Korg / Drum machine
Korg volca beats
A compact drum machine with MIDI input and its own step sequencer. Check clock and message reception before changing your setup.
Manufacturer documented Korg volca beats hardware. References use the EFGSCJ3 manual’s English panel; other volca models can have different settings and note maps.
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At a glance
MIDI quick reference
- MIDI input
- MIDI IN for external MIDI control
- Manufacturer documented
- MIDI channel
- Selectable channel 1–16
- Manufacturer documented
- Clock setting
- Global parameter 6: Auto or Internal
- Manufacturer documented
- Message reception
- Global parameter 7: MIDI RX ShortMessage On/Off
- Manufacturer documented
- Kick MIDI note
- 36; incoming short-message reception must be enabled
- Manufacturer documented
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Official resources
Manuals & resources
volca beats Owner’s Manual
Korg · EFGSCJ3 multilingual sheet, English panel · last checked 2026-10-03
volca beats MIDI Implementation Chart
Korg · Version 1.00, 10 June 2013 · last checked 2026-10-03
References
Sources & review
Sources reviewed: . Documentation does not replace a physical hardware test.
- volca beats Owner’s Manual · Korg · EFGSCJ3 multilingual sheet, English panel · last checked 2026-10-03
- volca beats MIDI Implementation Chart · Korg · Version 1.00, 10 June 2013 · last checked 2026-10-03
Sections reviewed: English panel: MIDI IN; English panel: Specifying the MIDI channel; English panel: global parameter table; MIDI Implementation Chart v1.00, notes *1–*2; English panel: MIDI IN; Specifying the MIDI channel; global parameter 7; English panel: Specifying global parameter settings, parameters 6–7; MIDI Implementation Chart v1.00, note *2.