Members dereksljuka Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 I'd like to get one of these analog bass synths to go along with my Nord Lead. Which one would make a better combo? (yeah I know the 101 is CV / gate only) [YOUTUBE]A0nFW4e2sa0[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kooki_sf Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 101 ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akliner Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 101 WANT. How much are they going for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 101 WANT.How much are they going for now? I got mine for $400. But they seem to go for more GreedBay. I don't think they're worth anymore than $400 for a gray one. I certainly wouldn't pay anymore than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raffor Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 how about a LP?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 A little OT ... But how does the SH-101 compare with a Juno-106 besides the obvious VCO / DCO difference ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 The 101 is much "bigger" sounding. Though throwing the 106 into Unison makes up for it's DCOs =o] No stepping, of course. And that sequencer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 I've never played the Novation, but I owned a 101, and it's great. @ Derek: how have you settled on these two choices? Budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members psychematic Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 I've been playing with a borrowed SH-101 for a couple months and I've found it to be a bit hard to tame. The thing seems to need a gater to make it rhythmic and musical. But it certainly does that classic analog/resonance liquid thing in spades. Now I'm researching alternative analog bass synths and have settled somewhere with Novation's Super Bass Station, a DSI Evolver and a Juno 106... all because of price and MIDI functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veracohr Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 I've had a BassStation Rack for a few years now. I've never used a 101, but I haven't had much to complain about regarding the BassStation. It's limited in some aspects, and the envelope curves aren't as versatile as I'd like, but I use it for bass on most of my songs (that's why I got it, after all), and occasionally for some sync sounds. And the best thing, is that it has crashed to the floor more times that I can count between drunken me and my crazy cat, and it still keeps on ticking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 ...what about the venerable Waldorf Pulse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 The Pulse is a bass monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted February 25, 2008 Members Share Posted February 25, 2008 and still (relatively) cheeeeeeeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members psychematic Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 Oh yeah, the Pulse. REALLY curious about that one. The lack of controls kinda turns me off, but I've heard nothing but good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 Get a nice controller and you're set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cloacal-X Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 No stepping, of course. And that sequencer.... I've had both, and IMHO the unison on the 106 was beyond worthless (don't get me wrong though, more power to you if you can get a good sound that way; I sure couldn't). SH-101 is just way cooler in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 I've owned and have had extensive use of multiple BassStations (Keys and Rack), multiple 101s (Gray and Blue), and multiple 106s. I like all of them for what they are good for. Its really a decision you can only make by owning all of them I think. They all are squelchy as {censored}. They all can scream with resonance applied...just in their own respective way. All of them will make good basses. The 101 I think did better subs (best envelopes). The BassStation would make solid tight percussive basses. The 106 was great at chorused out booms. The BassStation sounds more like the 101 than the 106. You have to remember though that the BassStation wasn't meant to be Novation's version of the 101. Its not meant to sound the same. I've also owned the Evolver for a while. I found it to be really versatile for a monosynth. I've also owned a Nord Lead next to all of these pieces, and can attest to them going well together in a mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 I'd like to get one of these analog bass synths to go along with my Nord Lead. Which one would make a better combo? (yeah I know the 101 is CV / gate only) I purchased SH-101 a week ago. Sounds abso{censored}inglutelygooood. For the first time that i couldn't turn the damn thing off. There is something so goooood about its sound that i can't explain. Well i can - it's the CEM baby! (this is coming from a CEM hater, or better to say ex CEM hater). The sound is somehow in the sweet spot all the time, no matter what you do. I have a Clusterchord's SH-2 right next to it which has much more power in the bass than SH-101, but it doesn't have such a sweet / pleasing sound. Ideally would be to have both, but the going rate of SH-2 is too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 I purchased SH-101 a week ago. Sounds abso{censored}inglutelygooood. For the first time that i couldn't turn the damn thing off. There is something so goooood about its sound that i can't explain. Well i can - it's the CEM baby! (this is coming from a CEM hater, or better to say ex CEM hater). The sound is somehow in the sweet spot all the time, no matter what you do. I have a Clusterchord's SH-2 right next to it which has much more power in the bass than SH-101, but it doesn't have such a sweet / pleasing sound. Ideally would be to have both, but the going rate of SH-2 is too high. I agree with ya man. I know the SH-2 doesn't sound completely like an SH-09, but I used a SH-101, and an SH-09 tethered together via CV/Gate in a couple of bands. Those things sounded enormous together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Julian Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have both of these. They are very different in so many ways its hard to compare. I suggest you get both but if you could only get one, then the 101 is much more fun. The BSR is much less expensive but would not look good strapped on while you dance around the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody4 Posted February 26, 2008 Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 love the 101hate the gray modelsyep wore a blue one in a film clip, what a mistakeplayed many gigs behind a solid baseall of a sudden had to move around like a guitarist bad moves all on film!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dereksljuka Posted February 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 26, 2008 love the 101hate the gray models Sure the gray one isn't so pretty, but I figure it would look less... horrible? next to my Nord than the blue or red 101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Hazard Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 Nothing wrong with the gray ones, though i prefer the blue one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cosmic.synth Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 The SH-101 is a beautiful sounding synth! I actually use my SH-101 to CVGATE control my SH-2 which has slow noisy keys. The SH-2 is definitely more Moogy though the SH-101 has such a pleasant and full sound...it sounds great at any cutoff and resonance. The SH-2 sounds more complex and shimmers a bit more though there is something special about the SH-101...can't put my finger on it yet. I have the Novation Super Bassstation which is one heck of a synth also. It has more of an acidy sound, though a lot of what I come up with reminds me of the sound of my Oberheim Matrix 1000. I would get all three synths...SH-101, SH-2 and Super Bassstation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted February 27, 2008 Members Share Posted February 27, 2008 i've owned a bass station keyboard and a bass station rack, a pulse, a source, a prodigy, borrowed 101s extensively, currently own my modular, a minimoog, a juno 6, blah blah. i've made good bass sounds with all of them, i've made bass with MS2000s, my Hammond, whatever. the first question is "what can you spend?", the second is "what is your goal?" what context is the synth going to be used in? are you going to play it or sequence it? i think that 101s and Junos are now so expensive as to be out of the question. i'd personally rather have a Little Phatty than a 101 now that they cost the same. i think the bass station is a killer deal if you can nail one for 200 USD. what are they going for now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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