The Korg volca kick is an analog kick generator made for sound design that features a wide range of sounds from kick drums to kick basses. The 16-step sequencer includes a new Touch FX feature for immediate control of an effect - an extremely useful tool for live performances.

Korg's volca kick uses a completely analog circuit with the sound of an oscillating filter from the original MS-20. Simple and effective parameters are provided, allowing you to freely design a wide range of kick sounds to your taste. The anaalog drive includes multiple stages of distortion that can be adjusted by a single knob for more variety and power.

Customize your sequences further with the ACCENT, SLIDE, and BEND REVERSE functions. The accent function allows you to program accents per step then control the depth of the added dynamics with the ACCENT knob. The slide function creates the effect of a connection between steps for a smooth kick bass. The bend reverse function can be specified for each step to play the bend backward, reversing the conventional kick pitch from low to high for a more unique sound.

Korg volca kick Features:

• Analog kick sounds generated by MS-20 filter oscillation
• Aggressively control the sound using DRIVE and TONE
• Powerful kick bass
• Synchronize playback with another unit
• Compact size, battery operation and built-in speaker to play anwhere

Korg volca kick Specifications:

• Keyboard: Multi-touch keyboard / Step key
• Kick Generator
  • Type: Analog synthesis
  • Maximum Polyphony: 1 voice
  • Structure: VCF (no input MS-20 Rev1 filter as resonator), Pulse Generator, VCA, analog DRIVE, analog TONE
  • MS-20 Resonator: Pitch/Octave, Bend, Time
  • Pulse: Color, Level
  • Amp: Attack, Delay
  • Drive
  • Tone: Low Pass Filter, 12 db/oct
• Sequencer
  • Number of Parts: 1
  • Number of Steps: 16
  • Number of Recording Patterns: 16 (each with its own sound program)
  • Controls: Pattern Chain, Motion Sequence, Touch FX, Active Step, Accent (On/Off, Depth), Slide, Bend Reverse, Roll (1/4, 1/2, 1/1, 4/3, 2/1, 3/1), Octave (1 Oct Up, 2 Oct Up), Sustain, Swing
• Connectors
  • Audio Output: Headphones (3.5mm stereo mini jack)
  • Sync:
    • Sync In (3.5mm monaural mini jack, Maximum input level: 20V)
    • Sync Out (3.5mm monaural mini jack, Output level: 5V)
  • MIDI: In
• Power
  • Power Supply: AA alkaline battery x 66 or AA nickel/metal hydride battery x 6 or AC adapter (DC 9V) (optional)
  • Battery Life: Approximately 10 hours (using alkaline batteries)
• Dimensions (WxDxH): 7.60" x 4.53" x 1.81" (193 x 115 x46 mm)
• Weight: 13.29 oz. (377 g) (Excluding batteries)
• Others
  • Included Items: AA alkaline battery x 6 (for verifying operation), Sync Cable
  • Accessories: AC adapter (DC 9V)