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LIVEN Bass&Beats Wavetable Synth & Rhythm Machine

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Imagine a groovebox so compact it slips into your backpack yet packs a wavetable bass engine that growls like it's ready to anchor any track, from techno thumps to hip-hop bounces.

This digital powerhouse runs on two independent wavetable oscillators drawing from 64 loadable wavetables, plus a sub-oscillator with six waveforms like sine, saw, and random, and a noise generator offering 16 flavors for gritty edges. Shape tones with a resonant multimode filter (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass), one LFO, envelope generators, and two assignable knobs that let you morph parameters on the fly—think unison detuning for fat stacks or sidechain ducking to punch through drums. The PCM rhythm side delivers over 350 drum sounds and 100+ SFX, with per-instrument tweaks for kick, snare, and hats, plus a 13-effect master section including reverb, distortion, dimension, and machine-gun tremolo. Hands-on control comes via 27 keys, 16 knobs, 16 rubber buttons, and an LCD screen on its lightweight 1.74 lb aluminum body (11.7 x 6.92 x 1.89 inches), powered by 6 AA batteries or 9V adapter, with stereo I/O, headphones, MIDI/sync ports, and a 64-step sequencer across two tracks supporting 128 patterns, parameter locks, chaining, and velocity.

Players love its intuitive workflow for quick jams and deep tweaks, praising the portable punch and bass heft that sits perfectly in the LIVEN lineup alongside texture-focused siblings—though some wish for polyphony beyond mono/unison. It's a secret weapon for producers craving Volca-like portability with pro-level sequencing.

Released

2022

Status

In Production

Synthesizer
Format
Desktop, Workstation
Type
Wavetable, PCM
Internal Battery
Yes
Voice
A/D
Digital
Polyphony
Monophonic
Oscillators
2
Oscillator Type
Wavetable
Voices
1
Tracks
2
Filter
Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Multimode
Envelopes
2
LFO
2
Effects
distortion, dimension, reverb, chorus, flanger, delay, bitcrusher, low-pass filter, high-pass filter
Expression
Aftertouch
No
Velocity
Yes
MPE
No
Additional
Wavetable synth (2 oscillators, sub-osc, noise), 64 wavetables (user-loadable), PCM drum engine (350+ sounds), sidechain ducking, 64-step sequencer with parameter locking, pattern chaining, battery powered (6x AA)
Software
-
I/O
Audio In
1 stereo
Audio Out
1 stereo
Headphone
1x 3.5mm TRS
MIDI
In, Out
MIDI Type
DIN (5-pin)
Ports
USB, Clock In, Clock Out
Wi-Fi
No
Workflow
Arpeggiator
No
Sequencer
Yes
Mod Matrix
No
Memory
128 patterns
Measurements
Dimensions
11.7" x 6.92" x 1.89"
Weight
1.74 lbs
Last updated Mar 22, 2026