How cool it would be if it responded to different notes (on 6 channels!) by varying the pitch ....6 melodic parts !!!! Let's hope for a software update that allows that.
This is def great but wish they would/could map keys to pitch/notes! Also yeah doing this with an electric drum set would be awesome! This is easily to me the most underappreciated drum machine out there IMO
Thanks for the video, clear and concise. In single channel mode I'm assuming it's only possible to address one part with midi cc automation from an external sequencer.
Loved the video m8, I am having an issue controlling my Volca drum with a beat step pro, no matter which midi channel I select I get no sound. I also have a Volca Bass and FM and they work fine but nothing from the drum just wondered if there was something I am missing.
@@FreeBeat firstly thx you for taking the time to reply 😊, if you mean midi mode you mean channel yes, like your video it was set to channel 1to6 and I changed it to 10, I might pick up your video on upgrading the firmware on the volca 😊
It would likely be even better, since a sample based approach inherently has scaling issues across octaves. A drum synthesis on the other hand, especially digital, is less likely to run into that
I'm having issues with connecting the Keystep37 to the Volca Drum via the sync in/out. The Volca seems to go insanely fast no matter how I try and configure it...
i finally bought a keystep today, i think it's really gonna tie the room together, as it were. i'm super confused by cables and connections for some reason... what does the audio interface connect to? your computer? with a DAW? i'm so bad at this, lol.
My audio interface is actually an audio recorder, so that's how I record the audio for my videos. You could just plug that same output into a pair of headphones or speakers though :)
@@FreeBeat that's what i was wondering! thank you so much for answering my questions, there have been a few and you've helped me a lot. it's all really exciting to me, i'm 42 and i've been a musician all my life, but i'm just breaking into electronic music and it's a whole new world.
I was looking at the midi ccs for the drum and noticed there's no cc for step jump. I'm controlling my volca via a midi keyboard through Ableton. Any way to utilize step jump feature while using midi patterns in Ableton? Tnx
Wonder if you can start and stop drum patterns with this setup. I'm thinking midi Chan 1 for pattern 1, midi Chan 2 for pattern 2, etc. Been looking at the volca sample 2 for this reason.
have you tried program change messages? midi chart says it recieves this commands. seems like you can store 16 presets (sets/banks/ whatever) and switch them from other gear.but not shure...
I'm interested in picking up this combo with the intent to loop some chords using the keystone, and sequence some percussion with the volca. Can I toggle between the midi controls (controlling the volca) and the other features on the keystep (like it's own sequencer or arpeggiator) to overdub(?) What is being played on the volca? Then could I audio out that from the volcas headphone jack to hear both things? (Sorry for the long-winded question, I'm new to all these things!)
@@FreeBeat Well, all this stuff is pretty new to me so I'm not even sure I'm asking the right question. But I'm looking to loop a keyboard chord progression using the keystep, while also having percussion loop over it. I suppose I wouldn't even need to have the volca controlled by the keystep, I just need the loops synced... If I'm making sense haha
@@itsbread4922 So the Keystep is just a controller, it doesn't actually make any sounds. So to use the Keystep to make chords you'll have to have a synth that can play chords too.
@@FreeBeat that probably explains some of my confusion! I misunderstood it as being capable of stand alone keyboard features 😅 okay thank you, friend! :D
@@FreeBeat sorry to take more of your time (you've more than earned a sub!) But what would you recommend to get what I'm describing? I noticed volca keys is pretty nice! Would that combined with the drums make a good dawless backtrack, jambox thing?
