The volca series has shed new light on classic technologies by linking classic sound engines such as the groove machines and early samplers of the past with the dance music of today. Now it's time for the series to gain an FM sound engine.
The volca fm is a three-voice digital FM synthesizer that completely reproduces the sound engine of a classic FM synthesizer, and provides compatibility with it as well. The unique volca interface makes it easy to manipulate distinctive FM sounds even if you're not familiar with the complexities of FM synthesis. The 16-step sequencer that's one of volca's features provides new functions such as WARP ACTIVE STEP and PATTERN CHAIN that let you make even more powerful rhythm patterns.
Motion Sequence, Active Step, Warp Active Step, Pattern Chain, Metronome , Transpose, Velocity, Octave, Arp (Type, Div) .
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) , When two units of volca fm, available to export the sound programs and sequence data from a volca fm to the other one
MIDI : In , Available to convert and load SYS-EX/SYX file created on the Yamaha DX7
Effects
Chorus
Power Requirements
6 x AA Alkaline or KA-350 AC Adapter (not included)
Specification
Type : FM synthesis
Maximum Polyphony : 3 voices
Structure : 6 operators, 32 algorithms
Number of Programs : 32
Main Edits : Modulator (Attack, Decay), Carrier (Attack, Decay), LFO (Rate, P.Depth), Algrtm (Available to edit full parameters for each operator in Edit Mode)
Arpeggiator Types : 9 (each 3 patterns of "Rise", "Fall", and "Random")
