Korg
Volca Drum
💾 Firmware 1.14
Features
Accent Steps
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Tap the instrument/part to edit (button 1–6)
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Tap
Edit/Step -
Tap
Accent -
Tap any of the 16 pads to add/remove accents
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While holding one of the 16 pads, the
Level knob can adjust the amount of accent
Note that an accent may be placed where there is no trigger, so be sure you have triggered the instrument at the step you are accenting
Bit Reduction, Fold, Drive, Pan, Gain
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Tap the instrument/part to edit (button 1–6)
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Tap
Edit/Step -
Turn
Select (Param) to choose which aspect to modify -
Turn
Level to change the value
These parameters are per instrument/track and not per layer
Choke Groups
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Hold down
Function and press8 -
Tap instrument / part 1–6 to add that part to the choke group
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Tap any key to exit this mode
When two parts in the choke group are playing, the lowest will have priority
Copy Instrument
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Tap instrument / part 1–6 to copy from
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Hold down
Function and press7 to enter copy mode -
Tap instrument / part 1–6 to copy to
Motion Recording
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Hold down
Function and press 12 until the light is on (this enabled motion recording) -
Press
▶️ to start playback -
Tap instrument / part 1–6 to record motion for
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Press
⏺ and move clear knobs
After one cycle of the sequence completes, motion recording will stop. You will need to time it right.
Mute Instruments / Parts
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Hold down
Mute -
Tap the instrument/part to mute or unmute (button 1–6)
Polyrhythms / Step Count Per Instrument
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Tap the instrument/part to edit (button 1–6)
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Tap
Act Step -
Tap buttons 1–16 to turn on/off that step during playback
Probability of Step
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Tap the instrument/part to edit (button 1–6)
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Tap
Edit/Step -
Hold a pad (1–16), then turn
Level to adjust the probability
Ratchet or Flam Steps
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Tap the instrument/part to edit (button 1–6)
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Tap
Edit/Step -
Tap
Slice -
Tap any of the 16 pads to add/remove ratchets
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Hold a selected pad, then turn
Level to adjust the number of repeated triggers
Note that an accent may be placed where there is no trigger, so be sure you have triggered the instrument at the step you are accenting
Set MIDI Channel & Mode
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Turn off Volca
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Hold down
⏺ and turn Volca on -
To set single-channel mode, tap one of the 1–16 buttons to set the channel
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Tap the lit channel to disable all channels and configure split channel mode
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Tap
⏺ to save the selection -
Tap
▶️ to abort the change
In split channel mode, instrument / part 1–6 respond on MIDI channels 1–6, respectively.
Step Repeat / Roll
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Press
▶️ to start playback -
Tap
Step Jump to enter step jump mode -
Tap the step on pad 1–16 to repeat all triggers on that step as 1⁄16 notes
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Release the pad to resume normal playback
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Tap
Step Jump to exit step jump mode
Trigger Steps
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Tap the instrument/part to edit (button 1–6)
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Tap
Edit/Step -
Tap any of the 16 pads to add/remove triggers
Notes and Non-Obvious Behaviors
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Waveguide send is per instrument, not per layer
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Swing moves even steps 0-75% backward. Hold
Func while turning to move forward
MIDI Info & CCs
✅ Responds to Program Change
| Param | CC # |
|---|---|
| Waveguide Model | 116 |
| Waveguide Decay | 117 |
| Waveguide Body | 118 |
| Waveguide Tune | 119 |