Korg Volca Bass

Powerful Bass Synth

Powerful Bass Synth - Definitely NOT A Toy!!!

Excellent wee synth

I bought this knoing not much about it really but have been pleasantly surprised particularly with the sound quality which is excellent.

Great for the price

Easy to use & jam with - especially if you’ve got the Volca beats / others from the range. Would like the ability to slow down the phrase - like on the Volca keys.

One of the first and one of the best Volcas

There are many many synths in the Korg Volca lineup and it becomes a bit tricky to keep track of them, but the Volca bass, together with Beats and Keys, is one of the first. Out of those three, the Bass is definitely the fattest sounding one! Its sequencer is also quite nice, but I also had huge amounts of fun by plugging a pitch to midi controller into it and playing the instrument using my guitar. In short, this synth has balls!

It says Bass, but it does so much more

The volca bass is one of the few volcas that survived my studio re-organisations throughout the years. And that's mainly because it's so versatile and has plenty of character in its sound.

Don't be fooled by the name "Bass" and that it has a lot of similarities with 303-type of synths. I used the volca bass more often as a lead sound in my tracks than as a bass synth, simply because it sounds really nice in the higher ranges. Layering it with other sounds works pretty well, too! Don't worry, I used it for bass sounds too and it does that just fine.

One thing that I find a bit of a letdown is that the Bass sometimes has a wonky phase when working with multiple oscillators. Because of this phase, it sometimes cancels out the bass frequencies for a brief moment, which might be annoying if you're doing a one-take recording.

Other than that, it's a great little box and is one of the volcas to probably not leave the studio anytime soon for its versatility and possibilities!

I have two of them to play in stereo. I love analog synths and vert happy with two of this and two keys. They r not as beefy as a Moog, but way less expensive. I wish they would send them with power supply and big jack outputs, because almost nobody would play this with phones, and If u want to record u have to find one adapter... Other then that I think they r great value.

dont let size and name fool you - this is a versatile synth

Yes, it is called Volca Bass. No, its is not bass module only. Remember Novation Bass Station? Know those lush pads and nice arps coming ut of it?

This is different story sonically, but there is much more than just bass. Yes you can make any bass sound with 3 oscillators , but also you can get very nice analogue sounds that are far from low end. I like using this as detuned pad, to go Boards of Canada style.

I own more high end analogue gear but this one was my first Volca (have a few now) and gotta say it is a part of every track that i make.

Cons - it would be cool to have external input on that nice filter, no midi out, more features in envelope, but still it is a great device for the buck.

LOVE IT

This Vocla Bass is a lot of fun and sounds great, for anyone who is into music production and wants to get started this is ideal to learn the very basics. Even my father has enjoyed playing around on this.

Fun synth

I really enjoy this Volca synth. It's very versatile with the 3 voices and it's a lot of fun and easy to play. It lends itself well to live jams. You'll sound like an Acid House superstar in no time, as the sequencer is very user friendly. Being a very compact unit, it's sometimes difficult to get to the small knobs but that is to be expected. All-in-all, I really recommend it.

My First Synth

I got into hardware (and analog) synthesisers recently and after some weeks of research and following recommendations from expert friends, I bought the Volca Bass as my first instrument.

I spent several months learning it inside out and I am in love with it. I had the chance to learn a lot about subtractive synthesis thanks to its simple flow that yield to exploration and experimentation.

It is limited compared to more expensive instruments but it has lots of depth and can be used for a lot of sounds, from wobbly basses to some spacey pads. It is so simple to do some acid techno but it can also create soundscapes and drones.

The filter is amazing considering it's simplicity and with a bit of resonance at the right spot, it can be really gritty and distorted.

The only drawbacks that I can list are the limited ribbon keyboard (the Volca Keys has a better one) and the very small knobs that limit the fine tuning of some parameters. Additionally the lack of motion recording is a pity.

All in all, it is a very nice little machine for beginners and for who wants to express their creativity through constraints.