Download or read book Korg Volca NuBass The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony Horgan presents his most fun Korg Volca Guide so far! Beginners and experts alike will love the latest in this incredibly popular, officially licenced series, popping with concept visuals, sounds for you to try and even basslines and riffs to program into your own Volca NuBass. Every feature is explained and described in simple, easy to follow text. Try the free preview edition, and see below for the full contents. 1. Quick-start guides - Keyboard notes and controls - About the Volca NuBass - Select and play a pattern - Select and play a pattern chain - Record or edit a pattern (Live mode) - Record or edit a pattern (Step Record mode) - Save a pattern - Record a motion sequence - Synchronise timing with other Volcas and instruments - Connect to headphones or a mixer - Connect to an audio interface or sound card 2. Patches - Introduction to patches - A1 Bass - Hollow Oscillation - Raw Acid - Two-note Arpeggio - Pill-popper - Soft Sweep - Easy Bass - You Got The Bass - Glove Puppet - Dramatic Arpeggio - Elephant Drone - Ray Gun - Multi-sweep - Jellyfish - Sine Bass - Long Acid Sweep - LFO Attack Decay - Brain Freeze - Seminal Acid - Soft Bass - Lightning Bass - Siren - Trance Bass - Sample and Hold 3. Patterns and loops - About the patterns - How to program the patterns in Step Record mode - Curious Worm - Octave Jumper - Driving Trance - Rhetorical Saunter - Block Rocker - Waggle Dance - Easy Dancer - 80s Acid - Six Pack - Funky Monkey - Space Hopper 4. Vacuum Tube Oscillator section - About the oscillator section - Pitch - VTO Wave - Sub-oscillator saturation and level - Oscillator section tips 5. Voltage Controlled Filter section - About the filter - Cutoff - Peak - Attack - Decay - EG Int - Accent knob - Filter tips 6. LFO, Drive and Tone - About the LFO - LFO Wave - LFO Target - LFO Rate - LFO Int - LFO Sync - Drive - Tone 7. Buttons - Step Jump - Play - Step mode - Act. Step - Transpose - Accent - Slides - Memory - Write - Rand - Func 8. Keyboard - Keys 1-7 - Shift keys - Motion Sequence and Clear keys 9. MIDI - MIDI: an overview - About MIDI Control Change messages - MIDI CC messages 10. Sync, Swing Tempo, Audio Out - Sync - Swing - Tempo - Volume and Audio Out 11. Global Parameters, Firmware, Patch Sheets - Global Parameters - Power options - Further reading - Index - Patch sheets - Pattern sheets

Download or read book Korg Volca Bass The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Officially endorsed by Korg, this stunning multimedia guide to the Korg Volca Bass explains everything about the Volca Bass, with easy-to-follow text, illustrations, photography and sounds for you to recreate on your own Volca Bass. Make rapid progress with the quick-start guides, then look deeper into the workings of the Volca Bass. Every control is covered in detail, and all the controls are fully discussed and illustrated. Jump between sections using hyperlinks and take it at your own pace. From the author of the 5-star rated Korg Volca Expert Guide series, this is the perfect companion for all Volca Bass users. The full chapter list: 1. About this book - Hello - Get in touch 2. Quick-start guides - Keyboard notes - Select and play a pattern - Create a pattern - Save a pattern - Synchronise with other Volca units - Connect via MIDI - Record the sound - Effects and EQ (equalisation) 3. How the Volca Bass sound is created 4. Tempo 5. EG Section - Understanding the EG section - Attack - Decay/Release - Cutoff EG Int - Sustain On - Amp EG On 6. Octave 7. Filter Peak and Cutoff - Understanding the filter - Peak - Cutoff 8. LFO Rate and Int - Understanding the LFO - LFO Rate - Sync the LFO to the tempo - LFO Int 9. VCO Section - What is a VCO? - VCO Pitch - VCO Buttons - VCO Wave - VCO Group 10. Soft buttons - Memory/Write button - Step Mode - Slide Edit - Play - Active Step - Record - Step Record - Transpose note - Motion sequence keys - Clear Active Step - Clear All - Func 11. Keyboard functions - Understanding the keyboard - VCO Group - LFO Target - LFO Wave - VCO Wave - Sustain On - Amp EG On - Clear keys 12. Power - Mains and battery power - Auto Power Off 13. MIDI In - MIDI: an overview - MIDI cables - Selecting the MIDI channel - MIDI Control Change messages - Slide Time, Expression, Gate Time - MIDI Control Change numbers - MIDI RX Short Message 14. Sync In / Sync Out - What is Sync? - Changing Sync steps - Changing Sync polarity 14. Headphone socket and speaker - Audio connection and speaker 15. Automatic tuning

Download or read book Korg Volca Drum The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's here at last! Tony Horgan's Volca Drum guide will turn anyone into an expert. Every feature is explained and illustrated clearly, with inspirational tips and tricks to get you making big beats in an instant. Quick-start guides, over 50 patches, Wave Guide effects, hidden features and hacks, and detailed sequences reveal everything there is to know about this mighty little drum machine. This is the most visual Volca Expert Guide yet, with a treasure trove of concept images to back up the crystal clear text.

Download or read book Korg Volca Modular The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Korg Volca Modular - The Expert Guide is a goldmine of patches, tutorials, information and inspiration. World-renowned Volca expert Tony Horgan unravels the mysteries of the Volca Modular with mind-blowing patches, clear concept visuals and straight-talking text. Across more than 200 pages, every patch point, module, button and feature is explored and explained in detail, with the help of over 60 patches for you to recreate and adapt yourself. Learn how to create musical sounds, sound effects, drones, rhythms, process other instruments with the Volca Modular reverb effect, pass another instrument through the Volca Modular, control the Volca Modular from other instruments, create random self-generating sounds, connect to audio devices, add swing effects, master the sequencer, transpose patterns, play in different scales and so much more. 218 Pages, 61 patches Contents 01 About this book * About the author, ways to make contact 02 About the Volca Modular * About the Volca Modular * Patch cables * Front panel patch point inputs and outputs * Front panel connecting lines * What is CV (Control Voltage)? 03 Patches and sounds * Talking Droid * Space Out Feedback Loop * Correct Answer * Low Frequency Sweep * Buzz Bass * Automatic Bassline * Automatic Player * Tuned Kick Bass * Brain 04 Quick-start guides * Tips and hacks * Make a "patch" * Select and play a pattern * Select and play a pattern chain * Keyboard notes * Record a pattern * Save a pattern * Record a motion sequence * Synchronise timing with other Volcas * Connect to audio devices 05 Source * About the Source module * Source Pitch Input * Trampoline Bounce - Source Pitch Input example * Source Ratio Input * 2-Tone Hooter - Source Ratio Input example * Source Fold Input * Throb - Source Fold Input example * Source Mod Input * Space Oboe - Source Mod Input example 1 * Simple Drone - Source Mod Input example 2 * Source Modulator Wave Output * Sub-bass - Source Modulator Wave Output example * Source Carrier Output * Throat Singing - Source Carrier Output example 06 Functions * About the Functions * Function 1: Attack, Hold, Release generator * Function 1 Gate Input * Self-generating Random Gate - Function 1 Gate Input example * Function 1 Attack Input * Function 1 Release Input * Function 1 Positive Output * Brass Bugle - Function 1 Positive Output example * Function 1 Inverted Output * Slow, Fast, Slow - Function 1 Inverted Output example * Function 1 End Trigger Output * Bounce Back - Function 1 End Trigger Output example * Function 2: Rise, Fall generator * Function 2: Rise, Fall generator "LFO" * Function 2 Trigger Input * Function 2 Shape Input * Release Shape-Shifter - Function 2 Shape Input example * Function 2 Time Input * Alien Visit - Function 2 Time Input example * Function 2 Positive Output * Metallic Bounce - Function 2 Positive Output example * Function 2 Inverted Output * Function 2 End Trigger Output * Computer Processing - Function 2 End Trigger Output example 07 Clock / Sequences * Clock and Sequences * Slow, Faster, Slower - Clock Offset Input example * Sequences 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 Gate Output * Accents and Polyrhythms - Sequences 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 Gate Output example * Sequences Gate Output * Sequences Gate Output example * Sequences Pitch Output * Reverb On High Notes - Sequences Pitch Output example * Portamento - Sequences Pitch Output example 2 08 Dual LPG * Dual LPG explained * LPG 1 Signal Input * Easy sub-bass - LPG 1 Signal Input example * LPG 1 Level Input * Amplitude Modulation - LPG 1 Level Input example * LPG 1 Signal Output * Pitch Explosion - LPG 1 Signal Output example * Play It Louder - LPG 1 Signal Output example 2 * LPG 2 Signal Input * Organ Bass - LPG 2 Signal Input example * LPG 2 Level Input * Time Machine - LPG 2 Level Input example * LPG 2 Signal Output * Fuzz Bass - LPG 2 Signal Output example * Cutoff 09 Split * About the Split module * Split Input 1 / Output 1-A, Output 1-B * Split Input 2 / Output 2-A, Output 2-B * Power Station - Split example * Split mixer * Lift Off - Split mixer example * Lift Off (Extra Bass) - Split mixer example 10 Utility a, b, c * Utility a, b, c * Signal Input a * Signal Input b * Signal Input c * c knob * Intensity Control - c knob example * Volume Fluctuation - Utility a, b, c example * a+bxc Output * Self-generating Sound - a+bxc Output example 1 * Basic Wave Mixer - a+bxc Output example 2 * a-bxc Output * Pulse Width Modulation - a-bxc Output example 1 * If I Was A Pitch Man - a-bxc Output example 2 11 Woggle * About the Woggle * Woggle Sample Input * Video Game Jump - Woggle Sample Input example * Noisy Reverb - Woggle Sample Output example * Woggle Trigger Input * Simple 4th Note Trigger - Woggle Trigger Input * Woggle Stepped Output * Random Release - Woggle Stepped Output example * Woggle Smooth Output * Space Bee - Woggle Smooth Output example 12 Space Out, Microtune * About the Space Out module * Space Out Signal Input * Add reverb to an external sound source * Carrier Wave Always Audible - Space Out Signal Input example * Space Out Amount knob * Space Out Amount Input * Dry / Wet Foghorn - Space Out Amount Input example * Space Out Signal Output * Rocket Explode - Space Out Signal Output example * Microtune 13 CV In, Gate In, Sync * CV Input, Gate Input * Using CV and Gate to play notes * Calibrating (tuning) the CV Input * CV Output 1 * CV Output 2 * CV Input mixer example * Sync In / Out * Sync connections * Receive swing from another Volca * Sync problems 14 Volume, audio out, headphones * Volume * Headphones Output (audio output) 15 Buttons * Play, Active Step * Record (live recording) * Step Record * Memory, Write * Func 16 Keyboard * About the keyboard * Scale * Tonic * Microtuning * Microtuning keys * Octave keys * Randomize keys * Gate * Sequencer mode: Bounce * Sequence mode: Stoch. * Motion sequence keys * Clear keys 17 Power * Power options 18 Global parameters * Global parameters * System update (firmware update) 19 Module circuit diagrams * Source circuit diagram * Clock / Sequences circuit diagram * Functions circuit diagram * Split circuit diagram * LGP circuit diagram * Utility a, b, c circuit diagram * Woggle circuit diagram * Space Out circuit diagram

Download or read book Korg Volca FM The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Officially endorsed by Korg, the essential guide to the Volca FM has been created by the world’s leading Volca expert Tony Horgan. This interactive guide explains everything about the Volca FM, with easy-to-follow text, illustrations and photography. Make rapid progress with the quick-start guides, then look deeper into the amazing Volca FM. Every control is covered in detail, FM synthesis is demystified, and all the parameters and algorithms are fully discussed and illustrated. Jump between sections using hyperlinks and take it at your own pace. This is the perfect companion for all Volca FM users. The full chapter list: 1. About this book - Hello 2. Quick-start guides - Select a sound - Edit a sound - Rename a sound - Save a sound - Select and play a pattern - Record a pattern - Save a pattern - Record a motion sequence - Chain patterns - Import Yamaha DX7 sounds - Clone sounds and patterns 3. What is FM synthesis? - FM synthesis theory 4. Slider controls - Transpose slider - Velocity / Value slider 5. Program edit knobs - Modulator & Carrier knobs (+ envelopes) - LFO rate, LFO Pitch Depth - Program / Param knob - Algorithm knob 6. Program edit buttons - Octave / Operator buttons - Save / Export button - Edit button 7. The arpeggiator - About the arpeggiator - Arp type knob - Arp type chart - Arp Div knob - Arp Division chart 8. Tempo and volume - Tempo knob - Volume knob 9. Play, Record, memory & Func buttons - Play / Active step button - Record / Erase button - Memory / Write button - Func button 10. Keyboard functions - Understanding the keyboard and LEDs - Voice mode: Poly, Mono, Unison - Chorus - Arp On / Off key - Tempo division - Metronome - Warp Active Step - Transpose note - Motion sequence keys - Clear Active Step - Clear All 11. Power - Mains and battery power - Auto Power Off 12. MIDI In - MIDI: an overview - MIDI cables - Selecting the MIDI channel - MIDI Control Change messages - MIDI Control Change numbers 13. Sync In / Sync Out - What is Sync? - Changing Sync steps - Changing Sync polarity 14. Headphone socket and speaker - Audio connection and speaker 15. Parameters in brief - Parameter list - What are parameters? - How to select and edit parameters 16. Parameters in detail - Every parameter explained in detail 17. Algorithms - Algorithms list - Algorithms explained - Full-page diagrams of every algorithm 18. System update - How to update the firmware 19. Global parameters - All global parameters explained

Download or read book Korg Volca Sample The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back once again with another officially endorsed Volca Expert Guide, Tony Horgan gets deep into the Korg Volca Sample. This interactive guide includes detailed explanations of every control and feature, using Tony's trademark straight-talking text, clear illustrations and gorgeous photography. Quick-start guides will lead you through the basics in minutes, and from there you can explore every detail of the Korg Volca Sample at your own pace. Sections on the theory of sound sampling, sample creation and sample editing are included to allow you to break free from the presets and create your own unique sounds. This is essential reading for every Volca Sample user. The full chapter list: 1. About this book - Hello - Acknowledgements 2. Quick-start guides - Select a Part, assign a sample - Select and play a pattern or "song" - Create a pattern (Step mode) - Create a pattern (Live mode) - Save a pattern or song - Record a motion sequence - What is a "song"? - Create a "song" - Create a melody or bassline - Load new samples - Delete selected samples - Delete all samples 3. Understanding and creating samples - What is a sample? - Where to find new samples - Recording samples - Creating or rendering samples - Editing samples 4. Analogue Isolator - How to use the analogue isolator 5. Sample knob, Start Point, Length - Sample select knob - Length - Start point 6. Hi Cut - Hi Cut 7. Speed, EG Int, Pitch Attack, Pitch Decay - Speed knob - Understanding the pitch envelope - EG Int (Pitch Envelope Generator Intensity) - Pitch Envelope Attack - Pitch Envelope Decay 8. Level and Pan - Level - Pan 9. Amp Attack, Amp Decay - Understanding the Amplitude Envelope - Amp Attack - Amp Decay 10. Tempo, Swing, Reverb Mix, Volume - Tempo - Swing - Reverb Mix - Volume 11. Part, Reverse, Reverb - Part - Reverse - Reverb 12. Mute, Solo - Mute - Solo 13. Func - All Func button functions 14. Memory, Write, Step Mode, Step Jump - Memory / Write - Step mode - Step Jump 15. Play, Record, Active Step, Step Record - Play, Record - Active Step - Record / Step Record 16. Keyboard, Loop, Motion Seq, Clear - Understanding the keyboard - Part keys / memory keys - Song memory keys - Loop on / off - Motion sequence keys - Clear keys 17. MIDI In - MIDI: an overview - How the Volca Sample responds to MIDI - MIDI cables - Retrokits RK-002 MIDIator cable - MIDI Control Change Messages - MIDI Control Change Numbers - MIDI RX Short Message 18. Sync and headphone sockets - What is Sync? - Changing Sync steps - Changing Sync polarity - Headphone socket 19. Power - Mains and battery power - Auto power off 20. Trouble shooting and global parameters - Samples will not transfer - Sync problems - Voice stealing or muting - Firmware update / system update - Global parameters

Download or read book Korg Volca Keys The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ** NOW FEATURES NEW PATCHES AND SOUNDS CHAPTER!! ** The undisputed Korg Volca expert Tony Horgan continues his series of officially endorsed multimedia guides with this in-depth look at the Volca Keys. Straight-talking text, clear illustrations and beautiful photography combine to make this an essential companion to the Volca Keys. Every aspect of the Volca Keys is explained in easy-to-understand terms. You too can become a Volca expert! The full chapter list:1. About this book- Hello- Acknowledgements2. Quick-start guides- Start here- Select and play a pattern- Record a pattern- Save a pattern- Record a motion sequence- Sync with other Volca units- Connect via MIDI- Record a pattern in Flux mode3. Voice modes- Voice modes explained- Poly mode- Unison mode- Octave mode- Fifth mode- Unison Ring mode- Poly Ring mode4. Octave selector- Octave selector5. VCO section- What is a VCO?- Detune- Portamento- EG Int (VCO)6. VCF section- What is a VCF?- Cutoff- Peak- EG Int (VCF)7. LFO section- What is an LFO?- LFO wave shapes- Rate- Pitch Int- Cutoff Int8. EG section- What is an EG?- Attack- Decay / Release- Sustain9. Delay section- Delay Time- Delay Feedback10. Tempo and Volume- Tempo knob- Tempo division- Volume knob11. Soft buttons- Play / Active Step- Record / Erase- Memory / Write- Func12. Keyboard- About the keyboard- Motion sequence keys- LFO keys- Tempo division keys- Metronome- Step Trigger- Tempo delay- Flux- Clear keys13. MIDI In- MIDI: an overview- Selecting the MIDI channel- MIDI control change messages- MIDI control change numbers- MIDI cables- MIDI RX Short Message- MIDI Clock Source14. Sync In / Out- What is Sync?- Changing Sync polarity15. Headphone socket- Audio output cables16. Automatic tuning- How auto-tuning works

Download or read book Korg Volca Beats The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed writer and musician Tony Horgan has been dubbed “The Volca Master” by his online following. In this media-rich book he combines superb photography, illustrations and straight-talking text to explain how you too can create amazing sounds from this game-changing drum machine. Quick-start guides, expert tips and knob-by-knob discussions shine a light into the deepest, darkest corners of the Korg Volca Beats. Learn how to: * Create killer patterns in seconds * Use Motion Recording to transform your sound * Add funk, swing, echo and fill-in effects with Stutter * Layer sounds for bigger impact * Tune sounds to add musical elements * Use the Volca Beats with a DAW and MIDI controllers * Sync with other Korg and MIDI equipment * Record and process the Volca Beats for high quality results * Discover undocumented secrets and tricks * Access Global Parameters and start-up settings

Download or read book Korg Volca Mix The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to the Korg Volca Mix

Download or read book Korg Volca Kick The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volca expert Tony Horgan is back again with another amazing guide. Every aspect of the Korg Volca Kick is explained in detail, with patch examples, straight-talking text, illustrations and gorgeous photography. Korg Volca Kick - The Expert Guide will teach you everything you need to know about this incredibly powerful and versatile analogue bass machine. Recreate well-known kick sounds, invent brand new kicks, lay down warm analogue basslines, and innovate with entirely new bass effects and patterns. Quick-start guides will get you kicking in seconds, and the deeper chapters will allow you to master the Volca Kick at your own pace.

Download or read book Korg Volca Sample 2 The Expert Guide written by Tony Horgan and published by Tony Horgan. This book was released on 2022-05-11 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The officially licensed guide to the next generation Korg Volca FM 2, created by the world’s leading Volca expert Tony Horgan. Over 160 pages, this practical and visual ebook explains everything about the Volca FM 2, with easy-to-follow text, illustrations and photography. Make rapid progress with the quick-start guides, then look deeper into the amazing Volca FM. Every control is covered in detail, FM synthesis is demystified, and all the parameters and algorithms are fully discussed and illustrated. From the author of the universally acclaimed Korg Volca Expert Guide series, this is the perfect companion for all Volca FM users. CONTENTS 1. About this book 2. Quick-start guides - Main controls - About the Volca FM - Preset sounds - New features - Select and play a sound - Select and play a pattern - Select and play a pattern chain - Record or edit a pattern - Save a pattern - Record a motion sequence - Edit a sound - Rename a sound - Save a sound - Clone sounds and patterns - Import Yamaha DX7 sounds - Synchronise timing - Connect to headphones or a mixer - Connect to an audio interface or sound card 2. What is FM synthesis? - FM synthesis theory 3. Slider controls - Transpose slider - Velocity / Value slider 4. Program edit knobs - Modulator & Carrier knobs (+ envelopes) - LFO rate, LFO Pitch Depth - Program - Param knob - Algorithm knob 5. Program edit buttons - Octave / Operator buttons - Save / Export button - Edit button 6. The arpeggiator - About the arpeggiator - Arp type knob - Arp type chart - Arp Div knob - Arp Division chart 7. Tempo, Sync, Audio Out, Power - Tempo knob - Volume knob - Mains and battery power - Auto Power Off - What is Sync? - Change Sync Step setting - Change Sync polarity 8. Play, Record, Memory & Func - Play / Active step button - Record / Erase button - Memory / Write button - Func button 9. Keyboard functions - Understanding the keyboard and LEDs - Voice mode: Poly, Mono, Unison - Chorus - Reverb - Arp On / Off key - Program Random - Tempo division - Metronome - Warp Active Step - Transpose note - Motion sequence keys - Clear Active Step - Clear All 12. MIDI - MIDI: an overview - Selecting the MIDI channel - MIDI Control Change messages - MIDI Control Change numbers - MIDI RX Short Message 11. Parameters in brief - Parameter list - What are parameters? - Understanding the LED panel - Select and edit parameters - Edit the parameter value 16. Parameters in detail - Every parameter explained in detail 17. Algorithms, Global Parameters, updates - Algorithms list - What are algorithms? - Full-page diagrams of every algorithm - Global parameters - System update - Factory reset - Further reading - Index - Algorithm chart - Parameter List

Download or read book Synthesizer Basics written by Brent Hurtig and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1988 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the fundamental knowledge and information that a beginning or intermediate electronic musician must have to understand and play today's keyboard synthesizers. This basic primer, newly updated from the classic original edition, offers step-by-step explanations and practical advice on what a synthesizer is, the basic concepts and components, and the latest technical developments and applications. Written by Bob Moog, Roger Powell, Steve Porcaro (of Toto), Tom Rhea, and other well-known experts, Synthesizer Basics is the first, and still the best, introduction available today.

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