Novation Bass Station Rack, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...NC PWM SOURCE SUB OSC CUT OFF PORTAMENTO VOLUME DELAY SPEED SEMITONE DETUNE LFO 1 DEPTH ENV 2 DEPTH FREQUENCY LEVEL LFO 2 DEPTH RESONANCE OSC LEVEL PULSE WIDTH DECAY SUSTAIN ATTACK RELEASE 16 8 4 2 TR...

Page 2: ...tility Mode Operation 24 Button 1 Pitch Bend Mod 24 Button 2 Aftertouch Breath 27 Button 3 Velocity 31 Button 3 Sound Category 32 Button 4 Chorus 34 Button 4 Distortion 36 Button 5 Arpeggiator 37 Butt...

Page 3: ...to faithfully recreate anything from a TB303 to a more traditional synthesiser sound featuring that liquid resonance that can only be created using analogue technology With the Super Bass Station the...

Page 4: ...y Resonance LFO 2 Depth ENV 2 Depth and K YBD Track controls and the Cut Off switch 7 Envelope 1 and 2 Section This section contains the Attack Decay Sustain and Release controls for Envelopes 1 and 2...

Page 5: ...t signal for connection to a mixing desk or amplifier 5 MIDI Connections IN This connector is used to receive MIDI Data from an external device OUT This connector is used to Transmit MIDI Data to an e...

Page 6: ...your master keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI In on the Super Bass Station and check that the Write switch is in the Protect position Now connect the power supply Novation PSU 4 to the socket marked P...

Page 7: ...ss Station Refer Page 23 playing the keyboard should play the Super Bass Station through the Headphones Monitors Similarly Tracks in the Computer Software Sequencer that are assigned to the MIDI chann...

Page 8: ...box If the Master Keyboard is a Workstation i e it has a Synthesiser built in turn Local Off or the equivalent in its MIDI setup Refer to the manufacturers Owners Manual for details on how to do this...

Page 9: ...te Pulse C0 to C5 01 Yamaha Korg Hertz Per Octave S Trig C 1 to C5 02 Moog Volts Per Octave S Trig C0 to C5 03 Ronald Arp Sequential Volts Per Octave Gate Pulse C 1 to C4 04 Yamaha Korg Hertz Per Octa...

Page 10: ...the envelopes from an external Drum Machine for instance To do this set the Level parameter in Page 3 of Utilities button 0 External Auto Trigger Level refer page 59 for details and switch the Trigger...

Page 11: ...move up to the next program Press the button to move down to the next program You will notice that if program A bank 99 is selected and press the button the program will change to B bank 00 You can al...

Page 12: ...ogram Remember this is a three digit entry 050 to 199 000 to 049 are ROM To store the program in the same location simply press the WRITE button If you want to listen to a program before overwrit ing...

Page 13: ...n the A Bank the display digits will flash rapidly to warn that this operation cannot be competed Factory Programs The Super Bass Station comes pre loaded with 200 sounds The first 50 in the A bank ar...

Page 14: ...Harmonic 1320Hz 4th Harmonic 1760Hz 5th Harmonic 2200Hz etc etc The number and loudness of these Harmonics determine the Timbre of a sound This gives a sound character and is why a violin sounds diff...

Page 15: ...not change the style of music being played on the CD and so the filter in a synthesiser can alter the tone of a sound but is restricted by the basic Timbre of the waveform For this rea son in most Ana...

Page 16: ...ver a couple of seconds the volume drops to zero These curves are called Envelopes and in an Analogue synthesiser Envelope Generators are used to recreate them The Envelope Generators are connected to...

Page 17: ...Oscillator generates Waveforms at a certain Pitch 2 The type of Waveform selected and the settings of the Filter determines the sounds Tone 3 The sound is then passed through an Amplifier that is con...

Page 18: ...or more like a piano or organ Additionally the Velocity at which you hit the keys can also be used to manipulate the Volume of a sound making the sound more expressive Parameters that manipulate thes...

Page 19: ...led Filter Mixer Section Ring Modulator Noise Source Oscillator 2 Sub Osc Oscillator 1 CC1 AT Breath Pitch Controller Porta PB Range Tune Sync Speed Delay Waveform Sync Speed Delay Waveform MIDI Clock...

Page 20: ...Volume knob this automatically overrides the MIDI setting Portamento Data Rotary This knob adjusts the Portamento effect in the Program mode and functions as a data entry knob in the Utility mode In t...

Page 21: ...ed a new program that you want to save moving it to the Enable position will allow you to write over an existing program Refer Writing a Program Into Memory on page 10 Headphone Socket Use this 1 4 ja...

Page 22: ...the buttons 0 to 9 NOTE In the MIDI RX MIDI TX Utility and save modes this must always be a two digit entry for example To select a value of 8 press the 0 and 8 buttons display reads 08 To select a v...

Page 23: ...Pressing the and buttons while in Finder Mode will not move up or down to the next program but up or down to the next program in the same category This makes it easy to audition similar sounds without...

Page 24: ...he Program Mode is selected if the Program LED is lit or flashing If it is not press the MODE button until it is The Data Entry Keypad works differently in this mode There are two methods to enter a n...

Page 25: ...n Use the Mode button to select the MIDI TX Ch mode LED on and then the Data Entry keypad to enter your selection The recognised numbers in this mode are from 01 to 16 NOTE The MIDI TX and RX channel...

Page 26: ...be set using the and the Buttons Page 1 Oscillator 1 Pitch Bend Range Ident Value This display will alternate between P1 ident Oscillator 1 Pitch Bend Range and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamen...

Page 27: ...h the program Having independent control over the pitchbend range on each oscillator means that you have greater control over sync sounds and allows interesting effects to be produced when using the p...

Page 28: ...Value This display will alternate between Fd ident Filter Mod Depth and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento Rotary control to adjust the value of this parameter This parameter controls the depth...

Page 29: ...t using the and the Buttons Page 1 Oscillator 1 and 2 Aftertouch Pitch Mod Depth Ident Value This display will alternate between AP ident Oscillator 1 and 2 Aftertouch Pitch Mod Depth and it s value U...

Page 30: ...ull modulation This parameter is memorised with the program Page 3 Filter Aftertouch Mod Depth Ident Value This display will alternate between AF ident Filter Aftertouch Mod Depth and it s value Use t...

Page 31: ...on to the Filter by Breath controller from a wind controller or sequencer The range is 7 to 7 The higher the value more filter manipulation is applied at full modulation This parameter is memorised wi...

Page 32: ...is display will alternate between bE ident Amplifier Breath Mod Depth and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento Rotary control to adjust the value of this parameter This parameter controls the dept...

Page 33: ...ng the and the Buttons Page 1 Amplifier Envelope Velocity ENV 1 Ident Value This display will alternate between VA ident Amplifier Envelope Velocity Depth and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento...

Page 34: ...y strokes At a value of 99 soft key strokes will modulate the filter by a small amount where hard key strokes will modulate the filter by a large amount The effect of this parameter depends on the set...

Page 35: ...All the Arpeggio Percussive sounds that are in the Factory sounds are saved with this setting 04 Soft Lead All the Soft Warm Lead sounds that are in the Factory sounds are saved with this setting 05 H...

Page 36: ...on trol Fine increments of parameters values can be set using the and the Buttons Page 1 Chorus Preset LFO s and LFO select Ident Value This display will alternate between CP ident Chorus Preset LFO s...

Page 37: ...as random as the chorus modu lation but also allows it to be in time with the BPM as the LFO s are capable of syncing to MIDI Clock This parameter is memorised with the program Page 2 Chorus Mod Dept...

Page 38: ...lay will alternate between dS ident Distortion Drive and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento Rotary control to adjust the value of this parameter This parameter controls the drive of the Distorti...

Page 39: ...e This display will alternate between Ar ident Arpeggiator Rate and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento Rotary control to adjust the value of this parameter This parameter controls the rate at wh...

Page 40: ...sed with the program Page 3 Arpeggiator Pattern Ident Value This display will alternate between PA ident Arpeggiator Pattern and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento Rotary control to adjust the v...

Page 41: ...ure ud This is a pattern where the arpeggio starts at the lowest note you play plays it twice and sweeps up through the notes until it reaches the highest note It then plays the top note again and the...

Page 42: ...is means that the Arpeggiator will only sweep though its patterns of notes when you hold keys down on the controller keyboard If you are not playing any notes on the controller keyboard no arpeggio wi...

Page 43: ...aster keyboards have the ability to reverse this refer to the master keyboards owners manual for details Alternatively you can control this feature from a sequencer To do so simply transmit controller...

Page 44: ...ler keyboard This is particularly useful live and is generally more musically correct This parameter is memorised with the program Button 6 Panning Related groups of parameters are in Pages within eac...

Page 45: ...ge is An Manual L1 LFO 1 controls the Panner L2 LFO 2 controls the Panner E2 ENV 2 controls the Panner Because the LFO s can be synced to incoming MIDI Clock the panning of the sound can be synchronis...

Page 46: ...re to r1to r9 The and keys step through the 19 steps but the Data Entry knob utilises all 0 127 possibilities even though the range appears to be the same This parameter is memorised with the program...

Page 47: ...Clock 02 32nd note triplet MIDI Clock Sync 03 32nd note MIDI Clock Sync 04 16th note triplet MIDI Clock Sync 06 16th note MIDI Clock Sync 08 8th note triplet MIDI Clock Sync 09 16th note dotted MIDI C...

Page 48: ...IDI Clock If the LFO is stuck not functioning and you have it in MIDI Clock sync the sequencer is not sending MIDI Clock There is no other rea son NOTE The LFO s will take approximately 1 to 2 beats t...

Page 49: ...of LFO1 3 Dotted x 0 66666 recurring of LFO1 2 Triplet x 0 75 of LFO1 1 The Same as LFO 1 2 Dotted x 1 33333 recurring of LFO1 3 Triplet x 1 5 of LFO1 4 Double Time x 2 of LFO1 5 Dotted x 2 66666 recu...

Page 50: ...have no effect When this parameter is in the range of 02 to 99 the LFO is synced to incoming MIDI Clock If this is the case and the Super Bass Station does not receive MIDI Clock the LFO s will appea...

Page 51: ...Off The Arpeggiator is running on Internal Clock 7 Quarter Time x 0 25 of LFO1 6 Dotted x 0 33333 recurring of LFO1 5 Triplet x 0 375 of LFO1 4 Half Time x 0 5 of LFO1 3 Dotted x 0 66666 recurring of...

Page 52: ...ock Sync 32 2nd note triplet MIDI Clock Sync 36 4th note dotted MIDI Clock Sync 48 2nd note MIDI Clock Sync 72 2nd note dotted MIDI Clock Sync 96 1 measure 97 2 measures 98 3 measures 99 4 measures Wh...

Page 53: ...to 2 beats to lock in to the MIDI clock so always allow for this in your sequence i e insert a blank count in period at the beginning of a track This parameter is memorised with the program Page 4 MID...

Page 54: ...ff NO Trigger is output L1 LFO 1 is the source and Trigger pulses are output L2 LFO 2 is the source and Trigger pulses are output Ar The Arpeggio is the source and Trigger pulses are output To synchro...

Page 55: ...signals are output by the Trigger Output The range is 00 Negative edge Trigger Pulse 01 Positive edge Trigger Pulse If you are unsure about which is suitable for your analogue equipment please refer t...

Page 56: ...will alternate between CH ident CV Gate MIDI Channel and it s value Use the Data Entry Portamento Rotary control to adjust the value of this parameter This parameter controls which MIDI channel the MI...

Page 57: ...Sequential Volts Per Octave Gate Pulse C0 to C5 01 Yamaha Korg Hertz Per Octave S Trig C 1 to C5 02 Moog Volts Per Octave S Trig C0 to C5 03 Ronald Arp Sequential Volts Per Octave Gate Pulse C 1 to C...

Page 58: ...obal Button 0 Triggering Related groups of parameters are in Pages within each button This button is used to access the various Triggering parameters Pages exist within this button and they are select...

Page 59: ...not retrigger the Filter envelope but will retrigger the Amp envelope ENV1 AG Autoglide A special arrangement where notes must have a gap in between them for both the envelopes to retrigger In this c...

Page 60: ...opes are retriggered as in the Lt setting and when they do retrigger a glide from two semitones up is applied to the oscillators The time it takes to do this is determined by the setting of the Portam...

Page 61: ...s Keysynced L1 LFO 1 Keysynced LFO 2 Freewheeling L2 LFO 2 Keysynced LFO 1 Freewheeling oF Both LFO s Freewheel This parameter is memorised with the program Page 3 External Auto Trigger Level Ident V...

Page 62: ...age 1 ENV Triggering parameter on page 56 to EA External Audio This parameter is memorised NOTE This function works independently from the Level control in the mixer section NOTE If you have the ENV T...

Page 63: ...f the sound currently selected but also will engage Finder Mode As an indication that the Super Bass Station is in Finder Mode both the Decimal points in the display flash Pressing the and buttons whi...

Page 64: ...Station to a BassStation Rack or BassStation keyboard Ensure that your data storage device is ready to accept the data Use the Mode button to select SAVE mode LED on the display shows SS NOTE The pro...

Page 65: ...BassStation Keyboard will be deleted and the sound will not be the same Ensure that your computer or data storage device is ready to accept the sysex bulk dump Press the SAVE button to transmit the Al...

Page 66: ...use the Compare procedure to select a suitable location to store the imported program see the COMPARE section on page 10 All Programs If you want to overwrite all the existing programs move the Write...

Page 67: ...se changes take place for both LFO 1 and LFO 2 A visual indication of the speed set is given by the flashing of the LED directly below this knob Faster speeds are set by turning the knob clockwise and...

Page 68: ...e the note sound out of tune By setting the LFO Delay clockwise the LFO effect will not be introduced until after the note is struck thereby removing the problem If you have problems getting the LFO t...

Page 69: ...a saw from which it gets it s name and gives you a falling level which then jumps back up to the full level Routed to the Filter Cut Off it produces a rhythmic pulse effect similar to a sequenced rep...

Page 70: ...h makes a sound The loudspeakers you are using to listen to the Super Bass Station convert the electronic signal into an acoustic one you can actually hear Oscillation is a technical term for vibratio...

Page 71: ...e of the controls in this section apply to both Oscillator 1 and Oscillator 2 Refer to the block diagram on page 17 To adjust Oscillator 1 s parameters select the 1 position To adjust Oscillator 2 s p...

Page 72: ...from this setting being controlled by the Pulse Width knob above In the LFO 2 position the variation of the Pulse Width is controlled by LFO 2 with the amount of variation being controlled by the Pul...

Page 73: ...ionally useful intervals are set by switching to 5 a perfect 4th 7 a perfect 5th with 3 minor 3rd 4 major 3rd 8 minor 6th and 9 major 6th following closely behind Other fixed intervals are only for th...

Page 74: ...e In the cen tral position the Width is 50 i e minimum and maximum values are of equal length which we refer to as a square wave This contains all the odd numbered harmonics giving a hollow sound remi...

Page 75: ...s you full volume for this Oscillator Source Switch This switch allows you to select which sound source the Level Rotary will control In the Noise position the Level Rotary controls the volume of the...

Page 76: ...g the knob fully clockwise gives you just oscillator 2 Level Rotary This knob controls the volumes of the three sound sources selected by the Source switch All the way anticlockwise will give you no s...

Page 77: ...than the 24dB which you should select if you want the Cut Off to be more obvious Frequency Rotary This knob controls the basic Cut Off frequency of the filter All the way clockwise the filter is wide...

Page 78: ...e filter Cut Off frequency such as in Acid basslines and other very up front sounds Keep the reso nance to a minimum if you want more subtle less striking sounds NOTE In the 12db mode this knob has th...

Page 79: ...range that is present on a TB303 and allows fine adjustments to be made easily TB303 is a registered trademark of Roland Corp Japan LFO 2 Depth Rotary This knob controls the amount of change to the f...

Page 80: ...nges you are making Attack Rotary This knob sets how quickly the envelope rises to its maximum level when a note is struck Fully anticlockwise this is 500 microseconds instantaneous to our ears increa...

Page 81: ...increases until fully clockwise there is no decay at all Release Rotary This knob sets how quickly the envelope drops from the sustain level to zero once the note has been released Fully anti clockwis...

Page 82: ...1 o o Parameter Control 33 to 35 o o Parameter Control 32 o o Bank Select LSB 64 x o Sustain Pedal for Arp Latch on off Not for normal sustain operation 91 to 94 o o Parameter Control 105 to 112 o o P...

Page 83: ...e Level O O 30 Ring Mod Level O O 31 External Audio Level O O 33 Cutoff Frequency O O 105 Resonance O O 106 Keyboard Tracking O O 34 Filter LFO Depth O O 35 Filter ENV2 Depth O O 107 ENV1 Attack O O 1...

Page 84: ...not have a Bank Box or similar you will have to enter in the data manually in a List Edit or similar function within the sequencer You will have to enter two controllers with specific values and then...

Page 85: ...ity 0 100 ENVELOPE 2 As Envelope 1 LFO1 Waveform Rdm Tri Saw Sqr Speed 0Hz 50Hz Delay 0 5 sec LFO Sync Internal MIDI LFO2 As LFO1 except LFO Sync internal LFO1 GLOBAL Triggering AutoGlide Single Multi...

Page 86: ...se velocity sustain decay attack release velocity aux env mod lfo2 mod lfo 1 lfo 2 pulse ramp speed speed delay shape osc 1 osc 2 osc 3 2 3 noise special menu menu 1 4 7 1 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 1 on yes off n...

Page 87: ...utlets that are on different branch Circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate re orient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 oh...

Page 88: ...SAVE MIDI RX CH MIDI TX CH PROGRAM EDIT WRITE UTILITY SAVE MIDI RX CH MIDI TX CH PROGRAM EDIT WRITE UTILITY SAVE MIDI RX CH MIDI TX CH PROGRAM EDIT WRITE UTILITY SAVE MIDI RX CH MIDI TX CH PROGRAM EDI...

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