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I bought one of the first editions. It was a monophonic synth so that gives you an idea of the limitations anyway. One of my friends who is expert in analogue synthesis got some good sounds out of it and sweeps. I guess it is ok for bass and as an addition to other synths in your studio. I never liked it very much. Probably the rack model would be better as the 2 octave keyboard is limiting. I think I remember X-Dream using it live. I am commenting on the first edition though.

 

I think it is better to have a full synth that does all kinds of sounds including bass. Like have one real good expensive synth than several cheap ones.

 

Drav is correct and some of the VSTi synths, pro 52, pro 53, pentagon, triangle make very nice analogue bass sounds and other psy sounds. Absynth will give more organic bass sounds. Especially Native Instruments is kicking major ass.

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the bass station keyboard rocks, great for bass, great little keyboard, can run on batteries, knobs send midi out:)...an insanely good synth for the price, almost all of old cosmosis sounds are bass station, bass station sent through kurzweil for mangling, simply the bass station is a great synth

 

pros:

great sounds

analog filters

cute keyboard

inice mod/pitch bend wheels

knobs send midi

extremely good price for what you get

 

cons:

osc can sound a bit harsh(it's digital)

notes at times get stuck

flimsy construction

only 7 memory locations(i don't think you'llneed much it's not a complex synth)

 

simply i's great fo squiggles bass and filter sweeps...if you have a hard time making a good bass sound with this you should stop making music

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I'm planing to buy a nordlead 2 i a couple of weeks. do u guys think the basstation can do bass better yhan the NL2? I only have to pay about $180 for the basstation. will it be a complement to the NL or will it be useless?

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Psytrix - The Basstation and nord 2 have distinctly different sounds - you can be REALLY sure that these synths don't overlap :) you'll get wildly different basses on both synths.. and besides, you just GOTTA have that nord in your room don't you? lol you know it!

You can't compare these two synths, they both are too different, but i love the sounds infected pull out of that basstation, they are still usable and sound very fresh in today's music :)

Hope that helps!

 

_/reflekshun>>

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I had both of the version but now i have only the rack...the rack is much much better...don't listen to the people that says, you don't need more then 7 storages..FIRST OF ALL you have only 1 storage, the other 6 are programed when you buy the synth...i have the rack now and there you have 40 presets and 60 users and i am using all the 60...defenetly go for the rack...and it's great for Psy and it's even better when you put some Dist to it..killer sound!! and it will emulate the TB-303...go for it

 

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actually you an store on all 7, i could with mine at least. i thin kthe kb is amuch better interface, u can use the rack as a midi->cv though. the 40 banks..oh wow tht's like every sound the thing could possibly make :P

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with the rack u can convert midi to a cv/gate older system (my tb303 working with) and u can use the input jack for use the cut off /frequency and adsr envellope...

 

I have one to sell. Always carry on a 6 unity flycase and stop using it on live for 2 years so she stay on my studio.

if anyone is interested writte me.

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