Contemplating purchasing Beatstation – questions.

[Dubnick]

I’m curious about the depth and quality of the sampled instruments included with Beatstation. Specifically, I was wondering how the electric basses sampled compare to something like the Scarbee sets? Mainly I want to know if the basses were sampled DI’d and completely unaffected or amped/treated? Also want to know if the sampled bass instruments offer a similar set of articulations to the Scarbee sets. Lastly I want to know how much care was put into insuring the intonation of the instruments was solid when tracking the samples (I purchased a Kontakt based sampled bass library once that had horrible intonation issues and I’ve been weary ever since. Thanks in advance.

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[Whitten]

Firstly I’m no Beatstation expert.
I’ve dabbled with it a bit. It’s extremely easy to use and very quick to get good results with.
I’ve mainly used it with my own samples, both melodic and percussive.
I can’t say I’ve gone through the basses in any detail. The REX grooves sound professional and well tuned, well recorded.
But I think it might be dangerous to compare Beatstation with a dedicated bass library aimed at professionals.

[Dubnick]

Thanks Chris. That’s actually why I’m asking: I feel like the ease of use in terms of pattern based construction is pretty clear, but the description seems to imply it’s also a versatile multi-layer sampler, but that aspect is hazier in the description. BTW, I love the examples I’ve heard of the Classic EZX – great work! Almost didn’t check it out, because I thought it was a re-release of the Vintage & Custom in EZX form. Do you know if there are any plans to release it as an SDX as well?

[Whitten]

No plans for an SDX at present.
Yeah, The Classic is all new and sounds quite different (IMO) to C&V.

The best thing currently about Beatstation to me is the quickness and ease of use.
As I said, I mostly use my own sounds.
Presumably you can use any REX based file too. I haven’t tried to import my own.
The bass and lead synths have a good quality to them, although they are not so much my thing (younger musician?), so I haven’t used them much.
It’s also only stereo out…. you know that?
By the way, it makes a great stereo drum enhancer for Superior or EZdrummer.
Drop one of your own samples onto a Beatstation pad, and drag your midi from a Superior drum track to a Beatstation track. Voila.

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