DESCRIPTION
Description
Equally at home on stage and in the studio, Bass Station II is a classic analog synthesizer that 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, plus a sub-oscillator for enhancing the all-important low end, as well as noise and ring modulation, Bass Station II more than delivers when it comes to generating raw tones. It's also got two distinct analog filter types – the Classic multi-mode filter of the original Bass Station and the 24dB/octave Acid filter, with its darker, smoother sound – plus plenty of modulation in the shape of two LFOs and a pair of ADSR envelopes.
- Create a huge variety of sounds – two tuneable, sensible analog oscillators with a selection of four waveforms, plus a sub-oscillator, noise, and ring modulation
- Classic analog 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.
Much more than bass
Easy controls for complex design
Save and load patches
Instant inspiration
Specifications:
Overview
- 25-note synth-action keyboard
- Aftertouch can be assigned to modulate filter frequency, LFO 1 to Osc pitch, Osc 2 speed
- Pitch wheel
- The 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 a patch dump facility for storing more)
- Master volume dial
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