Korg Volca FM - The Expert Guide
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
The essential guide to the Volca FM, created by the world’s leading Volca expert Tony Horgan. Across 170 pages, this interactive guide explains everything about the Volca FM, with easy-to-follow text, illustrations, photography and audio examples. 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. From the author of the universally 5-star rated Korg Volca Beats - The Expert Guide, this is the perfect companion for all Volca FM users.
The full chapter list:
1. About this book
- Hello
- Get in touch
2. Quick-start guides
- How to select a sound
- How to edit a sound
- How to rename a sound
- How to save a sound
- How to select and play a pattern
- How to record a pattern
- How to save a pattern
- How to record a motion sequence
- How to chain patterns
- How to import Yamaha DX7 sounds
- How to 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
Customer Reviews
A Must Have For The Volca FM
This Expert Guide is awesome!
If you’ve got the Volca FM and don’t have a this guide, you’re probably missing out on a lot of functionality (and fun) with your synth.
This guide starts with the super basics of the Volca FM, but quickly gets deeper into this cool little synth.
When Korg created the Volca FM, it seems like they “levelled up” on the Bass, Keys and Beats. The FM is a little more complex, and a lot more powerful. This goes both for the sequencing aspects of the FM, and the sound generation. This guide maps how you can really make the most of the machine.
This guide helped me get started, but has also helped me later on (when I try to do more complex stuff). I’m actually planning to revisit it soon, to learn about MIDI integration with an external sequencer.
I find having this guide is a bit better than some free video from youtube - I trust this guide more! That’s because it’s seems completely comprehensive, and is also pretty professionally written.
Ditto
I agree , this book is a must have, easy to read and well explained. Wonderful
A Must Have for Every Owner
This guide is very concise, yet very easy to understand, and helps you get the most out of your Volca FM. in fact I think KORG should be paying this guy to make the Instruction Manuals for all of their Products. After reading through this I want to buy more of Tony Horgans Guides & the Machines that Match. Definitely recommend