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Korg Volca Modular synth review: As weird as it is affordable
Korg’s Volca Nubass is a vacuum tube analog synthesizer
Korg introduces Volca Modular and Volca Drum synths
Korg finally has a mixer to link up those tiny Volca synths
Korg adds drums to its line of tiny Volca synths
Relive the ’80s with the Korg Volca FM synthesizer
Korg’s OK Go Volca Sample is pre-loaded with sounds from ‘Hungry Ghosts’
Korg announces Volca analog synth series, we go eyes-on
Korg's love of the mini-analog synth clearly remains strong as it's added three more new ones to the fold -- the Volca Beat, Volca Bass and Volca Keys (the clue to what they do is in the names). While some firms take a pro product and work down, making cheaper versions, Korg seems to take a different approach. It did the stripping-back thing when it launched its popular Monotron synth. Since then, it's incrementally developed it back up into a whole category of its own, the latest iteration of which we apparently see before us here. The trio of mini-synths clearly take inspiration from the Monotribe groovebox that came before them, but are a step up in terms of design. Brushed metal finishes give them a vintage, almost Stylophone feel. The Volca Bass, in particular, looks almost too much like the legendary Roland TB-303 to be coincidence, and if we didn't know better, we'd say the color scheme of the Beat echoes the TR-808. As we happened to be in Frankfurt, we couldn't resist getting out hands on them, or as you'll see past the break, at least trying to.
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