Novation Bass Station Rack Owner's Manual

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19Set Up For Roland TB303* EmulationThe Roland TB303The Roland TB303 Bass Line has a very familiar and unique sound for an analoguesynthesiser. The BassStation Rack can emulate this sound and indeed create a muchwider range of sounds. The TB303 has a single oscillator and single envelope thatcontrol both the level of the sound and the way in which the filter contours that sound.The most frequently used controls on the TB303 are the CUT OFF FREQ, RESO-NANCE, DECAY and ENV MOD and by tweaking’ these the well known "bleeps andburps" are attainable.The BassStation RackWith its dual oscillators and two envelopes, the BassStation Rack has far greatersound creating capability than the TB303, however to produce the sound of the TB303it is important to use just a single oscillator and mimic the single envelope. The filtersection on the BassStation Rack has been designed such that when the CUT-OFFswitch is in the 12dB position the FREQUENCY, RESONANCE, MOD DEPTH andENVELOPE 2 DECAYcontrols act in a similar fashion to the TB303.Setting Up A TB303 SoundTurn the PORTAMENTO control to 2. In the OSC I section, turn the MIX control to the‘Osc 1’ position in order to only listen to oscillator 1. The WAVEFORM switch may beset as desired since the TB303 also has this selection switch. For the moment set it toSawtooth.In the OSC 1-2 MODULATION section set the OSCILLATOR 1 2 switch to position Iand make sure that the ENVELOPE and LFO controls are set to 0 (central position).Set the OSC 1 2 SYNC switch to Off. The TB303 does not have these controls so wewant to make sure they have no effect.In the filter section set the CUT - OFF switch to the 12dB position. Set the MODSOURCE switch to the LFO position and turn the MOD DEPTH control to its middleposition. Again, the TB303 does not have this control so any LFO modulation must beremoved. Now, set the MOD SOURCE switch back to the ENV 2 position. In the 12dBposition the MOD SOURCE control does not act as shown on the label i.e. there isonly positive MOD available between 0 (fully anti-clockwise) and 10 (fully clockwise)as on the TB303.Set the ENVELOPE switch to I so the envelope controls have an affect on envelope I.Set the ATTACK to 0, DECAY to 4, SUSTAIN to 10 and RELEASE to 3. Move theENVELOPE switch to 2 and set the ATTACK to 0, SUSTAIN to 0 and RELEASE to 3.The DECAY control can now be adjusted as on the TB303.The VELOCITY can be adjusted as desired but for now, set it to 0 so that the volumeis always the same no matter how hard a note is played. To get the twangy" TB303sound turn the RESONANCE control up. When the control is set to 8 the soundshould get more "Watery". To simulate the glide on the TB303, switch to AUTOGLIDEin the ENVELOPE section. If you play a note and then, whilst holding it, play anotherone, the new note will glide or slur’ up to the new pitch. If it goes instantly to the newpitch adjust the Portamento control a little until the glide is noticeable.Once you are happy with this new sound save it in a memory for future use.* Copyright Roland Corporation, JapanTroubleshooting GuideIf the BassStation Rack does not operate as expected, make reference to the trou-bleshooting guide below. Remember in most cases, problems that appear to becaused by equipment malfunction can often be traced to human error.Problem Possible CausesNo power Power supply not connected correctlyCheck polarity of 9v DC output plug (center pin +.)No sound ‘Volume’ knob set at ‘0’Program saved with ‘Mix’ knob set to ‘Ext.’ (no externalinput signal)MIDI volume set to zeroFilter, Resonance, Decay or Sustain knobs set to ‘0’Single note trigger Poly Mode set to ‘ON’APPENDIX

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