gary mackenzie I personally would take a AFX Circuit Monostation, the randomness combined with the grid layout lends itself to *interesting* possibilities.
@@PerfectCircuit Yes it would! Imagine the workflow of the Circuit with the sound of the Bass Station II!!! I bet they can make it for $200-$300 to compete with the Roland TR-6S, Model:Samples, Model:Cycles and Drumbrute/Drumbrute Impact.
Your circulation is pretty good. The quickness in which the pinkness returned to your left forefinger upon releasing the held keys was quite snappy. Subscribed, and then liked!
@@messer21 All the new features were added an year ago through firmware updates, the new model is just a reskin. With this launch they added overlay managing through novation componenets and the possibility to copy one sound from one key to the other. Everything available to every BSII user. It's a very powerful synth and novation gave these updates free for everyone and THEN dropped the reskin; the best costumer friendly way to do it if you ask me.
Those are very cool features and a very nice explanation but it would have been more normal to simply have a semi-modular Bass Station 3 with the possibility of live recording sequences, reverb, analog delay, and some modular connections on the front panel. That would be a worthy upgrade and compete with Moog Grandmother and Arturia.
I wish they had improved the sequencer so that it plays back exactly what you play into it without messing with the legato and rest buttons. Maybe at a metronome so you can play in real time to a beat and the sequencer plays back exactly what you play, in the exact timing etc.
Demo guy detuning the shit of it :''until it's basically unusable'' Me: ''eargasm'' Spicy,spicy! Osc error is sick.Lots of cool features on this synth. I hope other synth makers pick the overlay function cause its really amazing.Would love that on my monologue.Transforms your synth into an analogue drum machine which is not to be underestimated.
All of these features are available on the regular bs2 as well. You can find those for dirt cheap. All you miss out on are the funky graphics and purple bottom.
This one or the korg monologue...(he did patches for the korg, great demo songs check em out if you ddidn´t already) but this one has a zillion more cool functions imo. Wich one would you choose?
Say you have a midi input that is sequencing notes on this afx station. If you have drum notes asigned to the keys (notes) that are being sequenced will they play as you have a signed them?
@@PerfectCircuit That's what makes Novation great. Long term support and development on their older products. Ordered my AFX Station last evening... although it's true that I could've saved about 100€ and get the resular BSII and update to 4.15 manually. Oh, and didn't know Ricky worked at Novation! Loyal subscriber here, as am sure many others are :D
Will this version still be available next year? I'm broke right now, but I much prefer this design over the Bass Station II. I'd hate it if it got sold out before I saved up enough funds..
Where is the owners pdf manual and pdf preset and patch list !!! I’m not talking about the late great Bass Station ll Manual either !!! The AFX Station having its own PDF Manual !!!!
Does anyone make a sticker with all the new function key functions printed on it that I could put over the function descriptions on my regular BS2? I find myself forgetting to try that stuff since they aren't printed and the BS2 display is pretty limited!
I went ahead and tried to make my own. Anyone feel like checking this for errors? I'm a little nervous to print it since you have to print over $100 of stickers with most online printers, and if I made an error, that's a lot of money to waste. www.dropbox.com/s/zsanpx3o1ymky09/BS2%20Function%20map%20afx.pdf?dl=0
@@DavidIsbister looks really good to me! no typos and it lines up well enough. The very right hand bracket on the line might not be needed, it's about 3mm short on a test printout here. I'm sure you can get them much cheaper than $100. Here in the UK I can find people on ebay offering custom digital printed stickers $20 for as many will fit on 1300mm x 700mm. I reckon you could easily get 150 on there
@@Jimantronic I found a place where I could get a smaller quantity, and ordered 10. I'll check out how it fits, and probably tweak the files. Thanks for proofing it!
I bought my bass station 2 off the shelf at guitar center and i tried to register it on their site so i can download firmware updates but i cant because my box didn't have the code in it to register it. I keep trying to contact Novation through customer service and i'm getting no replies at all and its been months. any advice on what to do?
Just sign up for an account and go to components.novationmusic.com and plug your BSII into your computer. I don't recall anything about a code in the box. I don't think you need to register it to get the drivers.
the new paint job has my GAS going a bit for this... if only it had been made 2 part multitimbral - great bass synth and crazy drum machine in one. :-/
... this is basically just a re-packaged BSII with the 4.14FW (engine) - which I've already got. Anyone confirm if I am correct here, looking also on Novation's website spec.'s. So, only leaves me with the one question: do I want an Aphex Twin version of what I have at the mo' with the funky purple bottom, for a premium $ ?? Hmmmm. Maybe a GAS collector's heaven.
Enter our contest to win an AFX Station on IG here: instagram.com/p/CGksNAvg58u/
We need a rack version.
gary mackenzie I personally would take a AFX Circuit Monostation, the randomness combined with the grid layout lends itself to *interesting* possibilities.
Enrique at the day job. Always great to see the legend at work.
the purple bottom is the main feature, no doubt!
The purple bottom adds some sick bottom end.
And probably matching purple USB cable and MIDI converter plugs
@@FuZZbaLLbee purple AC adapter!
Purple LEDs
@@Anthony-ue4zm that would be lovely
I really Hope Novation comes out with a pure analog Drum machine based on this concept
That would be a fun machine.
@@PerfectCircuit Yes it would! Imagine the workflow of the Circuit with the sound of the Bass Station II!!! I bet they can make it for $200-$300 to compete with the Roland TR-6S, Model:Samples, Model:Cycles and Drumbrute/Drumbrute Impact.
@@alfreddawson3765 sounds like the Mono Station to me 🤔
@@katlegotladi2116 Have you heard of the Circuit Rhythm? Definitely closer to analog drum machine than the Mono Station.
Awesome! Ricky tks for the clear and simplified explanation. There's a lot more than a Bass Station under that chassis 🖤🤍
Clicked on Ricky, got a Perfect Circuit logo. Was confused for a moment. :P
You've got so many machines Richard ...
WHOA!! 'Enrique from Novation.' CONGRATULATIONS MAN.
Always has been
He’s worked for them for so long
This is an excellent tutorial, even for experienced BS II users.
Excellent hire, Novation!
Ricky has been a long time employee of Novation/Focusrite. It was a matter of time until he did official demos.
Nice one Ricky, so glad I picked up a Bass Station 2 on Friday, it's already made a huge difference and now it's even more of a monster!
I really hope Novation realizes how popular and loved the PEAK is and that they intend to give it another update soon.
Is there something missing? I think it’s a perfect machine as it is.
Ricky T baby!
I've had quite a few synths over the years and a ton of modular but the BS2 is one of the top 5 sounding synths ever imo.
Your circulation is pretty good. The quickness in which the pinkness returned to your left forefinger upon releasing the held keys was quite snappy. Subscribed, and then liked!
what
I've wanted one of these for a while; so many clever new additions that I'm surprised more synth makers haven't introduced already
Best demo of the new coolness of this machine.
Ricky!!! What a great collaboration.
woahhhh, that oscillator error is such a core Aphex Twin sound! Dope!!!
Always so weird to see Ricky in a video outside of his home and personal video vibe. Great surprise to see him here.
Congratulations Enrique !
I didn't think much of the Bass Station before. But here I stand. Corrected.
You're not alone. Same here.
I have sold my BS2 but just wanna say that Novation is great with firmware updates and keeping them fresh.
so much hype for a paint job
I don’t have a BS2. Looking at specs it seems to me they added more then a paint job, or I’m I missing something?
@@messer21 paint job and a few sub oscilator chnages. But pretty much the same thing :/
@@messer21 All the new features were added an year ago through firmware updates, the new model is just a reskin. With this launch they added overlay managing through novation componenets and the possibility to copy one sound from one key to the other. Everything available to every BSII user. It's a very powerful synth and novation gave these updates free for everyone and THEN dropped the reskin; the best costumer friendly way to do it if you ask me.
@@TraceJDR98 you are correct and I like that you pointed that out.
This dudes my hero.
3:58 Damn,that's B E E F.
Nice job Ricky!
Always wanted a Bass Station after learning Lo Fidelity Allstars rocked em. Throw in the AFX. SOLD!!!
Ricky, you are the best!
Just got a Monostation two weeks ago, so will keep playing with that.
Enrique, you are the boss!
Thinking about getting this as my first synth. Sounds soo beefy
Firmware number is 4.14 .... Richard, its genius!
Yo' what's good! Ricky appears again!
nice :-) turns this synth in a quit heavy sounddesign tool!
Ricky the GOAT!
Nice work Ricky
Ricky with the good info!
Weird Thumbnail, dig it
Great video
Yay, I love enrique!🙌
I would like to see Ricky break it down his way and in his style.
A must have synth
Good stuff
Those are very cool features and a very nice explanation but it would have been more normal to simply have a semi-modular Bass Station 3 with the possibility of live recording sequences, reverb, analog delay, and some modular connections on the front panel. That would be a worthy upgrade and compete with Moog Grandmother and Arturia.
Seems like Novation could implement some of these updated features in the Circuit Mono Station. One can hope.
this firmware might have made the bs2 the best drum synth on the market right now!
Tempest?
looks good - will have gooey knobs and wheels in 4 years just like the bs2 though...
@Ezmyrelda Andrade OMG, haven't run into you in ages. How have you been?
Nice RickyT did not know he worked with Novation nice
Can't say I've seen glide divergence on any other synth, that could make some interesting 303 type sequences.
It's a feature on the Pro 3, but yeah, it's pretty uncommon. (glide rate there is per-oscillator)
Dreadbox Erebus
Aaawhh it's the ricky teenez ! Haha the smoothest dude who knows what's up
cool, thx
I wish they had improved the sequencer so that it plays back exactly what you play into it without messing with the legato and rest buttons. Maybe at a metronome so you can play in real time to a beat and the sequencer plays back exactly what you play, in the exact timing etc.
Hey, I know that guy.
Demo guy detuning the shit of it :''until it's basically unusable''
Me: ''eargasm''
Spicy,spicy! Osc error is sick.Lots of cool features on this synth.
I hope other synth makers pick the overlay function cause its really amazing.Would love that on my monologue.Transforms your synth into an analogue drum machine which is not to be underestimated.
>demo guy
Ricky Tinez!
Who better than Ricky Tinez for the face Novation. Great marketing. Long time fan of Aphex Twin and long time sub of Ricky. Let the GAS begin.
Sold my BS2 a couple a weeks ago. Now I know why I got more cash than expected. 😊
Ricky!! Hey dude.
6:33 you can tell Ricky has gotten better off piano lessons 👌
Differences respect to the Circuit Mono Station? Also in CMS is possible to isolate both oscillators.
I like it, I just prefer the original design...it would be nice to get one with the original design but with the new functions printed on the case.
The price seems reasonable enough for a nice piece of hardware.
All of these features are available on the regular bs2 as well. You can find those for dirt cheap. All you miss out on are the funky graphics and purple bottom.
@@jdrukman plus the overlay with the new features which is really helpful. But yeah it's the same synth
5:50 “ we can get this to a point where it’s basically unusable”
Richard D James: hold my LSD
I have the Bass Station 2 and like it, but really don't use it much. I can see this version being utilized a lot more as an inspiration machine.
why? its exactly the same apart from the colours!
@@paul_burney I actually have never updated my BS2 (about 2 years) and was VERY pleasantly surprised to find out this is all in the updates.
I hope one day Novation will make this kind of "firmware update" for Ultranova..
hey, ricky tee in the place to be!!
this is some freaky funness. yay!!
Are the aftertouch action not that stiff (especially on the black keys) compared to the older BS2?
Whoa, I had no idea he worked for Novation!
guess he's not a starving youtuber 🤔
This one or the korg monologue...(he did patches for the korg, great demo songs check em out if you ddidn´t already) but this one has a zillion more cool functions imo. Wich one would you choose?
Wow they collected the A Team of UA-cam guys
Gonna have to get 1 😺😺😺
The key feature and sequencer has made it a groove box.
my wallet hurts so bad rn
Say you have a midi input that is sequencing notes on this afx station. If you have drum notes asigned to the keys (notes) that are being sequenced will they play as you have a signed them?
Yep, just like of a drum machine were sequenced.
When will Richard be demoing this instrument?
Interesting. Where is this BS2 variation made?
So, for the benefit of current BSII owners, are all the features of the AFX Station available on them, minus the cool graphics?
Yes, just make sure your firmware is updated to version 4.14
Thanks!
yes, since April 2019
@@PerfectCircuit That's what makes Novation great. Long term support and development on their older products.
Ordered my AFX Station last evening... although it's true that I could've saved about 100€ and get the resular BSII and update to 4.15 manually.
Oh, and didn't know Ricky worked at Novation! Loyal subscriber here, as am sure many others are :D
@@PerfectCircuit awesome
clicked for my boy ricky t
ok im listening ;)
Sooooo, what’s the difference between this and a regular firmware-updated BS2??
They are the same synth, the only difference on this version is cosmetic.
So as for sound engine its absolutely same Bass Station 2 right?
yes
Will this version still be available next year? I'm broke right now, but I much prefer this design over the Bass Station II. I'd hate it if it got sold out before I saved up enough funds..
Where is the owners pdf manual
and pdf preset and patch list !!!
I’m not talking about the late great
Bass Station ll Manual either !!!
The AFX Station having its own PDF Manual !!!!
Does anyone make a sticker with all the new function key functions printed on it that I could put over the function descriptions on my regular BS2? I find myself forgetting to try that stuff since they aren't printed and the BS2 display is pretty limited!
Someone on Elektronauts was talking about getting some made and selling them on Reverb
I went ahead and tried to make my own. Anyone feel like checking this for errors? I'm a little nervous to print it since you have to print over $100 of stickers with most online printers, and if I made an error, that's a lot of money to waste. www.dropbox.com/s/zsanpx3o1ymky09/BS2%20Function%20map%20afx.pdf?dl=0
@@DavidIsbister looks really good to me! no typos and it lines up well enough. The very right hand bracket on the line might not be needed, it's about 3mm short on a test printout here. I'm sure you can get them much cheaper than $100. Here in the UK I can find people on ebay offering custom digital printed stickers $20 for as many will fit on 1300mm x 700mm. I reckon you could easily get 150 on there
@@Jimantronic I found a place where I could get a smaller quantity, and ordered 10. I'll check out how it fits, and probably tweak the files. Thanks for proofing it!
I forgot Ricky is with novation
Fucking sounds HUGE!
Very nice, how much? (Borat voice)
I bought my bass station 2 off the shelf at guitar center and i tried to register it on their site so i can download firmware updates but i cant because my box didn't have the code in it to register it. I keep trying to contact Novation through customer service and i'm getting no replies at all and its been months. any advice on what to do?
Just sign up for an account and go to components.novationmusic.com and plug your BSII into your computer. I don't recall anything about a code in the box. I don't think you need to register it to get the drivers.
So Perfect Circuit is Ricky Tines?
the new paint job has my GAS going a bit for this... if only it had been made 2 part multitimbral - great bass synth and crazy drum machine in one. :-/
This would not be possible with a software update. They need to ad a second filter and VCA for that.
Get the men himself showing the machine, at least...
or at least create some new patches.......
Mr. Tinez.
Ricky!!
Can I connect AFX to Mac?
God damn I want this dang thing. ugh.
A dream 🌈
Does it have midi over usb, and is there an editor?
It has USB midi and it comes with librarian software to manage patches. There are some 3rd party editors out there.
@@PerfectCircuit awesome thx 4the info :)
Rickyyyyyyyy!
Muh fuckin Ricky Tinez!!!!
... this is basically just a re-packaged BSII with the 4.14FW (engine) - which I've already got. Anyone confirm if I am correct here, looking also on Novation's website spec.'s. So, only leaves me with the one question: do I want an Aphex Twin version of what I have at the mo' with the funky purple bottom, for a premium $ ?? Hmmmm. Maybe a GAS collector's heaven.
This one is the same synth as the regular, just special graphics and purple bottom, but it is also the same price as the regular one.
@@PerfectCircuit Hi, okay thanks for confirming that. Will check UK pricing then 👍🍻
Damnit anyone wanna buy my original bs2 ha ha.. Its got the firmware for all of this but not the purple or the labels
Disappointing they didn’t add clock