Korg Volca 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out Mod

Disclaimer: This will void the warranty (who care?)

Modding Volca is easy. You can find clear MIDI out marking on the all Volca’s PCB. You just need a 3.5mm stereo female jack and couple of wire.

I decided to use 3.5mm TRS jack rather than old standard(?) 5-PIN DIN connector because:

1. DIN socket is hard to fit in housing
2. 5-PIN DIN cable is big and bulky
3. 3.5mm stereo cable is everywhere

All Korg instruments using “Type A (MIDI 2.0 standard)” so connection should be like below (if you have a Type B gear then google is your friend).

I added 3.5mm MIDI In & Out to Volca Bass too.