Korg Volca Drum

That was fun

When exploring this little boxing I was so lost in sound creation that I forgot which parameter I'm using, after a while that music jam I was making with just this drum was something unbelievable, that definitely gave me a big smile, you cannot buy this feeling for the money. I highly recommend this product.

Too much machine?

The Volca Drum is a lot of power in a little box, ridiculous sound-shaping capabilities so that it can certainly be used as a groovebox rather than simply a drum machine.

But getting the sounds you want takes time and patience, with one parameter knob doing a lot of the work.

If you've got time to spend, maybe on a long trip or while waiting for something, it's a great way to entertain yourself. And if you're new to synths, it's a good educational tool, learning how things work to create specific sounds.

But I take a star away for the fact that it's not usually 'instant fun' for me, it takes a little while before the 'chore' element passes. Maybe I'm too impatient!

my first drum machine

It leaves me quite happy with everything, handling is fun! But the same output for the headphones and line? There Korg people there got slightly lazy...

Love it

I love the synthesis, you can make a wide range of really interesting percussive (and tonal!) sounds with it.

It takes a bit of an effort to learn, but it's a fun process (at least it was for me). I'm very happy I went with the Volca Drum, instead of using a drum machine with limited, pre-defined sounds.

The unit is small, so I fear for it being fragile, but build quality seems quite good, so I hope it will last.

A lot of bang for your buck..

Undoubtedly a huge amount of versatility, and amazing spectrum of options for percussive sound design.

But,, I think the knobs could be better, I realise the Volca form factor is limiting, but there is space on the unit to use chunkier, more accurate dial knobs