Bass Station II - Battle Performances with Ehsan and -CALC- // Novation Live

video by NovationTV

"In this livestream two Novation stalwarts, Ehsan Gelsi and -CALC- will battle it out, performing individually, using Novation’s powerhouse analogue mono-synth Bass Station II as the main feature. Both will perform live and then run through the techniques used, looking at how to use the killer AFX mode and checking out how the Bass Station II can form the centre point for any set-up.

--- Discover Novation Synths:

https://novationmusic.com/en/synths"

Novation AFX Station "Avalon" 98 Organic Presets + FAQ

LFOstore

"Avalon soundset contains 98 fresh presets for the legendary analogue synths update – AFX Station by Novation!

BUY: https://sellfy.com/lfo/p/novation-afx...

Enhance possibilities of your AFX with our soundset!
Note: its a single presets, not overlays!

Powerful leads, fat analog basses, atmospheric sounds & even modular sequences.

All is responsible with modulation wheel & tempo synced!
Including the instructions of how to load.

“Avalon” soundset contains:

40 Sequences & Arps
19 Basses
17 Leads & Plucks
9 Atmo & FX
15 Modular Sounds"

Novation AFX Station review

Molten Music Technology

"Is the AFX Station a Bass Station II in new clothes? Of course! But don't let that stop us checking out the innovation and versatility in this fat and compact monosynth from Novation.

http://www.novationmusic.com"

AFX Station // -CALC- Walk-through // Novation

NovationTV

"-CALC- introduces you to AFX Station: our modern classic monosynth, remixed by Aphex Twin.

Designed in collaboration with electronic music legend Richard D James aka Aphex Twin, AFX Station is a limited edition release of Bass Station II. A sound designer’s dream, AFX Station has the same powerful feature set as Bass Station II, with the addition of AFX Mode pre-installed, which revolutionises the way the monosynth can be played and programmed.

--- Discover AFX Station: http://bit.ly/AFXStation"

Novation - AFX Station - First Playthrough

Innovative Music Australia

"We had a chance to play with the new Novation AFX Station for an afternoon. Here we jam out on a bunch of the new presets using a Singular Sound Aeros looper and an Elektron Rytm MkII drum machine.

From wavy drifty delicate textures to knock ya socks off wild! 😍🎹🎛"

3 Novation Bass Station 2 Tips w/ the Aphex Twin AFX Station

Perfect Circuit

"Enrique (@Ricky Tinez) from Novation (@NovationTV) stopped by our studio to show us 3 of his favorite tips with the Bass Station 2, and since the limited edition AFX Station comes out today (10.20.2020) we used one for the video. You can put the firmware with these features on any Bass Station 2, but this special edition has a purple bottom, Aphex Twin logo and graphics by Weirdcore.

Win a limited edition AFX Station in our #PerfectPatch contest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGksNAvg58u

Read our Signal article about the AFX Station here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal...

AFX Station available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/novati...

Timeline:

00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Overlays
02:04 - Fixed Sustain Duration
03:23 - Sub Oscillator Tuning
04:45 - Glide Divergence
05:33 - Oscillator Error

#PerfectCircuit #AFXstation #AphexTwin"

Novation AFX STATION (PERPLEX ON Presets Walkthrough)

Perplex On

"I had the immense honor of creating some official presets for the new Novation AFX STATION that come with the device! Here is an overview of them while skipping through and tinkering with them a bit. All sounds are coming directly from the AFX STATION, only a touch of reverb was added where i found it suitable. Enjoy!"

You can find additional Novation AFX Station posts here.

Novation AFX Station • Lightbath Patches + Overlays Demo

Lightbath

"I'm honored to be one of five sound designers selected by Novation and Richard D. James to create Patches + Overlays for the new AFX Station synth. I'm in good company with the others being Richard Devine, Noyzelab, Perplex On and ol' pal, r beny.

The AFX Station is a Bass Station II with a facelift that makes it easier to use the AFX Mode Overlays that are part of the new firmware. Plus, the thing looks great, now. More pro, less toy imo. It's a powerful synth that reminds me a lot of my Roland SH-101, but with patch-saving capabilities and some gnarly distortion and drive.

My patches parody a few choice sounds like BoC's Roygbiv and One Very Important Thought and some of the dirty sounds used by Tobacco and Black Moth Super Rainbow as well as a bunch of 'classic' Lightbath sounds and even a few jokes.

Lightbath Patches

082 - Audubon
083 - B3 Marimba
084 - Bass Racer
085 - Dandy Gum
086 - Formantable
087 - Gravity Error
088 - ImportantThought
089 - Mosquitohead
090 - Pluckbath
091 - Roy G. Biv
092 - SH-Gregorian
093 - The Fourth Below
094 - Threefold
095 - Tobacco Blessing
096 - Warm Chillbath

Lightbath Overlays

o5 - Gyil
o6 - Glitch
o7 - Flute"

Novation → https://novationmusic.com/en/synths/a..."

You can find additional Novation AFX Station posts here.

Break Station - Novation AFX Station, Bass Station 2, Circuit & Digitakt

Ehsan Gelsi

You can find additional Novation AFX Station posts here.

Introducing the Novation AFX Station - Limited Edition Aphex Twin Collaboration

Limited edition Black Novation Bass Station II with AFX Mode for $439.99. As always see the dealers on the right for availability. Details follow:

"Introducing the Limited Edition Aphex Twin collaboration - AFX Station.

Following an exciting hunt for clues across the globe, gathered and documented by the press [on MATRIXSYNTH here and here] and public, the spotlight has been shining on Novation to reveal the mysterious Aphex Twin collaboration.

Novation is excited to finally announce AFX Station, an all-new, limited edition of their modern classic Bass Station II monosynth, designed in collaboration with electronic music legend Richard D James aka Aphex Twin.

AFX Station is a sound designer’s dream. It has the same powerful feature set that has made Bass Station II the go-to monosynth for countless music makers. In addition, it has AFX Mode pre-installed, which revolutionises the way the monosynth can be played and programmed. Perfect for sequencing and arpeggiation, with AFX Station, every key on the instrument can become a new patch, making it a powerful analogue drum module, a flexible sound design tool, or a killer bass or lead machine.

To check out the AFX Station visit our site from launch on Tuesday 20th October, 8AM PST.

Availability: Online and in-store, limited
Cost $439.99"

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Novation Teases New Aphex Twin Collaboration

Apparenlty these billboards are popping up in LA, Berlin, Bristol, and London per CDM.

Click the image to the left to zoom in and find some clues, if they apply that is.

On the left you'll see X-Station. The original X-Station was a controller keyboard with the K-Station engine built in. Note the font below it.

On the right you'll see Osc Filter Mod. Below you'll see Microtuning.

Feel free to see what else you can find.

Aphex Twin also worked with Novation on the AFX Mode Bass Station II and the Warp Records WXAXRXP 30th Anniversary Bass Station II.

Rumor is we'll find out Oct 20.

Update: and an image of the purported box spotted by Soviet Space Child.

Bass Station II - Advanced Sound Design // Novation Live

NovationTV

"-CALC- revisits the classic Bass Station II analogue synth, with a live stream focused on sound design. -CALC- will cover some of the more interesting and unusual features that this beast of a monosynth has to offer, including a look at programming the powerful AFX mode, releasing the 3rd Oscillator, paraphonic control and exploring the very powerful and programmable envelopes."

noyzelab's NYZ BSII M8Y Pure Data Patched Editor for the Novation Bass Station II

Available here

"Pure Data patch to assist with editing the Novation Bass Station II consisting of 3 main editors i] AFX Mode ii] Microtuning iii] On-key Functions"

via @noyzelab:

"NYZ BSII M8Y for editing AFX Mode, Microtuning & On-Key Functions on Bass Station II available as a FREE open source @HashtagPureData patch

beta testing & special advisory natteringz @AphexTwin
+
THNX 2 @WeAreNovation"

Animated Graphic Scores Performed on the Novation BassStation II

Rain Published on Nov 16, 2019 John Keston

"Strands is the working title for a series of audiovisual compositions based on the idea of animated, generative, graphic scores. Last year I composed six of these scores written in Javascript for Parking Ramp Project, a performance installation in a seven-level parking ramp with a large cast reflecting on transience, migration, and stability commissioned by Guggenheim fellow, Pramila Vasudevan. While Parking Ramp Project was composed for a trio, Strands is specifically composed for a soloist.

Rain is a new movement in the series and the first that I have produced with video of the animated score. Currently there are five movements in the piece. I performed the first four recently at the ISSTA conference in Cork, Ireland. The visual part of the piece is meant to be read like music but without the use of key or time signatures. Each time the piece is played the visuals are regenerated, so it is never performed the same way twice.

The musician may interpret the visuals in many ways. For example, in Rain lines are animated from the top of the screen to the bottom. Where the line appears horizontally is roughly regarded as pitch and as the line animates the sound is modulated. The lines also vary in weight. Heavier lines are louder and lower in pitch while thinner lines are quieter, generally higher, and sometimes altered with a high-pass filter.

I performed Rain using the Novation Bass Station II, which has a feature (AFX mode overlays) that allows for each note to have entirely different parameters. With this technique I was able to map different timbres to the keybed and use this variety in texture as another way to interpret the score. Keep an eye out for more of these. It is my intent to make videos for all five of the movements and perhaps add one or two more to the series.

https://audiocookbook.org/strands/"

Generator

Premiered Nov 24, 2019 John Keston

"Generator is the next piece in the Strands series. These audiovisual compositions illustrate the interpretation of animated, generative, graphic scores written in Javascript. Generator is made up of connected line segments that that go from left to right, up, or down, but never in reverse. The weight and length of each segment is consistent across the width of the screen and changes once a new set of segments starts again from the left.

I interpret each set of segments as an arpeggio. The tempo of each arpeggio is decided by the segment length. Shorter segments, drawn more quickly, are paired with faster arpeggios. As the line segments wander up and down I generally interpret the Y axis as pitch, but because the direction of each segment is random the pitches are not exact representations of the paths that are displayed; neither is it the intent to exactly follow the visuals. Instead, musicians interpret the score so that human qualities contrast the computer generated visuals.

The aesthetics of the pieces in this series, both visually and sonically, are secondary to the objectives. First that the scores are composed for the purpose of being read by musician(s). Secondly, the artist(s) have space to improvise within their interpretations. Thirdly (in addition to interpretation) aleatoric elements make the pieces significantly different from one performance to the next. Finally, although the performances vary, distinct characteristics identify each piece.

The objectives of these pieces lead to music that is often atonal and/or atemporal. After about a dozen rehearsals, performances, and recordings with a trio and as a soloist it has become apparent that tonality and timing often do emerge. For example, in Generator the tempi of the arpeggios change with each animated progression from left to right. Arbitrary rests are interspersed with random lengths. This amounts to timing without time signatures. And, since the pitches are left up to the artist the notes performed may or may not be in key. In my performance I chose to use a variety of intervals and scales leading up to the chromatic scale at the conclusion.

https://audiocookbook.org/generator/"

Novation Bass Station AFX Mode Demo and Tutorial

Published on Jul 1, 2019 Starsky Carr

"A quick look at the excellent AFX mode, playing it live and with the arpeggiator and sequencer. Plus how to program an overlay with 25 sounds in one preset using the new overlay function in AFX mode."

Novation Bass Station 2 - AFX Mode - Exploring the Presets - Midiverse - TV

Published on Jun 25, 2019 Midiverse - TV

"What's up everybody? Today we're going to be checking out the 4.14 update to the Novation Bass Station 2. Here are a few sounds from the AFX Mode Presets. Let's check it out."

Warp Records WXAXRXP 30th Anniversary Novation Bass Station II

via Novation

"Warp Records celebrate their 30th anniversary with three-day NTS Radio takeover, including exclusive mixes and giveaways.

For the past 30 years, UK based label Warp Records have been consistently setting the bar in the electronic music world, always pushing the boundaries of the genre and thrilling music fans worldwide.

Founded by Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell in the back of a record store in Sheffield in 1989, Warp has become the pioneer of its genre with a unique yet reliable catalogue of electronic music. Responsible for bringing to the world the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher and Nightmares on Wax, plus loads more, Warp have also more recently ventured into film, art installations and their own online independent record store, Bleep.com.

This weekend, Warp are set to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Partnering with NTS, they’ll bring together their legendary roster with a packed out 100-hour schedule of music, including exclusive mixes, tributes and giveaways.

As part of the celebrations and in honour of the release of our recent Bass Station AFX update, listeners will have the chance to get their hands on a very limited edition Warp Records x Aphex Twin x Novation Bass Station II, 1 of only 5 made. For a chance to win, simply sign up for the WXAXRXP mailing list following the link below [bottom of page here].

LISTEN NOW

We’ve also compiled a selection of our favourite Warp releases spanning the past thirty years. With so many releases, we could have kept this list going on for ages, but here are ten particular highlights from the past three decades chosen by some of the team over at Novation HQ:

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Bass Station II vs. OP-Z (Sequencing AFX Mode)

Published on May 7, 2019 Red Means Recording

"Let's use the Teenage Engineering OP-Z to sequence AFX mode on the Novation Bass Station II.

AFX Mode puts a distinct patch on each key of the Bass Station II keyboard. The OP-Z has a robust sequencer that lets us take advantage of this.

I'll show you how I set up MIDI for this, and then do a performance."

Novation Bass Station 2 AFX mode (4.14) demo

Published on Apr 30, 2019 Hunart©

"Hi!

Got the BS 2 for a short time so I`ve decided to check how it looks now with the newest 4.14 firmware. It is just some fun with the features. Beside 2 Echo`s from Ableton Live there`s no comression or external FX just the usual limiting at the end of the chain.

Fel free to ask any questions.

Enjoy,

Hunart©"

AFX Mode (4.14) // Novation Bass Station 2 Tutorial

Published on Apr 14, 2019 Ron Cavagnaro

"This tutorial is to show how the new AFX mode works on the new Novation Bass Station 2 firmware upgrade. It was developed in a collaboration of Richard D. James (AKA Aphex Twin) and Novation.

When AFX mode is turned on, you can change the sounds individually by holding down the key and turning the parameters you want. Saving is done by pressing save from the menu (Function + Arp - Swing)

Intro 0:00
AFX Mode 0:24
Stand-Alone Arp Demo 0:52
H9 Shimmer Reverb Added 2:00
AFX Mode Speed Stress Test w/ Deluge 2:25
Improvised 16 Step Sequence AFX Mode Demo 3:48
Adding FX from Korg KP3+, Roland MX1 5:23"