 60% finished. I think it's a bit of a slog to use the one machine for everything with the noise and what not.

@dianamiino7391 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@SouthShoreSonics 11 ай бұрын

Great video, great sounds. Do you know if the LFO is MIDI synchable on the Keys? I have 2 Volca Basses and would get the keys if this was the case. Thanks

@craigwilliamsmusic 11 ай бұрын

It looks like the LFO is quantised with the internal BPM but not sync’ed with external MIDI.

@keithbutler2222 Жыл бұрын

Great ideas. I have a volca keys as well as the mix, nubass and sample 2. This is the one I keep going back to for originality though and since I got the arturia keystep it is easier to use

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Trying to write patches on the Volca Keys keyboard is so so so hard. With a MIDI controller or your DAW it's a little weapon of a synth.

@keithbutler2222 Жыл бұрын

@@craigwilliamsmusic yeah I'm loving the keystep for adding sequences and arpeggios

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

I have the keystep controlling another synth. Might have to give it a run with the Volca Keys.

@keithbutler2222 Жыл бұрын

@@craigwilliamsmusic I'd like to see that if you do 🙂

@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene 6 ай бұрын

Underrated abbreviated synth, yes maybe. I like the sound, but the limitation of sound design keeps me from buying it. I would rather save my money and buy a Minilogue...which I did. The Minilogue may be the highest value of any synth ever invented and mass produced in history. Fantastic: build quality, modulation options, oscillator options, sound quality, and a wide range of sound possibilities. It took me 5 years before I had the money for it, but I finally got it. Worth the wait.

@craigwilliamsmusic 6 ай бұрын

100% agree. The Volca keys does a few things really well, outside of that you're out of luck. I suggested to another persons comment that they should save up and get a Minilogue if they want to learn about synthesis.

@yungbeath8987 10 ай бұрын

been trying to find one of these for ages and now have a beats, bass and monologue i've found in the process but still cant find a keys. if anyone can point me to where i can find one i'd appreciate it a lot!

@craigwilliamsmusic 10 ай бұрын

Reverb might be a good place to check to see if there are any being sold second hand.

@memories4lifeHochzeitsvideo 6 ай бұрын

I‘m searching for something to jam around Synthwave/Ambient Style (and learn about synthesis). Is this lil thing good for that?

@craigwilliamsmusic 6 ай бұрын

The Korg Volca will be able to make the styles of music you have mentioned. I think you might be better with saving a little more money and getting a second hand Korg Minilogue. This will give you a lot more flexibility with sound and it's also a great synth for learning about synthesis.

@LockStoppageSandwich Жыл бұрын

NICE ❤

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@ivarforss3692 4 ай бұрын

Anywhere to see that film?

@craigwilliamsmusic 4 ай бұрын

Here is the trailer. With a nice little modular line that I wrote at the end of the video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZeSZK2VsJbJpqc.html&ab_channel=BoldSoulStudios

@Hakucho64 Жыл бұрын

I like the fat sound of unison + detune, but I don't like the fiddly little knobs. What's a similar capability desktop synth module that's a step up from this in terms of usability? Presets would be a bonus, because I can never remember how I made a given sound.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

There isn't really anything in the same price point for an analog poly synth. You can get a used Korg Minilogue for $350 that ticks all the boxes.

@jevogroni4829 Жыл бұрын

is a keys redundant if i get one of those?

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

I think the Minilogue would be able to reproduce all of the sounds that the Keys can. I have only had limited time with the Minilogue so I can't be 100%.

@tommyk88888 Жыл бұрын

Bass Station 2 ?

@Hakucho64 Жыл бұрын

I'm starting to think the Behringer Crave (or Edge when available) would be a good next buy.

@hukl3945 Жыл бұрын

Quick question from a synth noob: Where does the kick sound in the first sound come from? Is it included in the midi that you're sending to the Korg as a short an low note or is that another track in the DAW mixed in?

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

The kick is just a kick sample I had playing under the synth stabs.

@hukl3945 Жыл бұрын

@@craigwilliamsmusic Ok makes sense - it just looked in the video as if you turned a knob on the Korg to "take out the kick and put it back in" but I guess you were doing that with the off-screen hand :)

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

For sure, just trying to show the sound in the context of a song (or with a kick) and on it's own.

@dariomojicaluthier1376 10 ай бұрын

Creo que ví esa película 😊

@tade64ry 7 ай бұрын

como se llama la peli?

@lwpweb 6 ай бұрын

the sequence has active steps to forgive some....

@DuaneMARTIN-fj2oe Жыл бұрын

Can you play thru it w a guitar? Does it record?

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

You can't pass audio through it but you can record patterns to the sequencer.

@DuaneMARTIN-fj2oe Жыл бұрын

@craigwilliamsmusic patterns as in triads, 5ths etc? It puts out some cool sounds.

@jevogroni4829 Жыл бұрын

it's a shame these volcas dont have an input like the ol monotrons. theyd be a lot cooler

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

I love the audio in on my Monotorn's and MS20

@Claidheambmor Жыл бұрын

It's hardly underrated, it was a top seller for a long time and there are countless articles and videos about it.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

I hear what you're saying. Maybe I should have changed the title to "not just a toy"

@ramseydoon8277 8 ай бұрын

Maybe "overshadowed"? I don't think you're incorrect by calling it underrated, especially at this point in its lifespan.

@googlepigs7027 Жыл бұрын

Great 3 sounds.

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@DeepFriedDave Жыл бұрын

why use a hardware synth at this point when you can just use software synths of like Ableton Live and a midi controller?

@craigwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Because it's fun ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I like using whatever gets the job done. At the end of the day listeners don't care if you make a track with all software or all hardware they just want a good song.

@TCNØCOSM 3 ай бұрын

Why even start like that, it’s more of the feeling to it and creativity making it hand on the hardware or a analog eurorack

@maxmatson1578 2 ай бұрын

Has anyone told you that you could be the long-lost twin brother of actor Matthew Perry rip 🙏

@craigwilliamsmusic 2 ай бұрын

Hahahahahha no, that is a first for me.

@stephane406 Ай бұрын

Don't hear anything that you could do with better results on any other synth, just compare to the roland s-1 that you can find for the same price.

@craigwilliamsmusic Ай бұрын

I hear that. I haven't played on the S-1 so I can't compare but I do hear good things about it.

@lilbear4466 3 ай бұрын

The main problem in all volca range is velocitylessness, they are simple are can’t not use velocity information. Suck a shame

@RyanPeter 23 күн бұрын

On midi controller I’m getting velocity fine

@craigwilliamsmusic 15 күн бұрын

same, I don't use the built in keyboard

@user-hx9gu5nh9p 6 ай бұрын

It's not underrated, it's rated for what it is, a toy with kid sized knobs. I returned it after playing 20 mins with it Add 100 Eur and get a used Monologue. That's a synth.

@craigwilliamsmusic 6 ай бұрын

Thats the great thing, what might not work or appeal to you will work for others. I really like the sound of it.

@user-hx9gu5nh9p 6 ай бұрын

@@craigwilliamsmusic Who am I to judge your taste in hardware that has about 20 bucks of manufacturing cost.

@craigwilliamsmusic 6 ай бұрын

At the end of the day people will listen to a piece of music because they like the sound of it not because it was made on expensive equipment.

@barrycreed9886 6 ай бұрын

A bad workman always blames his tools.

@user-hx9gu5nh9p 6 ай бұрын

@@barrycreed9886 Nah. There are shitty tools and good tools. Even Behringer is doing much better than Korg and Roland