Korg Forum member Re-Member shared some ‘recipes’ for recreating the sound of classic drum machines using the Korg Volca Sample.

“I was messing about with some of the default sounds,” they note, “and figured out that you can actually create a full TR-909 kit without even loading up any new samples. The only thing missing is the mid tom drum, which the 10 Parts don’t have enough room for.”

Here are their ‘recipes’ for recreating the sound of several classic drum machines:

TR-909 KIT

Part 01 – S.003 (Bass Drum)

Part 02 – S.013 (Snare Drum)

Part 03 – S.047 (Low Tom)

Part 04 – S.046 (Hi Tom)

Part 05 – S.022 (Clap)

Part 06 – S.051 (Rim Shot)

Part 07 – S.041 (Ride)

Part 08 – S.040 (Crash)

Part 09 – S.033 (Closed High Hat)

Part 10 – S.034 (Open High Hat)

TR-808 KIT

“Here is a TR-808 kit using the preset sounds. There’s a few samples missing from this classic drum machine (notably no crash cymbal, grumble). This is the best I could do strictly using the default sounds. ”

Part 01 – S.006 (Bass Drum)

Part 02 – S.011 (Snare Drum)

Part 03 – S.045 (Low Tom)

Part 04 – S.044 (Hi Tom)

Part 05 – S.023 (Clap)

Part 06 – S.043 (Rim Shot)

Part 07 – S.050 (Cow Bell)

Part 08 – S.032 (Long Open High Hat)

Part 09 – S.030 (Closed High Hat)

Part 10 – S.031 (Short Open High Hat)

Oberheim DMX

It’s missing the tambourine, ride and different pitched toms.

Part 01 – S.005 (Bass Drum)

Part 02 – S.017 (Snare Drum)

Part 03 – S.048 (Low Tom)

Part 04 – S.049 (Hi Tom)

Part 05 – S.023 (Clap)

Part 06 – S.010 (Rim Shot)

Part 07 – S.053 (Shaker)

Part 08 – S.039 (Crash)

Part 09 – S.035 (Closed High Hat)

Part 10 – S.036 (Open High Hat)

TR-707 KIT

Part 01 – S.006 (Bass Drum)

Part 02 – S.016 (Snare Drum)

Part 03 – S.047 (Low Tom)

Part 04 – S.046 (Mid/Hi Tom)

Part 05 – S.023 (Clap)

Part 06 – S.051 (Rim Shot)

Part 07 – S.055 (Cow Bell)

Part 08 – S.039 (Crash)

Part 09 – S.035 (Closed High Hat)

Part 10 – S.036 (Open High Hat)

ADDITIONAL SOUNDS

S.037 (Tambourine)

S.041 (Ride)

Of course, using custom samples, you create custom recreations of these drum machines and others. If you’re using the Volca Sample like this, leave a comment and let us know the details!

Via Fed Per