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Simoon · Post by **Simoon** » Thu May 28, 2026 5:03 pm

I've recently migrated a lot of ableton files from my old computer to my newer one but on playback, I seem to be missing Novation Bass Station.

I've been searching the internet for the free legacy vst but can't seem to find it, so I was wondering whether anyone could post me a link.

Thanks

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Thu May 28, 2026 5:18 pm

There wasn't a free legacy version of it. They discontinued it and for a while allowed it to be activated whether you owned it or not.

The activation server is now gone so it can't be activated on new hardware.

Simoon · Post by **Simoon** » Thu May 28, 2026 9:15 pm

Ok. I didn't know that. I thought that they'd made it free and had forever been relegated to the "legacy" pile.

I'll just have to create some new patches without using novation's technology.

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Thu May 28, 2026 10:40 pm

The more-or-less official replacement is the GForce Bass Station plugin. It's bundled free with some Novation controllers so if you can't get it free that way you should be able to find a cheap key in the Sell & Buy forum.

The copy protection is just a serial with no online requirement so you won't have a re-run of this situation.

Wrong Eq · Post by **Wrong Eq** » Sat May 30, 2026 7:15 pm

sprnva wrote: Thu May 28, 2026 5:18 pm There wasn't a free legacy version of it. They discontinued it and for a while allowed it to be activated whether you owned it or not.

The activation server is now gone so it can't be activated on new hardware.

Pretty sure there was as they allowed to download a general activation license for free.

starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Sat May 30, 2026 7:27 pm

I have an unused key (GForce Novation Bass Station) that I can sell for cheap, if the OP would be interested. Will not work with older projects trying to load the original Bass Station from Novation though.

Seafire Mk2 · Post by **Seafire Mk2** » Sat May 30, 2026 7:34 pm

Was it free with a mag like Computer Music ir something?

solvni_music · Post by **solvni_music** » Sat May 30, 2026 7:38 pm

No , i dont think it cames with a mag , if i remember correctly i was OEM...i remember someone sell me bassstation for 12$ in the year 2006

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Sat May 30, 2026 8:03 pm

Wrong Eq wrote: Sat May 30, 2026 7:15 pm Pretty sure there was as they allowed to download a general activation license for free.

IIRC one person claimed they had a generic keyfile but nobody else could reproduce that. Everyone else’s was machine-locked.

Simoon · Post by **Simoon** » Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:06 pm

well i've found the .dll I downloaded ages ago...i'll just throw that in my vst folder and see what happens

TechHaus · Post by **TechHaus** » Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:08 pm

I liked V-station. I bought a Novation Launchkey mini just to get these two synths for free, since Novation was charging a decent amount for them alone.

eLawnMust · Post by **eLawnMust** » Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:13 pm

What's the fuss over Bass Station kinda standard Bass Baloney... Just grab MaxSynths Bass Module... MaxSynth Stuff free for years now-

https://archive.org/download/MaxsynthsP ... Module.zip

TechHaus · Post by **TechHaus** » Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:15 pm

Op is trying to open old files and needs a copy of the plugin.

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:33 pm

Does this post from mikeyo help? If you previously activated the plugin and saved the license file, there's a chance that will work.

viewtopic.php?p=8760867#p8760867

I have the file, but I don't remember if the servers were still up when I installed it (2022 probably). But it's activated on this machine.

Novation Bass Station Free Legacy VST