"All keys, buttons, sliders, pitch/mod wheels, and aftertouch work perfectly. A few quirks include missing slider caps (on eBay for $15 easily replaceable), and a scratchy volume pot which is common on 80s synths and an easy fix if you even care to fix it. I usually just find a spot where it sounds clean and turn up volume on amp or mixer. The keybed still feels wonderful and luxurious to play, with sophisticated, precise, and delicate velocity and aftertouch response. Minus some hard to notice scuffs and wear, it’s actually one of the much cleaner and nicer examples of this vintage legend. Looking for a good new home."
"This unit has been fully restored here @ RetroLinear.
Complete recapping, logic chips and audio chips replaced as needed. Key-bed rebuilt with new up-down felts and contact strips, cleaned thoroughly. All switch contacts cleaned as well. Unit calibrated- Functions 100%, sounds great! Super powerful synth in a small sized package!
Condition is excellent, solid 8.5/10 easy- some minor scratches, nothing major check all pictures!"
"Surprise visit while jamming at the river before swimming.
I saw it coming quickly from the other side of the table and had the time to take my smartphone to record this nice moment."
"Lullaby (album version) cover.
Lately I am recording again some of the songs performed live by me on those 13 live streamings broadcasted from March to June
Gear used:
Yamaha DX7
Kurzweil PC1x
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.
Original song composed by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams.
Performed here by DX5 Jose Maria Bara"
DX5 playing The Cure "Why Can't I Be You" Cover
Gear used:
Roland JX8P (it took over the whole song :) )
Backtrack previously recorded by me, track by track, on Pro Tools.
"Welcome to Episode #9 of 'Ask Sequential,' where Sequential founder Dave Smith answers the question: 'What do you do when you’re not designing synths?' Send your questions to https://www.sequential.com/ask-sequen... and we’ll consider your submission for an answer!"
"In this video Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT) takes the Volca Beats and Volca Keys for a spin with his trusty Elektron Octatrack MK2! The Octatrack was used as a performance mixer but also a sample player and resampling device. The Volca Beats of course were the source of all the percussive sounds and the Volca Keys were responsible for the synth lines and surprisingly crunchy acid bassline.
Volca Keys:
'The ideal introductory synthesizer, with a simple yet powerful polyphonic analog sound engine and loop sequencer
Volca Keys is a long-awaited synthesizer that adds a new chapter to the long and storied history of Korg's analog synthesizers. Volca keys is a 27-key analog lead synth that generates unbelievably powerful sound from its compact body. Starting with a filter section that uses the circuitry of the legendary miniKORG700S (1974), it delivers astonishing sound that takes full advantage of Korg's half-century of know-how in circuit design.
With a simple structure that includes delay effect and a sequencer, it's also an ideal choice as a first analog synth. It offers the richly expressive sounds that are distinctive of an analog synth, providing the enjoyment of simple yet deep sound-creation.'
Volca Beats:
'Peerless beats generated by solid analog drum sounds and an Electribe-style sequencer
Even today, more than thirty years after the age dominated by analog synthesizers, we just can't let go of the sound of analog rhythm machines. Those thick sounds have the power to stand up to guitar and acoustic drums, and are still indispensable for track-making or live performance.
The volca beats gives you those analog drums plus the easy-to-use step sequencer of the Electribe; it lets you turn your inspiration into reality and generate beats with the best high quality sounds.'
Elektron Octatrack MK2:
8-track Sampler/Sequencer Features:
OLED screen for exceptional visibility
Rugged backlit buttons, rated for 50 million presses
Ultra-smooth contactless crossfader for precise performance control
Hi-res precision encoders
Even more dedicated buttons compared to the previous generation, for a faster and more efficient workflow
8 stereo audio tracks
8 dedicated MIDI tracks
Balanced audio inputs for stereo sampling
Onboard 16-track sequencer (8 internal, 8 MIDI)
Real-time pitch shifting and time stretch
Playback Modes: Slice, Slots, Chromatic, Delay Ctrl, and Quick Mute
Assignable Crossfader
Allows straightforward recording of samples on the fly
Loops are treated with complete elasticity, remaining in sync when pitch- or tempo-shifted
Single sounds can be molded into virtually any shape
Compact flash card for massive library storage
USB 2.0 port for rapid file transfer
"In this jam we used the new Brenso oscillator from Frap Tools as the main synth voice, the 1010 Music Bitbox Micro is providing the drum samples and the sequencing is provided by the Make Noise 0-CTRL and ALM Pam’s New Workout.
The Brenso is a dual oscillator capable of frequency and amplitude modulation as well as the ability to sync the oscillators to each other. There is also a built in wave shaper that allows you to dynamically control harmonics. The wave shaper section can also be used as a VCA, this allows you to just add an envelope generator and have a complete synth voice. In this video we used the Frap Tools Falistri to generate envelopes to modulate the amplitude and FM amount. One of the patches uses a little bit of filtering from the new version of the Mutable Instruments Ripples. Using a sequencer like the 0-CTRL for this type of synth voice works well since you can control the pitch as well as other parameters. We also added some modulation with the XAOC Batumi quad LFO.
The drum sounds are all samples from the new 1010 Music Bitbox Micro which is a smaller version of the original Bitbox, even though it is smaller it still has 8 channels and is a good option to add sampling to your eurorack modular. The drums are sequenced by the Pam’s New Workout used as a clock divider.
