Novation Circuit - First Look

US Exclusive look at the new groovebox      01/10/15

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Today is the day that Novation formally announce their new Circuit hardware.

So what exactly is Circuit? You may have not guessed it from the artist focussed teaser videos, but its a standalone 6 track groovebox - with twin, 6 voice Mini Nova derived synth engines, 4 sample based drum tracks, effects engine and multi-channel sequencer engine.

Designed to encourage computer free music creation, and "happy accidents",  the enthusiasm from within the company is clear, and the price seems pretty reasonable - £249/ $329 - available in stores in the next couple of weeks.

We attended the launch and spent a little quality time with product manager Olly, who took us through the key features. One thing was impressive was the uninterrupted workflow.

For the Novation demo see below

Key Features

  • 2-part Nova-heritage analogue-modelled synthesiser
  • 4-part drum machine
  • 4x8 grid of RGB, velocity-sensitive sequencer pads
  • 6 voice polyphony
  • Loads of oscillator types and wavetables
  • 64 production-ready patches
  • Step sequence or build live
  • Lock your music in time and key
  • Combine ready-made drum patterns
  • Tweak using 8 synth macro encoders with RGB LEDs
  • Record and play back your tweaks Combine up to 128 steps of synth and drum patterns
  • Add amazing delay and reverb effects
  • 32 slots for creating, saving and playing tunes without a laptop
  • Compact and battery powered
  • Built-in speaker
  • Works with computer and hardware via  USB and MIDI

 

 


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