The mighty Korg Volca Sample is getting the update treatment with Korg announcing a ‘new generation Volca Sample’ that adds more sample memory, updated sample library, more workflow features and a micro USB port for more improved connectivity. This compact beat making box has always been one of my favourite Volcas as it’s super fun to use and has plenty of knobs for manipulating sounds, however
Spektro Logs is volume 4 in the series of sound packs for the Korg monologue. Created by Ícaro Ferre, it features 100 custom presets which include unique bass and lead patches interesting FX and drum parts. If you own a monologue you can download the
Back in 2013, Korg released the first of their now extensive Volca line, the Bass, Keys and Beats. People went crazy for them, and they’re still very popular today. Back then I was making a lot of techno, so the Volca Bass was super appealing
In these unprecedented times, lots of us are being forced to lockdown or self-isolate in some form. While it might feel like we’re all living in a crazy sci-fi film, we can make the most of this challenging situation and take the opportunity to make
Some exciting developments for Korg fans today, Korg have announced the establishment of Korg Germany — a division dedicated to developing instruments and ideas ‘that do not currently exist, but need to.’ Not only that, but one of the synth world’s most sought after engineers,
It’s been an incredible ten years for synthesiser enthusiasts. A fairly niche area of the musical instruments market has absolutely exploded with exciting products thanks to the home studio revolution, the analogue synth renaissance and a new fascination with hands-on music gadgets. As we round
Korg Australia have put their heads together and come up with some Volca combo packs, each with a Volca Mix and a free Sequenz case! Here I’m taking the Classic, Producer and Drum Pack for a spin. This is a killer way to dive into
Something that is little known and doesn’t seem to receive the attention it should (at least in my opinion anyway) is Maschine’s ability to control hardware synths right from the controller. Native Instruments has created stacks of presets from different synth manufactures all with pre-mapped
In the ever-evolving scene of new synths being announced, it’s comforting to know that there are manufacturers who continue to look at ways of enhancing their current catalogue of products. This is especially true with KORG, who have announced significant updates to the prologue, and
Putting out music used to be a fairly straight forward thing in theory. You write music, record it, release it, gig it. But the last decade has seen the rise of a breed — the YouTuber. Adding video to music is obviously nothing new, but