Dubtechno Jam

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-07-07T05:12:22+00:00

A new Track using Bitwig-Studio and my Volcas - I controlled the Volca Bass using the External Instrument, and recorded it to an new audio track while turning the knobs. The effects on the bass track are from my Kaospad.

sunset city

My first Track in Bitwig-Studio

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-07-05T10:42:51+00:00

I got BitWig-Studio this week and this is the first complete track I´ve recorded. I used my volca beats and keys, my mininova and some of the internal instruments of bitwig. I really like the FM4-synth and the sampler in BitWig.

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Sonate in C perfomed by the Volca Trio

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-04-29T07:56:05+00:00

Mozart's "Sonate in C" (Köchel Verzeichniss 545) performed by the Volca-Trio

Sonate in C

Volca M3

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-04-23T05:38:38+00:00

This is a recording of a live session using the 3 Korg Volcas trying to put the volca keys settings to extremes and explore all possible sounds

volca m3 session

Volca Trio Live Session

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-03-20T03:10:30+00:00

I finally managed to get the last one of the volca trio :-) Here is my first live session using all three volca machines.

volca session

volca ardour3 jam

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-03-17T17:56:12+00:00

I created a small chuck script that makes ardour jump to a marker using osc messages. These messages get triggered by the midi signals created by my launchpad mini. I also synced my volca bass to the track using midi-clock. Unfortunately ardour doesn´t send midi sync signals when playing in loop mode. So I created a midi track and sent the same note that my chuck script uses to trigger the "jump-to-marker-1" signal to create the loop.

The lower 5 glowing buttons control the mute state of the first 5 tracks.

you can download my chuck code after this video.

All the sounds except the drum loop have been created using a volca bass or a volca keys. The bass sequence is the same I used in my last blogpost only played slower.

volca jam

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volca bass jam

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-03-04T17:44:56+00:00

I got a volca bass today! And a Kaospad mini 2!

Jipiii!

here is a first jam session I recorded today

volca jam

Progression

Nikolaus Gradwohl2014-01-24T07:04:26+00:00

This song started as a chord progression practice session. Recorded using ardour3, my volca keys, mininova and a W7

volca

Move

Nikolaus Gradwohl2013-12-30T05:03:43+00:00

I recorded a new song this weekend bass and melody where recorded using my volca keys, the strings are from my mininova. The track has been recorded using Ardour3

move

first Volca Keys song

Nikolaus Gradwohl2013-12-28T08:16:00+00:00

I bought a Volca Keys from Korg yesterday and recorded a short test sequence using ardour. All sounds are unprocessed except for a parametric equalizer to remove a high pitched hiss from the recording (damn you usb cable!). The only thing not from the volca keys is a basedrum sample.

The keys is a really awesome sounding little box.

volca keys