Specifications:

Powerful analogue bass sound creation and an Electribe-inspired sequencer for the ultimate bass lines

Aggressive sounds that stand up to the drums; fat sounds that support the rhythm; funky sounds that generate a groove - the Volca Bass is an analogue bass line groove box that has what you need for a wide range of bass lines.
Although simple in structure, the analogue sound engine has an unmistakable presence with subtle nuances that cannot be reproduced by a digital simulation; it's a great choice for acid house and many other styles of music.

Three true-analogue synthesizers with built-in sequencers to generate the ultimate analogue leads, basses, or rhythms

Following in the footsteps of the Monotron, Monotribe, and MS-20 Mini analogue synthesizers, Korg announces the Volca series. Volca is a new lineup of EDM production tools comprised of three distinct models: the Volca Keys lead synthesizer, the Volca Bass synthesizer, and the Volca Beats rhythm machine. These powerful and fun-to-use true-analogue devices deliver a diverse array of fat sounds that can be obtained only from an analogue synthesizer. Each is also equipped with sequencing/recording capabilities for intuitively generating performances.

The Electribe's step sequencer

This step sequencer is designed to make editing easy and to let you add or remove parts in an improvisational way. You can use the 16 step keys to intuitively enter notes while visually monitoring the timing of the notes within the measure. You can also enter completely different phrases for each of the three oscillators, and play the touch panel keyboard to record in real time, and up to eight sequence patterns can be stored in internal memory.

• Keyboard: Multi touch Keyboard / step key
• Synthesizer Type: Analog synthesis
• Structure: 3 VCO, 1 VCF, 1 VCA, 1 LFO, 1 EG
• VCO Wave: Saw, Square
• VCF: Cutoff, Peak, EG Int
• VCF Type: Low Pass Filter, 12 db/oct
• VCA EG: on/off, Sustain on/off
• LFO: Rate, Int, Target (Amp, Pitch, Cutoff), Wave (Triangle, Square)
• EG: Attack, Decay/Release, Sustain
• Sequencer Number of parts: 3

Analogue bass sounds with awesome presence

Three oscillators generate a variety of bass sounds
Generating the thick and modulated sounds that you expect from an analogue synthesizer, the three oscillators can be used in a variety of ways from one-part unison to three-part chords, giving you an incredible diversity of bass sounds.

Bright, crisp sound from Korg's legendary analogue filter

The analogue filter has been fine-tuned specifically for the Volca Bass. Turning the Cutoff knob to open the filter will make the sound brighter and more expansive; closing the filter produces a rounder and milder sound. Using the Peak knob to raise the resonance will initially produce a clean peak, and further increases will create great-sounding distortion. The resonance distortion that's so important for acid music has been tuned especially to accommodate bass sounds.

Simple structure with a single VCF, VCA, LFO, and EG

In addition to the three VCOs, the Volca Bass provides a carefully selected parameter structure consisting of a single VCF, VCA, LFO, and EG, ensuring that the sound that you want can be created intuitively. This is also the standard structure of a synthesizer, making the Volca Bass an ideal introductory instrument for learning the fundamentals of synthesizers - the enjoyment of creating your own sounds.

• Sequencer Number of Steps: 16
• Sequencer Number of Recording Patterns: 8
• 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, Maximum Output level: 5V)
• MIDI: In
• Battery Life: Approximately 10 hours (using alkaline batteries)
• Power supply: AA alkaline battery ×6, AA nickel-metal hydride battery ×6, AC adapter “KA-350” (optional)