Korg volca fm2

A tiny box with a very large vocabulary of strange noises.

Tap a pattern into its metallic touch keyboard, then let the loop run while you bend the sound. The volca fm2 puts six-voice digital synthesis, a sequencer and effects into a small tabletop instrument with a built-in speaker.

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WHY IT CAUGHT OUR EYE

Its patch-randomizing function can turn a familiar phrase into an unfamiliar sound, giving the same short loop a new character.

BEFORE YOU BUY

This is the second-generation six-voice FM2, not the original three-voice model. Its touch strips are not full-sized piano keys. The AC adapter is optional; the source photograph's illuminated display and LEDs were composited by its photographer.

One second-generation VOLCAFM2 six-voice synthesizer. Amazon lists six AA batteries, a sync cable and parameter list; no AC adapter is included. Not the first-generation three-voice volca fm.

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