Novation Bass Station II Arpeggiator + Ableton tutorial.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video i show you how to take control of the Novation Bass Station 2 arpeggiator using external midi from Ableton.
This also work with other sequencers and midi keyboards
Bass Station 2 Firmware for Arpeggiator:
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Click: Artist Producer Soundpack (including Bass Station II Librarian software)
Also, written version of this tutorial can be found here:
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Thanks!
You saved me so many hours when I can stop reproducing the arps I hear in BS2 into the Deluge.
Very nice didn't knew about this in/out thing! Thanks a lot it is very appreciated!
Love this thing dude, sound is incredible
You're the man! Thanks!! Wa spooking for this info everywhere!
Thanks Ricky. I thought it wasn't possible until I watched this video. I got my rm1x midi going to mc-808 & 3 synths. Then audio goes from each synth to its own sampler for fx. I currently only have a dj mixer, so the mixer goes to the 808 where I can add more fx. 😆 I have so much & still need more.
exactly what i was looking for, thx!
Ah thanks for the all info. I've never been able to setup synch before
This is really good!
Can you save this to a preset?
I haven’t succeeded so each time I load the preset from CC, I have to push the buttons to change it to “In”
Hi Enrique.You did a nice job setting up BS, but, there still an issue the master out from Ableton is not working, why is that happening.IF you can let me know it would be great, thanks for making the video.
Do you have a review of the BS ?. I want something to play bass and would like to know your opinion.
noob question. What is the best way to use synth patches in your music? record directly onto an audio channel or like this (use midi)?? Thx
Does the Bass Station 2 still have a place in your setup nowadays Ricky?
I have an issue with BS2 and Ableton. When I use external instrument on a midi channel, and wrote midi notes in draw mode. I can see Ableton triggering midi because of the yellow dots moving, but I don’t hear any audio. And yes, I have audio from set correctly on the external instrument device, setting it to bass station. Even if I’m in piano roll on Ableton and lick on a key, it doesn’t okay anything. So I’m thinking Ableton isn’t sending midi to the BS2 . I’ve followed many tutorials and I can’t seem it to play. I would like to play some notes and then go into piano roll and adjust some midi notes, but that doesn’t do anything. There’s absolutely zero sound if I draw it in. There is sound if I play the BS2, but not if I use Abletons piano roll.
or you dont have the output of the bass station plugged into your interface...
Having a strange issue with this feature on the AFX Station - when I send midi data to it from Ableton, it 'latches' whatever notes I send first and then remembers those as part of the arp until I restart the synth. Is there something I'm missing? It's such a workflow sucker :(
*Just to be clear, say for instance the first pattern was CEG played on patch 1 of the AFX Station, then I stopped playback in Ableton and moved on to patch 2 and sent FAB, it would play an arp consisting of CEGFAB. Even when I don't play any notes and just switch on the arp it keeps the notes. Any advice?
Many Thanks!
why dont you have an audio track set up for the audio in?
Thank you for this tip, very much appreciated! I'm trying to trigger an arpeggiated sequence I entered onto the synth in sync with Ableton's clock without having to write or receive MIDI notes from a MIDI track, would you know a workaround?
hmmm, so you want Ableton's clock to be the master, and the BS2's arp to play in sync with Ableton's clock. Have you double checked the midi settings in Ableton's preferences and made sure that sync is turned ON for the BS2's output option?
Yes, thank you, SYNC is turned on in Ableton. Preferably the arpeggiated sequence would be triggered from the BSII but in sync with Ableton, I'm still not sure how to do that.
Well the BS2's arp sequence needs a note pressed in order for the sequence to play. Wether thats from the keyboard or an external instrument, or Ableton.
Try taking the first note you pressed when entering in the sequence and leave that as a long note inside an ableton midi track being sent to the BS2.
So function and latch and i want it on in to send clock signal into the basss station?
I have a question - I've synced the bs2 to reaper and able to use the arpeggiator, however I want the arpeggiator to be in "double time" (16th or 32nd notes). Is it possible?
Set the rhythm knob to 13 for straight 8th notes, to 32 for straight 16th notes
Nice to know !
This is very frustrating what novation did here, so why the hell is it only to adjust in or out, so i can trigger it from ext gear but the bass station cant send the arp from midi out to other gear.. lol
Important question : This bass station in the vid, or the circuit mono station. They basically do the same thing.
rubber duky not necessarily. Yes they are both Monophonic synthesizers with the same filter but that's about where their similarities end. On the Mono Station you have an additional three distortion types post filter as well as the ability to sequence the second oscillator independently. It also has a "modulation sequencer" which can be sent to different destinations via the mod matrix as well as the CV output. You also get CV clock in/out. Cv, gate, and the aux CV mentioned earlier. Not to mention circuits sequencer with new modes like reverse, random, pendulum, and rates! Per osc!
aHHHHHH, I see. I would think yes with the newer technology that the circuit would be far more expanding. I have the novation circuit groove box, and love it. I actually traded my Maschine Mikro 2 for the Circuit, and best decision ever.
rubber duky oh wicked! They make a great pair allowing you to do your lead line and pad line on circuit and then the bassline on the mono station
thanks!
Thanks!!!
finaly !
FCK THANKS❤
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my bass station is not popping up as a plug in on ableton would really appreciate if someone could show me how to get it all connected
i just purchased the bass station and for some reason i cannot get it to make any sounds on ableton but it shows that its connected
What audio interface are you using?
i don't have one
would there be another way for me to transfer patterns to ableton and edit there through a midi cable
sorry im kind of new to this
weird my bass station is set to channel to also.. NO jk.. I thought it was broken till i started randomly picking midi channels..
Thank you!