Benedict Roff-Marsh with his new Novation Bass Station II:
"This is the same piece as the album track of almost the same name but re-voiced with the Novation Bass Station II synth. I intended to do this with the Slim Phatty but it wasn't to be. The Bass Station II is such a joy to use that this was fun, slow but fun.
ALL the sounds in the mix (except for the vocode) are from Bass Station II. Sequencing, effects and mixing done in Propellerheads Reason 7."
Like a lot of musicians that started out in the early 90s I loved the original Bass Station, so it's nice to see Novation resurrect the lineage! Check out Chris from Focusrite / Novation run thru the Bass Station II's features for Nevada Music:
UPDATE: Part 2
Focusrite and Novation bring you a short interview and studio footage with legendary Grammy winning producer Teddy Riley. Riley has worked with such R&B / Urban / Pop / Rap heavyweights as Michael Jackson, Heavy D, Guy, Blackstreet, Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat! No diggity:
Reason 7's MIDI out module has a lot of people thinking about what monosynth they'd like to control with their Rack. Sonic State latest video, a look at the forthcoming Bass Station II from Novation, may help you with that decision:
To celebrate their 21st year Novation is releasing the Basstation II:
"Twenty years ago, Novation released the ground-breaking Bass Station – a compact, elegant, analogue synth with a penchant for thick, fat and juicy bass sounds. Two decades later, Novation presents Bass Station II: a superb analogue monophonic synth in the traditional mould, but with the latest innovations. Based on the classic Novation Bass Station from two decades ago, Bass Station II has been completely re-worked for the 21st Century, with two filters, three oscillators, patch save and a fully-analogue effects section. There’s a step-mode sequencer, arpeggiator, a dual octave (25-note) velocity-sensitive keyboard with full-sized keys, and a comprehensive modulation section. There’s also full MIDI I/O and USB connectivity. Bass Station II’s signal path is all analogue, including the effects section, with three analogue oscillators (two independent oscillators plus a sub for rich bass sounds) and a noise generator; two discrete filters, Classic and Acid, with built-in overdrive; Distortion and Osc Filter Mod effects; dual ADSR envelopes and LFOs, and powerful Arpeggiator and Step Sequencer. Bass Station II’s traditional control layout breaks everything into modules for easy and familiar access, with dedicated pots, switches and sliders. But unlike a traditional analogue synth, there’s plenty of storage for custom sounds – there are 64 factory presets plus 64 more user slots in the hardware – and more can be stored on a computer."
21 years in under 4 minutes:
Unless you're in the market for a new midi controller you probably don't notice all the new releases. Unlike synths and drum machines, controllers are hard to get excited about, until the old one you uses starts crapping out. Well, if you're in the market for a new set of keys make sure to check out the new Novation Launchkey:
"Launchkey is a range of 25, 49 and 61 note keyboard controllers with up to 50 physical controls including 16 velocity-sensitive multi-colour trigger-pads that launch clips and scenes in Ableton Live. As well as enabling hands-on control of your DAW's mixer, instruments and more, Launchkey is an integrated software/hardware instrument. The control surface has been designed to work tightly alongside two intuitive apps for iPad: the Launckey app and the Launchpad app - plus the powerful V-Station & Bass Station synth plug-ins for Mac and Windows."
"Computer Magic (aka Danz) talks to Novation TV about how her music happened by accident, and how she uses her Launchpad and Impulse 61 to make music in the studio and perform it live on stage."
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