Korg Volca Modular - Melodic Minimal Ambient Improvisation

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
  • Korg Volca Modular first patch/test/jam minimal melodic improv, with Audio Damage Dubstation 2 delay + EOS2 reverb.
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Комментарии • 148

  • @keschgelb
    @keschgelb 5 лет назад +56

    Actually the first "melodic" piece i heard of this machine. Impressive!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you, I'm glad people are liking the melodic element.

  • @joemcneff2521
    @joemcneff2521 4 месяца назад +1

    Extraordinary. It’s hard to get a beautiful sound like that out of this.

  • @Raku777
    @Raku777 5 лет назад +18

    Amazing, I am going to informally call you the master of the Ambient Volcas. You really have a skill in bringing out a wonderful ambient sound from these Volcas.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +3

      Thank you very much, I'm really pleased to know someone thinks that.

  • @SlowDescentToWild
    @SlowDescentToWild 5 лет назад +10

    I haven't been that enthralled with the sound of the Volca Modular in other videos I've seen, but it sounds very nice here. Great video.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +2

      Thank you. To be honest, I'd still not heard it before trying it, so I didn't know what to expect. Early days though.

    • @OttosTheName
      @OttosTheName 5 лет назад +2

      I think you can get a very wide range of sounds with just the 3 knobs on the left, but it's modular and many people rather modulate everything and get weird sounds (I get it, I like bleeps and bloops too) but I've been dying for a demo like this. I bet it can be a much more practical inatrument then most demo's would have you believe.
      Also the nice delay and reverb definitely help :)

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you. I agree about the 3 knobs on the left. I've yet to get around to the weird stuff, apart from a fairly interesting drone. It can certainly be musical providing the patch cables don't fall out :D

  • @abitpoet
    @abitpoet 4 года назад +16

    Damm, Steve Reich in the Box!

  • @barryallen381
    @barryallen381 5 лет назад +10

    Wow nice Tangerine Dream/ Steve Reich action here. Def one of the best demos of the Modular. Thanks for sharing.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад

      Thank you for watching and listening.

    • @Neon_Xtal
      @Neon_Xtal 3 года назад +1

      I was gonna say the same thing good job man

  • @valdiskrebs566
    @valdiskrebs566 5 лет назад +7

    Very nice! Most musical Volca Modular video on YT.

  • @harmonicres
    @harmonicres 4 года назад +12

    Reminds me of what Laurie Spiegel was doing on the Bell Labs Digital synthesizer that costs tens of thousands back in the day. Im a fan of using minimal gear and this is fantastic use of so little to create something so intricate. Nice job!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much, I'm glad to hear that. I'll have to listen to some Laurie Spiegel sometime, sounds interesting.

  • @addictive_noise
    @addictive_noise Год назад +2

    absolutely love this!

  • @9lettere668
    @9lettere668 3 месяца назад +1

    Great!

  • @expensivenotes
    @expensivenotes 4 года назад +5

    Excellent use of this little synth to make a very full sounding track! Impressed...

  • @adriandearden7742
    @adriandearden7742 3 года назад +5

    This is by far the best demo I’ve seen ~ brilliant thank you

  • @strongocho
    @strongocho 5 лет назад +5

    wow, you got every drop out of that volca! This is killer.

  • @EleniEliades_
    @EleniEliades_ 5 лет назад +9

    That sounds as though you were using 3 Modular Volcas with 3 different patches -not one! And the way you created the Soundscape using one Modular Volca with that one large
    patch is just amazing. I've got the same Volca and I love making assortments of patches on it, sync various drum machines or Bastl patchable instruments to it and run it through
    an amp. I'm teaching myself Modular Synthesis, how to patch to what and why etc. I would like to have some modules in a single rack. Anyway, if it's possible, can you write out
    the patch used for this piece? I would greatly appreciate it. 💥🎹🐾🔥🐒💡

  • @ElectricCelt56
    @ElectricCelt56 2 года назад +3

    I hear at least 4 voice polyphony, all generated in real time. It's uncanny the number of independent (if random) sounds you can create from a monophonic machine. Good show.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  2 года назад +7

      Thank you. It's just fine-tuning the audio-rate modulation and the filter until a balance of pitched harmonics are created that make musical sense.

  • @CHROMIUMHEROmusic
    @CHROMIUMHEROmusic 3 года назад +5

    This track is awesome!!! Genuinely enjoyable track to listen to, and for an improv using just one synth, that's very impressive

  • @ootagootasolo3617
    @ootagootasolo3617 4 месяца назад +1

    Just got one of these last week-I have a new goal thanks to this vid!

  • @rafaelmarfil
    @rafaelmarfil 2 года назад +3

    Super nice chill vibes B-)

  • @49minutesago
    @49minutesago 5 лет назад +4

    Nicely done, a bit of a Phillip Glass feel to it.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you. Haha yes, I thought so too.

  • @adriandearden7742
    @adriandearden7742 3 года назад +5

    This is seriously amazing 😊👏 Reminds me of Tangerine Dream ~ truly inspirational ~ congrats

  • @knobs_matrix
    @knobs_matrix 3 года назад +3

    Lovely sounds

  • @davidbrown8600
    @davidbrown8600 5 лет назад +3

    Quite stunning. Now I'm interested in the Volca modular. I wasn't before, but I've changed my mind.

  • @SuperCashed
    @SuperCashed 3 года назад +2

    I love my Korg Volca Modular, I didn’t know it was capable of these types of melodic sequences. I have done a lot of more ambient, ethereal sounds, and grittier dark, metallic grungy tones. The range of sound is impressive.

  • @harmonicres
    @harmonicres 4 года назад +2

    As usual your demos are top of the line. No talking perfect use of efx and an ear for textures! Keep up the good work....

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад

      Thank you very much for your support, that's really nice to know. I might have to stop making regular RUclips videos soon, but I'll provide some updates here as and when.

  • @Kadenite
    @Kadenite 3 года назад +1

    Got a Volca Modular last week. Have no idea what I am doing and cannot make it sound anywhere near this good.
    This is excellent.

  • @josh-rb7he
    @josh-rb7he 3 месяца назад

    beautiful sounds, just ordered one of these and am excited to run it through canyon / line 6 for delays.

  • @ThomC
    @ThomC 2 года назад +2

    Great improvisation, thanks a lot for sharing :)

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  2 года назад

      You're welcome, thanks for watching.

  • @thekitchensynth
    @thekitchensynth 5 лет назад +1

    Wow...musical modular ...well done, such a change from many many RUclipsrs! Well done !

  • @expandingknowledge8269
    @expandingknowledge8269 4 года назад +3

    Repeat after me...Volca Modulars are Awesome...and once again repeat! Fantastic presentation my friend Excellent!!!!!!! 😎

  • @iosmusicman
    @iosmusicman Год назад +1

    Ace! I’ll get my volca modular out (I keep saying that about all my gear!). Cheers. Lee

  • @anhi1680
    @anhi1680 5 лет назад +3

    this is amazing! I just got the volca modular as my very first synthesizer and i can barely get a nice melody out of it, but really nice to hear what's possible 🙌

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much. I think it's not as easy as a non-Modular synth, there's a steeper learning curve, but I'm still learning how to use it too. Keep persevering with it though.

    • @davidbrown8600
      @davidbrown8600 5 лет назад

      An Hi Don't give up. Ask people for patch tips. Learn to recreate famous sounds. It takes time.

  • @Sizalyth
    @Sizalyth 4 года назад +3

    this video made me decide to buy this. KORG SHOULD SPONSOR YOU!!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад +1

      Thank you for telling me, I hope you enjoy the synth.
      Sponsorship or just a free instrument would be nice.

  • @destroyingangel8052
    @destroyingangel8052 4 года назад +4

    Call Korg for commission. You may have just sold one! Great demo. I've had other volcas and have gotten alot out of them, but I moved onto Electron gear and sold the Vokcas I had...but this thing: this thing is amazing packed into a small body.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад +1

      That's great, thank you very much. I wish there was a greater choice of little, self-contained, battery-powered analog synths.

  • @WayneRowand
    @WayneRowand 5 лет назад +2

    Excellent work, as usual. You have a really nice touch for making gear work for you. Cheers

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much, it's really nice to know someone thinks so. Cheers.

  • @forbinelectro-sonic4965
    @forbinelectro-sonic4965 2 года назад +1

    This is brilliant and beautiful. I can't help but imagine Steve Reich watching this and slapping his forehead after while thinking "and here I am paying to hire groups of musicians to play stuff that sounds exactly like this. like a sucker."

  • @Mabelrode77
    @Mabelrode77 3 года назад +2

    Awesome 🎼

  • @thierryruquier9416
    @thierryruquier9416 4 года назад +6

    Really nice. Sounds like some kind of Steve Reich stuff, but with synth. Blue thumb up , of course.

  • @ggggyeeee
    @ggggyeeee 3 года назад +1

    This is AMAZING. Thanks for this healing 💜

  • @regruse9040
    @regruse9040 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful. Get .mine next week

  • @matthewtunnicliffe201
    @matthewtunnicliffe201 4 года назад +4

    This is a very tempting piece of kit. Not being midi compatible is off putting but I guess I could sample sounds and sequences and use it in that way. Fantastic demonstration, this. Probably the best I've come across of this instrument.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much, that's nice to know.

    • @justinyang21114798
      @justinyang21114798 3 года назад

      Volca Modular can be Midi compatible. There's a Midi-in built-in on its PCB. It's just for some reason, Korg did not include a Midi-in port on the Volca Modular...

    • @HammyHavoc
      @HammyHavoc 3 года назад +1

      @@justinyang21114798 How fleshed out is the MIDI implementation?

    • @s3nsec0rruptr80
      @s3nsec0rruptr80 3 года назад

      @@justinyang21114798 huh...not a lot of room for a five pin input. Guessing you can mod it to use Korg's 3.5 midi in (like the sq-1)?

    • @lundsweden
      @lundsweden 3 года назад

      If you have another Korg Volca with MIDI, you can say sync the Volca with, for example your DAW, then run a sync (3.5mm cable) from the MIDIed Volca to the Volca Modular.

  • @ElliotAtkins
    @ElliotAtkins 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastic

  • @metokyo4960
    @metokyo4960 5 лет назад +1

    Great composition and fantastic qality production. Thank you for sharing.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад

      Thank you very much, and thank you for watching.

  • @thisriver
    @thisriver 3 года назад +2

    Reminds me of Steve Reich's NY Counterpoint (I mean this as a compliment). Great job.

  • @commerceserverservercommerce
    @commerceserverservercommerce 5 лет назад +1

    great job on the improv, stunning!

  • @baryonmr5120
    @baryonmr5120 2 года назад +2

    Great

  • @marcusai210
    @marcusai210 5 лет назад +1

    Sounds great

  • @afraidhishorses
    @afraidhishorses 3 года назад +1

    Lovely 😊

  • @HollisBrownHeLived
    @HollisBrownHeLived 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful!

  • @immersiveworlds
    @immersiveworlds 5 лет назад +1

    Excellent work!

  • @carloscastan2115
    @carloscastan2115 4 года назад +1

    beautiful!!!!

  • @lesterdot
    @lesterdot 3 года назад +1

    Brilliant

  • @ghostsamurai-u1e
    @ghostsamurai-u1e 3 года назад +2

    nice

  • @bluskaya_docneo
    @bluskaya_docneo 4 года назад +2

    Nice!

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden 3 года назад +3

    Hi, really nice sounds and sequence. You would never believe all that could come from a little Korg Volca!
    Just a question, is this sequence used in one of your own tracks? If so what album and which song? Thank you!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  3 года назад +3

      Thank you. A variation of it should be appearing on a more minimalistic album I'm hoping to finish later in the year. I'll post more info on here as and when.

    • @leNotstrom
      @leNotstrom 2 года назад

      @@DreamsOfWires Yes, i am waiting for this album. Any news? Still work in progress?

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for your interest. I've got two albums I'm waiting to record when the time is right. I don't have suitable circumstances at the moment, and I'm not finding enough free time for it, but hopefully this will change soon.

  • @Volcaniced
    @Volcaniced 5 лет назад +3

    DAWless not WIRELess. Man, great job!

  • @LekshaYankov
    @LekshaYankov 4 года назад +1

    Nice sounds!

  • @SanplerVarondaro
    @SanplerVarondaro 3 года назад +2

    muy bueno bro

  • @hex16d
    @hex16d 3 года назад +1

    Wow!

  • @anythingbox
    @anythingbox 4 года назад +2

    Is this a single instance of the VM? Not that it matters, just curious. It's a fantastic piece. :) I'm loving my little Volca Modular too!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад +1

      Thank you very much :) Yes, it's one instance, but because it's running through a good delay and reverb it adds a lot of volume to the sound.

  • @patrickbodine1300
    @patrickbodine1300 3 года назад

    Yes!
    You got it!

  • @cillianshields5890
    @cillianshields5890 Год назад

    This is really beautiful. Could you please share the patch with us? I'm finding it hard to recreate from the image. Really great sound. Also you mentioned in other comments that a piece of this might feature on a song on one of your upcoming albums, is it released yet? Thanks so much and keep up the great work!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  Год назад

      Thank you very much. I didn't take patch notes, I only had the synth for a week. It's not released yet, no.

  • @augustthomsen9313
    @augustthomsen9313 4 года назад +6

    Love this! Can you give any tips on how to make it sound like it's producing multiple layers/multiple synths are being used?

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  4 года назад

      Thanks. It's mostly the delay creating that effect, but I can't remember the patching on the synth (sold it some time ago).

    • @Plaxibo
      @Plaxibo 4 года назад +2

      It looks like its using the modulator wave as a second oscillator (routing it to the second LP Gate). The modulator is set to a higher pitch with the ratio knob, and then with the cutoff knob you can "hide it"

  • @InvertedPopesMusic
    @InvertedPopesMusic 5 лет назад +1

    Nice sounds and sequence. How are you finding the mini patch cables? 3:31 really nice.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад +1

      Thank you very much. Cables - the short ones have a habit of popping out, but I've not used it much yet. Once I've used it more I'll include a review in a later video.

  • @FF-om3os
    @FF-om3os 4 года назад +2

    How did you setup analog synth with app for live record? How does it works?

  • @彰浩-x2q
    @彰浩-x2q 5 лет назад +1

    とても美しい旋律😭

  • @krokus5714
    @krokus5714 2 года назад

    Hola. Cómo grabas el audio y vídeo?

  • @robzecc
    @robzecc 5 лет назад

    i hear some imprecisionsn in the rhythm in some points, is it a problem all volca have?

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад

      I don't remember it being an issue on the Volca Keys, but I've noticed it on this one.

    • @albertkinkujin4118
      @albertkinkujin4118 5 лет назад +1

      @@DreamsOfWires Yes, it is pretty noticeable here and there. I wonder if that would be a problem if the modular were synced?
      Excellent stuff here!

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад

      Hmm, I'll try it with the SQ-1 soon and find out.
      Thank you very much.

    • @OttosTheName
      @OttosTheName 5 лет назад

      My volca bass has a more stable clock than my Keystep or Yamaha Reface CS. Haven't noticed any irregularities with it after 50 hours.

    • @DreamsOfWires
      @DreamsOfWires  5 лет назад

      It's strange; my Keystep is solid, but my SQ-1 isn't.

  • @leNotstrom
    @leNotstrom 2 года назад +2

    Nice! Not helping my GAS...

  • @gravityassist
    @gravityassist 5 лет назад +1

    Nice!

  • @depakin12
    @depakin12 5 лет назад +1

    great