Bass station by novation synth analogue subtractive vst. Synthesist and sound designer alba ecstasy has released a new sound library for the novation bass station ii the patch library, the new vintage, features 87 new patches made by alba ecstasy for novation bass station ii. The a station is polyphonic, adding 8 voices of polyphony to their 1unit rack mount synth. Before the famous novation bass station rack module came the small and portable bass station keyboard. Another important feature is the analog input for filtering external. Novation bass station ii analog synthesizer w ableton live synth. The music tech landscape was very different in 1993. Bass station rack vs bass station 2 gearslutz pro audio.
Novation bass station rack 1995 analogue synthesizer module. This is the perfect source for believable, tweakable 808 and 909 drums. Visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. How to restore the factory patches on bass station ii using a mac.
The keymechanism consists of 25 full sized keys that are velocity sensitive with assignable aftertouch. All sounds are from the synth and the track is recorded. Arp gate can now affect built in ultranova arp patterns. Peak has its origin in the bass station ii analogue monosynth, and peaks oscillators sound completely analogue by being highquality ncos numericallycontrolled oscillators, but gain the flexibility of the digital domain with 60 digital wavetables. Originally launched in 1993, bass station s flexible dco oscillators and warm analogue signal path defined countless dance and electronic hits. This listing reflects our current inventory and is updated daily, so if a part is shown with a buy button, we should have it in stock. The spectrasonics trilian is the total solution for bass from spectrasonics with its comprehensive design, trilian brings many different types of bass together into one extraordinarysounding virtual instrument. Home manuals novation bass station rack owners manual this page contains information about the owners manual for the bass station rack from novation.
Some custom patches ive made for the novation bass station 2. Novation launched the original bass station in 1993 and it became an instant favourite. The actual developer of the free software is novation. Liquid analogue sound based on the k station sound engine. The bass station is an incredible little synth that was an instant success when released. This analog synth is a brand new version of the classic novation bass station with a brand new acid. If a rack is serviced it is possible that the unit will be factory initialised. Bass station ii is an analog monosynth with a talent for bass, but a soundengine that is versatile enough to kick out sharp leads and crisp arpeggios.
Novation bass station rack editor and librarian patch base. Save novation bass station rack to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. It can take one 12 or 24 voice expansion card just like the supernova ii. Novation bass station ii 25key monophonic midi usb anaolg keyboard synthesizer get instant inspiration record notes, ties, rests and rhythms in real time using the step sequencer and arpeggiator, then easily store them, recall them and use them with any patch you like. The onkey dump function lets you save any or all of your bass station ii patches to a computer by transmitting the data in the form of midi sysex messages. Novation bass station rack preset patches and external. British synth makers novation take their now classic bass station rack to the next level. V station sounds can be downloaded into the a or k station and vice versa. Cast your vote for a novation bass station rack editor and librarian in patch base for mac and ipad. Rackmount version of the famous analog synthesizer bass station keyboard. The bass station ii has so much more control, and its all right there in the one knob per function interface.
All used electronic parts are tested and guaranteed working. Now you can set the sub to any nonoctave tracking interval you like, and knock it out of tune subtly or dramatically for creative effect. Having the same workflow as the circuit sequencer and synth, circuit mono station really is the pottymouthed child of novation. The patch library, the new vintage, features 87 new patches made by alba ecstasy for novation bass station ii. V station is a plugin version of the hardware k station. Kurzweil forte compare fender rhodes music player network. New free bass station ii soundpack from world class synth. This old monophonic bass module still offers amazing sounds which can still.
All the usual analoge features, 2 envelopes, 1 lfo, pw for both osc, i have the rack version so some of the controls double up with switches to access which is normal for a modern synth although it is a bit annoying when u forget which mode a dial is in and screw up your perfect envelope. This synthesizer uses digitally synchronized analog oscillators dcos to reproduce the sounds of a monophonic dualosc analog synthesizer with simple and intuitive controls via 17 knobs, 10 switches and 2 moogstyle pitchmod wheels. It no longer has the inconrournable bassstation rack excellent model of synth bass designed by novation and especially for musicians electtonique desire to leave the big techno or hip hop that means its not a machine to make lowcons. Novation super bass station midi terrible or is it just. Now a classic, its available as a software plugin that has been carefully modelled to recreate the distinctive analoguedigital character of the. A locally cached version of owners manual is available at. Novation bass station rack preset patches and external filter.
Demo of some of the novation a station sounds that i made between 20022005. We are a family of brands, all committed to removing barriers to creativity. Bass station 2 custom patches by magikroom free listening. My original bass station crashesfreezes up or does strange things after a short period of time. Powerful 3 oscillator sound engine with noise and fm capability. Designed to add even more warmth and depth to music made on bass station ii, it also includes a helpful new librarian tool, to help users manage their patches and load their synth sound packs. The remaing 60 sounds are programmed as identical initial patches for a good starting point for sound creation. You can launch this free pc program on windows xpvista7810 32bit. Theres no sound from my original bass station keyboard. It has two filters, two oscillators plus a third suboscillator, patch save. Novation bass station ii analog synthesizerthe bass station ii monophonic analog synthesizer from novation is a 25key synthesizer with assignable aftertouch that, while designed for bass synth sounds, is also capable of leads and arpeggiated performance.
Bass station iis patternbased arpeggiator and step sequencer are a fun and immediate way to find new inspiration. Released in 1993, the original bass station synthesiser was the second piece of. Patternbased step sequencer and and two oscillators plus an. All sounds from demo video are made with this pack. Peaks design consultant was none other than chris huggett, the man behind bass station, supernova, oscar and many more legendary synths. Please be aware that your original ultranova vocoder patches will sound different. To celebrate the launch of summit, throughout august, september, october and november were going to be releasing 1,000 patches suitable for both peak and our new flagship synth from artists including legowelt, craig williams, lightbath, hinako omori, emily sprague and shawn rudiman, amongst many others. Record your own patterns into the sequencer in real time, then store them for use with any patch. Midi quest novation bass station rack editor and librarian for. Needless to say, fans of the bass station 2 sound will be able to achieve some nice analogue bass and lead patches with this synthesizer.
Oct 17, 20 novation s original bass station was launched an incredible 20 years ago. We based it on our classic bass station, then enhanced every area to make it even bigger, angrier and more versatile. I mainly play guitar and sing, and while i was initially thinking of getting the minilogue because of its polyphony, my main use case was filling out the bass, since i can and will do the melody. Critically, you can store and recall patches on bass station ii.
The software emulation behaves so similarly to the original hardware that patches created for the hardware version can be loaded into the software version. Audio clip 3 another demo featuring a few patches and sounds from the. Our design consultant is none other than chris huggett, the man who designed oscar and wasp. The vstation is a polyphonic softsynth for mac and pc. The first 40 programs 00 to 39 inc are stored in read only memory or rom. How to calibrate the pitch and mod wheels on bass station ii.
Apr 12, 2012 a little theme made on the novation bass station rack which i have had since it came out in the midnineties. Novations bassstation virtual instrument is the software counterpart to their. Bass station plugin originally launched in 1993, bass station s flexible dco oscillators and warm analogue signal path defined countless dance and electronic hits. There are a few classic synth sounds of yesteryear and some new modern classics as well. Its my first analog hardware synth, but ive been using a software classic analog synth for a couple of years, now. Thats just a handful of the artists who have used novation synths. It brings the best elements of the original bass station into a brand new design with reworked modulation, effects, filters and more.
It features two analog oscillators as well as a third, suboctave oscillator. Chris scurrah provides his original patches for the novation bassstation rack, korg dw8000, korg ns5r, korg 05rw and alesis quadraverb. Its almost unusable as bass synth despite the name, best use is for lead sounds. A free software librarian lets to manage your bass station iis patches.
Novation bass station rack original novation bass station rackmount version, analog bass synth, includes an external audio in, and a midicv converter. Ships with 64 factory patches and a further 64 user slots. Here are a few more sounds from the compact yet powerful novation a station, a great little hardware synth for very little money. The sequencer lets you record your own notes, ties, rests and rhythms in real time, then store them, recall them and use them with any patch you like. It fit great in my rack and i had the synth bass plugged into the effects loop of. New vintage presets for the novation bass station ii. Complete with ableton live lite, 4gb of royaltyfree loopmasters samples and the novation bass station and v station vst and au plugin synthesisers, launchpad comes with everything you need to start making great music. A very useful feature includes the built in midicv converter which allows you to control the bass station from an older analog synth, or you can control analog synths with midi through the bass station. Casting my mind back a couple of decades, i remember novation s bass station well, and not only because of my enduring fascination with fuzzy squelches.
Consequently as the factory sounds cannot be overwritten and the remaing patches are simply initsthere is no user reset procedure for the bass station rack. Novation bass station ii 25key analogue synthesizer reverb. Trilian is designed from the ground up to be the most versatile bass virtual instrument available today with a new level of expressive, realtime performance for acoustic and electric. This installer includes the latest version of the novation usb 1. There are 26 sounds, starting from number 71 to 97 and all the original patches are there from 0 to 69. Novation is obsessed with helping electronic music makers find new ways to produce and perform new electronic music. Its digital oscillators and analogue filter defined countless dance and electronic hits of the 1990s. Unlike the rack version, however, the keyboard lacks basic patch storage features. After all, were the guys behind bass station and supernova. Novation bass station, used in my last remix for droid bishop. Gator rate sync parameter now limited to a range of 19 8 beats. Windows sysex manager software with support for waldorf q, microq and microwave, oberheim matrix, access virus and novation nova laptop. Unlike the original bass station and super bass station which were real analog synths, the a station gets its voice architecture from the supernova synths, which use analog sound modeling.
Taking advantage of peaks immense routing capabilities, these evolving patches integrate modwheel, animate, and aftertouch in ways that are original and inspiring. When in auto mode, tempo now freewheels until the next internal tempo is set or a new external clock appears. All knob settings are midi transmitreceivable and there are 60 user patches for program storage. Bass station ii librarian installer and firmware updater 1. Acid filter is based on a diode ladder filter design that delivers a characteristically 303style sound that is designed to squelch. Sold it last year as i very rarely ever used it since the sound always disappointed me. Novation astation patches ovni vago soundbank youtube.
Filter joining the classic original bass station filter. The sequencer is setup in a similar format to the great sequencer on the novation circuit, which i also own and use extensively as a sketch pad. Novation bassstation patches rhythm lab free wav samples. Bass station ii is a fully analogue monosynth with digital control for instant patch. It comes with 64 killer factory presets, space for 64 of your own sounds on the hardware, and you can store more on your computer. This is a collection of 100 patches for the novation x station, xio, ks4. I have an mpc sending midi out directly into the novation super bass station, and if i play relatively fast notes 16th at 120bpm, they dont all sound the same, some of them are late or longer or have a slightly different click at the beginning. How do i add my patches to an overlay on the bass station ii afx mode. The bass station rack comes preloaded with 40 sounds. It has two tuneable oscillators, a suboscillator for enormous bass, plus noise and ring modulation. It has the same real 3oscillator flexibility as the awardwinning kstation, with powerful filters, 8voice polyphony, simultaneous novation fx. Improved compatibility with windows novation usb driver no crash on librarian startup. It is a monophonic analog bass synthesizer and was basically one of the first new analog synths to hit the music market since the 1980s.
Novation bass station 2 vs korg minilogue other than the price difference and first one being mono, second one poly, what are the differences. Novation bass station ii analog synthesizer im still working my way through the amazing things this synth can do. There are only 7 memory patches and 1 manual patch what the knobs are. How do i control the arp on the bass station ii from an external controller. Bass station ii is an analogue monosynth based on the classic original bass station but reworked for the 21st century. There are a wide range of original patches including huge basses, mysterious pads, colorful leads, crazy sfx and things inbetween. Novation bass station ii analog synthesizer sweetwater. Youll find the products you own from all of our brands in one place, streamlined to get you what you need, as fast as possible, with a single signon for all. Scrolling through some patches on this classic 1u rack mount analog monosynth played via midi with one of the roland fantom x6s builtin. I had a bass station rack since the 90s my avatar photo is taken from it. Rackmount version of the famous analog synthesizer bass station keyboard this module adds new interesting updated features like memory improvment, sync wave option and external source processing. I was using an maudio o2 to control a peavey spectrum bass module. Sound is fairly thin and the filter only has a very narrow sweet spot.
Novations vstation plugin provided a software version of their hardware kstation now theres a software version of their mid90s hardware monophonic analogue bass synths, the bassstation and bassstation rack. I had made the bass patch and after this video i programmed it much better. It proved enormously popular and its worth remembering why. Novation bass station rack owners manual internet archive. Bass station by novation synth analogue subtractive. Fixed bug where patch b127 cannot be saved to favourite slot 1. Channelling the spirit of modern music, soundtrack, and sound design, the parallaxis pack delivers 27 unique patches ranging from ambient soundscapes to subsonic basses. Mar 03, 2014 synthesist and sound designer alba ecstasy has released a new sound library for the novation bass station ii. Novation bass station rack analogue synthesizer module.
Novation paul hartnoll, orbital and the bass station ii. The bass station and subsequent rack versions had a distinctive timbre and packed their analogue goodness into midified, affordable packages. Synthesizer novation bass station rack owners manual. Bass station keyboard original the most common cause of this fault in the bass station keyboard is that the midi rx receive and midi tx transmit channels have been set to different values.
How to reset the os and automap settings on the remote sl mk2. Novation a station synth synthersizer sounds demo youtube. Optimised parameter flow and speeded up patch changes. Because this is a major change to how the vocoder works this release also includes a bank of patches that are designed to work with it. Take creative control of your novation bass station rack with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch. The mod seq, swing sync and a mutate function are useful for happy accidents, and the aux cv output can send complex modulation signals to the outside world. It also features modern functions such as full midi implementation and control of all parameters, distortion, frontcut edits, noteoff programming, programmable drum kits with 40 memory locations, and generalmidi drum mapping. Instant inspiration when you need instant melodic inspiration, bass station iis patternbased arpeggiator and step sequencer are ready to roll. Download windows bass station ii librarian installer and firmware updater 1. The latest firmware update for bass station ii adds five powerful and innovative new features to novation s hugely popular monosynth, all of them developed in response to user feedback and requests, one of those users being particularly noteworthy. Now a classic, its iconic sound is available as a software plugin, carefully modelled to faithfully recreate the sounds of a monophonic, dualoscillator analogue synthesiser. Classic bass station filter can be switched between low pass, high pass and band pass at 12 or 24db slopes. Novation a station patches ovni vago soundbank ovnivago. Help text now shown for tweak knobs when in demo mode.
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