URSA MAJOR STARGATE 323 // KORG VOLCA FM // SPACE ODYSSEY

Published on Feb 6, 2020 LESINDES

"This is the last and most sophisticated URSA MAJOR reverb the STARGATE 323. Stunning space and ambient relevance. The source was a KORG VOLCA FM processed in my modular with CWEJMAN QMMF-4 (cutoff modulated by WMD PDO whose pitch was rondomly controlled by HARVESTMAN ZORLAN CANNON) and then through VERMONA TAI-4 directly fed in the reverb."

KORG VOLCA MODULAR // Patch 4 // Sequential interruptions

Published on Aug 1, 2019 LESINDES

"Wiring should be quite clear by the video.

I returned this synthesizer recently -- and that's why:
The MODULAR is a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:
1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO seperate gate input -- combined CV/Gate in so special stereo mini jack to 2 mono mini jacks cable needed
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. Gate or CV output of keyboard and sequencer only in these fiddle sockets.
5. Cables with the soft easily bendable ends feel and are very fiddly. The raw cable ends slide easily out of the sockets even though you only gently touch the cables!
6. The black pot underbeath in front of both Cutoff pots should be the control voltage patched in sockets A + B but even if it is turned fully conterclockwise (= minimum) there is still CV being let out. I don't know if there is a work around for that or if my MODULAR is part of faulty batch??!"

KORG VOLCA MODULAR // CYCLONE ANALOGIC TT-303 // VOLCA BEATS // BEHRINGER DEEPMIND 12 Session 2 B

Published on Jun 14, 2019 LESINDES

"BASICALLY:
In MODULAR the oscillator CV control Ins are subsequently being connected to function generator 2. WOGGLE is controlled by clock divider and is controlling the REVERB volume.
+ VOLCA BEATS + CYCLONE ANALOGIC TT-303 BASS BOT + some DEEPMIND 12 chords through TC TRIPLE DELAY. All mixed in FAT BUSTARD.

The MODULAR is a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:
1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO seperate gate input -- combined CV/Gate in so special stereo mini jack to 2 mono mini jacks cable needed
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. Gate or CV output of keyboard and sequencer only in these fiddle sockets.
5. Cables with the soft easily bendable ends feel and are very fiddly. The raw cable ends slide easily out of the sockets even though you only gently touch the cables!
6. The black pot underbeath in front of both Cutoff pots should be the control voltage patched in sockets A + B but even if it is turned fully conterclockwise (= minimum) there is still CV being let out. I don't know if there is a work around for that or if my MODULAR is part of faulty batch??!
From min. 5 - 8 it is clock input is patched as source
by mistake but there is still a lot of entertaining tweaking
;-)"

KORG VOLCA MODULAR // Patch 2 // P3 II

Published on May 24, 2019 LESINDES

"KORG VOLCA MODULAR // Patch 2 // P3 II.
Wiring should be quite clear by the video.

I returned this synthesizer recently -- and that's why:

The MODULAR is a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:

1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO seperate gate input -- combined CV/Gate in so special stereo mini jack to 2 mono mini jacks cable needed
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. Gate or CV output of keyboard and sequencer only in these fiddle sockets.
5. Cables with the soft easily bendable ends feel and are very fiddly. The raw cable ends slide easily out of the sockets even though you only gently touch the cables!
6. The black pot underbeath in front of both Cutoff pots should be the control voltage patched in sockets A + B but even if it is turned fully conterclockwise (= minimum) there is still CV being let out. I don't know if there is a work around for that or if my MODULAR is part of faulty batch??!

From min. 5 - 8 it is clock input is patched as source by mistake but there is still a lot of entertaining tweaking ;-)"

KORG VOLCA DRUM // CREATING PATTERN FROM SCRATCH // 2

Published on May 23, 2019 LESINDES

"KORG VOLCA DRUM creating pattern from scratch, including RATCHETING and other tricks!
I am very enthuasiastic about this little box since it is one of the most capable VOLCAs I know. It is actually not a drum machine it is real drum synth like not so many others and with a faily simple synthesis you can tweak a whole universe of different sounds.
Very nice is the RATCHET function. In other sequqncers it is very complicated to program -- mostly only with double tempo. But here you simply choose a step dial in your number repetitions. IT CAN'T BE EASIER than this!
I kept all VOLCAS except for MODULAR and KICK for their crooked designs."

GOODBYE VOLCA MODULAR // Preview of Patches 4, 5, 6,

Published on Mar 24, 2019 LESINDES

"Time to say GOODBYE to KORG VOLCA MODULAR.
Soundtrack of footage for unreleased PACTHES 4, 5, 6.
An inspiring machine with its drawbacks (PATCH DESCRIPTION in the bottom):
Visit me also on Facebook: Les Indes!
The MODULAR is a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:
1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO seperate gate input -- combined CV/Gate in so special stereo mini jack to 2 mono mini jacks cable needed
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. Gate or CV output of keyboard and sequencer only in these fiddle sockets.
5. Cables with the soft easily bendable ends feel and are very fiddly. The raw cable ends slide easily out of the sockets even though you only gently touch the cables!
6. The black pot underbeath in front of both Cutoff pots should be the control voltage patched in sockets A + B but even if it is turned fully conterclockwise (= minimum) there is still CV being let out. I don't know if there is a work around for that or if my MODULAR is part of faulty batch??!
From min. 5 - 8 it is clock input is patched as source
by mistake but there is still a lot of entertaining tweaking
;-)

Patch is basically this:
Clock Div in WOGGLE 1 + 2
WOGGLE 1 in C
WOGGLE 2 in Space
Function 2 cycled in B
OSC in A
a+bxc/a-bxc in MOD/FOLD/RATIO"

KORG VOLCA MODULAR // PATCH 2

Published on Mar 12, 2019 LESINDES

"Basically:
Patching AD2 to different VCO parameters.
AD2 is controlled by CLOCK DIVIDER and
different clock divisions.

The MODULAR is a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:
1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO seperate gate input -- combined CV/Gate in so special stereo mini jack to 2 mono mini jacks cable needed
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. Gate or CV output of keyboard and sequencer only in these fiddle sockets.
5. Cables with the soft easily bendable ends feel and are very fiddly. The raw cable ends slide easily out of the sockets even though you only gently touch the cables!
From min. 5 - 8 it is clock input is patched as source
by mistake but there is still a lot of entertaining tweaking
;-)"

KORG VOLCA MODULAR LESINDES

First contact and exploration of KORG VOLCA MODULAR

Published on Mar 7, 2019 LESINDES

"The MODULAR is a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:
1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO seperate gate input -- combined CV/Gate in so special stereo mini jack to 2 mono mini jacks cable needed
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. Gate or CV output of keyboard and sequencer only in these fiddle sockets.
5. Cables with the soft easily bendable ends feel and are very fiddly. The raw cable ends slide easily out of the sockets even though you only gently touch the cables!"

KORG VOLCA MODULAR // PATCH 1

Published on Mar 1, 2019 LESINDES

"KORG VOLCA MODULAR
a synthesizer with a potential but also with a lot of NOs, unfortunately. I really like the idea of it but it has:
1. unlike all the other Volcas NO Midi input
2. NO Gate input unless you solder some adapter to fiddly patch cables
3. LPG is very low, only half as loud as LPG1, or my Volca is broken?!
4. No gate or CV output of niether keyboard nor sequencer.
4. Cables with the soft ends feel and are very fiddly.
Short explanation of the patch -- it is basically:
AD-Env2 looped controles LPG2.
WOGGLE s/h controles pitch.
OSC into LPG2 In.
Later WOGGLE is controlled by CLOCK DIVIDER."

CWEJMAN QMMF-4 // DUB // filtering & singing // KORG VOLCA FM

Published on Apr 3, 2018 LESINDES

"CWEJMAN QMMF-4 filtering with singing resonance KORG VOLCA FM as the main chord and melodic feedback whistling. VERBOS COMPLEX OSCILLATOR is the bass wave and VERBOS AMPLITUDE & TONE CONTROLLERgiving the bass its impact and DOEPFER SEM VCF is rendering its roundness.
In the melody last not least there is some analog FM + SYNC of COMPLEX Osc involved. Signal is running through PITTSBURGH MODULAR ANALOG REPLICATOR delay unit."

KORG VOLCA FM // FILTERED FACTORY // CWEJMAN QMMF-4 // Part 2

Published on Jun 25, 2016 LESINDES

"Part 2 of filtering factory sounds of brabdbew KORG VOLCA FM. Filter: CWEJMAN QMMF-4 modular filterbank and DOEPFER A-119 external input used as ENVELOPE FOLLOWER."

Part 1 here.

KORG VOLCA FM // FILTERED FACTORY // CWEJMAN QMMF-4 // Part 1

Published on Jun 23, 2016 LESINDES

"Part 1 of filtering factory sounds of brabdbew KORG VOLCA FM. Filter: CWEJMAN QMMF-4 modular filterbank and DOEPFER A-119 external input used as ENVELOPE FOLLOWER."

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