Rave Generation Rave Station 2

Rave Station 2 is a 16-voice polyphonic workstation synth inspired by the iconic workstations, samplers, and effects of the mid-90s.

With over 600 preset sounds - all tuned to key with multi-sample support - it captures the essence of rave, techno, mid-90s hardcore, eurodance, house, and old school electronic music production.

Sounds are organized into eight categories: Bass (deep basses, sub basses, bass leads), FX (risers, impacts, sweeps), Hoover (classic rave hoovers and reeses), Multi (breakbeat, vocal, and drum kits), Organ (organs and keyboard sounds), Stab 1 and Stab 2 (classic stabs and chord hits), and Synth (leads, pads, plucks, and synthesizer sounds).

The filter section offers 9 distinct types, each with unique tonal characteristics:

• LP Clean provides transparent 2-pole filtering.
• LP Roland 24 is inspired by the Roland IR3109 filter chip with warm, punchy 24 dB response.
• LP Moog 24 delivers transistor ladder emulation with nonlinear feedback for rich harmonics and musical self-oscillation.
• HP SVF and BP SVF cover highpass and bandpass duties.
• Peak and Notch filters handle resonant boosts and frequency rejection.
• LP FM 12 adds audio-rate frequency modulation where the Drive control affects FM depth.
• LP 303 authentically emulates the TB-303 diode ladder with distinctive squelch and acidic resonance character.

All filters feature pre/post drive positioning, velocity follow, and key tracking. Three independent ADSR envelopes control amplitude, filter cutoff, and pitch.

The pitch envelope reaches ±48 semitones for dramatic sweeps and transient design.

An 8-waveform LFO (Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw Up/Down, Random, Sample & Hold, and Nord Lead 3 Triple Peak) modulates 9 destinations including filter, pitch, pan, amp, HPF, resonance, drive, and mid frequency, with tempo sync and fade in/out control.

The Supersaw unison engine provides up to 9 voices with authentic JP-8000 frequency ratios at the 7-voice setting.

Other voice counts use a symmetric Hypersaw algorithm.

An independent symmetric detune system adds up to 700 cents of classic chorus-like thickening. Both systems work together for massive, layered textures.

A 14-pattern SH-101 inspired arpeggiator offers Up, Down, Up&Down, Down&Up patterns across 1-2 octaves plus wrapped polyrhythm patterns (W3, W4, W5, W6) with 9 tempo divisions and adjustable gate length.

The effects chain includes 4-mode chorus (CE-3, JP-8000, Alpha Juno 2 Standard/Matched), ping-pong stereo delay with tempo sync and tone shaping, algorithmic reverb with pre-delay and sidechain ducking, plus built-in OTT multiband dynamics with selectable pre/post positioning.

Performance controls include poly/mono voice modes with portamento, stereo width (0-200%), per-voice pan spread, 3-band tone shaping with sweepable mid frequency, pitch bend up to ±24 semitones, and velocity sensitivity.

Features

• 600+ preset sounds across 8 categories, all tuned to key with multi-sample support
• 16-voice polyphony with intelligent voice allocation
• 9 filter types: LP Clean, LP Roland 24, LP Moog 24, HP SVF, BP SVF, Peak, Notch, LP FM 12, LP 303
• Three independent ADSR envelopes (Amp, Filter, Pitch) with ±48 semitone pitch range
• 8-waveform LFO with 9 modulation destinations and tempo sync
• JP-8000 Supersaw unison (1-9 voices) with authentic frequency ratios at 7 voices
• Independent symmetric detune up to 700 cents for chorus-like thickening
• 14-pattern SH-101 style arpeggiator with wrapped polyrhythm patterns
• 4-mode chorus: CE-3, JP-8000, Alpha Juno 2 Standard, Alpha Juno 2 Matched
• Ping-pong stereo delay with tempo sync and tone shaping
• Algorithmic reverb with pre-delay and sidechain ducking
• Built-in OTT multiband dynamics with pre/post positioning
• Pre/post filter drive with velocity follow and key tracking
• Stereo width (0-200%), per-voice pan spread, 3-band tone shaping
• Poly/mono voice modes with portamento (always/legato)
• Pitch bend up to ±24 semitones with velocity sensitivity
• Full preset management via toolbar browser