Table Of Contents; Introduction - Novation Bass Station Rack Owner's Manual

CONTENTS
Introduction ...................................................................................1
Front Panel Controls & Features..................................................2
Rear Panel Features ....................................................................2
Connections & Quick Set-up Guide..............................................3
How The Controls Work ...............................................................4
Master Volume Section.................................................................4
Data Entry / Program Section.......................................................4
Program Change ..........................................................................5
MIDI TX, RX Channels .................................................................5
Utilities ..........................................................................................5
Save & Load (Sysex Dumps) .......................................................9
Editing & Writing Sounds..............................................................10
Analogue Voice Architecture ........................................................11
LFO Section..................................................................................12
Oscillators l&2 Section..................................................................13
Oscillators 1&2 Mod/Sync. Section ..............................................14
Filter Section.................................................................................15
Envelopes 1&2 Section ................................................................16
MIDI Control .................................................................................18
Filter / Envelope Controllers .........................................................18
LFO to MIDI Clock Sync...............................................................18
CV! Gate to MIDI Convertor .........................................................18
Appendix.......................................................................................19
Roland TB303 Emulation & Troubleshooting Guide.....................19
Specification .................................................................................20
Midi Implementation Chart............................................................21
Factory Programs List ..................................................................22
Thank you for buying the Novation BassStation Rack Analogue Bass Synthesizer.
The module you have purchased is ideal for producing the kind of bass sounds
which have returned to popularity in recent years, hut it is capable of far more
than just that. Analogue synthesis is also suitable for melody lines and lead solos
as well as sound effects.
The MIDI specification on the BassStation Rack allows for real-time transmission
and reception of controller information. This means that the live 'tweaking' of con-
trols during a performance, which is particularly appropriate for analogue sounds,
can be recorded into a sequencer along with the notes played and the entire per-
formance recreated on playback. Bulk or individual dumps of the 100 Memory
locations can also be sent and received, allowing you to build a large library of
analogue sounds for different applications.
The BassStation Rack also adds several features over and above the specifica-
tion of the successful BassStation keyboard. The Oscillator Sync. feature is very
popular with traditional synthesists allowing very vocal timbres. The CVIGate -
MIDI converter can be used to trigger the Rack froni a vintage analogue
synth/sequencer or as a translator for a MIDI sequencer to trigger other analogue
devices. The external input to the Rack's filter means that you can process any
other instrument - including an analogue synth being triggered by the CV/Gate -
MIDI converter
Welcome to an expanded "Analogue for the 90's".
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INTRODUCTION