[ViennaKey] Tones are good but you will need to shape the sounds with EQ to really make them sound amazing.  This product really it really shines in smaller venues as the kick drum’s stage noise is non-existent and I (FOH engineer) now have total control of the volume in my main speakers and monitors.  Sitting and using this unit works great but standing and just tapping it with your foot can become quite tiring after a 4-minute song and really stress your ankle.  The best solution for this is to have your heel elevated and to strike the pad with a semi-hard/rigid object.  I’ve found it works best when the band is wearing wood soled or stiff rubber bottomed dress shoes or boots.  This gives just right amount of elevation to your heels to strike the pad without a ton of effort from the ankle.   Tennis shoes just don’t work that great.  Also, you’ll need a good bit of gain for the pad to really be at a rockin’ volume especially in larger venues so it may help to use a preamp before gong into your PA or FOH console.  All that said, I would sill highly recommend this product to anyone!

[Percussion] I've been using the Volca Sample and it's great... but sometimes you JUST want to play with a siloed drum machine. There are SO many settings/parameters to control/change each instrument. Loving this so far and can't wait to make some solid EBM music with it.

[ViennaKey] It was a very good deal w/o CA tax on top of $100 price drop from Roland. And no shipping fee too

[ViennaKey] the E-Percussion Module Mount by Alesis is the perfect part i was looking for....

[Percussion] The Korg Volca Drum is a super fun & creative percussion synthesizer. This Volca definitely is unique. It offers six parts each with layers of two individual sounds per part that can be edited separately or together. Programming is very immediate and the controls invite tweaking without having read the manual. However there are a few settings that aren't immediately intuitive which are accessed with the edit/step button and then scrolled through by the select/parameter knob. These potentially overlooked settings really do add to the sound giving bit reduction, wave folding, overdrive, panning, and gain adjustment. The three distortions here add a bit of grit to the sound and in my experience don't degrade the sound too much either, being mostly consistently useable at maximum settings. The motion record opens up the sound design potential quite a bit even if it is a shame that motion recording isn't available for the resonator parameters. I especially enjoy motion recording the rate of the LFO modifier. So many types of synthetic percussion can be made with this synth and, with choke groups, you can treat multiple sounds as a single instrument set. Programming on the Volca Drum is a joy. I plan on holding onto mine probably forever.

[Percussion] Wow! I’ve had this drum machine for just a few hours and already I can tell I’ve barely scratched the surface of what this machine is capable of. There is so much this machine can do, it’s a shame to call it just a drum machine. It’s really a drum machine and a synthesizer. The synth engine is really, really incredible with multiple areas of sound manipulation. The step sequencer is intuitive and responsive. There’s not one thing I can say that’s negative about this synth! It’s perfect.

[Percussion] Shipping was quick and came just in time before the nasty ice in Texas.
This thing is a power house and I plan on collecting all of the Volcas
Great thing to keep me busy

[Percussion] B&H hooked it up. They got me this awesome digital drum synth in no time. Once I opened it up and plugged it in the magic began. All of the preprogrammed sounds are so inspiring, and they are easy to tweak once you flick through the manual. It's easy to get the hang of, and it's easy to create your own kits. Just be sure to keep the manual handy so you can know what you're doing. The manual is also how all manuals should be. Not long, but thoroughly explains everything. Another thing you should consider with this synth is a solid kick pedal. I picked up a roland KT-10 and highly recommend it. Feels like you're really playing drums, but with a world of sounds, none of which are sample based. The pads respond to how hard you hit, which makes ghost notes possible and the sounds can vary greatly. There is also midi, so you can hook up to a computer for sample based stuff, or hook it up to a hardware brain for some good ole fashioned step sequencing. I can't recommend this thing enough. Get it from B&H for a quick turnaround and you can get to jamming.

[ViennaKey] Bought this to try and liven up my acoustic duo sound. It doesn't disappoint.
The pad is sensitive enough to only have to tap lightly. Its something I do anyway but now I have a little bit of kick drum in the mix....