Trend price : 150€
Digital rackmount successor Bass station based on the VA synthesis engine inspired from famous Supernova at more affordable price.
Company: Novation
Model: A-Station
Class: Module
Dates: 2001
Rackmount: 1 unit
Display: segment
Synthesis: V.A
Polyphony: 8 voices
Multitimbric: 1 part
Oscillator: 3 OSC
Filter: Digital Low pass
LFO: 2 modulators
Envelope: 3 EGs
Memory: 100 slots
Effects: 7 models
Arpeggiator: yes
Memory: 200 slots
MIDI: IN / OUT / Thru
CPU: H8/3003
Demo: 1
Video: 1
Review: 1
DOWNLOAD: user manual -
Overview
a single unit. Main panel features a simple segment display, 25 knobs, 10 tab switches and 14 rubber buttons.
Rear panel terminal connectors:
- main signal out
- audio line input
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Midi interface
Voice
H8 core manages 8 voices mainly based on modelling subtractive synthesis but it features also a very simple FM section
Oscillators
A voice is composed by 3 oscillators with hardsync and ringomodulator:
OSC1: tri / saw / sine / pulse
OSC2: same as OSC1
OSC3: same as OSC1
FM
the unit handles a basic FM process inspired from DX principle: a single modulates another to produce a resultant more harmonically complex waveform.
OSC 2 is able to FM OSC 3 using a dedicated FM envelope.
Filter
digital resonant filter with 2 / 4 poles configuration and overdrive saturation.
Filter can process also external sources, in addition if features a Keytrack function.
LFO
LFO1: modulates osc pitches (each depth is individual)
LFO2: modulates filter and pulse width
Envelope
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EG modualtion: 4-segments with retrigger mode
- EG amplitude: 4-segments with retrigger mode
- EG FM: attack, decay, EG velocity and depth
Arpeggiator
4 octaves engine, with variable gate time, latch mode and 16 sync dividers.
Effect
DSP offers: chorus, delay, reverb, vocoder, distortion, EQ and panning motion
Memory
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200 ROM sounds
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200 RAM sounds
Audio demo:
Review
OK: affordale / 3OSC / Fm / vocoder
NOT : display / edit
"power in a small rack! good vocoder, but edit can be tedious with such basic display and switchtabs system. Now at bargain prices"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
