Ever get a creative itch for synths in situations where a mobile app simply won't do? Let's check out some of the best pocket synths!
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Looking for more affordable ways to create beats? We take a look at some of the best budget beat-making equipment to get you started!
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Are you stuck in the mud creatively? We check out some of the best budget grooveboxes for standalone beat creation and live performance.
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Sampling is still one of the most powerful aspects of music production, we've selected some of the best budget samplers for creating beats.
Korg has revamped the popular Volca FM with some much needed new features. Let’s check out this mini and deliciously fragrant DX7 pretender.
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The 2nd-gen KORG Volca FM looks the same, but has many improvements: 6 voices, more memory, a new reverb effect, MIDI output, and more!
Tangible Waves, the makers of AE Modular, has gone out of the rack with the VMIX10 to produce a natty mixer for Volcas and other small synths.
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MIDI editor maestro Momo has released an editor for the Korg Volca Drum featuring every parameter you can think of and many you didn't know existed.Â
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Synth YouTuber and musician Oscillatorsink has released an online editor for the Korg Volca Drum digital percussion machine. It reveals all the parameters of this little box and is completely free.
We all love a new Volca and this one has the synth community in deep discussion over what a Nutube based synthesizer might sound like. The Korg Volca Nubass - real or fake?
It's April Fools today and the pro audio industry has been joking around like its making it money. We are diligently gathering the best pro audio humor from today in a single post.
The new Loop 8 is a handy 8-channel audio mixer with a built-in audio interface, which looks to be a nice fit for setups involving small gadgets like the Korg Volca series.
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The leaks were right - it's a Buchla Music Easel in Volca form (almost). Volca Modular is the 200 dollar hardware modular synthesizer we've been waiting for.
A mysterious figure playing a possibly keyboard-like device lit by blue light-sabres. What could it all mean? Korg says they have something new for 2019.
Just when you thought Korg had lost interest in the Volca series of mini synths two new ones pop up on Instagram - a Buchla inspired Micro Modular and a Digital Percussion Synthesizer.
A very useful case that will protect up to 4 Korg Volca boxes plus their adapters and cables. The top comes all the way off so you could easily play with them inside the case. Might save them from beer spills.
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A new editor from software developer Momo Muller presents all the parameters from the Korg Volca Keys as a VST plug-in with precise automation and XY pad control for under €6. Also runs stand-alone.
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New for NAMM is a tidy little mixer called the Volca Mix for up to three (you've guessed it) Volcas. Includes a power splitter, filter, effects send, and sync out with tempo display.
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Vixen is an 8 channel mixer designed for mixing and powering up to 8 Korg Volcas. A great idea, great features at a keen $219 preorder price point in a weird coloured case.
The Vixen mixer from KVgear will mix and power up to 8 Korg Volcas and is also the size of one. A neat idea coming to Kickstarter and synth jams everywhere.
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Polyrhythms, arpeggiation, rolls, pattern chaining and Volca compatibility are amongst some of the new features added to the Arturia BeatStep Pro in the bumper 2.0 update.
Another great year for synth enthusiasts: 5 of the most promising new Synthesizers from Korg, DSI, Yamaha, Arturia and Teenage Engineering!
Will it fill the FM hole in your life? You'll have to wait until May to find out.