Deep Dive into Detroit Techno using Korg Volcas (Like it was 1988)

In this episode Adam Vox deep dives into the history of Detroit Techno, and also re-creates some classic sounds using Korg Volcas.

Gear used:
- Korg Volca Sample
- Korg Volca Keys
- Korg Volca Bass
- Korg Volca Drum
- Korg Volca FM
- Yamaha FB01
- Korg NTS-1 (fx)

Index:
00:00 Intro
00:32 History of Detroid Techno
04:51 Introducing the Yamaha FB01
05:35 Recording the Piano Groove
06:23 Piano Groove on Volca Sample
07:18 Chord stabs on Volca Keys
08:16 More Drums (Volca Drum)
08:36 Bass on Volca FM
08:53 Acid Bass on Volca Bass
09:22 Old School Detroit Techno Jam
10:27 Outro

[bboyrughbrn]

I got to tour the Detroit Techno Museum a few years ago and on display was all the actual original equipment Juan Atkinson, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson used to produce Techno. This past weekend was Our annual Techno Festival in Detroit called “Movement”. Kevin Saunderson played there.

[alanmodimages]

As someone who grew up in Detroit and was there when Techno dropped, you have a really good sense of how the different parts of the song moved in and out to build tension and excitement. Well done 😎

[SuperRingoffire]

You know your music and your Volca's! Very well presented and clever jam 👏☮

[ausweider]

Great stuff. I really like your videos. Thanks a lot.

[nocheastral]

Awesome work ! Great Story ! Thanks so much for your time and effort helping others understand better this Music Genres🙂👍🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶🇲🇽🇲🇽

[lukasketurakismccarthy]

Have you heard of the Retrokits RK-008? It about the closet thing to a DIY Volca sequencer on the market right now. Also its predecessor the
RK-006 can do it pretty good as well.

[DJ_Cthulhu]

Use the Korg SQ-1 as a Volca Sequencer substitute 😉

[Kung_Fu_Jesus]

God I wish the volca’s sequencer were more than 16 steps, it would make these machines much less of a toy.

[lrhtzfq]

This music would perfectly fit for Streets of rage 4)))

[Haymenameisbill]

Why you don´t use the Song Mode in the Volca Sample? I have the Sample 2 and i wisht it has this Mode too.

[doboltalis]

Let me ask you a question. For example, on Keys Volca Korg, is it possible to register at least 4 chords in a sequence? Or does everything play on one chord ? 🤔

[wwkolo]

Hey man - noob question, but when you daisy chain a bunch of Volcas together, how do you get the audio output from a single source? Does each one have to go into a mixer with its own channel? I am looking into get a few to start playing with, so just doing some basic research. Thank you and keep up the great videos. Liked and subscribed!

[holdthebeans]

Could you have used a Volca FM for the piano part instead of sampling a Yamaha?