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Novation Bass Station II User Manual

Novation Bass Station II
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Novation Bass Station II Specifications

General IconGeneral
MIDI-keyboard number of keys- keys
Product colorBlack
Sound effectsFiltering, Overdrive, Resonators
Pitch bend wheelYes
InterfaceUSB
USB version2.0
Headphone outputs1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports-
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Input voltage9 V
Power source typeDC
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth273 mm
Width457.2 mm
Height76.2 mm

Summary

Important Safety Instructions

Hardware Overview

Master Section

Details the main controls and display functions of the synthesizer, including patch selection and volume.

Oscillator Section

Describes the primary and sub-octave oscillators, including waveform, pitch, and modulation controls.

LFO Section

Explains the Low Frequency Oscillator section, covering delay/speed controls and waveform selection.

Mixer Section

Details how signals from oscillators, noise, and external inputs are mixed together.

Filter Section

Covers the filter types (Classic, Acid), shape, slope, frequency, and resonance controls.

Envelopes Section

Explains the ADSR envelope controls and their assignment to amplitude or modulation.

Arpeggiator Section

Describes the arpeggiator controls for tempo, rhythm, mode, and octaves.

Portamento Section

Details the glide time control for portamento effects.

Effects Section

Covers the Distortion and Osc Filter Mod effects available on the synthesizer.

Getting Started

Basic Operation and Sound Modification

The Arpeggiator

On-Key Functions

Local Control

Explains how to enable/disable local control for MIDI operation and keyboard response.

Synthesis Tutorial

Simplified Bass Station II Block Diagram

Bass Station II In Detail

The Oscillator Section

Provides a detailed breakdown of the primary and sub-octave oscillators and their controls.

The Mixer Section

Details the functionality of the mixer, combining multiple sound sources.

The Filter Section

Explains filter types, shape, slope, frequency, resonance, and overdrive controls.

The Envelopes Section

Details the ADSR envelope parameters (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) and their controls.

Portamento

Explains the portamento effect, allowing notes to glide sequentially.

The Effects Section

Details the Distortion and Osc Filter Mod effects.

The LFO Section

LFO 1

Describes the capabilities and modulation routes for LFO 1.

LFO 2

Describes the capabilities and modulation routes for LFO 2.

The Arpeggiator Section

The Sequencer

Describes the 32-note step sequencer controls for recording, playing, and editing sequences.

AFX Mode

MIDI Parameters List

Micro-Tuning

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