This came out surprisingly dope. One of those videos that makes you think "I have no excuse not to be making bangers, this dude just had me bobbing my head with 2 pieces of entry level gear and some AA batteries"
I just started 3 weeks ago by buying the PO12, not even after 1 week I got the PO14 sub which is something incredibile and banger together with the PO12. It has the arpeggiator and I’m making some music that I’m surprised, it bangs really hard
Love the approach. It's so amazing to go from using 10% of the power of a few huge and cumbersome synths and drum machines in the early 90s to using 90% of the potential of gear that looks like toys, but is crazy powerful under the hood. I'm into it!
This has been my setup (plus po-33) basically for the past 8 months and I love this combo!!!! so many possibilities combining volcas and pocket operators:)
Would have liked to have seen more done with the fm, as the sequencer, arpeggiator, and clock divider could make some already neat fm sounds really interesting. That aside, I did really enjoy just watching someone else's creative process at work and how they talk through it, the stuff that otherwise just goes on in your head. Definitely enjoyed that aspect a lot, really cool.
Yeah! Really digging the impromptu format of these Compact Creations. Seeing these helps me talk down my analysis paralysis when writing. The synth on this reminded me of Twin Shadow, super cool.
hey, there is a really straight forward way to sync the volca fm (or any volca device) using those 1/8th cables: 1. plug a 1/8th cable into the "in" port on your Volca FM the cable should be disconnected on the other end. 2. press play on your FM and your PO-12 (you'll notice that nothing happens). 3. unplug the 1/8th cable from the Volca FM "sync in" port. 4. the PO and Volca are now playing through their sequences on the same step. This method works with any Volca device as a master and can be used to sync as many devices as you'd like, so long as you go down the chain and make sure you've primed all your devices by pressing the play button first! sorry that this advice is 2 years late, but if this comment finds your eyes maybe it will inspire you to dust off your FM again for a quarantine edition of your "compact creations" series.
Excellent minimal setup, and I love that kit website you used. That can help soooo many people just getting into this to figure things out on what they need!
this is pretty straight forward and inspiring. got a volca fm as my very first synth as well and never knew how to start creating a track. looks so easy!
that was awesome. I use mostly little pieces of gear like this (including both of the ones in the video) and I feel like I' always reaching for more. Its great to see what just two of these can do in the hands of a master.
I'm glad you changed your mind. The volcas and POs are very versatile and coupled with relatively cheap and yet powerful effects such as the Zoom MS70cdr (as @good boid suggested) makes for both an inexpensive and still sonically emotive setup. I am just a home-hobbyist but have heard many people on youtube use these devices to amazing affect.
Bahaha. You just sold me on the FM. Been sleeping on those things because they looked too silly but dude, some flange, phase and/or reverb would sound dope!
Awesome, love ya teaching style and dope beats. Spot advice. My kid worked out the arcade from ur video and he's 11. Thanks for sharing and inspiring 👍🙂
Great tone. Very few people make videos showing that PO’s are not toys. Excelente!! If you learn how to really use a PO, you get ready to use bigger machines.
I'd like to see you push the concept a bit further. It's a good jam, but I feel like the underlying principle of the series was to try to help people with limited means make more finished tracks with small, cheap hardware-based setups. How polished can you make it? Can you make a track that's indistinguishable from one made on more expensive gear? What are the absolute must-haves in the $100, $200 dollar range? Cheap on-board sequencers tend to be one-bar loops-and song modes are limited-what can you do given this constraint? What if you want to record in stereo so that you can have things panned left and right, how cheaply can you accomplish that? etc. etc. etc. I think there's a wealth of advice to share here! :-)
Fine, "virtually indistinguishable" or "less distinguishable" then. I think the point of the series was that "as good as you could hope for" is actually better than you think. There's something really inspiring about the premise of the series, so I'd like to see Enrique dig deeper than the other "inexpensive hardware" RUclipsrs who post a jam and just call it a jam. Here are two examples of what I mean: 1) most if not all Volcas support motion sequencing, which is a primitive kind of Elektron-style automation. It could have given the pad more variation; 2) the H4N Pro supports overdubbing and bouncing. With a little work, you could record and bounce all the centre channel stuff to a mono track, then overdub pads and perhaps another Volca FM. The H4n has onboard FX like reverb and delay which could add spaciousness and shine, as well as compression and filtering which could give a final coat of polish to a mix.
Listen Ricky, I know this is one of your older videos but I’m wanting to get a “basic” (if there’s such a thing) FM synth. I’m after that classic Detroit “DX100” bass sound, for a box I don’t plan on using it that often, so the volca FM would fit the bill. Problem is that there’s not to many people using it in a House/Techno context! Please, what are your thoughts 👍🏽🙏🏽🇬🇧
I saw in one of your insta videos a lil crop of an MC303. I know it’s not the best interface in hardware but it might be kinda neat to do a video with it because I’ve heard lots of people say it was one of their first synths/drum machines. Could be a cool challenge.
Nathan Treme I know exactly what you mean. I think part of the reason I keep it is just knowing the sonic capabilities of it. If I hook it up, go to Synthmata (google it if you aren’t familiar, it changes the entire game) and actually get into it, it’s a lot easier than navigating through the menus on the Volca FM. Cheers my friend!!
Hey Enrique, thanks for sharing. Real quick, I’m stuck between buying a po rhythm vs a po ko. Do you feel the ko is just as capable a drum machine? $60 for the po12 is a great deal, I know you get a lot out of a ko, but currently out of stock and $90 is a best steep. What do you think? Did you stop using your po12 after getting your ko?
How do you '' tie all those together ? ''( read following pattern or chords saved in several slots?) I just got a volca fm this function looks great. Nice jam btw
"If you can count to 16, you can make music" - Ricky Tinez 2018, haha. Solid stuff!
"If you can count to 16, you can make music" Amazing line.
This came out surprisingly dope. One of those videos that makes you think "I have no excuse not to be making bangers, this dude just had me bobbing my head with 2 pieces of entry level gear and some AA batteries"
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Exactly. My exact thoughts lol. About to go break out my PO-20 and PO-12 right now!
you'll need some AAA for the Pocket Operator too though :p
I just started 3 weeks ago by buying the PO12, not even after 1 week I got the PO14 sub which is something incredibile and banger together with the PO12. It has the arpeggiator and I’m making some music that I’m surprised, it bangs really hard
Excellent track very chilled and love the POs, also that should be a title of a video "if you can count to 16 you can make music"
Love the approach. It's so amazing to go from using 10% of the power of a few huge and cumbersome synths and drum machines in the early 90s to using 90% of the potential of gear that looks like toys, but is crazy powerful under the hood. I'm into it!
Nice stuff fella. Its your courage and honesty to reveal your process that makes your vids compelling.
Thank you Jim! I really appreciate that. Sometimes they don't come out the best but that's a life right?
@@RickyTinez I agree... Is it possible to use the PO 12 to trigger as well?
“Oh my god I left record on, amateur hour” - literally me every time I’m messing around on my volcas. Nice video brother! Enjoyed this one for sure.
one of the better tech-house jams i've heard on a tabletop rig
This has been my setup (plus po-33) basically for the past 8 months and I love this combo!!!! so many possibilities combining volcas and pocket operators:)
Would have liked to have seen more done with the fm, as the sequencer, arpeggiator, and clock divider could make some already neat fm sounds really interesting. That aside, I did really enjoy just watching someone else's creative process at work and how they talk through it, the stuff that otherwise just goes on in your head. Definitely enjoyed that aspect a lot, really cool.
Yeah! Really digging the impromptu format of these Compact Creations. Seeing these helps me talk down my analysis paralysis when writing. The synth on this reminded me of Twin Shadow, super cool.
The way you explain as you go is very helpful. This is how you do it.
Can’t stop watching this. Need to understand your flow.
Okay, I need this set-up.
hey, there is a really straight forward way to sync the volca fm (or any volca device) using those 1/8th cables:
1. plug a 1/8th cable into the "in" port on your Volca FM the cable should be disconnected on the other end.
2. press play on your FM and your PO-12 (you'll notice that nothing happens).
3. unplug the 1/8th cable from the Volca FM "sync in" port.
4. the PO and Volca are now playing through their sequences on the same step.
This method works with any Volca device as a master and can be used to sync as many devices as you'd like, so long as you go down the chain and make sure you've primed all your devices by pressing the play button first!
sorry that this advice is 2 years late, but if this comment finds your eyes maybe it will inspire you to dust off your FM again for a quarantine edition of your "compact creations" series.
Always inspirational. You show every time that it's the skills not just the gear that make good music.
This is what creativity cause of limitations looks like!!!
Excellent minimal setup, and I love that kit website you used. That can help soooo many people just getting into this to figure things out on what they need!
9:57... That moment when the magic happens ❤️🎉... Can't wait for the week end to spend a couple of days fully on my gears (including PO-12)
up uptil 6:15 i was thinking "this sounds really naff"... now at 10.00 I'm smiling & vibing.
this is pretty straight forward and inspiring. got a volca fm as my very first synth as well and never knew how to start creating a track. looks so easy!
All you need is a Zoom MS70cdr effects pedal for your volca and you're done. This was fun!
I love chill tracks like this. Amazing this was made with 2 separate piece of equipment. You're an inspiration.
that was awesome. I use mostly little pieces of gear like this (including both of the ones in the video) and I feel like I' always reaching for more. Its great to see what just two of these can do in the hands of a master.
I learnt alot about my pocket operators, they are great lil funky tools
I'm glad you changed your mind. The volcas and POs are very versatile and coupled with relatively cheap and yet powerful effects such as the Zoom MS70cdr (as @good boid suggested) makes for both an inexpensive and still sonically emotive setup. I am just a home-hobbyist but have heard many people on youtube use these devices to amazing affect.
Bahaha. You just sold me on the FM. Been sleeping on those things because they looked too silly but dude, some flange, phase and/or reverb would sound dope!
Learned a ton from this please keep doing this compact creations series 🙏🙏
Awesome, love ya teaching style and dope beats. Spot advice. My kid worked out the arcade from ur video and he's 11. Thanks for sharing and inspiring 👍🙂
*Spot on
Great tone. Very few people make videos showing that PO’s are not toys. Excelente!! If you learn how to really use a PO, you get ready to use bigger machines.
Po 12 is a beast, I recently bought one and its a good rythm machine
10/10 would get a smoothie or try on shoes to this.
I was like: okay give it a chance. Listening... well, I'm intrigued. and then when you turned on the base drum. Man that made me smile!
Loved the in-depth process video ! I’m always trying to figure out how to link up my various gear, I’m very new to the analog game
Ace. Virtuosic PO performance. Thanks
Love this video. Great demo of the kit and really nice to watch you trying stuff out as you go.
Great channel love the mini synthesizer thing
I own a PO12 and I love it! Especially the clunkiness is what does it for me. Great channel!
I liked seeing it all come together. The goofs are always a fun part of the process. heh...
Love your videos man! Informative content, no bs, great production quality. It's a pleasure to watch.
Woohoo! You did the volca FM video :)
This was good! I actually learned quite a lot from your sequencing and building of the track. Thank you!
I'd like to see you push the concept a bit further. It's a good jam, but I feel like the underlying principle of the series was to try to help people with limited means make more finished tracks with small, cheap hardware-based setups. How polished can you make it? Can you make a track that's indistinguishable from one made on more expensive gear? What are the absolute must-haves in the $100, $200 dollar range? Cheap on-board sequencers tend to be one-bar loops-and song modes are limited-what can you do given this constraint? What if you want to record in stereo so that you can have things panned left and right, how cheaply can you accomplish that? etc. etc. etc. I think there's a wealth of advice to share here! :-)
Fine, "virtually indistinguishable" or "less distinguishable" then. I think the point of the series was that "as good as you could hope for" is actually better than you think. There's something really inspiring about the premise of the series, so I'd like to see Enrique dig deeper than the other "inexpensive hardware" RUclipsrs who post a jam and just call it a jam. Here are two examples of what I mean: 1) most if not all Volcas support motion sequencing, which is a primitive kind of Elektron-style automation. It could have given the pad more variation; 2) the H4N Pro supports overdubbing and bouncing. With a little work, you could record and bounce all the centre channel stuff to a mono track, then overdub pads and perhaps another Volca FM. The H4n has onboard FX like reverb and delay which could add spaciousness and shine, as well as compression and filtering which could give a final coat of polish to a mix.
@@NutritionalZero start your own channel and make "indistinguishable" tracks. get this though, some people don't give a shit.
Wonderful type of videos. You really should go on with this project.
Another dope vid. Im gonna have to see what korg goes good with my arcade
Listen Ricky, I know this is one of your older videos but I’m wanting to get a “basic” (if there’s such a thing) FM synth. I’m after that classic Detroit “DX100” bass sound, for a box I don’t plan on using it that often, so the volca FM would fit the bill. Problem is that there’s not to many people using it in a House/Techno context! Please, what are your thoughts 👍🏽🙏🏽🇬🇧
Thanks for sharing Ricky. I learned a lot. Respect.
great video and love to see how you work that po and volca!
Always make it look so easy.
This was another great chilled session. Thank you.
That kick at min 10:00 hit just right
Super cool video and track 😊 I feel inspired and the mobile analog gig itch started again 😊
That is a tight ass jam you made fuck yeah
If you're recording PO in mono anyway, you can run it as a sync master and sink the other channel into Volca's sync in
Very nice as usual mate. I really like your videos
I saw in one of your insta videos a lil crop of an MC303. I know it’s not the best interface in hardware but it might be kinda neat to do a video with it because I’ve heard lots of people say it was one of their first synths/drum machines. Could be a cool challenge.
Luke totally going to make one with it. Just trying to find the correct power supply haha
Enrique Martinez I’ve just been using a one spot 9v and haven’t had any problems with it, unless I’m committing an unknown synth sin haha
This is so cool ! It gave me tones of ideas :D
I notice you got a lot of samplers, I think you would really dig the Yamaha SU700, great lofi options and groove options.
It's been on my list for a minute now... this comment may have pushed me over the edge lol
Great work. Would love to know how you tied the FM chords into a single pattern- and whether this applies across the Volca range (I’ve got a few...)
Yeah brother good stuff !
This is soo dope Enrique!
Ahhh loved this man! I miss my PO12 :o
dope track and vibe
Very nice! I'm always debating whether I should sell my Volca FM. I love the sound but not the interface.
Nathan Treme I know exactly what you mean. I think part of the reason I keep it is just knowing the sonic capabilities of it. If I hook it up, go to Synthmata (google it if you aren’t familiar, it changes the entire game) and actually get into it, it’s a lot easier than navigating through the menus on the Volca FM. Cheers my friend!!
Yeah, Nice!! *Nailed It* ! 🤗😁👊
This rules. Have you tried syncing a pocket operator to the Model:Cycles? Ive been wanting to do a similar setup with the PO-33
Hey Enrique, thanks for sharing. Real quick, I’m stuck between buying a po rhythm vs a po ko. Do you feel the ko is just as capable a drum machine? $60 for the po12 is a great deal, I know you get a lot out of a ko, but currently out of stock and $90 is a best steep. What do you think? Did you stop using your po12 after getting your ko?
excellent video!
Killed it! 💪
Hello, wonderdul video, where is your voice audio being recorded into if the ZOOM is recording the two synths.
the swing!!!
Cool use of those tools. Can I ask you what you have being fed into the Zoom H4n?
veryyy good i love this 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Yes sir @ 9:57
Nice video! Enjoyed it
How do you '' tie all those together ? ''( read following pattern or chords saved in several slots?) I just got a volca fm this function looks great. Nice jam btw
Dope. Dopedopedope. 😁 Loved it
1:10 my life right now
Im wondering, this track is somewhere to hear it? Really appreciated who knows where is!
I learn so much and get imspired - great video - keep them comming. 👍
This is dope bro! How can I find you on Instagram?? I tried and failed.
I made a few patches for the volca FM and I want to share them. Do you know where I should upload them so that several users could give them a try?
Reddit
WoW!!!
Great video! Can you sequence multiple noises on the Volca FM in one pattern or is it one of the selected sounds at a time?
Zack Geragosian you can! But limited in 3 notes total because of the volca FM voices limitations
Enrique Martinez Gotcha. Thanks!
Is the string sound preset on the "Volca FM" one of the factory presets?
Sure is
I cant find the cables for the Po to the Zoom, do you have a link?
Dig your process thinking and math class...
Do you know how to get audio recorded on a field recorder to an iPhone or iPad?
mmm, you can use dropbox or itunes, or google drive. Any cloud based service should work. do you just want to listen back to what you recorded?
I don’t have a computer that would work good with this
I got them synced but how do i get the sound of the po-12 coming out of the volca?
Also interested. Or what should be my setup to output the audio to external speakers from both the volca and po?
1 year late, but you’ll need a mixer or an audio interface
😀👍
4:27 I´m sorry sir, but i need to report that to Daddy Neely.
You should be getting commission on all the PO-12s you're selling.
I am in dyer need of someone to show me how to lay vocals in this workflow
maybe a sampler? like the sp404 or something
Jaron Clark : it's 'dire' as in Dire Straights.✌️🏼
FM needs a filter, I kno sounds crazy but if it had a filter with and envelope it would be tits.
I totally agree. I get the appeal of fm, but a little subtractive synth hybrid wouldn’t be bad!
1992
Honestly always forget just how punchy the bass on the rhythm can be