09/05/2025
Bass Station II Swifty Edition
Introducing the new, strictly limited, Bass Station II Swifty Edition
Novation unveil their 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.
Ian "Swifty" Swift
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.
Now, that aesthetic comes to hardware for the first time. This limited-edition Bass Station II features Swifty-signature typography, custom-printed panels, and graphic motifs inspired by rave flyers, dubplate culture, and DIY zines.
Key Features
Fresh, new white-and-blue colourway crafted in collaboration with Ian "Swifty” Swift, the visionary British designer behind the iconic visuals of labels like Mo’ Wax and Talkin’ Loud as well as Straight No Chaser and The Face magazines among many others
Comes pre-loaded with 60 new artist patches from Bass Station II power users Legowelt, Pecq, and Maria Chiara Argiro – with more available to download from Novation Components.
Two tuneable, syncable analogue oscillators with a selection of four waveforms (sine, triangle, sawtooth, and square) plus a sub-oscillator
Extensive analogue filter section featuring the state-variable Classic Filter and a darker, more aggressive Acid Filter
Pre-filter analogue overdrive and dedicated post-filter distortion for adding grit and crunch to any sound
Two flexible, assignable LFOs plus ADSR envelopes for filter, pitch, and pulse-width modulation
Powerful step sequencer and arpeggiator for recording notes, ties, rests, and rhythms in real time
25 full-size keys on a fast, synth-action keybed with portamento, glide, and assignable aftertouch
64 factory patches pre-installed plus space for 64 easily recallable user patches
Realised together with Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, AFX Mode enables different sounds to be assigned to each key on the keyboard
Paraphonic Mode allows two notes at a time to be played instead of one
5-pin MIDI In and Out; sustain pedal input; a dedicated headphone socket; and USB connectivity for bus power, transferring patches, and updating firmware
Backup and restore patches and other content, add tuning tables, and more with the Components content manager at components.novationmusic.com