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Novation Circuit Mono Station User Manual

Novation Circuit Mono Station
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Novation Circuit Mono Station Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandNovation
ModelCircuit Mono Station
CategorySynthesizer
LanguageEnglish

Summary

COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL NOTICES

Trademarks

Describes ownership of trademarks.

Disclaimer

States Novation's liability disclaimer.

TEMPO AND SWING

Tempo

Controls the speed of the sequence playback.

Swing

Adjusts the timing of odd-numbered steps for rhythmic feel.

SYNTHESIS TUTORIAL

CIRCUIT MONO STATION SYNTHESISER SECTION

Details the core synthesis engine components.

The Envelope section

The Modulation Matrix

Matrix assignment

Details sources, destinations, and depth for modulation.

SYSTEM SETTINGS

MIDI I/O

Configures MIDI transmission and reception.

INTRODUCTION

Key Features

Lists the main capabilities of the Circuit Mono Station.

About This Manual

Explains the manual's structure and user guidance.

Key Features

Abbreviations, conventions, etc.

What's In The Box

Registering your Circuit Mono Station

Power Requirements

Glossary

HARDWARE OVERVIEW

Top View – controls

Describes the controls on the top panel of the unit.

Synth controls

OSCILLATORS section

Controls for pitch and waveform.

LFO section

Controls for Low Frequency Oscillator.

MIXER section

Controls levels for sound sources.

ENVELOPE section

Controls for ADSR envelope parameters.

FILTER section

DISTORTION section

Controls for distortion type and level.

MODULATION MATRIX

Manages modulation sources and destinations.

Rear View – connectors

Front and side views

BASICS

Powering the unit on

Instructions for turning the device on and initial state.

Getting started

The demo Sessions

Recommends listening to pre-loaded demo patterns.

Loading and Saving Sessions

IMPORTANT – ENABLING SAVE

Starting from Scratch

Synth section - basics

Paraphonic voicing

Explains how oscillators share synth voice components.

Tracks

Note View

Displays notes and pattern steps for editing.

Dual View

Expanded Note View

Scales

Scale selection

Root note

Selecting Patches

Patch Preview

Initial Patch

Programming a Pattern

Step editing

Operations for adding, deleting, or modifying individual notes.

Deleting notes

Inserting notes

Other note alterations

Clear and Duplicate

Clearing Steps

Removes assigned notes from a step.

Duplicating Steps

Velocity, Gate and Glide

Velocity

Controls note volume based on how hard pads are struck.

Fixed Velocity

Gate

Glide

The Modulation Sequencer

Smooth

Recording a Pattern in real time

Pattern Settings

Pattern direction

Pattern length

Pattern Sync Rate

STORING PATTERNS

Patterns View

Interface for arranging and selecting patterns.

Clearing Patterns

Duplicating Patterns

Pattern Chains

Pattern Octave

Mutate

TEMPO AND SWING

Tempo

Controls the speed of the sequence playback.

External clock

Syncs the device to an external MIDI clock source.

Tap Tempo

Swing

Swing sync

Automation of Knobs and Sliders

SYNTHESIS TUTORIAL

Pitch

Explains how sound frequency determines pitch.

Tone

Volume

Oscillators, Mixer, Filter, Amplifier

The Oscillators And Mixer

Sine Waves

Describes the purest waveform with a single harmonic.

Triangle Waves

Sawtooth Waves

Square / Pulse Waves

Noise

Ring Modulation

The Mixer

The Filter

Filter Shape

Envelopes And Amplifier

Attack Time

Decay Time

Sustain Level

Release Time

LFOs

LFO Rate

Sets the speed of the LFO.

LFO Sync

Synchronizes LFO rate to the master tempo.

Summary

CIRCUIT MONO STATION – SYNTHESISER SECTION

Sound modification

Ways to alter sounds using synth controls.

LED parameter indicators

Explains the function of control LEDs.

The Filter knob

Primary control for filter frequency adjustment.

External control

How to control the unit via MIDI.

CV + GATE outputs

AUX CV output

Synthesiser Block Diagram

The Oscillator section

Waveform

Selects oscillator sound shapes (sine, triangle, etc.).

Pitch

Controls frequency using Range, Coarse, and Fine.

Pulse Width

Modifies the duty cycle of square/pulse waveforms.

Oscillator Sync

The Sub Oscillator

Noise

The Ring Modulator

The Mixer section

External Input

The Filter section

Filter Shape

Resonance

Filter Key Tracking

Overdrive

The Envelope section

The LFO section

LFO Rate

Sets the speed of the LFO.

LFO Sync

Synchronizes LFO rate to the master tempo.

The Modulation Matrix

Matrix assignment

The Distortion section

SYSTEM SETTINGS

MIDI I/O

Configures MIDI transmission and reception.

MIDI Tx/Rx

Controls MIDI Note and CC data transmission/reception.

MIDI Clock Tx and Rx

MIDI Channel

Analogue Clock Rates

Pot Pickup

SESSION SWITCHING

Clearing Sessions

Deletes unwanted saved sessions.

APPENDIX

Firmware Updates

Instructions for updating device software.

Bootloader Mode

Mode for firmware checks and updates.

Initial Patch Parameters

Session loading problems

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