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Korg Minilogue or Korg Volcas (Beats + Keys + Bass)

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  • 12-04-2017 1:33pm
    #1
    NFH
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭


    Looking to put together a basic home recording setup: guitar + bass into laptop with Presonus Audiobox USB (Studio One Artist).

    On top of this I want to get into analogue synth.

    I was thinking of getting the Korg Minilogue but for a similar price I can get the three Korg Volcas (Beats + Keys + Bass).

    The Presonus already has an inbuilt synth "Mai Tai" and beat maker "Impact", so I think for the purposes of messing around, the Korg Volcas might be better? I can probly use the "Mai Tai" synth to play with the Volca sounds too.

    Any suggestions?


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    I'd toyed with the idea of getting one of the Volca kits but in the end decided the sounds themselves were a bit cheap sounding. You might be as well off sticking with VSTs


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    Beakflakes
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭Beakflakes


    Can't speak for the rest of the volca range but had the loan of the keys for a few days and I was expecting something really crap but I was really surprised at how big and pleasant it sounded when compared to much more expensive hardware analog synths. 4 voice polyphony. A lot of bang for your buck and you grow into the tiny keys/knobs after a bit. My 2 cents.


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    jiltloop
    Registered Users Posts: 2,187 ✭✭✭jiltloop


    I don't have experience with the volca range but just on principle I would recommend getting the Minologue. You're going to get more long term use out of a proper analogue synth than you will out the volca instruments which the uses of which can all be easily replicated in the box. Personally I would always prefer to have a hardware (analogue if possible) synth in my setup than a hardware anything else, cost permitting.


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    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Was looking to get the volca beats but in the end decided to buy a beatstep sequencer and use it to control Reason (kong/redrum/synth any DAW). Still looking to get into analogue myself. After using the beatstep for a while though I should have bought the beatstep pro, multichannel steps.

    Good thing about the beatstep is its connectivity CV/Note out MIDI and USB. Will probably buy an analogue drum module in a few months. Was looking at them Mutant drum racks $$$


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