KVR Audio

crimsonwarlock · Post by **crimsonwarlock** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:49 am

Vortifex wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:42 am Yes, but I'm interested in honest user experiences.

Don't listen to their opinions on the thing, just listen to the sound demos. It's a VST, what else is there besides the sound? It's not like it comes with a clunky key bed or something like that

emef · Post by **emef** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:50 am

well, a Bass-Station is a surprise
the first hardware synth i ever bought was the Bass-Station 1 in '94, cos i could actually afford it, think it was £349
that synth is on a bunch of my old record releases
then i bought a second hand DX7 in '96 and liked that a lot more
ditched my Atari ST/Cubase setup when i got a Windows pc and Cubase in 2000 and started hammering the vst's
i bought the Novation Bass-Station vst years ago, but never used it in anything
i'll be interested to try the GForce demo to see what they did with it.

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:51 am

crimsonwarlock wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:02 am
wintoid wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:54 am I traded a Bassstation in the 90s with a guy for an MS20 and an OSC Oscar. Straight swap. Face to face.
Back then, I gave away my Teisco 110F for free

And I threw one of my TB-303s in the bin because I couldn't find anyone who would take it off my hands.

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:54 am

why on earth would they emulate a BassStation and not a BassStation II ?

also, Free for owners of a Fruity Loops keyboard but not for registered owners of BassStation 1 or 2 ?
pfft

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:58 am

crimsonwarlock wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:49 am
Vortifex wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:42 am Yes, but I'm interested in honest user experiences.
Don't listen to their opinions on the thing, just listen to the sound demos. It's a VST, what else is there besides the sound? It's not like it comes with a clunky key bed or something like that

Because, as you well know, software is more than just the sound.

sqigls wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:54 am also, Free for owners of a Fruity Loops keyboard but not for registered owners of BassStation 1 or 2 ?
pfft

Yeah that doesn't make sense at all, lol. If anyone is going to get it free surely it should be Bass Station owners?

db3 · Post by **db3** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:58 am

Didn't expect this one. Assume Novation initiated it. Simple, well-modelled emulations interest me, but after a quick test I haven't yet had the impulse to purchase. A BS2 emulation would have been more appealing.

*edit after much demoing I decided to grab it. GForce have done a nice job modelling and updating the BS. I might have purchased a Launchkey MK4 if it had aftertouch!

crimsonwarlock · Post by **crimsonwarlock** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:02 pm

Vortifex wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:58 am Because, as you well know, software is more than just the sound.

db3 wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:58 am Assume Novation initiated it.

My thoughts exactly.

core · Post by **core** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:14 pm

A new V-Station might tempt me.

sacer · Post by **sacer** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:22 pm

Theo should also offer it for Peak as Bass Station successor

emef · Post by **emef** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:22 pm

anyone seeing the win demo on the GForce website?
all i see is the mac demo

SHall1000 · Post by **SHall1000** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:29 pm

sqigls wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:54 am why on earth would they emulate a BassStation and not a BassStation II ?

So they can release a BS II in the future! These companies have to have somewhere to go.

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:32 pm

emef wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:22 pm anyone seeing the win demo on the GForce website?
all i see is the mac demo

"Apologies, at this time we're experiencing an issue with the Windows demo. We'll bring it back online as soon as we can."

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:35 pm

Cool, was hoping for a Matrix12, but this is a nice gift.

Rastkovic · Post by **Rastkovic** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:53 pm

sqigls wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:54 am why on earth would they emulate a BassStation and not a BassStation II ?

I don't know the real reasons, but the original is the classic BassStation, because of it's sound. BS2 is a bit different.

There was also a SuperBassStation, had one in 2000s.

Cyforce · Post by **Cyforce** » Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:57 pm

wintoid wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:54 am I traded a Bassstation in the 90s with a guy for an MS20 and an OSC Oscar. Straight swap. Face to face.

2 for 1 - that`s sounds like a great deal

GForce Software releases Novation Bass Station 1 Emulation (free for owners of Launckey MK4, SL Key MK3, and FL Key MK3)