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A fun little groovebox that is best when you have some alone time with your headphones. But I doubt its usefulness in a long term, or the ability to 'grow up with the user'.
The interface looks very cool, but as others already mentioned, knobs are wobbly. Most of them are also very thin, and very tightly packed, which is not great in terms of overall control, if you have bigger hands. That gets even more tiresome as the hours go by.
The portability is also questionable, because this thing needs many batteries and burns through them fast. It's probably due to the internal speaker, which is poor quality and has no low end. In my opinion, it's just bad design.
I know there are people that can link several of these boxes and make live music with them, but the amount of batteries (or Korg-specific AC adapters) required is ridiculous, an exact opposite of "eco friendly". It might look flashy on Youtube, but IMO it would be wiser just to save up and buy one decent synth.
The interface looks very cool, but as others already mentioned, knobs are wobbly. Most of them are also very thin, and very tightly packed, which is not great in terms of overall control, if you have bigger hands. That gets even more tiresome as the hours go by.
The portability is also questionable, because this thing needs many batteries and burns through them fast. It's probably due to the internal speaker, which is poor quality and has no low end. In my opinion, it's just bad design.
I know there are people that can link several of these boxes and make live music with them, but the amount of batteries (or Korg-specific AC adapters) required is ridiculous, an exact opposite of "eco friendly". It might look flashy on Youtube, but IMO it would be wiser just to save up and buy one decent synth.
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Not what I'd hoped.
Pros:
- Fun, straightforward synth which is easy to get started with.
- Good looking, attractive design.
- Lightweight and able to take battery power
Cons:
- Very limited onboard memory
- I have been unable to get my Volca Sample2 to accept samples from either the Volca Librarian software or Vosyr.
- Samples that do load are made noisey in the process.
- The pots for the bass/treble filter knobs (above the screen) wobble when you move them. I have been reassured by other Volca owners that this is normal, however having looked at a stripdown of the unit online, I note they are surface mounted components. Movement is not good for solder joints, so I expect this movement may lead to breakage over time.
Overall, it's fine for what it is but I was expecting a better product Korg, and my frustrations with the desktop software have lead me to finally give up and return it.
- Fun, straightforward synth which is easy to get started with.
- Good looking, attractive design.
- Lightweight and able to take battery power
Cons:
- Very limited onboard memory
- I have been unable to get my Volca Sample2 to accept samples from either the Volca Librarian software or Vosyr.
- Samples that do load are made noisey in the process.
- The pots for the bass/treble filter knobs (above the screen) wobble when you move them. I have been reassured by other Volca owners that this is normal, however having looked at a stripdown of the unit online, I note they are surface mounted components. Movement is not good for solder joints, so I expect this movement may lead to breakage over time.
Overall, it's fine for what it is but I was expecting a better product Korg, and my frustrations with the desktop software have lead me to finally give up and return it.
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V
Lot of fun in a small box!
As a complete beginner I have to say that this device is beginner friendly, easy to use and intuitive. I was able to play and enjoy its features almost immediately. Sound is very nice and rich with external speakers, but a speaker of the device is poor. The whole device is plastic, but I have to say it's surprisingly solid and tough - well built.
I would recommend Korg Volca Sample for anyone who wants to start to create this type of music. Beginner speaking. :)
I would recommend Korg Volca Sample for anyone who wants to start to create this type of music. Beginner speaking. :)
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J
Great for the price
I was interested in the Volca Sample, because I had the PO-33 and wanted a simpler way of importing samples and the Volca Sample 2 does that perfectly. The sound is also good, it has a lot of character to it. The main thing I wish the Sample 2 had tho, would be longer sequences. The 16-step sequencer is great at some things, but it just gets very repetitive for me.
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but
i want to love the volca series, but it's everything too small. I had to return it.
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Ich liebe meinen Volca Sample
Es ist ein sehr einfaches Gerät, bei dem man nicht durch die Menüs tauchen muss.
Es dauert 1 Stunde, um alles zu lernen, was es kann, und dann können Sie Beats erstellen, was immer Sie wollen.
Das Beste daran ist, dass man jedes beliebige Sample hochladen kann, so dass die Möglichkeiten endlos sind.
Die Qualität des Sounds hängt von der Qualität der Samples ab, die Sie hochladen, auch wenn das Gerät Ihre Samples herunterrechnet.
Es dauert 1 Stunde, um alles zu lernen, was es kann, und dann können Sie Beats erstellen, was immer Sie wollen.
Das Beste daran ist, dass man jedes beliebige Sample hochladen kann, so dass die Möglichkeiten endlos sind.
Die Qualität des Sounds hängt von der Qualität der Samples ab, die Sie hochladen, auch wenn das Gerät Ihre Samples herunterrechnet.
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Lovely Lil'Sample player
Great little device for sequencing your fav samples with a few tricks up its sleeve and now USB sample transfer from computer.
For the price its definitely a no brainer if you like messing with samples.
For the price its definitely a no brainer if you like messing with samples.
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R
Sampler with some mojo
My favorite sampler. Its got everything you need, its easily accessible, and the sound is great.
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L
I like this product a lot, but the tiny knobs can be annoying. It also was pretty hard to import samples into it because the apps on my laptop didn't work so I had to send samples to my ipad and use an app on my ipad to send them to the korg volca sample.
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