Novation Bass Station II Swifty Edition

Our latest hardware collaboration: a limited run of Bass Station II synthesisers designed in cooperation with Ian “Swifty” Swift, creator of some of the most recognisable logos, record sleeves, and magazine covers in British music history. Known for shaping the visual identity of underground British music, Swifty now brings his signature style to the instrument itself. Bass Station II Swifty Edition wraps all the deep bass, searing leads, paraphonic pads, and wild effects you’ve come to expect in a fresh, white-and-blue design that’s as bold as it sounds. Bass Station II Swifty Edition also comes pre-loaded with a selection of new artist patches from three Bass Station II power users: Dutch techno icon Legowelt, alt-pop duo Pecq, and jazz/electronic fusion artist Maria Chiara Argirò.

If you don’t know Swifty, you’ll definitely know his work. During the 1990s and 2000s, legendary British graphic designer Ian “Swifty” Swift helped define the visual identity of UK music and club culture. As the creative force behind Straight No Chaser — a cult magazine covering jazz, hip-hop, electronica and world music — and with sleeve and logo designs for labels like Mo’ Wax and Talkin’ Loud, his bold, DIY-inspired style became part of the era’s sound as much as its look.

Hardware & controller assignment

•25 note synth-action keyboard

•Aftertouch can be assigned to modulate:

 -Filter frequency

 -LFO 1to Osc pitch

 -Osc 2 speed

•Pitch wheel

•Modulation wheel can be assigned to:

 -LFO 2 to filter frequency

 -LFO 1 to Osc pitch

 -Osc 2 pitch

•Octave up/ down buttons

•64 factory presets

•64 slots for user patches (and patch dump facility for storing more)

•Master volume dial

•Inputs and Outputs

•USB 2 socket for MIDI (for connecting & powering Bass Station II via host computer)

•Mono output on 1/4" TRS jack

•Headphone output on 1/4" TRS jack

•External input on 1/4" TRS jack

•Sustain pedal input on 1/4" TS jack

•MIDI IN / MIDI OUT ports on 5 pin din

•DC power input

•Switch between power off / DC powered / bus powered