Korg Volca Bass 4-stars Reviews

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.

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!

Great synth for the price

Surprisingly great sounding little synth with a dirty, acid-like sound. When overdriven, it becomes a real beast. Has a nice character and can easily cut through a busy mix. Highly recommend for producing techno music!

Volca bass

This small volca is epic!!!! it's worth every single penny due it is portable and it's built quality is fine for it's price as you expect from korg. The build in speaker is not that good but the output from the 3.5mm jack is fine. The only thing that I don't like is that certain parameters effect all the 3 oscillators together but for the price you should expect certain limitation. Overall I found it useful to create bass lines which I record in my DAW.

First synth

Bought this as my first synth and been using it ever since. It is what got me into synths. It's only drawback is that it is limited. Great for beginners