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Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Product no: 9000-0025-1518
Product information
General
The Korg Volca FM is a compact comprehensive synthesizer. FM synthesis is something that has been missing from this series, until now. FM synthesis is a way to make thousands of sounds by modulating the frequency of an oscillator (vibrato) with the output of another oscillator. With an analogue synthesizer this process would be done with an LFO, but with FM synthesis a regular oscillator is used. Because the rate of oscillation is so high, the vibrato can no longer be heard, but a change in sound will be heard instead. FM synthesis revolutionised music in the '80s and FM sounds are still found on synthesizers today. Whether you're aware of it or not, you've almost certainly heard an FM sound.
The Power of the Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
With a polyphony of three, the Volca FM won't be your only synthesizer. But amongst other synthesizers it will give you that typical, rich FM sound that cuts through any mix with ease. The real beauty of the Korg Volca FM though is that fact that you can create nearly everything with FM synthesis, whether that's lead, bass and metal sounds or sound effects. While it doesn't have the same complexity and extensive controls of the Yamaha DX7 (the device that made FM synsthesis popular in the '80s), that's no bad thing. Here you get a handful of parameters so that you can get started quickly and easily. The Volca FM is compatible with the DX7 and can load its files, so all of its sounds are possible. You can even find its sounds on the internet!
What's More...
An arpeggiator is included for making familiar riffs straight out of the '80s. For warm pad and string sounds, there's also a chorus effect, something the DX7 didn't have. The real power of this machine though perhaps lies in the sync connectors that allow you to connect two Volca FM's together for a polyphony of six. Connecting other Volca's is no problem either, of course. Finally, the Korg Volca FM is highly portable thanks to it compact size, and it works up to 10 hours on 6 AA batteries (included). In short, the Volca FM is versatile, adventurous and fun.
Service promise
Bax Music Warranty
This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
Specifications
Product features
19-inch rack size
Not applicable
Number of keys
27
Arpeggiator/sequencer
Arpeggiator
Control
None
Synthesizer inputs
None
Sound source
FM
MIDI & other
MIDI in
Synthesizer options
Standard
Synthesizer outputs
Headphone
Synthesizer kind
Portable
Type of keys
Touch-sensitive keys/pads
Vintage remake
No
Synthesizer type
Desktop module
Difficulty level
Difficult
Weight and dimensions including packaging
Weight
805 gr
Dimensions
26,5 x 15,0 x 7,0 cm
Product specifications
Korg Volca FM
synthesizer
polyphony: 3
poly
mono
unison
operators: 6
number of sounds: 32
synthesis parameters:
modulator attack
modulator decay
carrier attack
carrier decay
LFO rate
LFO pitch depth
algorithms (32)
adjustable:
transposition
octave
playing strength
arpeggio
arpeggio types: 9 (3x rise, 3x fall, 3x random)
effect: chorus
sequencer:
parts: 1
steps: 16
patterns: 16
motion sequencing
active step
warp active step
pattern chain
metronome
connectors:
output: mini stereo jack
sync in: mini stereo jack
sync out: mini stereo jack
MIDI in
two Volca FMs can work together for a polyphony of six
sys-ex/syx from Yamaha's DX7 can be loaded
power supply
6x AA
battery life: +/- 10 hours
optional 9-volt adapter (KA-350)
included
6x AA alkaline batteries
sync cable
list of edit parameters
dimensions: 193 x 115 x 40mm
weight (batteries excluded): 360g
Videos
4.6
21 reviews
Rating
5 stars144 stars63 stars12 stars01 star0
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5 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Love this little box of 80s joy. For less than a couple of weeks commuting to London (saved by working from home!) you can have a lot more fun than the commute, although this box is small enough to take away with you. I've been enjoying hooking up an old zoom multi effects guitar pedal and getting creative.. There is a bit of menu diving but you can always hook up to midi and use DX7 patch editors instead.
Well worth the purchase!
December 1, 2020
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James
5 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
This is a fantastic piece of equipment packed nicely for a very decent price. Probably my favourite Volca so far. It really is a great little box and it is probably one of the most user friendly synths for beginners in FM synthesis. Love the retro 80's design too.
November 19, 2020
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Christos Grigoroglou
5 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
This is an astonishing synth in a very small package. The possibilities are endless and I'm loving every bit of it!
November 1, 2020
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Mario C.
4 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
I bought the Volca Keys and Beats years ago- read numerous reviews of the FM, and checked out what people were doing with it on Youtube and made the decision to buy.
It's the best Volca yet. Chainable sequencer patterns and an arpeggiator give great versatility. The voices are excellent, and can be reprogrammed or replaced with DX7 files. Can you beat this for about £120? I really don't think you can get close, it's a great little box from Korg. The Keys has a certain charm- and a great retro analog sound- but if you're going to buy one or the other, I'd go for the FM..
March 14, 2019
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Steve Turner
Reviews from other countries
4 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Opgelet! De nieuwe Korg Volca FM2 komt binnenkort uit!
April 14, 2022
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Geert M.
This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
3 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Een mooi ding, maaaar.....ga hem niet updaten.....dit gat fout, dat werkt met het overzenden van geluid. Mijn Voca FM is nu zo dood als een pier. Maar als ie het doet een prachtig ding.
February 4, 2021
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Duncan P.
This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
4 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Heerlijke fm synthesizer in het formaat van de volca series. Ontzettend krachtige synthesizer, zeker voor het formaat en de prijs. Het enige nadeel is dat, als je zelf een geluid wilt maken, je veel moet doen aan 'menu-diving'. Er zijn echter online websites zodat je makkelijker geluiden kunt tweaken. In elk geval een echte aanrader!
December 21, 2020
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Jefta
This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
5 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Een zeer goede en betaalbare fm synth
Met de operator kaart erbij goed begrijpelijk en inzichtelijk te krijgen hoe de fm synthesis in zijn werk gaat.
Diepe bassen en coole retro tonen
Echt een aanrader!
September 21, 2020
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John K.
This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
4 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
Le format compact est parfait pour lemporter partout avec soi. Le nombre de paramètres est très important, ce qui permet de générer tout type de son. Cependant, la prise en main prendra un temps certain.
April 25, 2020
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Guillaume
This review was automatically translated from French.
4 / 5
Korg Volca FM Synthesizer
M'n eerste Volca.
Even wennen, aangezien ik onbekend ben met FM-synthese, maar de kaart met algoritmes en parameters, alsmede de nodige youtubefilmpjes en online uitleg over FM-synthese zijn van grote hulp.
Nog even druk ontdekken met het zelf maken van geluiden 'from scratch', al zijn sommige presets al goed om te gebruiken en mee te tweaken, al dan niet via MIDI en sync aangesloten op m'n Monologue of MicroKorg, met de nodige effecten.
FM-synthese, maar dan begrijpelijk gemaakt, en volgens mij een stuk overzichtelijker dan op de originele DX-modellen.
January 7, 2020
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Ivar
This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
