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Made this about 5 minutes after unpacking my new Volca Beats by Korg.
The construction is surprisingly sturdy. The knobs are steppy, which is a bit of a let-down considering it's (nearly) full analog machine. The snare leaves something to be desired, but the kick is very versatile. On the fly beat making when paired with the Electribe is incredibly fun. It doesn't satisfy all my drum needs, and I'll no doubt be adding some PCM drum module or routing a channel off of a rompler / work-station to give the drums a bit more texture. All and all, I won't lose any sleep spending $150 on this little unit.-
Power jack? They have a lot of problems with that cheap jack. The digi-pots can ruin the whole unit if one takes a good hit as well. Throwing random values on the filter or oscillator pitch will definitely ruin your session.
I like the EA-1, but it's not an end all be all unit. I need a poly synth somewhere down the chain and the sampler unit is something I'm looking into buying if I can get one at the right price. - Show next comments 3 more