What is The best begginer synth

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this video is all about the Novation Bass Station 2. this thing is a beast of a mono synth and its been my go to for gnarly basses ever since i got my hands on it.
This video goes into detail on why the BS2 is such a great synth for anyone, especially people just getting into synthesis.
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@ShadamAran 3 жыл бұрын

as a bassist looking to expand my sonic repetiore been researching a lot of similar synths and all signs keep leading me back to this one.

@OneDay8516 3 жыл бұрын

This WILL be my first synth when it arrives in a couple days :) (and that was before I saw this video)!

@mortenrobinson 3 жыл бұрын

0:30 the overdrive is more like an amplifier that drives the signal into the filter, amping it up to the point of distortion without introducing significant distortion, only a little extra crunch and umph. The distortion effect post-filter on the other hand actually distorts the signal significantly by introducing considerable amounts of clipping. The distortion knob is for making it scream.

@paxolefeece6520 3 жыл бұрын

The BS2 would also be my recommendation. One of the best synths of all time.

@1984Adamr 3 жыл бұрын

Just got mine 2 days ago and have been blown away by how good it sounds. Had a Roland gaia for a few years. Didnt realise what Ive been missing not having a true analogue.

@smithfield06 Жыл бұрын

Great review thanks, notation are superb for beginners and your analysis has convinced me to try one.

@synthesizernews 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most complete feeling synths at all. I didn´t like it when it was released. The specs sounded boring to me but after a short test @musikmesse 2015 I was completely convinced by its sound. And just last week I took action and ordered one of the most self contained rendition of an analogue mono synth: the Novation AFX-station.

@jasonalexanderbutler 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@fiddlestickzmuzik 3 жыл бұрын

Still one of my fav synths of all time.

@danfur7994 3 жыл бұрын

right! just so good

@OCEANSINSPACE 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it said beringer and was like whoah?! This was my first analog synth too and it still kills it to this day. MY only minor gripe is the double tap menu for afx mode or duo phonic. Still the bomb! Cheers man.

@danfur7994 3 жыл бұрын

yeah cant argue with that, but i guess i mean they've just been adding soo much to it since the hardware was released, their running outa buttons lol

@celdrichanfgarn5168 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, im getting my first synth aswell and i think itll be this one (or the afx station 🤤)

@davidgoode7416 Жыл бұрын

You talked me into it👊

@l1fef0rm Жыл бұрын

This synth isn't ordinary. Its extraordinary.

@purplepanorama81 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@gr-dante 3 жыл бұрын

my first synth ever, like you said easy to be used and affordable. i love my bass station 2, and another cheap synth same easy to be used is modal skulp got some polyphony as well, i forgot to say about bass station 2 you can add a lot of synth patches you find them on novation website

@mobiusvoid347 3 жыл бұрын

Just got the Afx station and gotta say I'm still wrapping my head around this synth. All too often when I tweak a knob the results aren't quite what I'm expecting. Definitely not my first synth (1st was a JP-8000) owned plenty of synths over the years but currently the only hardware synths I own are the virus ti and now the afx. Just odd that this is the first synth I've owned that really felt like random results. I think I'm just not used to how the routing or layout works but I do love the sounds I get.

@ThinkerThunker 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have an example? Or did it all start making sense? If it hasn't, it will. Just simplify, using only one oscillator at a time until you figure that out.

@IRIDEHARLEYS Жыл бұрын

How are you liking the AFX Station after owning it for over a year? Pros/cons?

@vwR32racing 2 жыл бұрын

You've got this

@othersidecoma 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video, my friend;)

@danfur7994 3 жыл бұрын

so happy you like it :)

@TheXxjmpxxx 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man! I just got this thing and it's also my first synth. Can you suggest to me a an exterior sequencer that works well with this? I love the sequencer that it comes with, but I wanted to be able to save more than 4 spots.

@chetplease 2 жыл бұрын

there's a lot of options, what else is in your setup? are you talking hardware sequencer only? you likely have a computer and there's a lot of options there as well

@rgbofmaine 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, clear vid. Thanks. One question: You say that the BSII can save four sequences per patch. Are you sure about that? I see other sources say there are four sequences globally (not per patch), but these sources are older, so maybe this was part of the recent firmware upgrade. If it's really four per patch, then I'm buying this thing for sure.

@michaelm1 2 жыл бұрын

No, you cannot save 4 sequences per patch, there are 4 global sequences and on top of that, if you save your patch while the sequencer is turned on, the current sequence will be saved into the patch. So you can only save one sequence per patch.

@TheRhyne91 2 жыл бұрын

Made the worst mistake and sold mine last year to fund an Elektron- need to buy someone’s now

@Gwilfawe 3 жыл бұрын

I've missed my Dan time! Nice video man. Have you ever used the software version of Novation Bass Station 2? I wonder how it compares to this. I used to have it as a VST in logic before my old Mac crashed. This video is making me miss it

@Sirius-qr4vu 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think there is a vst for the Bass Station 2. For the original Bass Station exists one but not for the "

@Gwilfawe 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sirius-qr4vu you're probably right. I can't remember that detail. It came with some piece of hardware.. maybe the Focusrite interface?

@danfur7994 3 жыл бұрын

awe :) sorry ive been so inactive recently, hoping to make new vids soon! but yeah i do have the original BS on VST and i loved it! it was one of the first soft synths i had as well tbh :P like first 5 i think? i dont use it anymore, but its part of my history

@Gwilfawe 3 жыл бұрын

@@danfur7994 do your thing man, whatever that may be. Ps. I thought I would suggest some music, since you shared such great stuff with me. Hope you like it even half as much. Dntel- Life is full of possibilities & Suddenly is sooner than you think Styrofoam - Nothings lost Stay well friend!

@spacedrifter1004 Жыл бұрын

yes

@invertedbeing7998 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dan, question, I am not very skilled yet at synth, but I’ve been having the Bass Station for 2 months now, and never used the coarse knob because every time I would tweak it, it just makes the whole sound out of tune for my track. In which situation or how could you use this knob? Thanks a lot :)

@danfur7994 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, great question! So that tune knob changes the pitch for oscillator 1 or 2 depending on which one You have selected. One really cool way to use this is have the osc sync turned on, and changed the corse pitch to +7 to be safe or a -5 is also safe and that will give you some rich full sound that has a bit of grit with it :)

@invertedbeing7998 3 жыл бұрын

@@danfur7994 thanks a lot Dan, I’ll give it a try today and see ! Much appreciated you taking the time. I am hoping you’re going to keep on doing those explanatory videos as I find them great and very helpful. Simple, no condescendance, concise! Thanks again :) hope your safe and will enjoy the festive holidays as much as possible!