Novation Bass Station II

A modern take on Novation’s iconic analogue monosynth, the Bass Station II builds on the original with enhancements in every area, delivering greater power, flexibility and performance for today’s electronic musicians.

Equipped with two oscillators, a multimode filter, amp and filter modulation, step sequencing and an arpeggiator, the Bass Station II provides all the tools required to create cutting-edge basslines, leads, pads and effects. Despite its extensive feature set, it remains highly accessible, with an intuitive control layout and a full-sized 25-note keyboard. It also includes 128 on-board presets, comprising 64 factory sounds and a selection of downloadable artist patches, allowing users to save, recall and customise their favourite sounds with ease.

Check out the video below to see the Novation Bass Station II in action!

• Create a huge variety of sounds — two tuneable, syncable analogue oscillators with a selection of four waveforms, plus sub-oscillator, noise and ring modulation
• Classic analogue filter — switch between low-, high – and band-pass modes with 12 and 24dB/octave slopes – with an aggressive overdrive
• Get instant inspiration — record notes, ties, rests and rhythms in real time using the step sequencer and arpeggiator, then store them for use with any patch.
• Flexible modulation — triangle, sawtooth and square LFO waveforms, as well as sample and hold and two ADSR envelopes
• 25 note synth-action keyboard
• Aftertouch can be assigned to modulate filter frequency, LFO 1 to Osc pitch, Osc 2 speed
• Pitch wheel
• Modulation wheel can be assigned to LFO 2 to filter frequency, LFO 1 to Osc pitch, Osc 2 pitch
• Octave up/ down buttons
• 64 factory presets
• 64 slots for user patches (and patch dump facility for storing more)
• Master volume dial

Equally at home on stage and in the studio, Bass Station II can sound as warm and mellow or aggressive and hard as you want it to. Modulate the filter to make it sing, crank the distortion to toughen up that bass, and push the resonance to self-oscillation to get those lead lines screaming.

Featuring two tuneable oscillators, a sub-oscillator for enhancing the all-important low end, plus noise and ring modulation, Bass Station II more than delivers when it comes to generating raw tones. It's also got two distinct analogue filter types – the Classic multi-mode filter of the original Bass Station and the all-new 24dB/octave Acid filter, with its darker, smoother sound – and plenty of modulation in the shape of two LFOs and a pair of ADSR envelopes.

Bass Station II puts a powerful collection of controls at your fingertips, so you can totally lose yourself in discovering and creating new sounds. Of course, Novation have laid those controls out in the clearest and most useful way possible, to keep your sound design workflow fluid and fun.

Bass Station II comes loaded with 64 diverse presets designed to showcase its incredible sonic flexibility. Visit the Novation website to download new artist patches to keep you inspired, and create your own sounds from scratch and save them in one of the 64 user preset slots. A free software librarian lets to manage your Bass Station II’s patches.

When you need instant melodic inspiration, Bass Station II's pattern-based arpeggiator and step sequencer are ready to roll. Record your own patterns into the sequencer in real time, then store them for use with any patch. Sequences and arpeggios automatically sync to your connected music software or MIDI hardware, and swing can be dialled in when you really want to get your groove on.

Being a class compliant USB device, you can plug Bass Station II into any Mac, PC or USB power supply and start playing. It also has MIDI I/O on 5-pin DIN ports, for hook-up to other MIDI gear, and you can even connect an external instrument and run it through Bass Station II's analogue filter and effects.

Bass Station II is now a paraphonic monosynth, because you can control the pitches of each of the two oscillators separately in its single-voice architecture. Play two notes at a time rather than just one and get interesting interactions through the Ring and Filter Mod.

The Components content manager allows you to backup and restore your patches and other content from your Bass Station II. It's available for free at components.novationmusic.com, perfect for free updates. Simply log in and connect your Bass Station II to your Mac® or PC running Chrome™ or Components Standalone.

Inputs and outputs

• USB 2 socket for MIDI (for connecting & powering Bass Station II via host computer)
• Mono output on 1/4" TRS jack
• Headphone output on 1/4" TRS jack
• External input on 1/4" TRS jack
• Sustain pedal input on 1/4" TS jack
• MIDI IN / MIDI OUT ports on 5 pin din
• DC power input
• Switch between power off / DC powered / bus powered

Dimensions

• Width: 457mm
• Depth: 273mm
• Height: 76mm

Software compatibility

• Mac OS 10.12 Sierra
• Mac OSX 10.11
• Mac OSX 10.10
• Mac OSX 10.9
• Windows 10
• Windows 8

Power requirements

• USB bus powered
• 9V DC power supply included
• Maximum power consumption 9V DC 300mA

Bass Station II Included Software

• Ableton Live Lite
• 4BG Loopmasters
• Free Melodics lessons

Bass Station II What’s In The Box

• Novation Bass Station II synthesizer
• DC power supply unit (PSU)
• USB cable
• Ableton Live Lite
• Getting Started Guide