Novation Circuit Tracks £360
CONTACT WHO: Novation WEB: novation.com KEY FEATURES Hardware groovebox featuring two digital polysynths, a four-track sampled drum machine, two standalone MIDI sequencers
Back in 2015 when Novation released the original Circuit, we were immediately impressed. For a battery-powered instrument priced at just £250, this digital groovebox was remarkably well-equipped, boasting two independent polysynths, a four-track sampled drum machine, send effects and a nifty step-sequencing workflow. It’s a credit to Novation that, even given this strong starting point, Circuit has only improved since through a steady stream of firmware updates.
What reservations we had at launch mostly focussed on areas where Circuit felt a little shallow; synth design was limited to adjusting unlabelled macro knobs, and there was no user sample upload. Both of these issues were rectified with the roll-out of Novation’s browser-based Components app, which includes a full editor for the synth and sample libraries. Circuit itself has been fleshed out with a multitude of new features too, including
