Novation AFX STATION (PERPLEX ON Presets Walkthrough)
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2020
- 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 and its internal sequencer, only a touch of reverb was added where i found it suitable. Enjoy!
Woah - beautiful work!
thank you so much, coming from a synth mastermind like you means a lot to me! 🙏
I searched your channel for the Bass Station 2 review? Couldn't find. I do hope you will do a review for the AFX variant. Huge fan. Thank you!
The sound design here is top notch. Really interesting rhythmic textures and timbres evocative of Aphex and Warps late 90's and early 2000 output. I hear alot of Autechre in there. Now to just combine some of those harsh industrial sounding rhythms with a couple of those detuned microtonal lead and pad sounds and you've got your track halfway there.
an honor to hear that man, really appreciate it! It was actually quite a lot of fun to work on them. Hope the patches can inspire people to elaborate on them or maybe just serve as examples what’s possible with the device. Funny that you mention Autechre since i actually never listened to them, will definitely have to do so 😊
Funny you mention Autechre, I heard this kina sound in there as well. from around the same time LFO - Tied Up ua-cam.com/video/wfdk_EM3kPU/v-deo.html
Your channel deserves hundred of thousands of subscribers. Truly amazing visual and music work here. Congrats!!!!
Thanks a million for the kind words!!! I‘m already happy with a few subscribers that appreciate what i‘m doing 😊 Thanks a lot for stopping by!
Congratulations, you made a lot of electronic musicians happy with your contributions.
i could'nt ask for more! Thanks a lot man!
I love these preset sounds & especially that you're also honoring the sonorous, warm toned melodic harmonies in RDJ's music as well.
I'm currently crafting my own banks of sounds, after taking my time getting to the BS2 update - but wow. These are some Amazing sounds!
man, here since the start almost of this channel. super proud of you for getting in there!
thanks for the super kind words man, really grateful for that! Thanks for your support!
Awesome sounds. The AFX Station is blurring the boundaries between a classic analogue synth and a modular due to its many modulation features. It feels to me like it is covering about 80% of what a modular system can deliver in a musical usable manner. Just love it and feel much gratitude to own one. A real keeper.
Your performance here is what really helped me lean into my purchase. Thanks for sharing this amazing work! Peace.
great sounds !! amazing video presentation !!!
Very cool looking and sounding. A pleasure to watch.
Having had a BS2 for years, I don't need this product but you do show it off very well.
thank you very much Matt! For me even the BS2 was a new thing couple of months ago and i haven’t thought i would have so much fun with it. Now i know why many people like it 😉
Awesome work, with the lights and especially on how you made the AFX sound mind blowing.
Can't wait to receive my unit, but it'll only arrive by the end of next week.
Keep the great music on coming!
such a pleasure to hear that man! Thanks a lot! I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with it! 🙌
I was already a fan from your patches in Imaginando FRMS and DRC and now this video, all genius stuff...
Wow, never thought, that a BS II could be that versatile! Fantastic patches!
Thanks my friend! Told you so! ;) Glad you like 'em! 🙌
wow, this sounds SO GOOOOOD!
also the projection mapping is 💯
thank you soooo much man, can't be more grateful! Glad you enjoyed it!
Congrats on the collab, sounds awesome!
a huge honor for sure! Thanks a lot for the kind words!
It sounds amazing, but....The projection mapping you are doing on it stole my attention! Bravo!
so pleased you enjoyed it, thanks a lot for stopping by!
Congrats! You deserve it! These sound great!
thanks a million man, really appreciate it!!!
Amazing work, well done!
1:02 just hits different
thanks man, really glad you enjoyed it 🙌
So unique and super special as always... sending Love :-)
so much gratitude goes to you Jerome! You made it possible in the first place!!! 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
That is such a really nice video mapping and sound design
thank you very much man, really appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
Waiting for this man! Brilliant 🤘🏼🤘🏼
thanks man!🙏
Holy moly...my jaw dropped!!! Ordered this morning
@@greatorderofchaos Congrats man! Not that i would get any royalties, haha, but i'm sure you'll like it!
What a ride! Mind-blowing.
so glad you liked it, thanks a lot!
Amazing demo for and amazing sinth, good job!!!
such a pleasure man, thank you!
Good job man... well deserved!
honored to hear that, thank you very much!
This is absolutely superb.
truly an honor to hear that man, thank you so much for stopping by!
@@PerplexOn Audio and video quality are top notch. Always a pleasure to watch and listen to your channel!
This is insane!!! 🎛 this should’ve been the teaser and reveal! 💯🎹
haha, thanks a lot man! An honor to hear that! Well, at least you found it now 🙏🙌
beautiful sound presets
Great work! Getting mine very soon!
awesome man, i‘m sure you‘ll have a lot of fun!
sick mapping!
sick synth.
glad you enjoyed it man! Thanks a million! 🙏🙏🙏
I wish it had lights like that inside!! Nice work.
definitely, i would be in for sure! 😄 Thanks for stopping by man!
very good demo mate!
thanks a lot man, glad to hear that! Cheers!
Amazing job 🔥
excellent sounds !!!
an honor to hear that man, thanks a lot! 🖤
This is bad ass, love it.
The Boards of Canada tunes are sick.
so happy that you enjoyed it, thanks man!
very good! I like it
This thing sounds awesome 😎
Ive just bought it.Cant wait!!!
i‘m sure you’ll have a lot of fun with it! 🙌
@@PerplexOn Pretty sure I will after watching all your videos with it!!
belle prestation !!
Excellent dude
infexsation.!!!! Good job mate. :D
so much appreciated mate, thanks a lot for the kind words! ❤️
Sounds excellent :-)
thank you mate! 😊🙏🙏🙏
this sounds huge!!
thanks for stopping by man, highly appreciated!
Really cool + creative :)
thank you so much!!!
It sounds awesome
a pleasure to read that Paul, glad you like it!
This is some nasty voodoo shit, I could swore that I was hearing Rubber Johnny in the background :) Extraordinary instrument, bravo Novation (and everyone else included in this project)!
Rubber Johnny was definitely invoked in the process of making this machine 😄 A pleasure to hear that you like it, really appreciate it!
...fantastic!!!
thanks a million man! So glad to hear that!
@@PerplexOn a really good work!
Wow I was hyped when I saw your name
thanks for the kind words! Hope the hype was justified 😊
Nice
Obergeil. Die Ehre ist ganz auf Novations Seite. Dein Shit ist immer on point.
Haha, 1000 Dank für die Blumen 💐 😊
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Hopefully this project came along with some musical hours spent together with Aphex Twin. As I’m digging your sound I’ve got the hunch that you spent many hours listening to this musical mastermind and adore his sound as much as I do. They chose the right one to contribute To this project. Makes me feel really happy for you!
man, thank you so much for the kind words! That really means a lot to me! Sure, like many others, i was and still am quite influenced by Aphex, among many other great artists out there, so it clearly shows in my musical taste and style. And no, unfortunately this project didn’t include meetings in person, haha 😆 For me, it’s already such a great honor to even being asked to participate, still so stoked about this! I‘m just so happy that i could contribute a tiny bit to this and share it with others.
Such a bummer, but you’re totally right. It would just have been an extra plus to share the room and exchange some words and jam with this legend. Congrats one more time. Maybe I should finally crawl out of my autistic hole and start sharing my work as well 🤔 I think you inspired me... it’s about Time to show people what I am doing, Even if that’s totally not my thing. I’m really shy about stuff like that and spend my time alone with the machines.
@@analogfrog5180 totally get that. Actually i'm quite introvert and totally fine with that. That's why i'm not presenting myself but only the "work" i'm doing. That's a way for me to overcome this timidity. Most importantly, you should feel comfortable and have fun with what you're doing!
Thank you a lot for your answer. Klingt sehr pathetisch, aber ich habe tiefen Respekt und Bewunderung für deine/eure Kunst - genau darum bedeutet es mir tatsächlich was wenn diese Worte auf einer Social Media Platform (die ich sonst völlig meide) von dir kommen. Das war wirklich bestärkend.
*I was going to just use Bass Station VST plug-ins, but this new hardware may change my agenda.*
Sweet!!!!!!!
like the video mapping also! B - )
glad you enjoyed it!
Probably not the best place to ask but between the BS2, Minilogue XD and Microfreak, what would be the best synth for edm, deep house, acid and hard tek?
Amazing work here man these sounds are some of the best I heard on a demo of the bs2. Are all these sounds made just using the synth?
absolutely, yes, coming straight out of the bs2. Such a pleasure to hear that you enjoyed it!
btw. the afxstation comes preloaded with them but if you have a bs2 it’s a free download with novation components
@@PerplexOn can I make all these exact type of sounds on the original bs 2?
Only difference the nicer colour and artwork?
@@swishyfish325 yes, you can even download these patches onto the bs2 for free via Novation components. Have fun!
Sick
Quick operational question. Do the overlays save with a patch? eg can you change between different overlay setups with program change?
it’s been a while i visited the afxstation, but i think that the overlays are stored within a patch, yes. Definite answer will give you the manual probably! Cheers!
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When can I get a keyboard that does this lightshow, not just a projection but actually in the keys? Think about a full-sized key that gave you visual feedback for something like aftertouch amount as an example. Novation, get on it!
i would get it for sure ;)
@@PerplexOn It goes without saying, but what you're doing with projection mapping is simply stunning. Great work!
such an honor man, thanks a lot!
Roli does something with light up keys … ? 🤔
Just a controller, but still …
🔥PerplexTwinOn🔥
😂🙌
Are you doing projection mapping on this? Anyway the afx mode is just insane
yes, i've done this with projection mapping.
@@PerplexOnGreat job. Loved it
@@keeeeerdi so pleased to hear that! Thanks a lot!!
how can i get hold of the lighting ? love the effect it makes whilst tinkering with the AFX
thanks man, it was achieved with a projection mapping software called HeavyM and a little projector facing the AFX Station from above. Hope this helps!
@@PerplexOn Hey, really cool patches ! can you tell me which projector are you using ?
thanks a lot! I‘m using a Ricoh PJ WXC1110 for this
Is this an external light or it actually comes from the synths?
it’s projected from above, not part of the synth (not yet unfortunately 😉)
How are the pads? Can I recreate Rhubarb with it?
the ? we all wanna know the answer to
it's still a mono/paraphonic synth. You obviously won't get huge chords and pads out of it (but a whole bunch of other great sounds)
Love it! Any idea how hard these will be to get on launch?
thanks a lot! Actually i have no idea how hard they will be to get. While it’s a „limited“ edition there are no clues about how limited the quantity is 😉
Selling out at a lot of online stores, bleep and Novation both sold out in a day...
@@esdubya1259 Yeah, ended up getting mine ordered at zzsounds, sold out a few minutes after I placed my order!
😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 damnnnn
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I am getting this in early December. I. Can't. F**King. Wait. I also can't wait until @loopop does a review. (I searched his channel and I couldn't find the Bass Station 2 so one can only hope he does a review for this unit)
Aplex ! ON! 😊
😅🙌
Please Daddy tell me you how you got the visible triangles to triangulate on the keys like that.
magic!
What's happening around 4:50? very "robot vocal"
yes indeed, almost vowel sounds. I was actually surprised too how this patch happend 😅
@@PerplexOn Typically those robotic vowely sounds are made by modulating the Filter incredibly fast and cranking up the resonance. If the Envelope also affects the Filter cutoff (more slowly) that helps a lot too. But on the Mono Station the LFO is too slow to do this Afaik. Not sure if they put the same LFO in the BS2 though.
@@OttosTheName thanks for the technical explanation man! Apparently the BS2 can handle it 😉
A TRUE SPIRIT APHEX TWIN!!!
😉🙏
4:52 it's alive !
Should I get one as a first synth🤔?
i would say the Bass Station 2 (or AFX Station if you prefer the updated colors) is definitely a great synth to start with! If you're on a tight budget i would look out for a used BS2, they may be more affordable right now and technically identical.
Thank you, I'll get one so
@@paulgalligan6292 you won‘t regret it, i promise 😊
Not sure about this one
After 6 min and 45 sec the video stopped. What? I want to hear more. This was like beaubourg by Vangelis.
You're not playing mini usable sounds , would love to see what's happening with the board without the disco show..
"Come to Daddy!"😎
😁
what on earth would u use this for?
personally, i‘m using it for fun for example.
ahhh i see@@PerplexOn
Aiiiiiii
😉🙏
Can I also load the presets on my Bass Station 2 or do they exclusively work with the new AFX Station?
yes, they are available via Novation components for free
@@PerplexOn That’s fantastic. Thank you for being awesome!
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jjust a normal bass station with the newest firmware the only difference being box redesign
technically, sure. Lucky for you if you're a BS2 owner, you get all the new patches and functions for free. And if you're not, you can decide between this and the limited edition with updated silkscreen and knobs.
@Edward Godsall not really interested in the synth as a whole really, mfb dominion 1 is better imo
cute
How do make a preset?
could you please be more specific! If you're searching for a How-To on creating custom patches for the BS2 there are plenty of tutorials out there!
@@PerplexOn oh i have no idea about any of that, first of all, thanks for responding, and second, i mean like what is a patch and how did you make one?
a patch is just a custom setting of various available parameters of the machine. Either you or other artists have created these presets that can be loaded into your machine, resulting in different sounds. If you want to create your own one you can take a initial setting of the synth or any other premade patch, tweak knobs and settings to your liking and save it as your very own patch.
@@PerplexOn oh ok that makes sense. i was thinking of buying it (because all i have is a DAW) but its pretty expensive. also i like your music!
thanks man, really appreciate it! You definitely can achieve this kind of sounds with software plugins and your DAW, too, no question. You may just search for sounddesign tutorials that match your current setup to start with. There are even some great free software synths out there, so you don’t have to spend a lot.
How in the HELL do you only have 8k subs?
You found it, so there’s hope 😉 thanks for the support man!
Really been trying to sell a lot of my music gear to clear space and then I WAKE UP TO SEE THIS |:(
it's a cruel world, i know ;)
can you teach me projection mapping so i can love my synths more and make gorgeous content like this. holy fuck (also this made me buy the afx and as last night im in love with it
So... synthesizers GO TO IDM MACHINES... yes. Its right!
erm... ok.
Just, wow! I'm not sure how 4:52 is even possible. Sounds like formant synthesis, but there's no formant filter, so I'm guessing there is some sort of C64 S.A.M. style additive craziness going on there?
Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it! You’re right, it’s almost vowel like stuff. Actually this surprised me as well. It’s not that i thought „let’s make some vowels“, it more or less happend during the sounddesign process while tweaking random parameters, so it was actually a happy accident, haha 😅 i found it quite interesting how sonically versatile and surprising it is so this patch made its way to the final bunch of patches for the machine. I‘m sure some smart people can exactly explain why it sounds how it sounds but for me it was just fun to explore. Cheers!
@@PerplexOn I'm tempted to buy the AFX Station just so I can deconstruct what's going on with that patch! Great work man.
@@matthewbucknall8350 really appreciate it man! It’s definitely a really fun machine to play with! Just to let you know, these patches are also available for the Bass Station 2 via novation components, for free! Just in case you can’t get your hands onto an AFX Station
A lot of nerve wracking shit..so..exactly what the music world needs..
first 46 seconds are horrible but this is a cool synth
Thanks for letting me know, glad you made it so far! 😉
This is illegal. 👮♂️
Stop this your making people realize how amazing the bs2 is now everyone is going to be using them.wait everyone already is
I got a headache
sorry to hear that, have you tried yoga?
WHERE THE FUCK DO I BUY THESE LIGHTS
I wouldn't want this so badly if the trim wasn't purple.....
Gotta say that the synth sounds nice but I am left with this, it is just a glitch machine and nothing else as 90% of this showcase was glitch.
That’s just because this video showcases the few glitchy presets i‘ve created for it, which demonstrate a little fraction of all patches coming with it. 😉Besides ALL patches ever made for the Bass Station, which actually spread across a vast variety of sonic possibilities. Definitely check out the other artists patches like Lightbath and rBeny on their channels.
sounds terrible, but looks nice.
Thanks for letting me know! 🙏
@@PerplexOn I think it's just not my style of music, but the thing you've made with the video is really cool
@@ilive4god2007 glad you like the visual part! And sure, the audio demos are clearly not for every ear 😉