There is no "ACCENT" feature, which was a key feature on the 808 and other popular drum machines.

The Sample offers a more diverse experience and is arguably the more "useful" of the two, but the Beats remains a very enjoyable drum machine with a character of its own.

The Volca Beats is an impressive little analog/hybrid drum machine with powerful sounds, but also some notable limitations even beyond some of the functionality constraints common to the whole series

The Volca Beats is still a fantastic instrument if what you like are analog drums -- it gives you knob-level controls over the synthesis parameters that you want in an analog kit

It's an unfortunate oversight because the kick drum and toms are actually surprisingly good

Neat little drum machine

Amazing drum machine for the price very versatile